Joey like I said pretty bleak.
No wonder so many people are unhappy
begs the question is hope a good thing even if it’s possible not entirely true?
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would you be more happy not knowing what you now know?
by ExBethelitenowPIMA ina good question is would you be more happy not knowing what you now know?.
were you more happy pimi?
are all the pimis more happy than the the pimos or the pomos?.
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would you be more happy not knowing what you now know?
by ExBethelitenowPIMA ina good question is would you be more happy not knowing what you now know?.
were you more happy pimi?
are all the pimis more happy than the the pimos or the pomos?.
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I certainly did not admit to having never read a science book in my life, in fact what I said was I read lots of books with an open mind and I like to look at both sides of the story. You seem very familiar with straw man techniques.
You also sound like you are changing your mind slowly about the origin of the universe, are you now possibly considering intelligence having something to do with it?
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would you be more happy not knowing what you now know?
by ExBethelitenowPIMA ina good question is would you be more happy not knowing what you now know?.
were you more happy pimi?
are all the pimis more happy than the the pimos or the pomos?.
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No Zombie “I'd rather know, because its my nature. Sadly many people just can't cope with truth, but I can be ... while being sort of happy ... and that enough for me. ”
What if knowing the truth means there is no hope whatsoever? It was all chance no purpose for anything or anyone?
Would not being sure about that be better? Perhaps a little possibility of a hope is better than no hope?
You mentioned the concentration camp example. If people were telling you for certain you will be worked and starved to death eventually in a horrible way. Would you hold onto a little bit of hope that maybe something will happen and you will be freed or not killed somehow?
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would you be more happy not knowing what you now know?
by ExBethelitenowPIMA ina good question is would you be more happy not knowing what you now know?.
were you more happy pimi?
are all the pimis more happy than the the pimos or the pomos?.
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Slimboyfat “The things I know are vastly outnumbered by the things I don’t know, and many of the things I think I know I am likely wrong about too.”
This is precisely my view. I think it’s very arrogant to be like Cofty and be so sure you have found the truth of the origin of the universe.
My entire point of the thread was that some mysteries are best left unsolved and this makes life interesting.
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would you be more happy not knowing what you now know?
by ExBethelitenowPIMA ina good question is would you be more happy not knowing what you now know?.
were you more happy pimi?
are all the pimis more happy than the the pimos or the pomos?.
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“Abiogenesis was chemistry doing its thing. It happened incredibly quickly on earth and has probably happened millions of times on similar planets. It was 'chance' in the same way that when a rock rolls down a hill there is an element of chance in where it will end up but we don't resort to intelligent design to explain why it rolled.”
Cofty did chemistry do it’s thing originally by chance or was it intelligent design?
The origin of the universe and of life either came about by chance or ID. There is no other option.
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would you be more happy not knowing what you now know?
by ExBethelitenowPIMA ina good question is would you be more happy not knowing what you now know?.
were you more happy pimi?
are all the pimis more happy than the the pimos or the pomos?.
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No Zombie I am totally on the same wavelength as you, I thought exact same when watching Silo.
im upto episode 8 and cat wait to find out answers.
but the entire theme is would you be happier not knowing answers and keep your blinkers on? Can you be comfortable with not knowing? If you can master this then you have the best chance of being happy and content
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would you be more happy not knowing what you now know?
by ExBethelitenowPIMA ina good question is would you be more happy not knowing what you now know?.
were you more happy pimi?
are all the pimis more happy than the the pimos or the pomos?.
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“That's rich. Your OP is an apology for your own CD”
Cofty you obviously don’t understand what PIMA stands for. Agnostic can not by any definition suffer from cognitive dissonance because we will not commit
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would you be more happy not knowing what you now know?
by ExBethelitenowPIMA ina good question is would you be more happy not knowing what you now know?.
were you more happy pimi?
are all the pimis more happy than the the pimos or the pomos?.
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“Negative -- miserable until epiphany of the con game and couldn't get out of Dodge fast enough but I was half way out the door/never gave up social life. I did receive calls (kind, good, men, for the most part only one bad apple and he got message real fast!) but I leveled plain and clear and living on private, live-security, property, helps -- they didn't have to waste time/call easier. They knew legally -- everyone has legal right to stand up to them (WT/clergy class just doing their job) and many have.”
LV101 what do you believe now? Do you think you have found the truth? Does your belief now have any hope for the future or just bleak as it’s all chance no purpose to anything?
Its not as simple as red pill blue pill. Many are deceived into thinking they are taking the red pill truth when it’s just another blue pill.
Perhaps there is no red pill.
Everything is a blue pill and everyone is being misled. In this case why not take the blue pill and live your life the best you can and keep a bit of hope that the what the Bible promises about the future may have a bit of truth to it, even though there is almost certainly a lot more to it than we understand
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would you be more happy not knowing what you now know?
by ExBethelitenowPIMA ina good question is would you be more happy not knowing what you now know?.
were you more happy pimi?
are all the pimis more happy than the the pimos or the pomos?.
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Cofty this intrigues me -
“ The origin of life is neither chance nor ID. That is a false dichotomy. Also abiogenesis is not the same thing as evolution.”
Could you please explain in as simple a way as possible if it was not chance then you do not believe in the evolution theory? Did you know that abiogenesis comes under chance as the origin of life. But you definitely do not believe in intelligent design either? This does not make any sense??????
The fact that you are so sure you have the truth leads me to believe you are suffering from cognitive dissidence
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Breaking News: Anthony Morris III no longer serving on the Governing Body
by WingCommander inthis has been announced on the jw's official website, in the "jw news" section.
this is not a joke.
anthony moron da turd is out as a gluttonous body member!
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So unless there has been a big change, old age or illness/infirmary are not reasons to be taken off gov body. Otherwise Herd and Loach will be soon taken off as well as both are older than tomo3.
If they really are chosen to be kings and priests along with Jesus would they really suffer the indignity of old age senile dementia and having careers wipe their bum etc?
anyway one thing we do know is a prayer to please help the remaining Morris family members still in the Bethel family at this difficult time or something like that. Please correct me if I’m wrong.
this Wouldn’t have happened if he was just taken off for old age.
but I’m sure they would like people to just assume he was taken for old age, but then why not Herd and Loach? And over the next decade or so the other members will be getting rather long in tooth as well, will they be taken off? If not then it will shine a light on why TOMO3 was taken off