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The WTS in The Zionist Conspiracy

by FatJackMcCracken in

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the watchtower society .

in the zionist conspiracy.

by:-jack mccracken 9.30.01. the watchtower society's membership in the united nations as an ngo since 1991, and advocacy of the un charter, is just the tip of the iceberg.

rem

I've just come accross some fascinating information that I thought you all should know. The Earth is really FLAT!!! All this time the round Earth agenda has been pushed by so-called intellectuals. Well it's not true and I have facts to prove it. You can know all about this too if you are not too lazy to look up the facts. I won't do your homework for you. Look it up you fools!

rem

'A scientific opinion is one which there is some reason to believe is true; an unscientific opinion is one which is held for some reason other than its probable truth.' - Bertrand Russell

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New Peak!

by Moxy in

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you will be happy to know that the board saw a new peak in registrants for the past month of 375, surpassing our last peak in june during aux pioneer season.

special thanks to regular pioneer hawkaw who was no doubt responsible for much of the fine growth during the last month.

more numbers regarding placements and studies for october will be forthcoming.

rem

'The little one will become a mighty nation!"

rem

'A scientific opinion is one which there is some reason to believe is true; an unscientific opinion is one which is held for some reason other than its probable truth.' - Bertrand Russell

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Remember hiding out

by Parliament in

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remember having hide in the basement or the back room of your house so as the trick or treaters thought you weren't home!!!

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gotta run the door bells ringing.

rem

I remember hiding out too. Our house used to always get egged and stink bombed by the Mormon neighbors down the street LOL. This will be my first Halloween giving out candy if any kids come to my door.

Suddenly life is a bunch of firsts all over again.

rem

'A scientific opinion is one which there is some reason to believe is true; an unscientific opinion is one which is held for some reason other than its probable truth.' - Bertrand Russell

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To all atheist

by crownboy in

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i would just like to know how you were able to arrive at your belief system.

if i am not mistaken, an atheist is a person who absolutely does not believe in the existence of a god.

while i can definitely understand why someone would be averse to believing in conventional theism (inconsistenies, errors in writing), i cannot understand how one can be 100% certain that a god does not exist.

rem

If I am not mistaken, an atheist is a person who absolutely does not believe in the existence of a god.

You are mistaken. There are many different types of atheists and there is no "atheist belief system". The only thing atheists have in common is a lack of belief in any diety. Many atheists are agnostic in a sense and there are very few who will say that they are 100% certain that a god does not exist.

What do you attribute the great intelligence and harmony of the universe to if not to an intelligent creator?

What intelligence and harmony of the universe? I see a lot of impact craters on the moon and there are many more on the Earth and all of the other planets. Things are running in to each other all of the time. If a god put this all together, then he/she/they/it is seems to be pretty incompetent. There are many more examples, but I encourage you to do some research on the universe around us. You may find that, although it is wonderful and awe-inspiring, it is not as well designed as you might think - especially for life, even more especially for human life.

rem

'A scientific opinion is one which there is some reason to believe is true; an unscientific opinion is one which is held for some reason other than its probable truth.' - Bertrand Russell

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What R U Reading lately?

by Tina in

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i'm interested in finding out what everyone is reading these days.. or what books have had an impact on your worldview since leaving the org.. what have you found helpful in re-constructing and broadening the way you think and feel?.

what have you found to be particularly enlightening on 'your journey?'.

thanks in advance,luv to all.tina.

rem

FunkyDerek,

I think we were totally separated at birth! I'm the same way, but I usually buy a batch of books from Amazon (from three to eight or so). I try to only read one book at a time, but I like trying to figure out which book to read next.

I hate it when my books are damaged in any way. I got so pissed at my mom when I let her borrow Crisis of Conscience and instead of using a bookmark she bent the pages. LOL

rem

'A scientific opinion is one which there is some reason to believe is true; an unscientific opinion is one which is held for some reason other than its probable truth.' - Bertrand Russell

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agnostic.....reality?

by msil in

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i am agnostic.

(see no fancy writing stuff).

i dont know if god exists (i think he must - but i dont know).

rem

bboy,

I'm not sure, but is this the same Necromicon that you were referring to?

http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mnecromicon.html

If so, then it sounds as if it is complete fiction to me.

rem

'A scientific opinion is one which there is some reason to believe is true; an unscientific opinion is one which is held for some reason other than its probable truth.' - Bertrand Russell

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Bible Error: Did the Sun Stand Still for Joshua?

by JosephAlward in

joshua asks the lord to stop the sun .

on the day the lord gave the amorites over to israel, joshua said to the lord in the presence of israel: "o sun, stand still over gibeon, o moon, over the valley of aijalon.

" so the sun stood still, and the moon stopped, till the nation avenged itself on its enemies, as it is written in the book of jashar.

rem

Dungbeetle,

The Israelites weren't any more enlightened about science than neighboring nations. Educated ancients knew the Earth was a sphere and even calculated its circumference.

The point is that of course God can do anything, but is there any evidence that this really happened? If he really wanted to make the Sun stand still (or stop the rotation of the Earth or create a secondary light, or use reflection techniques, etc.) he could do this with no problem. The problem is that the only record we have of this comes from the Bible. We have found that the Bible contains many myths and legends that cannot be verified and are so fantastic as to be pure bunk. Obviously such an event as this should show up in the contemporary records of neighboring nations as it must have been an amazing phenomenon. So far there are no other corroborating reports of this happening.

Thus we have an extraordinary claim (you would agree that the Sun standing still in the sky is extraordinary) with no extraordinary evidence (the record in the Bible is not very extraordinary since it is the only record of this event and there are many other false stories in the bible indicating the bible is an unreliable source for extraordinary claims). There is no reason to believe extraordinary claims without extraordinary evidence. Otherwise we would still believe in bogeymen under our beds.

rem

'A scientific opinion is one which there is some reason to believe is true; an unscientific opinion is one which is held for some reason other than its probable truth.' - Bertrand Russell

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Give us a hand would you?

by Celtic in

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this proposal is starting to drive me up the wall, i need a hand to deconstruct the content - any offers of help in writing skills?.

project inlunarsun - an umbrella enabling infrastructure platform & environmental interactivity learning resource centre of excellence.

when finally this proposal starts singing to me, then, only then, perhaps i will be happier.. dear.

rem

Sounds like someone needs to hone his sarcasm detecting skills. Lighten up, dude! :)

rem

'A scientific opinion is one which there is some reason to believe is true; an unscientific opinion is one which is held for some reason other than its probable truth.' - Bertrand Russell

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What do you drive and why?

by Escargot in

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well, a post on the good ol days got me thinking about the vehicles people drive and why.

in the jws, a vehicle had to be appropriate for service, four doors, holding at least five.

i remember back in 1978 i bought an mgb and the brothers had a fit (hehe), i was selfish, etc.,.

rem

I have to admit that I'm a sucker for German cars, whether they be VW, Audi, Porche, Mercedes, or BMW. I've got an old '93 Jetta and a '00 BWM 323 (4 doors for service, of course). The black beemer is my baby right now. The only problem is the wife gets to drive it more than I do! :)

rem

'A scientific opinion is one which there is some reason to believe is true; an unscientific opinion is one which is held for some reason other than its probable truth.' - Bertrand Russell

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Reported From A Circuit Assy. Recently

by hillary_step in

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during the baptism talk in a recent assembly the co delivering the talk apparently made this statement:.

'you have often been warned about bad association outside the congregation - we want to warn you about bad association within the congregation.

some might approach you with misinformation about jw's they have picked up from enemies of the truth and try to confuse you do not listen to them talk to your elders about them.'.

rem

Did this come from the Ministry of Truth or the Ministry of Love?

rem, currently reading 1984