Posts by enigma1863

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jwtalk...wow. just...wow.

by HeyThere in

so i was lurking on jwtalk after trying to read the thread on there about the broadcast about the conti case...and holy moly there are some bat ish crazy talk on that site!

they also blocked the thread about the broadcast, lol!

they are scuuuuured (scared).

Breeding Ground for Sex offenders

by enigma1863 in

the watchtower would never claim that they want child molesters in their congregations.

no 'respectable' organization would.

that doesnt mean they are doing anything to prevent it though.

enigma1863

(Reposted due to website formatting issues)

The Watchtower would never claim that they want child molesters in their congregations. No 'respectable' organization would. That doesn't mean they are doing anything to prevent it though. They have instead created a breeding ground for it through their policies.

Imagine you have a house. In that house are piles of waste and garbage are everywhere. You can put up signs and publicly declare that you are against rats, roaches and disease. You might say how horrible they are and even educate people on avoiding them. You might try to eliminate every pest you see but if you don't eliminate the source and clean house they will just keep coming back.

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Argument against a GLOBAL Flood

by enigma1863 in

jw
friends

how many people existed before the biblical flood?

in the bible from adam to noah they have around 1600-1700 years.

adam had at least three children (one dies and not counting the daughters) in a 930 year life span.

enigma1863

I may never have woken up if the watchtower didn't insist the Flood story was historically accurate. I have a feeling I'm not alone in this.

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Parody of Brother Lett Asking for Your Money

by OnTheWayOut in

even if someone may have posted this, it's worth another post.. hilarious parody.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-kvrqwwgnq&feature=youtu.be.

enigma1863

So encouraging, and timely

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Planning for the future: Funerals

by enigma1863 in

my dad is now the only jw in my family.

i am technically inactive.

i am concerned about when he dies.

enigma1863

I remember going to my great aunts catholic funeral. I was very disappointed no one took the time to talk about her life. It was all catholic mass traditions.

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Planning for the future: Funerals

by enigma1863 in

my dad is now the only jw in my family.

i am technically inactive.

i am concerned about when he dies.

enigma1863

My dad is now the only Jw in my family. I am technically inactive. I am concerned about when he dies. I don't know if I should have a typical Jw ceremony to fulfill his wishes or ignore them. They are only going to advertise the religion to the family. I assume the burden would be laid on me or my dads catholic sister. Then again he might have made arrangements to keep me out of his funeral.

What would/will you do when a Jw family member dies?

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Sparlock 3d Printer

by enigma1863 in

so i have access to a 3d printer for a short time and i want to print out a 3d sparlock i don't have time to design my own.

does anyone know if there is a stl or any 3d files available to print out a sparlock?

enigma1863

So I have access to a 3d printer for a short time and I want to print out a 3d Sparlock I don't have time to design my own. does anyone know if there is a STL or any 3d files available to print out a sparlock?

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Petition to Revoke Scientology's Tax Exempt Status

by ABibleStudent in

fyi, if you feel that scientology's tax-exempt status should be revoked, you can sign a white house petition to revoke its tax-exempt status at https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/revoke-scientologys-tax-exempt-status.. i signed the petition even though i have mixed feelings about this petition.

i would prefer that dangerous cults like scientology be reformed by suspending its tax-exempt status until it makes needed changes and i do not like targeting a specific organization when the whole system should be changed.

on the other hand this type of action may help to promote debate about revising the tax codes in the us.. i do prefer revising the tax code like i wrote about in revise tax code to protect children from sexual abuse .. peace be with you and everyone, who you love,.

enigma1863

Well it only received a little over 30,000 signatures. I cant believe Going Clear has been seen by more than 5.5 million people and not even 1 percent could sign the petition.

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Three elders show up "to encourage me" after 10 years!

by Wasanelder Once in

"hey brother wasa, come on back to the meetings.

" (after 10 years) so i respond that the situation with pedophiles is out of hand.

they tell me "we" elders have received tons of training on the subject, its not like it was 10 years ago.

enigma1863

Three Elders walk up to a house, sounds like the start of a joke.

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The mathematical probability of spontaneous order (no designer/creator)

by Fernando in

there seem to be many prerequisites for life as we know it.. to name a few: order, function, compatibility, availability, sustainability, intelligence, consciousness, intuition and so on.. focusing on only one, namely order.. what are the chances of order arising spontaneously, by chance, with no creator/designer?.

i have often pondered this and recently came across a mathematical summary of the big picture:.

if every particle in the known physical universe (10^80 particles), participated in one trillion interactions (10^12 interactions) per second, for the entire 30 billion years of the universe's existence (10^18 seconds), then we would by now have covered only 10^110 permutations.. if you had only 100 components in a container, what are the chances that a blindfolded person could lay them out in order on a table?.

enigma1863

don't think it's probable for them to have formed without some kind of guidance.

Kate That guidance would be natural selection. The life forms that survived long enough to replicate are the ones we see today.