hi readers and lurkers, .
i decided it was time to register to the site.
after all these years, it was just a matter of time.
Welcome,
I am not a JW, but have lots of friends and family in (daughter and wife included). Ever since finding TTATT I feel like I am going crazy too, especially after seeing the state of denial of JW's when they are confronted with the idea of having been lied to by the WT. Anyways, I am a 50 y.o. male from Burbank CA. Send me a PM if you live near the area and want to meet a friend of the apostates.
crimes committed by jehovahs witnesseshttp://aawa.co/jw-crime-map/.
talesin,
Actually, just about any other religious group claims in an implicit, subtle or deliberate way that its members are the chosen ones.
this lawsuit was discussed on jwn five months ago: http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/284881/brave-ex-elder-sues-over-defamation-over-fraud-claims?size=20&page=2 .
anybody know what the present disposition is in this case?.
the following link is to the actual newspaper article: .
who told you that the world should be free from suffering?.
do you find any value in suffering?.
do you think it is possible to experience all the beauty and goodness and pleasure the world offers without also experiencing the bad?
who told you that the world should be free from suffering?.
do you find any value in suffering?.
do you think it is possible to experience all the beauty and goodness and pleasure the world offers without also experiencing the bad?
Ruby,
I join Cofty and Viviane.
I, however, never read much about mother Teresa, so I don't know if she is in a league with you. I wouldn't be surprised.
You know what, on a second thought, I think cofty was too nice. What you wrote is pure non sense.
who told you that the world should be free from suffering?.
do you find any value in suffering?.
do you think it is possible to experience all the beauty and goodness and pleasure the world offers without also experiencing the bad?
Regarding the OP question.
Suffering, deep suffering, is to know that a large percentage (40 to 50% or something like that) of the U.S. population in the XXI century still believe in the literal interpretation of the creation account. My 29 year old nephew just wrote in an email : "this complex eco system we live in and the awesome universe our planet is in, it just does not seem logical to have come from evolution"
What's going on? It's so painful. I need words of consolation. I need someone to tell me that this superstitious age is going to end soon. I need help.
crimes committed by jehovahs witnesseshttp://aawa.co/jw-crime-map/.
Not good. The average crime outside of JW's is not represented, so there's no way to compare. Considering that the JW's are about 8 million people, the number of crimes put on the board looks quite small (I am sure less than 1%), therefore the argument really backfires. Also, something troublesome is that the creator of the map decided to criminalize the refusal of blood. As much as I dislike that policy, I have to consider that most judicial systems in the world don't call it a crime, therefore it's not a crime.
AAWA, please make a better effort not to do what the very people you criticize do.
http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?isbn=0309064066&page=25.
http://www.nas.edu/evolution/intelligentdesign.html.
http://www.aaas.org/news/aaas-board-resolution-intelligent-design-theory.
to start off with let me clarify that by asshole atheism i am not referring to strong atheism or any other type of upfront atheism.
what i am referring to is the belligerent, hateful atheism that smacks of trolls and other types who want to derail conversation or comments at any cost..
i enjoy hearing comments from both sides of the subjects of theism, nationalism or politics, especially from those who have intense opinions.
Donny,
Somehow I find myself agreeing with you, but I would also agree if you said asshole theism, or asshole agnosticism, or asshole pantheism, or asshole deism, or asshole anything. I think you could have named you topic a little better and would have made you look less like the very people you are railing against
to start off with let me clarify that by asshole atheism i am not referring to strong atheism or any other type of upfront atheism.
what i am referring to is the belligerent, hateful atheism that smacks of trolls and other types who want to derail conversation or comments at any cost..
i enjoy hearing comments from both sides of the subjects of theism, nationalism or politics, especially from those who have intense opinions.
Richard,
I find it interesting when people use dishonesty, error or bias in "scientific" circles as an opportunity to make general statements about science. Almost no field of science today is free from debate, disagreement, error, bias, personal interest, money interest, and a myriad of circumstances that make scientific progress not a straightforward, 100 % efficient and effective process, but you can bet your behind, overall is always improving. Nobody could make a similar case for religion, because its driving force is faith, which is confidence in something that can not be tested. The word improvement for religion does not apply. You can use the word change, but improvement, certainly not.
