The possibility of the Earth being flat, even .1 %? As early as 1522 (almost 500 years ago) the first trip around the world was successfully completed, confirming the spherical shape of the Earth. No reputable sailor or airplane pilot has contested that concept in the last 500 years. How does that leave room for any remote, tiny possibility of a flat Earth? Try traveling westward (or eastward) only, I can bet you will get home without ever turning back.
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How confident are you about various so called facts?
by slimboyfat inno facts about the world are absolutely certain.
that being the case i wonder how others would rank amd rate their confidence in various factual statements about the world.
i am going to rate my confidence in ten items of "knowledge" as a percentage.
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How does Obamacare affect the Watchtower health insurance for their volunteer force in Bethel, CO, construction projects, etc
by never a jw ini just read in another thread about a co getting the pink slip.
some speculated about high health insurance cost being a possible reason for the layoffs.
it just occurred to me that the obamacare in the u.s. might be having a significant negative effect on the watchtower finances.
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I just read in another thread about a CO getting the pink slip. Some speculated about high health insurance cost being a possible reason for the layoffs. It just occurred to me that the Obamacare in the U.S. might be having a significant negative effect on the Watchtower finances. Does anyone know about the effect of the new U.S. healthcare laws on volunteer workers and not-for-profit organizations? -
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I Hate the Sound of the Word Jehovah
by cofty inlistening to clips of the latest manipulative video from the watchtower i realised how much i detest that word - jehovah.. sometimes i have thought it would be interesting to observe a meeting or part of a convention.
every time i heard that word i would be unable to stay in my seat.. i have a visceral reaction every time i hear it.
it stands for so much that i have contempt for.
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"The Name of God and the modern Jehovah's Witnesses religion are two different things".
It's all the same: myths that make people feel good and give them purpose in life, but also converts them is arrogant fools. They are also myths that have become so popular that smart, but unscrupulous people capitalize on to exploit the innocent and the weak.
Regarding the name Jehovah, I find it entertaining how people make such a big deal out of a combination of vowels of consonants and the idea that an Almighty Creator of the universe and omniscient being, is concerned about what little humans living in a ultra tiny speck of the universe think about his name. Really?
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Farewell
by EdenOne in"don't be dismayed by good-byes.
a farewell is necessary before you can meet again.
and meeting again, after moments or lifetimes, is certain for those who are friends.
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Have a great life Eden. You and your wife are a great couple. It just surprises me that Viviane can have any influence in your life. I don't know the details of your exchanges but I know you and Viviane from your posts. Of the two of you, I see a greater problem in you for allowing to be annoyed by Viviane. Viviane is inflexible; I didn't think you were.
Life is better if you are willing to tolerate the likes of Viviane, no matter what insults they hurl against you. It's just an internet blog where our anonymity gives us license to show our true personalities. We shouldn't take anonymous insults too seriously.
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Interesting Factoid - Religious Decline
by WireRider inon the news today - pew research center study on religion.
(sampling size about 40,000. us samples.
margin of error +/- 0.6 %)americans who say that are "absolutely certain" that god exists2007 = 71% 2014 = 63%americans who say they are "religiously affiliated"2007 = 83% 2014 = 77%americans who consider religion is "very important"2007 = 56% 2014 = 53%i just thought it was interesting to see.
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Damn Satan at it again tampering with evidence!
by notsurewheretogo injeepers...we all know that humans have only been on this planet for 6,000 years...stupid scientists getting confused again...must be that satan bloke who goes round fiddling with all the evidence that humans have been on this planet longer than 6,000 years!.
http://www.sciencealert.com/nasa-can-t-explain-who-made-these-huge-8-000-year-old-glyphs-in-kazakhstan?.
back in 2007, a series of huge, mysterious geoglyphs were discovered in the grasslands, or steppes, of kazakhstan.
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The answer from my JW brother would be that they were made by human like beings (Neanderthals perhaps), but not human. First humans were Adam and Eve, end of story -
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Statement about Lying in January 2015 Public Watchtower
by BluesBrother inthe online mag opens with this bold statement :.
"most people lie at least once during a ten minute conversation.
why bother trying to be different?".
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It's an average of 2.92 lies in 10 minutes. So it is about one lie every three minutes. It took me less than two minutes of reading from the heading of the Watchtower article to get to the first lie, or deception in this case. I guess the Watchtower is right. So what's your beef?
Since the study included exaggerations as lies, I think JW's lie more often than the average. Have you asked JW's their opinion about the assemblies' speeches, the speakers and all presentations in general? How many lies could you count in ten minutes in this context? Or how about, "we miss you at the meeting" "we are so happy to see you", etc.
In fact, Bluesbrother lied within seconds in the opening part, it's January 2016, not 2015. The Watchtower is right again
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“The Babylonian Exile shaped the future”
by Doug Mason inthe theme of my study, the babylonian exile shaped the future, is simple:.
(1) the hebrews considered themselves to be gods chosen people, yet israel had been dispersed by the assyrians and judah was dominated by egypt and then by babylon..
(2) in response to judahs captivity, its prophets promised the nation that god would restore them to their rightful position and that god would forever maintain the throne of david..
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Thanks, this is food at the proper time. My favorite subject regarding biblical studies. -
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Heroes
by done4good inin jw land having such was verboten.
who are some of yours and why?.
1. nikola tesla - greatest inventor ever, and the only one i know of who was a true scientist as well.. 2. elon musk - there is a reason he chose the great inventor's name for his masterpiece work...also has a serious pair.... 3. jim morrison - brilliant and mad poet.. 4. mike krzyzewski - the epitome of success.. 5. maya angelou - brilliant humanistic poet and writer.. 6. albert einstein - do i actually have to qualify this?.
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Original thinkers:
Voltaire, Benedict Spinoza, F. Nietzsche, Francis Bacon, R. Descartes, Leonardo Da Vinci, A. Einstein, I. Newton, Pythagoras, Socrates, Lucretius, Alan Turing. I am sure I am missing many, these are the one that came to mind first.
Humanitarians: Albert Schweitzer, Gandhi, King Leonidas
Great leaders and politicians: Abraham Lincoln, Caesar Augustus, Alexander the Great, King Cyrus, Winston Churchill.
Group of people/nation state/city state: the classical Greeks of 5th century Athens
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Coordinator of Elders Problems in One Southern England Circuit!
by The Searcher ininformation just passed to me.
let's hope this becomes even more widespread.
i wonder if the britain branch suspects a conspiracy?
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Post edited because I misunderstood something, but the new light came on due time.