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I conclude evolution is guided
by KateWild in
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2. beliefs
your qualifications are way above mine so i'd love to hear more about the specifics of what you have researched and how that supports the existence of a deity.

k99, i am not really convinced that you're interested in my conclusions.

in nature amino acids formed to then form dna.
never a jw

Why should we suppose our view of reality is more truthful than a dolphin for example?
who cares about absolute "truth", whatever that means to you. The dolphin is not likely to travel to the moon, or experience roller coaster thrills, or have humans jump out of the water to entertain an audience full of dolphins. Sure, the life of a dolphin must be interesting, but it's no match for the myriad of possibilities available to humans. This business of truth/false should be approached as a practical matter that provides a common frame of reference to settle our disagreements.
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Server Errors / Forum Update
by Simon in
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oops, sorry about that - the last update caused a few server errors on some topics.

they should be ok now.. just rolling out some more updates to make things slightly quicker and lay the foundation for future improvements..
never a jw

I can't rely on a demon infested free forum that has a failure rate of 0.00001 %. I hope the new order comes soon.
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cleveland ohio rc stats and observations
by nowwhat? in
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2. beliefs
7200 peak attendance 31 baptised.

on par with less than 1/2 % growth.

david " zzzz" splane gave talks.
never a jw

You can't infer growth from baptisms at a convention
So true, and yet is a reflection of trends that closely correlate to growth. It's like polls, they don't have the final word, but more often than not point in that direction.
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Brooklyn Eagle article about JWs moving out Brooklyn Heights in September
by AndersonsInfo in
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2. friends
http://www.brooklyneagle.com/articles/2016/8/5/jehovahs-witnesses-will-start-moving-out-brooklyn-heights-headquarters-september.

the jehovah's witnesses will start moving out of brooklyn heights headquarters in september.

farewell to the jehovah's witnesses, who are moving out of their world headquarters at 25-30 columbia heights.
never a jw

3 hours ago
An era has ended, that's for sure.
Indeed. The best times are over. Downhill all the way from here
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JW and the Sabbath
by Andromeda in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
hello brothers and sisters and truth seekers,.

i am an active jehovah's witness.

i don't believe in 1914 and i'm tototally against their way of dealing with abuse cases.
never a jw

Andromeda,
Interesting, you are a person who defers to Bible scholars, but reads the bible literally. I don't think there are many Bible scholar who believe much of Genesis is factual. I am not quite sure what you call Bible scholars, Maybe you are consulting other religious fundamentalists, not the real Bible scholars.
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The two faces of mrs hoser
by hoser in
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2. friends
they say women are hard to figure out.

she is is proactive about retirement planning but talks about how things might be in the new system.

she shuns one of our children (dfd) but put him as beneficiary one one of her life insurance policies.
never a jw

My own JW brother is doing that. He and his wife have life insurances. He admitted that he believes that he will die before the big A hits. He is 52 and in excellent health. He has insisted that his children get a University education. He supports wholeheartedly his two older sons in their new business. He has a 25% stake in that business. He puts money into a retirement account.
I sometimes think that he knows it's all BS, but it's to late to quit. His wife is a die hard believer. They have a zillion friends, all JW's.
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Do you think this would work?
by LisaRose in
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never a jw

No hablo ingles
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Creed - A Satirical Poem
by Perry in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
“creed” on the world.

by steve turner.

we believe in marxfreudanddarwin.
never a jw

We as in general public opinions.
Your statement and the poem fit quite well together under the rubric of Utter Non-sense.
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GB wives, what do they do all day. Are they divas, b%*$hes, or other?
by aintenoughwiskey in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i was wondering what encounters others have had with the wives of bethel big shots?.
never a jw

They are just a cross section of the population. I feel they are on the nicer side of the spectrum. Whether is contrived or not, I don't know and I don't care. What matters is that they can help lift the low spirit of others and I think some of them do. Even elders are good people. Unfortunately, they are the extension of the Governing Body's arm, and that turns them into a duplicate of the only people I hate, the Watchtower leadership
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Your thoughts on the Libertarian party
by James Mixon in
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2. friends
i really like what governors w.weld and g. johnson bring to the table.. not familiar with the libertarian party and will do some investigation,.

but any thoughts on this party..
never a jw

Sorry, this is the kind of thinking that created the current political mess in this country. Sometimes you have to think outside the box.
Agree, however Libertarian policies have much less of a chance than the Republican Party did in the mid 19th century. As a younger person I was quite the Libertarian, but as I get older I become more of a Democrat that feels that the strong have to do the lifting for the weak. I rather didn't have the government dictating redistribution, but if left up to the individual we would have an ever growing gap between rich and poor, until the system collapses as it has many a time. Libertarian ideas are guiding principles for the strong, but they are hard to sell to the weak.
Do I sound condescending, elitist, Nietzschean?... perhaps