Posts by never a jw

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Don't you think that some people are just better off within the org?

by paradiseseeker in

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this is my first post, i will introduce myself later.

first of all, i must say that english is not my mother tongue (i'm spanish), so excuse me if i make any mistake.. do you think that some people simply can't cope with being outside the jws?

some of them are too worldlyphobic to be around non-jws, too dependent on a fixed set of rules in order to carry on with their lives, too dependent on the hope of paradise and resurrection, too unable to leave their personal comfort zone within the organization.

never a jw

Paradiseeker,

Your English is great.

Despite the blood transfusion ban and everything else negative about the Borg, there are cases in which the pros of being in a cult are greater than the cons. As a general rule, all those older people who didn't enjoy a good secular education, have poor finances, little self worth and a superstitious nature belong to cults like the Borg. In a cult, its members have goals, self worth, purpose, hope and plenty of like minded people to confirm their belief system is the right one.

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Is Happiness Without Religion Possible?

by Brian J in

according to the 11/2017 study watchtower.......apparently not.

is it really true that one can be happy without religion?

certainly an individual can be happy without false religion, but a person cannot be truly happy unless he has a relationship with jehovah, who is described as “the happy god.” (1 tim.

never a jw

Religion really makes a lot of people very happy. They travel in private jets, they live in luxurious mansions, they eat the best food, they are worry free about health care and long term care, they enjoy the good life living in lakefront properties. And the good thing is that they didn't have to work a day in their lives to get these benefits. They just had to rely in Jehovah to provide... an abundance of the meek and gullible.

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Hi, all...I'm a faithful JW who is sick of lies about us

by James Donalds in

i was baptized 30 years ago and have been in the faith for over 35 years.. our organization isn't perfect.

but i'm sick to death of seeing stereotypes about us.

we are not mindless automatons.

never a jw

"Many of us ARE highly educated. I have a Masters Degree."

Many=tiny percentage (usually born-ins doing free legal work for the master in Warwick

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The Scientific Method

by cofty in

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never a jw

@CG"...fact is universities these days are rampant with Marxist propaganda. no wonder we are only seeing incremental changes!"

Are you listening to talk radio too much? Give yourself a break. It's a f**ing cult too!!!

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The Scientific Method

by cofty in

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never a jw

"Very nice, too bad the state of science today leaves alot to be desired,"

You are confused. What you may call science may not fit the definition of science, therefore it's not science. Anyone can claim they are scientists or to be using the scientific method, but if it doesn't pass the smell test then it's not science.

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Forget the Christian Doom and Gloom Messages - Does the evidence show the humans are better or worse off?

by fulltimestudent in

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what does the evidence show?.

"...two distinguished scholars have tried to introduce a little reality into the debate about the world's trajectory.

swedish intellectual johan norberg and harvard university's steven pinker provide a persuasive antidote to the apocalyptical school of journalism.

never a jw

We are worse off. The end is coming. Humanity has reached its lowest.

Here's my evidence: 20 years ago someone broke my truck's small window and stole the cd player...and, and, and, and I am sure there's something else, Oh I remember now, three years ago, one of my neighbors ignore my "good morning" greeting. Definitely the end is near.

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New round of elders and MS schools going on, anyone have a inside scoop on any of the info being shared there?

by optimisticskeptic in

confidential items are of most interest of course, just curious what they're talking about there in general and what are the newest things everyone is being warned about, etc.

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never a jw

@Slim: "...said patriotism is the biggest religion of all."

Amen to that brother. And yet, do we want to go the John Lennon way? I guess we need the patriotic religion just in case other countries' patriots want to kick our asses.

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New round of elders and MS schools going on, anyone have a inside scoop on any of the info being shared there?

by optimisticskeptic in

confidential items are of most interest of course, just curious what they're talking about there in general and what are the newest things everyone is being warned about, etc.

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never a jw

@steel:"Which new testament gossip..."

The gossip that Jesus begot a child with Maria Magdalene.

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The Exponential Growth In Technology Spell A Rapid End For Bronze Age Diety Cults Like The Watchtower

by Brokeback Watchtower in

as information floods the airwaves and available at one's finger tips in privacy.

thanks to incognito browsers one can do a search and keep it from family members with ease.

pretty soon one should be able to go to any kingdom hall and see very few youths only long time older ones.

never a jw

Freddo,

You have a way to make my heart happy!

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Pacifism is Morally Indefensible

by cofty in

i have been surprised recently to see so much support by ex-jws for the watchtower's refusal to fight and kill.

in my opinion it is a vice masquerading as a virtue.

of course war should always be a last resort but there are occasions that it has to be done.

never a jw

@Earnest: "But I have a huge respect for people who swim against the tide because of their beliefs"

Let us only hope that they have the right set of beliefs. Pol Pot, Hitler and Stalin are people who swam against the tide because of their beliefs. Are they in your list of "most admired"