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  What is BELIEF ?

  by EdenOne in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  stemming from the 'absentheism' thread, an old question came to my mind.

  what exactly is "belief"?.

  is it the same to ask: "do you believe in god?

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  No Oub both statements are about belief, neither are about knowledge. Sorry, going to watch Horizon now- astronomy programme.
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  What is BELIEF ?

  by EdenOne in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  stemming from the 'absentheism' thread, an old question came to my mind.

  what exactly is "belief"?.

  is it the same to ask: "do you believe in god?

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  Some assert a belief that there is no God. God does not exist.
  Others may state that they do not believe God exists. These are not equivalent statements.

  I think they are the same statement grammatically and semantically. However, I understand what Sagan is saying, belief and certainty because of compelling evidence are two different things.
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  What is BELIEF ?

  by EdenOne in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  stemming from the 'absentheism' thread, an old question came to my mind.

  what exactly is "belief"?.

  is it the same to ask: "do you believe in god?

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  Lack of belief in god is not a claim that there is NO god. This is where people can't understand atheists

  Sorry if I'm being thick but I don't know what this means? (I am an atheist)
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  Where is it said , not to independently do deep study of scripture

  by william draper in

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  2. bible

  i do believe it is written somewhere in jw literature .

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  Thanks Splash I haven't seen that vid, thanks to JW Survey too, it's brilliantly put together.

  These GB men who dare to assert people can leave the KH any time they like because they are not chained to it ! Liars, you can leave but they will keep your family. What kind of freedom is that?

  Then he says JWs are the most thinking people in the world but in the same breath he says you have to do what the elders tell you because that's listening to God. There is no room for any kind of thought in that religion never mind independent thinking.
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  Is This a JW on The TV show called Horders?

  by greenhornet in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  http://www.aetv.com/hoarders/video/stacey-roi.

  this is the link.

  however it may not work because i am logged in on my account.

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  I'm getting 'this content is currently unavailable'.
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  JWs And Near Death Experiences

  by Cold Steel in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

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  There is a doctor who had so many people having these NDE that he wrote a book.This is probably the closest thing that I know of that would be documented proof.

  
  

  Eben Alexander did not write about his patients' experiences, he claims to have had a NDE himself after going into a coma with meningitis. Have you actually read it? He doesn't give any evidence that can be corroborated by another person.

  Neurophysiologist Peter Fenwick on the other hand has written about his patients' experiences.
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  Interview with an Apostate: Seeking Agape

  by Seeking agape in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  tell us a little about yourself and your family.my parents became jw's in 1968. my oldest sisters came along in the early 70's because my parents thought they would not have to raise them in this "system of things".

  are your parents / family jws?.

  now we have great discussions about religion, life, the bible, god and my uber dub sister.

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  Seeking agape thanks for sharing your story. It's interesting that it's so easy to find help online these days that you just had to type in JW struggling and there it all is. Good for you leaving, living a full life and giving your son a good foundation for his life.
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  Are Jehovah's Witnesses Happy?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i know of the local congregation's issues, per an elder i know quite well.

  he has said that nearly everyone in the congregation is suffering emotionally and mentally.

  he said he has never seen so many witnesses with so many problems.

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  Are JWs happy? From my cousin I hear that my family are constantly ill, one thing after another. Some friends who write to me are also constantly sick as if they are just holding on by the skin of their teeth. Any doctor would tell them slow down, take a holiday. The WTS says to them are you struggling? Do MORE! More FS, more meetings. If you're depressed stop thinking about yourself they say, get out there and help others. A human body can only take so much! Not a recipe for a happy life.
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  Active posters: What education have you had, what degrees do you possess?

  by EndofMysteries in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  from so many posts and conversations on here, you'd think over 1/2 the posters here possess doctorates in theology, physics, biology, etc.

  i'm curious aside from the books and research people have done here, what degrees they have.

  to start, i just got an aa and going straight through full time to an mba.

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  Xanthippe

  I got 10 O levels - don't know if they are even still a thing in the UK anymore?

  They call them GCSEs now Simon. Ten! You are a clever clogs.

  I did an Open University degree and achieved a Bachelor of Science studying History, History of Science and Computing.
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  Happy Easter! (A Poem)

  by Oubliette in

  1. social
  2. humour

  happy easter!

  i suppose you think it's funny,this eating little bunnies!it's something of a habit,to dine on chocolate rabbit.in mexico it's holy,they call: conejo mole.but here we have to beg,just to find an easter egg!it's an enigma, a riddle, an ancient springtime curse;a question i must beg,propounded thus in verse:which came first: (tick, tock)the rabbit or the egg?- - - - - - - - - - -at first i was just sad,but now i'm really mad.in fact, i'm very, very cross,so for chrissake: knock it off!

  oubliette.

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  Xanthippe

  You left it late to shop

  so that's life on the hop.