i've been reading a lot about reincarnation these days and i'm beginning to think that it quite possibly might be true, it seems to fit in nicely with the idea that we live in a computer simulation.. anyway according to the tibetan book of the dead when we die we seem to hang around on the earth waiting for rebirth.
at which time we could be ghosts.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/bardo_thodol.
they say you have to choose when your ready and start looking for a womb to climb into
hey, where did you read that from? We can choose our parents???????
I thought reincarnation is based on past karma????
Now why do I choose to climb into the womb of a jw 17 years ago?
i was having a conversation with a relative who has been inactive for several decades (part of the ‘75 generation) and he argued that a person that is a born in is better off staying in the organization rather than someone like him who lived as a “worldly” person but then became a witness later in life.
he argues that when you’re born in, all you know nothing outside of the organization, so you’re better off in than out, that’s why when born ins leave the org, they always come back.
i agree that as a born in, your social circle is composed of witnesses but i do feel that even born ins would be happier outside of the org than being in.
I am a born-in but left nearly a year ago at age 16. I would say when I was a jw and was still fully convinced that it is the truth, I was happier. I have a hope then. Maybe ignorance is not a bad thing after all.
Now that I am out. I faced the question many people have : What is the purpose of life?
I cannot be happy when I find no answer....
I am now able to do things that were forbidden by the wt. I have done them all. Sex, blood, birthdays, christmas...I need to force myself to do these things at first. But now, they are norm to me. But I am still not happy.
I was like a terminally ill patient. Someone lied to me that there is a cure for it. I was happy and hopeful. But then I found out that it was a lie.......
i've been reading a lot about reincarnation these days and i'm beginning to think that it quite possibly might be true, it seems to fit in nicely with the idea that we live in a computer simulation.. anyway according to the tibetan book of the dead when we die we seem to hang around on the earth waiting for rebirth.
at which time we could be ghosts.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/bardo_thodol.
Brokeback, I would advise that if you become a ghost while awaiting reincarnation, you better stay away from jws as far as possible. You can be easily sucked into the womb of a pregnant jw and we will see you here again in this forum in about 20 years time...
i don't think the wt ever say anything about this prophecy.
if they did, i think they will say it is symbolic and that it doesn't mean damascus will be destroyed literally,.
but watching the things happening now in syria , it seems very possible that it could happen.. if this prophecy comes true, will those of you here who have rejected the bible as the word of god think twice regarding the bible?.
Thank you all for your replies. I have got the answer I need.
I found that I have not really learnt my lesson after being misled by the wt for 16 years.
Now christendom churches just pick a verse from the bible and throw it at me and I was shaken. I did not check the context. Deegee's short answer woke me up. What was Isaiah prophesying about? His time or centuries later? The answer is just a verse before it..."within 3 years" (Isaiah 16:14) So he is not talking about what will happen to Damascus centuries later but what will happen within 3 years of that prophecy! So that prophecy obviously didn't come true...Damascus is still inhabitable!
i don't think the wt ever say anything about this prophecy.
if they did, i think they will say it is symbolic and that it doesn't mean damascus will be destroyed literally,.
but watching the things happening now in syria , it seems very possible that it could happen.. if this prophecy comes true, will those of you here who have rejected the bible as the word of god think twice regarding the bible?.
I don't think the wt ever say anything about this prophecy. If they did, I think they will say it is symbolic and that it doesn't mean Damascus will be destroyed literally,
But watching the things happening now in Syria , it seems very possible that it could happen.
If this prophecy comes true, will those of you here who have rejected the bible as the word of god think twice regarding the bible?
I have just left the wt 9 mths ago. I still cannot say I have completely regard the bible as bullshit. I have to admit that there is still a belief lingering inside my head that the bible is true.
Many times I have tried to shrug it off. But it just keep on coming back.
Please let me know what you think if bible prophecies come true.
just got the news.
a very close classmate of mine met an accident and died last nite.... just 4 months after i da'd from the borg.. if i am still in, i wouldn't be so sad.
he has the hope of resurrection.. but now that i am out, i realise that resurrection in paradise is all bullshit.. so what's next?
Just got the news. A very close classmate of mine met an accident and died last nite...
Just 4 months after I da'd from the borg.
If I am still in, I wouldn't be so sad. He has the hope of resurrection.
But now that I am out, I realise that resurrection in paradise is all bullshit.
So what's next? Where is he now? Will I be able to meet him again?
not to be overly harsh...but if you just left, what the hell were you thinking?
between 1995 and now, you never did an internet search of "jehovahs-witness" or "watchtower"?
good god.
I remembered I first visited xjw sites a year or 2 ago when I was just 14 or 15 y.o.
The first few posts frightened me....they are mocking Jehovah's name..they are sinning against the holy spirit!
I DA'd in june this year. I have doubts on the wt. But I still think the Bible is God's word.I needed support after I da'd. But I still dare not visit xjw sites. Then came september, there is a lot of fuss regarding Rev 12 and sept 23rd. I needed answers on it. I have a choice, visit jw or xjw sites. I choose the latter. In about 3 weeks, you guys convinced me that the bible is just a book of bullshit!
one of my posts keep re posting when i haven't tryed to post it again.. like a week ago i tried to post i was suck in a loop i tryed three times and it has posted 5 times..
AKid, hit submit button only once.
I also have experienced a few times. After I hit submit, it keeps on saying "submitting..." non-stop. I go make a cup of coffee. When I'm back, it is still submitting.
I check on the main site and found my post already appeared...
"because the preaching work must be winding down with another cut back of magazines!
" ok then why are they ramping up production of music videos, cartoons and movies?
deer in headlights look.facepalm-me.
Why are you guys so impatient???
Smiddy3 was baptised in 1960. That was just 57 years ago. To the big J it is less than 2 hours ago...Divide 1000 by 24, 1 hour to him is 41 years to us..
The end is really near...maybe by today or tomorrow (Jeh's time)...
i have met this brother a few times after i da’d.
in the past, when i met him, he was with another jw.
i am sure he saw me but he just continue walking, pretending not to see me.
I have met this brother a few times after I DA’d. In the past, when I met him, he was with another JW. I am sure he saw me but he just continue walking, pretending not to see me.
But today he was alone. He walked up to me to say “Hi!” and asked me how I am getting along.
This cause me to wonder :
Who are they afraid of offending, god or other JWs when they talk to 'sinners'? If they
fear they will be offending J, whether they are with another jw or they are alone,
they shouldn’t speak to me!
Or are they thinking that J will understand and forgive them for talking to ‘sinners’ but other jws will not?
Who are they worshipping? God or men?
