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  If we could travel at light speed, would travel be 'instantaneous' for us??

  by Bad_Wolf in

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  this might be confusing to think about.

  we know that as you approach the speed of light, time slows down, if you were in a spaceship, time goes by quicker on earth.

  we also know that distances between planets and such are measured at 'light years'.

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  Forgetting the part that we would need literally an infinite amount of energy to get to the speed of light in the first place, time would stand still for someone travelling at the speed of light. So from the traveller's point of view, they'll arrive at their destination at the very moment they hit the speed of light.

  Is an infinite amount of energy truly needed or is that just an 'illusion' from the viewpoint of bystanders? If so then the math itself is also based on the viewpoint of bystanders. If TIME itself ceases when an object hits the speed of light, bystanders will see it blasting through space, but as you pointed out, when arriving their destination it is the instant they hit the speed of light for them. When hitting the speed of light, does the energy also cease to age or be consumed? If that's the case, then it's only the energy to approach and get close to the speed of light and there should be an adjustment for time dilation. The only easy way I can think to explain this concept would be if you were to build a fire and must heat it to 10,000 degrees and make it last for 5 years. Imagine degrees is speed and years is light years. If the energy is measured at 10,000 degrees and lasting 5 years, vs if it hits 10,000 degrees and the 5 years is instant since time stopped for it (thought from our perspective it's lasting for 5 years).
  
  Not sure if this is considered when saying needing infinite energy to reach light speed or if this concept was not considered when those theories were made.
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  Do You Think Disfellowshipping Is The Worst Thing About Jehovah’s Witnesses?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the longer i’m out the more i feel that disfellowshipping is cruel.

  i understand the organization tells parents to not even accept emails or texts from their disfellowshipped children.

  while i was a witness they tried to discourage families from association but there was some leeway if it was considered necessary business to interact.

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  The worst things are the shunning ones family, the not to educate and prepare to grow old in life, and the no blood policy. All those things religion should get it's nose out of, those are individual choices.
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  If we could travel at light speed, would travel be 'instantaneous' for us??

  by Bad_Wolf in

  1. social
  2. current

  this might be confusing to think about.

  we know that as you approach the speed of light, time slows down, if you were in a spaceship, time goes by quicker on earth.

  we also know that distances between planets and such are measured at 'light years'.

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  Bad_Wolf

  This might be confusing to think about.

  We know that as you approach the speed of light, time slows down, if you were in a spaceship, time goes by quicker on earth.

  We also know that distances between planets and such are measured at 'light years'. Meaning that light from a planet if it's 1,000 light years to another planet, would take 1,000 years of our time to reach it.

  We also know that photons don't age (which travel at light speed)

  Now, if you were able to travel at the speed of light, and you were to go to a planet 1,000 light years away, would you/your body/the spaceship 'age' 1000 years to get there? Or once the spaceship hits light speed, while it takes 1,000 years of our time to reach that planet, would the person and the spaceship itself stop aging and for them that 1,000 light year journey feel like it was instantaneous?? (would definitely create a conundrum if that technology existed then on how to stop or slow down)
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  Pale.Emperor Summons Some Demons

  by pale.emperor in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  remember when we were jws and all loved to hear demon stories?

  and then there was always that paranoid person that would shut us up "in case they're listening"?

  and the resident crazy every congregation seems to have that claims to have been possessed at some point?.

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  Does that witch also do fertility magic? :)
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  No More After 34 (2034)

  by blondie in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my husband and i were discussing the rally cry shortly before 1975, stay alive in 75 (1975), some here believe that the end might come in 2034 (some tongue in cheek) counting 120 years from 1914 the same internal between when god supposedly pronounced judgment on the people on the earth before the flood would come.. so it could be, no more after 34. i thought it was good and funny at the same time..

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  In 2034 or afterwards, "In the past Jehovah's Witnesses have been presumptuous in trying to predict dates and generations or overlapping generations. The governing body has ALWAYS advised that nobody knows the day nor the hour. It's the Jehovah's Witnesses who didn't heed the governing body who are to blame for not having saved for retirement, nor any of the myrid of other problems they now have. Let us be thankful we have the governing body to advise us and next time to listen to them!"
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  A Witness on Facebook posted why JW is not a cult!

  by Addison0998 in

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  "Do you know as a Jehovah's Witness I could spend a night at any JW's home without either of us being suspicious of each other?"

  Same with couchsurfers and swing dancers.
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  BRANCH OVERSEER : "Apostates are GOOD people !"

  by Aleph in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this is quite incredible.during his talk, the branch overseer, made a special talk dedicated to the apostates.. he clearly emphasis his point, "apostates used to be between us, really you can talk with apostates, those people are good, of course their point of vue is different than ours now but they are mostly very nice poeple, and you shouldn't be afraid to talk with them.

  "though as usual, the reaction of the brothers was quite the same, impassive, i was very surprise by this statement.i cannot assume if this is just a one man step ahead towards the apostates, or really a change in their policies, this came from the mouth of a branch overseer.of course, for obvious reason, i won't give the name of the brother, which is famous, but only here in an central european country.i would have expected him to quote more scriptures, but he didn't, he could have use the one for jesus himself :"you should love your enemies", as apostates were really the "enemies" for the wtbs for such a long time, maybe now that the king of the north is awaken, apostates are not so bad after all ?

  just wondering....

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  A recording / proof or this never happened. I can't see him saying that at all how you worded that. Unless he is awoken and on his way out.
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  Does It Bother You That Christian Churches and Christian People Are Being Persecuted and Killed?

  by minimus in

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  even if your fed up with “religion” , i don’t want to see christians persecuted.

  it’s happening in many parts of the world and it’s so wrong.

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  Spread of Islam doesn't stop at Christians and when they take over areas, all athiest rights go away. Better not have sex outside of marriage, be gay, drink, dress comfortably, etc, etc. When will moron liberals realize that? While being tossed from a balcony?
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  Finding lost relatives or ancestry interest after leaving??

  by Bad_Wolf in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  while i was in the borg, the only relatives i knew and we mainly kept in contact with were jw's.

  on one side of my family, back to my grandparents, they cut ties with all the non jw family when they converted.

  i've found some through facebook, but only those i knew about.

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  I met some cousins in person too that I had known about from FB. Now discovering family did not know about which is exciting.
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  Finding lost relatives or ancestry interest after leaving??

  by Bad_Wolf in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  while i was in the borg, the only relatives i knew and we mainly kept in contact with were jw's.

  on one side of my family, back to my grandparents, they cut ties with all the non jw family when they converted.

  i've found some through facebook, but only those i knew about.

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  While I was in the borg, the only relatives I knew and we mainly kept in contact with were JW's. On one side of my family, back to my grandparents, they cut ties with all the non jw family when they converted. I've found some through facebook, but only those I knew about. I thought all my relatives would be forever lost until....

  I recently did a DNA thing. I was shocked in addition to learning more about my ancestry, it matched me up with others who did it who were cousins of mine. I was a little suspicious of these were really legit or not. One of which our ties or split went back to the 1800's, the tree merged and they already had details going back to the late 1600's of our common grandparent of the 1800's. When I was a kid, my grandparents told me of a book that had that history going to the 1600's that they burned thinking it was possessed, so I thought it was forever lost. So happy to have found a relative who shares that history and had all the information. Will probably meet them and they connected with relatives in overseas and visit each year.

  I first did it on the myheritage site, but since ancestry is bigger, I'm doing it on that site too. The ancestry results should be practically identical but DNA matching to relatives only happens if others did it for the same company, that's why I'm doing it on more than just 1. I suppose when I was a JW I didn't care to find out too much, assuming I would in the 'new world'. But this dna stuff is cool to really discover your ancestry and find long lost relatives.

  If you've been wanting to do it, but waiting for a deal vs their general $99 cost, until 4/25 you can get $30 off so it's only $69, and after 4/25 it's $15 off if use referral code http://refer.dna.ancestry.com/s/jason0423 I'll get a whooping $10 amazon card if you do it. I don't promote stuff to make pocket change. I know many who became JW's have lost their relatives, and this is a way to find lost relatives and your history if it interests you.

  Has anyone else done these and any interesting stories or finding relatives from it?