We were taught that we are tools being used for gods purpose.
That is something that all bible based religions say, I always had trouble with it.
Why would a god who was capable of creating everything need tools?
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When you were a JW
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that it has to just be the practice session.
It could well be a practice session.
It's going to be fun finding out.
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The problem here is choice. I think the dubs believe that....well take for instance if I were checking out someone else's wife, well in gods eyes I have committed adultery. That's like me thinking about running a red light and being ticketed because I thought it. So if this is how he looks at it, he would have to kill someone in this paradise because of their thoughts, assuming they thought something displeasing to him, eliminating choice and singlehandedly turning people into bots, or allow choice to continue and man infect the earth much like it's been done already.
This is a huge part of why I have so much difficulty in believing in a god, certainly the god of the bible.
When you are young you think you are invincible anyway
This in my opinion is how it should be (nature), the young build the 'next world', fresh ideas etc, it doesn't always work out that way but nature moves slow, it gets there in the end. Age(experience) has a part to play, mostly encouraging the young to progress, as I see it.
Surrendering control to the Fauxtower Babble and Crap Society will have one believing anything.
From what I have seen of other bible based beliefs, that is true of all of them, at least to a greater or lesser degree.
Some of course are more OTT than others.
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I never believed I would make it. I had nightmares about dying at armageddon.
Do you feel then that your need to believe in a creator god caused you to believe in the words of a group claiming to represent the creator god and that those words convinced you that you were 'not worthy'? I have great difficulty with 'belief' whether belief that god exists, or belief that god does not exist, its all belief, and being only belief (without proof either way) then surely ANY belief that a person may hold is equally as acceptable?
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I am curious about why people think that 'they' should live forever, what they believe is special about them that thier life should be preserved.
I just can't understand it (wanting to live forever), maybe its because of the way I was bought up, 'you have a problem, you either fix it or learn to live with it'.
I am toward the end of my lifespan now, I am quite content that sometime soon (not too soon) my life will end, leaving room for the next generation, which in my understanding is how it should be, everything moves on.
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by searcher inwhy do people feel such a deep need to believe that some sort of creator/god is in control of their lives?
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i have never understood this.
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Thank you for the replies.
I can understand the why as to personal reasons/feelings for belief, I cannot understand the why as to belief in something unprovable.
By the same token I cannot understand the why as to belief in atheism either, also unprovable.
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What was it that made you believe that you were so important that you deserved to live forever?
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Why?
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i have never understood this.
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Why do people feel such a deep need to believe that some sort of creator/god is in control of their lives?
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The WTS lawyers ended the Book Study Arrangement
by lawrence into hell with the god-given book study arrangement, screw the spiritual table of food, and end the "brotherly fellowship".
the wts lawyers dictated, "end the home book studies, minimize our liability.
" and so the arrangement ended with an imprimatur by the wts lawyers, a boe letter, and a km article.
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I read somewhere online (maybe here) that the government American? Canadian?) are investigating the charitable status of religions.
One of the criteria to claim charitable religious status seemed to be 'Bible Study' so 'Book Study' doesn't fit.
Sorry I am not more informed, it's just something I read in passing.
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COMMENTS YOU WILL NOT HEAR AT THE WT STUDY 09-07-08 (HOUSE TO HOUSE MINISTR
by Mary in" (this would harmonize with matt 10:9 that tells them not to take any money with them).
" the interpretation of the acts of the apostles, 1961, pp.120-21.
it became evident, however, that further personal training in the house-to-house ministry was needed.
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Great Comments Mary.
I couldnt help but notice yet another glaring use of a true/false statement by the WT.
I find their statement that "all these methods yield good results" as highly dubious given the fact that there has been virtually no increase in developed nations over the past several years despite the billions of hours that are spent preaching each year.
"all these methods yield good results"..... TRUE if you finish the sentence "yeiding donations to the WTBTS"
False if you finish the sentence "yeilding converts"..........as IMPLIED in the text.