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  Spirit Channeling at Wallkill's Bethel

  by Marie33 in

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  look what an ex-bethelite has to say about the spirit channeling he saw first hand up at wallkill:.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfmqnzbyrko.

  now i believe rayven's story of horror at brooklyn bethel:.

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  KN: I'd like to know what you researched and how involved you were, if you don't mind sharing.

  Well, I haven't kept a log of all of my research into this subject, and there are two different areas of research here: the supernatural and the psychology of delusion beliefs.

  But ...
  

  In regard to the first subject, there was 30+ years of reading WTBTS propaganda which (among other things) tried to prove the supernatural. Those publications were wholly unsuccessful in achieving their goal; indeed, they only convinced me that God, demons and the angels likely do not exist.

  Parallel to that, I read other outside sources which took a scientific approach to debunking the paranormal. Some included Michael Shermer's work through The Skeptics Society as well as the work of James Randi. Frankly, it all gets silly very quickly.

  My research into the psychology of delusion beliefs and cult recovery has been much more rigorous and scientific. Click HERE for a short list of articles and other resources which I have consulted on this and closely related subjects.
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  Higher Education

  by Brian J in

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  2. beliefs

  just spent 8 hours in a 1 day elders school last weekend.

  clarification given: "moving forward any elder, ms, or pioneer who themselves or someone under their roof enrolls in higher education, may no longer qualify for privileges in the congregation.

  their qualifications will have to be reviewed by their boe.".

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  Brian J: The escape route is drawn, family station wagon loaded, but car is only going 5 mph right now so as not to loose my family. Snails pace i know but they are worth it.

  Good plan.

  Best wishes mate!
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  Which Things Did Your Overzealous Parents Ban?

  by pale.emperor in

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  2. experiences

  we all know the gb like to impose rules upon the rules... but did anyone else out there have parents that implemented rules upon those rules?

  mine did.

  my mum tended to copy whatever the elders wives were doing and took it to the extreme.

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  PE: I've still never seen Star Wars.

  Dude, it's time!

  Just make sure you watch them in the order they were made/released.
  
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  Should I stay or should I go?

  by BlackWolf in

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  2. friends

  hello everyone, i haven't posted anything on here for a while and today i just really felt like i needed to get my thoughts together.

  (if you don't know me please read some of my previous posts).

  so pretty much not much has changed in my life, i'm still living with my parents and going to all the meetings and service.

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  Any prison break takes careful, thoughtful planning and a well-timed execution, even one where the only “bars and walls” are purely psychological.
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  Higher Education

  by Brian J in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  just spent 8 hours in a 1 day elders school last weekend.

  clarification given: "moving forward any elder, ms, or pioneer who themselves or someone under their roof enrolls in higher education, may no longer qualify for privileges in the congregation.

  their qualifications will have to be reviewed by their boe.".

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  For our 2 15 min breaks, there was coffee and bananas sitting in between 2 contribution boxes.

  Well that’s subtle!
  
  
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  Higher Education

  by Brian J in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  just spent 8 hours in a 1 day elders school last weekend.

  clarification given: "moving forward any elder, ms, or pioneer who themselves or someone under their roof enrolls in higher education, may no longer qualify for privileges in the congregation.

  their qualifications will have to be reviewed by their boe.".

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  Brian: Just spent 8 hours in a 1 day Elders school last weekend

  Just think, that time COULD HAVE BEEN spent getting an actual education instead of bullshit cult indoctrination.

  Hope y’all find a way to escape real soon, Brian.
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  Those of you who can explain mathematical concepts, please reply.

  by compound complex in

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  i know who you are; you posted, rather eloquently, on venus' thread regarding a teacher making a mistake in mathematics.. my brain is not wired to explain concepts that come to you naturally.

  certainly, it is a combination of both your innate ability as well as training in a field in which you excel.

  my question centers on those of us who did well in mathematics but cannot explain what we are doing.

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  Stanford professor Jo Boaler has some great resources on her YouCubed website.

  At Stanford she teaches math teachers how to teach math. One of her main areas of focus is helping students develop math sense and overcome “maths anxiety.”
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  Those of you who can explain mathematical concepts, please reply.

  by compound complex in

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  i know who you are; you posted, rather eloquently, on venus' thread regarding a teacher making a mistake in mathematics.. my brain is not wired to explain concepts that come to you naturally.

  certainly, it is a combination of both your innate ability as well as training in a field in which you excel.

  my question centers on those of us who did well in mathematics but cannot explain what we are doing.

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  CoCo: My brain is not wired to explain concepts that come to you naturally.

  In my experience, I've found that it is easier to teach ideas and concepts which only came to me with difficulty in contrast to those which came quickly and easily to me.

  The reason is probably obvious: by having to work harder to understand a concept, I had to clearly think through the process of "getting it," and had to explicitly recall any and all linking ideas and how they are all related to each other. This makes it easier to explain it to someone else.

  Here is an article you might enjoy which explores the philosophical question of whether or not math is a science:

  • The science checklist applied: Mathematic (UC Berkeley)
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  If mathematics teacher made a mistake, would it mean mathematics itself is wrong!

  by venus in

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  2. beliefs

  many people point to the irrationality in the depiction of god by the religions and their scriptures, hence jump into the bottomless pit of atheism.

  in either camp, god is not a factor because religion is only a means that misrepresents god, hence religionists themselves are atheists (literally, those who live without god).

  it is like saying there exists no earth because you found out your friend who taught earth is flat is wrong; or it is like saying mathematics itself is wrong because you found out your mathematics teacher made a mistake.

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  My conception of math teachers allows them to make mistakes without me concluding they do not exist.

  My conception of “god” does not allow the same tolerance for error.
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  Panpsychism - a philosophy with a future

  by slimboyfat in

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  2. current

  at one time scientists believed that living things and non-living things were made of different material, accounting for the unique properties of living things.

  this idea is called vitalism and is no longer popular.

  what does remain popular (in fact is still the dominant view) is a similar idea that things that experience the world (humans, frogs, mice) are different from things that don't experience the world (potatoes, rocks, snowflakes).

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  Oops, too late to edit:

  “More subtle reactions on atomic OR quantum levels ... “