I would say, do not under any circumstances show your hand. Do not indicate any theological doubts. Stick with : depression, materialism, work, school, other health problems, even a little driinking problem or something. anything would be better than putting them on your scent in my opinion. Once you raise that doubt, you can't unraise it. And what is the deal with the July 15 Watchtower. I haven't heard.
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With the July 15 WT approaching, would this be the ideal opportunity to start an ACTIVELY VOCAL fade?
by Captain Blithering inby 'actively vocal', i do not mean openly criticising the articles and pointing out the inconsistencies or flipflops (not footwear, reversals).
i do mean letting people know that you're finding it hard to understand the new truth, and the fact that there is therefore old truth, or falsities, (is that a word?
it is now), therefore if there are falsehoods (that's the word, of course), then that puts into doubt the extent of jah's involvement in the preparation/dissemination of it all... (and making it clear you're not saying they aren't gods prophets on earth, just that you're not sure, don't know).. the reason i ask is cos i'm finding it hard to completely fade without an external reason.
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WHAT IF the Watchtower Society were a MAP company instead?
by Terry inthe world's most accurate map maker advertises:.
"ours are the best and most accurate maps in the entire world!.
how can we make such an absolute claim?.
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I went to them and pointed out the problems in the map, they shot me and kidnapped my family... I am still alive but I have a hole in my heart that is hard to heal.
Ditto
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Oh and YES, it is ABSOLUTELY the driving force for discovery! Yes yes yes!
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Cognitive Dissonance is a GOOD THING. Cognitive Dissonance is a GOOD THING. I think we all should just say this over and over and over until the whole ex JW community gets it straight. I have had this same discussion so many times and still some people get it in their heads that cognitive dissonance is somehow a negative thing. I really don't know why.
So let's just break it down sloooowwwwly.
Cognitive. Is there anything wrong or bad with cognitive? What does it mean? It means of the mind or of the brain. A cognitive process is one that takes place in the mind or brain. Thinking for example is a cognitive process, and thinking is good. Cognitive processes are good. they are evidence that someone is alive and their brain works. Cognitive-ugh-good. Fire-ugh - good.
Dissonance. Good or bad? This might be where the confusion gets in. Dissonance in music is when two sounds or notes are poorly paired and make a sound that is not pleasing. When someone plays the guitar and plays a dissonant note, everyone goes eeewww. Dissonance in music, bad. Unless you are listening to a composer, and there are many, who can make dissonant sounds spound good, like Frank Zappa or Nels Cline.
Now, there is dissonance in all sorts of things. Dissonance in society, means that many people are not agreeing. Dissonance in nuts and bolts would mean that the bolts don't fit the nuts. Dissonance in food would be when two foods do not go well together.
So cognitive dissonance should be bad then right? No.
Cognitive dissonance is when you NOTICE that two things do not agree. If your brain does not NOTICE there is dissonance in a thought, then for you, there IS NO DOSSONANCE. Everything is just fine and you smile and sink back into your chair and watch Little House on the Prarie.
Cognitive dissonance is when you NOTICE that two things do not agree. If your brain does not NOTICE there is dissonance in a thought, then for you, there IS NO DOSSONANCE. Everything is just fine and you smile and sink back into your chair and watch Little House on the Prarie.
If you FEEL cognitive dissonance in your brain, then that is a sign that it is taking place and you NOTICE it. You are not dead. You notice dissonance in your head. What do you do when you notice dissonance in your head? Take a shot gun and blow it off? Read more Watchtowers until it all goes awayt? Call the elders and have them pray for you? Go out in service? Pick up a book that deals with cognitive dissonance and learn what it means, read a book that directly deals with the thing you are feeling dissonance about, like whether or not the Watchtower made false prophecies, whetheror not the blood issue is supported by science and external sources outside the Watchtower, web sites that feature criticism of Jehovah's Witnesses.
All of those things would be ways to EASE your dissonance, because, just as in music, dissonance is hard to tolerate for very l;ong. But some of the things I listed, while they might make you feel better, they are more like treating the symptoms than treating what is actually wrong, the disease.
Cognitive dissonance is natural, a natural process of the brain. Another word for cognitive dissonance is: thinking. Yes, cognitive dissonance is thinking. It is thinking how two things don't quite add up. You must solve the puzzle, or you must down a bunch of pills to make you forget there is a puzzle there at all.
If you are on this site, you are here due to cognitive dissonance. It brought you here in an effort for you to ease the dissonance in your brain, not by pacifying it, but by investigating its roots and causes so that you can bring your brain back in harmony, ike in music, with your beliefs and the experiences of your body, social life, relgious beliefs and so on.
Who is this guy? Hey dude, who do you think you are. What are you so smart? why the large print? Why the condescention? you are a jesrki. Just trying to stay ahead of all the criticisms I am likely to get for this post. But I do know what the fuck I am talking about. I have a college degree in language and liuteracy. Yes, I can provide sources ands shit. No I probably won't do it cuz I don't care.
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Another Jehovah-Witness-supportive documentary
by A.M. Number 1 inhttp://www.dailynews.com/ci_21983668.
just its existence makes me mad though, so i don't know if i could contain my rage.
it might just be too much for me to handle.
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http://www.dailynews.com/ci_21983668
Haven't seen it. I might see it though. I am not sure. Just its existence makes me mad though, so I don't know if I could contain my rage. It might just be too much for me to handle. The idea that there is a 107 year old JW out there, who in 107 years could not figure out what a scam it was just pisses me off. Igorance should not be rewarded with old age.
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I wanted to punch this elder so bad!
by OneDayillBeFree inso i decided to attend the meeting last.
since i haven't gone in about 2 weeks, and i leave as soon as it ends, and elder decided to corner me at the end.
lately i've been through some very depressing family issues that are non-jw related so i haven't been my best at acting like i care about the org.
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Bravo!
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Is it WHAT you believe that is important...or...is it HOW?
by Terry inoverheard:.
"is your cup half full or half empty?".
"well, depends on whether you just poured something out or poured something in.".
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Abandon belief for direct experience.
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Baruch: What ever became of him?
by Quarterback inthis weeks book study on jeremiah, turns on baruch, jeremiah's secretary.
it stated that he desired great things for himself.
the writer covers all bases when they state that it could be materialism, power, prestige, as place to live, etc.
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I can't tell if this is a joke or not. If not I can't imagine someone caring. If it is, kind of funny.
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What's The Worst TV Program ?
by minimus in2 broke girls is the worst show on tv.
the acting is terrible.. what show do you avoid??.
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I like Two Broke Girls. I like their joke deliveries. It's a style from the 1950s. Sort of along the lines of George and Gracie. It is not the finniest show, but I like it when I am in chill mode and I just want to see boobies and a few laughs and a little distraction. I have a very good ability for suspention of disbelief. Any movie, play, TV show or music I can pretty much submerge myself into that world and ignore the impossible situations, unlikely turn of events, repetitive back-drops etc. I watch to enjoy not to pick at them. I hate watching movies with people who say, "Oh that could never happen! That's impossible! Oh yeah right, like she's just going to take him back!.. and all that sh1t. So it's a hard question for me to answer. I like most movies and most TV shows. I am a music snob though.
Worst TV show on now? I really hated 24. I know it's not on anymore, thank God. But I just could never get into it. So 24 is my answer.
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How to identify Publishers who know TTATT
by His Excellency insince coming to know ttatt, i have always wondered if there are others in the congregation who also share similar experience with me, are there pointers to identifying others who are also faking meeting attendance and fs activities..
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Yes, the gag factor made it impossible for me to continue going to meetings. I just couldn't fake it anymore.