Posts by elbib

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Excuses for God

by xelder in

i am amazed at how people will go to extreme stretches of logic to explain or justify the supposed actions of their god (lower case g intentional, no upper case deserved).

i have seen people with wonderful bullshit detectors in normal life, throw all of that ability away in order to retain their hope of a creator who cares for them.

i am agnostic, certainly not atheistic, since i think atheism is not provable.

elbib

xelder,

You very truthfully put: “the Bible is clearly a record of people's attempts to justify their actions and beliefs by transferring those actions and desires to be in line with god's will.”

Recently, Christendom theologians have come out with their "best" explanation of suffering—Suffering exists because ‘God too wants to experience suffering through the suffering of humans, or when we go through suffering, Jesus and His Father are completing their suffering through us.’

There is order in the universe (hence the word cosmos) which argues for God's existence. Then there is also chaos in the universe which argues against the existence of God. That means God has left the belief optional, leaving each one to come to his own conclusion.

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Science disproves JW claims

by elbib in

according to quantum theory and non-locality, two particles, can act in unity.

for example, take a and b (photons or electrons for example).

pair them, then separate them, and put them on either side of the planet.

elbib

Prologos,

You put a great truth in a humorous tone.

Your comments remind me something else: God’s style of functioning! In some major religions, the word God as they use in their language also means “one who acts in a way that he does not exist” which enables each person to have his own conclusion about God. When we see order in the universe, one can say He exists, yet one can also see chaos where he can also say He does not exist. Why, even when scriptures are trampled with, He does not prevent it.

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Science disproves JW claims

by elbib in

according to quantum theory and non-locality, two particles, can act in unity.

for example, take a and b (photons or electrons for example).

pair them, then separate them, and put them on either side of the planet.

elbib

sparky1,

You completed my post. Thanks for that!

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Science disproves JW claims

by elbib in

according to quantum theory and non-locality, two particles, can act in unity.

for example, take a and b (photons or electrons for example).

pair them, then separate them, and put them on either side of the planet.

elbib

Answer could be: Either God did not use His spirit to guide the organization, or when He sent His spirit, WC did not listen at all because of their preconceived ideas - their own opinions, prejudices, conclusions - and these obviously became a barrier and prevented them from listening. After all, if one is to listen, one must be attentive. And there is no attention if one is occupied with one's own thoughts, conclusions, opinions, evaluations -then all communication ceases. Communication is not a one-sided affair. Both the parties must be in communion with each other in all aspects.

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Science disproves JW claims

by elbib in

according to quantum theory and non-locality, two particles, can act in unity.

for example, take a and b (photons or electrons for example).

pair them, then separate them, and put them on either side of the planet.

elbib

According to Quantum Theory and non-locality, two particles, can act in unity. For example, take A and B (photons or electrons for example). Pair them, then separate them, and put them on either side of the planet. Stimulate particle A, and particle B will react without any perceivable time delay.

In other words both particles act at the same moment in time regardless of distance. This is remarkable right, how can this be? We need to have a physical connection, we need to observe some kind of interconnecting frequency waveform or something! This also means we’ve got an interaction between particles happening way beyond the speed of light,

Let us now duplicate the above drama. Take two conscious entities—Supreme Father in heaven, and some “chosen ones” in the Writing Department in Brooklyn : Father gets a stimulation that He should transfer some vital information to the few in the Writing Department, and causes the same stimulation in the recipients and transfers the information. [This is very much possible as parties involved are much more than mere photons or electrons.] Yet, Writing Department made many mistakes! What would vouch for this unnatural outcome from this 'spirit-guided org'?

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Is Donal Trump the Anti Christ?

by Gratefullyunstuck in

what do you think?

elbib

Jesus stood for leading a simple (material) life and very rich spiritual life. However, leaders (business, political and religious) stand for material abundance. This is a stand that can be described with the meaning of the term "anti."

Interestingly, I had a dream of Trump making it to the presidency sometime back when he made the controversial statement about abortion.

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Those who live their lives according to writings 2000-4000 years ago , how insane is that.?

by smiddy in

when you think about it , in this 21st century of enlightenment , the explosion of information technology in all fields imaginable , yet the majority of humans of all faiths live their lives according to ancient scriptures / writings etc.for a world long past its use by date.. the bible says" faith is the assured expectation of things hoped for " none of the expectations hoped for in the jehovah`s witness religion ever eventuated , and neither has it in any other faith .. faith , of no matter what belief , is the carrot on the end of a stick leading the gullible on , and on , and on .and on.. smiddy.

elbib

Yes, I agree. Scriptures are human answers to human question.

When something is of human origin, it is definitely based on guess work, and it is inevitable bound to bring disagreement, hence split and sects.

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Waiting of God’s Kingdom is actually postponing happiness

by elbib in

the knowledge of religious tales are similar to knowing the story of the "little red riding hood.

" there is the big, "bad" wolf who needs to be conquered, destroyed, avoided.

the story may change as religions change.

elbib

The knowledge of religious tales are similar to knowing the story of the "Little Red Riding hood." There is the big, "bad" Wolf who needs to be conquered, destroyed, avoided. The story may change as religions change.

Story 1: The "bad" wolf eats red riding hood. End of story for some. The fear of being eaten by the "bad" wolf is infused in followers.

Story 2: The "bad" wolf is cut open by the woodcutter, saving little red riding hood. The "bad" wolf dies and everyone lives "happy ever after." That is the "redeemer," the "savior" story.... Paradise thereafter. Followers are hoping for happiness in the future.

Though Bible can be used for any interpretation (even for future happiness when God’s Kingdom come), it has its good side too—it also contains something very profound and practical to our very lives right now. One of them is: Spirituality is the art of daily living Life in joy. It is right here, right now.

When Jesus declared “The Kingdom of God Is Within You” it is unlikely that his immediate listeners understood in the sense of JWs do now (Luke 17:21) because he simply used the same Greek word for “within” to mean what is “inside” when he spoke Mathew 23:26 “First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean.”

Interestingly, this is something people can experiment in their own lives, and find out whether “Kingdom of God is within” or not. There are at least some who lead a simple life-style. They don’t have any expectation from others because they feel that others have their freedom to act the way they like, and it is their lives and also they don’t try to correct others (but leave that work to the authorised persons/agency). Whatever they do, they do it creatively (and make it supportive of others if at all possible). In such a simple life-style, there is always a space around them, nothing would affect them, and they would feel that they are living in Kingdom of God. Yet they also have the freedom to rust out bringing in “leaven” into their lives, as Jesus himself illustrated it in Mathew 13:33. (Leaven symbolizes sin Luke 12:1; 1Corinthians 5:6-8; Galatians 5:9) If they add “leaven” or wasteful and negative qualities they are living as though in hell. (Mark 7:21; James 1:14) On the contrary, productive, positive inner qualities would make one feel that he is in Kingdom of God because he produces better results when he enjoys his work and does it with 100 % involvement, which means he is in the now. This means being in the now is natural, whereas being distracted over past deeds and worried about future fears is unnatural, away from the now as though being in hell. Apostle Paul himself had this understanding: “Kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.” (Romans 14:17) He knew “will of God” is to be joyful in “all circumstance.” (Phil 4:4; 1Thess 5:16-18)

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"you will find refreshment for your souls"

by stuckinarut2 in

these well known words from the bible are so interesting!.

"come to me all who are toiling and loaded down, and i will refresh you"...etc.... .

is it refreshing to be witness?.

elbib

That verse may not have uttered by Jesus because even those who experienced great miracles and even resurrection from Jesus did not come for preaching after Jesus died.

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Awake no.3 praises Dr. Semmelweiss for discovering disease-causing germs

by Anders Andersen in

in awake!

3 2016, an article on dr. semmelweis states:.

semmelweis was eventually recognized as one of the fathers of the modern antiseptic technique.

elbib

Very good insight from your painstaking research.