Posts by scratchme1010

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An update for the completionists

by jaydee in

for all of you who have closely followed my posts over the years....(ok, so that's none, i get it).

some time ago in a galaxy far far away.... i posted some aus government files.. one of which contained an article...'what is a jehovah's witness - - by milton g henschel.

(see here).. https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/161119/more-aus-watchtower-pdf-files.

Relationships after the Big A

by carla in

there was a post recently where the person was df'd (or da'd or fader?

) and had a friend who had already died.

let's call the fader/df'd person joe and the dead friend bob.

First, no, I don't think that you are having a senior moment here. Second, in my experience the answer to the question is both (according to them). They are the kind of people who always want to be right in everything. When you take a closer look at what they claim and say, you will find a lot of things like that, where in scrutiny, doesn't hold as logical or true.

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Are you affected by Seasonal Affective Disorder?

by compound complex in

jw
friends

as i intimate in the words below, i like autumn and winter, but there's a downward spiral in my emotions.

i'm in control, yet, .

rain, at long last, has touched both our land and my soul.

scratchme1010

I'm not affected by that, but my husband is. Not fun to loved ones either. Hope it goes away soon.

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Tony "Tightpants" Morris Talks Of Tight Pants AGAIN!!

by pale.emperor in

again with the pants... tony, if you can't stop looking at young men in tight pants don't take it out on the rest of us.

https://www.facebook.com/john.cedars.5/posts/868329653345317.

scratchme1010

And to think that some people actually gets convinced that their "Jehovah" who has quite a few things to deal with in the universe (according to them), takes the time to get into people's choice of pants. That Jehovah sounds more like a person with some kind of psychiatric, co-morbid condition than a loving god.

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How to Argue for Creationism

by cofty in

all creationist arguments follow an identical pattern.. first a quick way to remember the format - 'complexity, complexity, complexity; therefore god'.. now a more detailed guide to formulating an argument.. identify some complex feature of the natural world.

a quick google search or nature documentary will quickly provide inspiration.

creationist websites have hundreds of them you can copy-paste without attribution.. do no research at all on what is currently known about the evolutionary history of this feature.

scratchme1010

As in Mathematics, where certain relationships and identities are "obvious," so is Creation to those who comprehend.

Old Navy, I think that the following applies to your statement: 2, 4 (the "artifact" being math in your case), 8 (by implying that we are "wrong" or "goofy") and 10.

cofty, I'd add a 10:

10. making some kind of remark about something that will be happening "soon" where non-believers will be _______ (destroyed, proven wrong, disappointed, humiliated, gone to hell, whatever other nonsense), and they will be vindicated and rewarded for being right all along.

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Exposé: The Governing Body Of Jehovah's Witnesses Is Using Spirit Channeling - 3 Eye Witnesses

by BreakTheWalls in

https://www.reddit.com/r/jehovahswitnesses/comments/7qhe2p/expos%c3%a9_the_governing_body_of_jehovahs_witnesses/.

https://www.reddit.com/r/jehovahswitnesses/comments/7qmhkd/exposé_the_governing_body_of_jehovahs_witnesses/.

https://www.reddit.com/r/jehovahswitnesses/comments/7qmxr1/expos%c3%a9_spirit_channeling_at_bethel/.

scratchme1010

Yes, and the Earth is flat.

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Subliminal Messages

by Lost in the fog in

i was watching a fascinating ted-ex video on hypnosis and hypnotism with a friend.

my friend wondered if the jws new music might have a hypnotic suggestion buried somewhere in it which gets everyone in attendance to listen and absorb stuff that is totally irrational for the entire program.

ending with a second subliminal message in the final song along the lines of "you will snap out of this state when you next hear the word amen.

scratchme1010

What do you think?

Nonsense. That's not how hypnosis works.

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Non JW and JW friendships

by ricsa in

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friends

himy story is as follows.

i've been friends with a guy for round 1,5 years.

he told me once he had another guy friend who was gay.

scratchme1010

Any thing you can share as being JW?

By your actions and attitude, you sound much worse. I wouldn't have you as a friend, JW or not.

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Suing the Org

by dantoole87 in

i believe that i have a good cause to sue the organization.

but i know that they have crafted themselves a legal loophole infinite loop.

so i was thinking that i should just sue the congregation that i know fucked me over.

scratchme1010

Not only what LostGeneration asked, but also, I'd suggest to get legal counsel to see if what you have in mind is actionable. Nothing worse than suing and losing over not having a legal base for a lawsuit.

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Why 2017 Was the Best Year in Human History

by pseudoxristos in

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friends

i found the following article to be a nice contrast to the jw's gloomy point of view.. why 2017 was the best year in human history.

we all know that the world is going to hell.

given the rising risk of nuclear war with north korea, the paralysis in congress, warfare in yemen and syria, atrocities in myanmar and a president who may be going cuckoo, you might think 2017 was the worst year ever.. but you’d be wrong.

scratchme1010

Thank you. My favorite line:

We need some perspective as we watch the circus in Washington, hands over our mouths in horror.

You can say that again.