i am wondering if it is possible to completely forget our jw experience after a long time, and live life as if we have never been one.
no memories, no bitterness, no meeting up with ex-members, nothing connected to the jws in our feelings.. is this ever possible, could it ever happen, and how long possibly..
Experience has a benefit including our Jehovah's Witness experience. To forget completely would amount to amnesia. We are the sum total of our experience and our experiences should be learnt from and celebrated.
I am not referring to experiences that we did not consent to such as rape or other enforced abuse. We consented to be Jehovah's Witnesses but as we learnt and grew we moved on. Our experience was part of that process.
did the complexity of life arise spontaneously, or did it require a creator?christians believe that a creator is essential.
scientists believe that the idea of a "creator" is pure mythology, and that the complexity arose through natural processes like evolution.
you can actually answer this question yourself with a little logic.
Sam Whiskey 'Why are some so enamoured with the need to disprove a Creator? I rarely see Christians so wrapped up with trying to disprove Atheism....'
Perhaps you need to check out a few more posts. There is a huge pro Christian influence on this board. Nothing wrong with that and it creates a balance.
'Let’s face it, if there is no God, then there is no sense of right or wrong…'
Are you sure about that?
did the complexity of life arise spontaneously, or did it require a creator?christians believe that a creator is essential.
scientists believe that the idea of a "creator" is pure mythology, and that the complexity arose through natural processes like evolution.
you can actually answer this question yourself with a little logic.
'I believe it is possible God himself doesn't know why he exists.'
Good point WontLeave
If a god existed, before he became a creator, what was he/she/it?
Potential?
did the complexity of life arise spontaneously, or did it require a creator?christians believe that a creator is essential.
scientists believe that the idea of a "creator" is pure mythology, and that the complexity arose through natural processes like evolution.
you can actually answer this question yourself with a little logic.
By applying logic we cannot fully understand what consciousness is; whether it comes from within or without of ourselves.
So as to your question, ‘Did the complexity of life arise spontaneously, or did it require a creator?’ It is unlikely to be solved on this forum.
I have been wrong many times in my life, so I wish you luck.
i have done my bible research, i am not half done, but i have enough for now.1 corinthians 15:33 the word rendered "associations" is homilia, meaning company association intercourse companionship conversation.the word, according to my bible source, is not repeated anywhere.
so i looked up company first.
this is what i found.. 1 corinthians 5:9 "i wrote you in an epistle not to company (sunanamignusthai) w/ fornicators.
Of course, to a psychotherapist this title question has a whole different meaning.
or could we be immortal?.
what is consciousness?
is it not the formation and function of the organ we call the brain?
talesin I use terms such as:
The likelihood of my brain molecules ending up being used to make another brain are remote… So far I have yet to hear a voice… I am more likely to…
If you read my post more carefully you will see that my present position is one of doubt that leaves room for change. The Christians on this board have been working on me so all is not lost.
or could we be immortal?.
what is consciousness?
is it not the formation and function of the organ we call the brain?
cptkirk ... think in trillions of quadrillions of years. infinity.
I would like to but my brain struggles to think more than one year ahead!
or could we be immortal?.
what is consciousness?
is it not the formation and function of the organ we call the brain?
Most people accept that the atoms they are made of will be reused and one day end up as stardust. I made a post to this effect a couple of days ago.
Recycling unconscious molecules or atoms does not equate to our brain surviving or us ever being conscious again a s cognisant beings . The likelihood of my brain molecules ending up being used to make another brain are remote. I am more likely to end up as a bin liner not a Bin Laden.
We come from dust and we return to dust. Even the bible states this. It also states that it is only by belief in Jesus and god’s grace that we can be redeemed and live again. So far I have yet to hear a voice in my head from Allah, Christ or Jehovah convincing me that this it true.
It would please me to think that that I will live again in some far of galaxy but alas - Beam me up Scotty - only apperas to happen in fiction.
does it bother you thinking that you are saved and others are damned?.
Cheer up Startingover - Jesus can be anything you want him to be.
Revelation depicts him as riding on a white horse with a long sword coming out of his mouth. My I’d like to see that. He would go down well in the Roman arena and impress Caesar. The next most appealing image of Jesus is him turning water into wine for me.
More loving people prefer to think of him as a kind man in sandals healing and giving out free fish. Whatever you want he is the man of your dreams!
i have been giving a lot of thought to the young people who are leaving the watchtower organization in recent years.
last night, i was reading the thread posted by jwfacts a while back in which he provided some statistics and graphs showing the rapidly declining growth in the watchtower.
one factor that was discussed at length was the high number of young people who do not stay in the organization.
I wouldn't advise any young person to walk away from the Watchtower Society and all that it offers.
Run...!
