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  River flowing from the garden of Eden

  by joey jojo in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  hey there.. if this point has been covered before please forgive me.. i have had the principles of noahs flood used by jw's to encourage me to attend meetings recently and this has got me musing about the flood....again.. genesis states that a river flowed from eden and branched out into four rivers, two of which being the tigris and the euphrates.. heres the baffling part; if it had never rained before, how is it that rivers existed before the flood?!!?.

  a brief google search tells us that the euphrates begins its journey as snow melt and rain ( as most rivers do) in mountains in turkey.. ecc chapter 1 mentions the water cycle and describes the rivers flowing into the sea but the sea not becoming full.

  how did it work pre-flood?

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  S K Ditta

  my·thol·o·gy

  
  plural noun: mythologies
  1.
  a collection of myths, especially one belonging to a particular religious or cultural tradition.
  "Ganesa was the god of wisdom and success in Hindu mythology"

  synonyms:

  myth(s), legend(s), folklore, folk tales, folk stories, lore, tradition"no ancient culture is without its mythology"

  a set of stories or beliefs about a particular person, institution, or situation, especially when exaggerated or fictitious.

  Mythology has inspired great art. It gave humans something higher than the physical limitations of our realm, a greater meaning. Myths have their place.

  For instance, we call a man Prime Minister or President. What power do they have, if their position is considered meaningless by the army, the population, or those participating in election.

  The rivers of Eden have "nurtured" beliefs in civilization. That surely must count for something!
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  River flowing from the garden of Eden

  by joey jojo in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  hey there.. if this point has been covered before please forgive me.. i have had the principles of noahs flood used by jw's to encourage me to attend meetings recently and this has got me musing about the flood....again.. genesis states that a river flowed from eden and branched out into four rivers, two of which being the tigris and the euphrates.. heres the baffling part; if it had never rained before, how is it that rivers existed before the flood?!!?.

  a brief google search tells us that the euphrates begins its journey as snow melt and rain ( as most rivers do) in mountains in turkey.. ecc chapter 1 mentions the water cycle and describes the rivers flowing into the sea but the sea not becoming full.

  how did it work pre-flood?

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  S K Ditta

  Depending on what outcome you are after

  Interesting choice of words. Very apt in the age of "echo chambers"/"post-truth" on the Internet! Thanks.
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  How many years did you waste away in the Org?

  by Tallon in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  in my case; 27 years.

  7 of which were as a ministerial serpent ... sorry, i mean 'servant' ;).

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  S K Ditta

  Interesting question.

  Perhaps, no time is ever wasted...just spent differently from, if given the choice.
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  Hello

  by S K Ditta in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hello everyone.. have visited this site several times over the past year or so.. thanks for letting all have an opportunity to interact.. hope that, words uttered result in good - now or later!

  that's the wish..

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  S K Ditta

  Are you an active JW?
  

  May I refer you and all to the public profile page https://about.me/skditta Links to my social media and site, if anyone wishes.

  J will determine If I (a group, or anyone else) is a W.

  welcome aboard, namasay.

  Thanks. Namaste!

  Thanks to the Admin for providing the platform for discussion on this site!
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  This is What I Would Need in Order to Believe

  by cofty in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  sometimes theists challenge atheists about what evidence would be required before they would believe.

  various unlikely scenarios are offered in reply.

  i have taken the bait myself in the past.. i think the correct answer is much more ordinary.

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  S K Ditta

  I Would Need in Order to Believe

  May I ask, do you wish to believe? Pardon my impertinence! I am new here.
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  Hello

  by S K Ditta in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hello everyone.. have visited this site several times over the past year or so.. thanks for letting all have an opportunity to interact.. hope that, words uttered result in good - now or later!

  that's the wish..

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  S K Ditta

  S K Ditta, are you an active JW? Please tell us about your experiences.
  

  And may I ask the same of you? Thanks.
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  Hello

  by S K Ditta in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hello everyone.. have visited this site several times over the past year or so.. thanks for letting all have an opportunity to interact.. hope that, words uttered result in good - now or later!

  that's the wish..

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  S K Ditta

  S K Ditta, are you an active JW? Please tell us about your experiences.
  

  Thanks for asking. I am eternally a witness to the truth, dimensions of which continue to reveal and change. Underneath is solid ground, deeper under all the commotion on the surface. (If these words make anyone smile, that is fine, and I will smile with you)

  More important than my experience would be "one" worthwhile idea that can be shared, and leads to benefit. That's the hope!
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  Do You Trust The News Media?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  obviously, trump doesn't.

  but do you?

  do you think that they are generally fair, unbiased and honest?.

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  S K Ditta

  1. Does it mean skewed propaganda rather than news reporting?

  Noam Chomsky speaks of "manufacturing consent". News can be a long-term project, and propaganda can be imperceptible at the level of each item...perhaps! The idea is, to make and preserve a certain image of the reported subject over long periods of time. Similar to how Watchtower works!
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  Do You Trust The News Media?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  obviously, trump doesn't.

  but do you?

  do you think that they are generally fair, unbiased and honest?.

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  S K Ditta

  Nice question.

  Multiple news sources, and giving time for the story to develop tends to be better than a hasty conclusion.

  Not all news items deserve the same attention, I suppose.

  A mix of Al Jazeera, RT, CNN, France 24 seems to even some things out.
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  Hello

  by S K Ditta in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hello everyone.. have visited this site several times over the past year or so.. thanks for letting all have an opportunity to interact.. hope that, words uttered result in good - now or later!

  that's the wish..

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  S K Ditta

  @Hairtrigger Okay.