how do you convince a jw that every decision that comes from the governing body is not from god?.
my mom who is a pioneer said that the students are getting their work book a month early, then proceeded to say " jehovah knows what we need".. for you who now know ttat what did it take for you?.
And yet, regular Witnesses accept this:
a) Jehovah is infallible
b) Jehovah is directing the Watchtower
c) Despite Jehovah's overseeing, the Organization makes mistakes.
It doesn't down on them that there's a contradiction in this. All they can say is: "Well, Jehovah is pleased to use imperfect men to do his work. One can expect mistakes to occur, but Jehovah corrects them when the time is right".
There's no winning this discussion.
Eden
so over easter weekend i was house sitting a lovely place.
the back door was sticking and so in order to close it, gave it a pull with all my might.
my thumb happened to be nestled in the gap of the kitchen door.
Ouch! That's a nasty one. Wish you a speedy recovery.
Eden
it just dawned on me.
the existence of god can't be proved, neither is there evidence of god's inexistence.
so, i'm neither theist neither atheist.
Just a brief note: It may have to do with definitions of the website, but in my computer and also on Ipad, this thread has now 23 pages. It appears that, to others, the page count is different. When I gave references to pages, I din't take into account that others might have a different count than mine, I apologize if that's the case.
Eden
if this has been posted up before, then i missed it...... they call this organization "the truth" so we might expect it to be accurate .
they themselves they have previously championed honesty :.
live with jehovahs day in mind (2006) p115 par 9.
Nice catch, BB! This is precisely the kind of thing that woke me up to TTATT ... historical revisionism. Why would an Organization feel they have to resort to that, even routinely? What embarrassing facts are they trying so hard to conceal from the rank and file? It went from there ...
Eden
i think he probably will (it is the us after all) but i hope he doesn't.
he caused incredible pain and suffering to men, women and children who had never done anything to him.
many died in unimaginable agony, others are disabled for life.
I think he should be denied the satisfaction of becoming a martyr hero in the eyes of his islamic radical brethren. A life sentence in complete isolation for the first 25 years would be best, until the world forgets whom he ever was.
Eden
it just dawned on me.
the existence of god can't be proved, neither is there evidence of god's inexistence.
so, i'm neither theist neither atheist.
Nicolaou,
And yes, dictionaries are not always 100% perfect.
But ain't it funny how people demand definitions? Well, that's the place where they can be found. One can't demand definitions from an authority and then refuse said definition from said authority because it doesn't fit your model. (Confirmation bias)
Try to be nice eh?
I'm always nice, except when otherwise
Eden
it just dawned on me.
the existence of god can't be proved, neither is there evidence of god's inexistence.
so, i'm neither theist neither atheist.
it just dawned on me.
the existence of god can't be proved, neither is there evidence of god's inexistence.
so, i'm neither theist neither atheist.
Nicolaou:
And the spirituality Sagan speaks of has nothing to do with religion, gods or the supernatural - and you know it.
That's 'The Fallacy of Spirituality'.
Have I made any claims that Carl Sagan supported religion or the supernatural??
Strawman fallacy
Eden
it just dawned on me.
the existence of god can't be proved, neither is there evidence of god's inexistence.
so, i'm neither theist neither atheist.
Nicolaou: Imagined.
Please think twice before you acuse me of lying. From page 15 of this thread:
Galaxie,
the point is that I don't want to make any assumptions regarding the existence or non-existence of God. [...] If you have a better word to describe the lack of presence than 'absence', I'm all ears.
Eden
it just dawned on me.
the existence of god can't be proved, neither is there evidence of god's inexistence.
so, i'm neither theist neither atheist.
From Mirriam-Webster:
"Atheism"
