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Something tells me 1914...
by Monsieur in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
after todays watchtower lesson, and the lessons coming, something tells me bigger and bigger new understandings are coming.

and that it will culminate with 1914. notice how jesus is now coming, and no longer already here.

the current understanding is both, he is here and hes also coming.
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Question for people more intelligent than me
by Monsieur in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
do we have concrete evidence of how the pyramids at giza were built?.

or is this still an unexplained 'mystery'?.

i've read that the stones used to build these things are monolithic?.
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What IS the meaning and purpose of EVIL?
by Monsieur in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
reading about the massacre of the jw family in mexico brought up all kinds of questions again.. from the standpoint of someone who doesn't in believe in 'god' or a 'conventional' god,.

what is the meaning and purpose of evil?.

how does it relate to the overall universe and its balance?
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Do you believe in a literal Christ?
by Monsieur in
1. jw
2. friends
do you believe in a literal christ?.

someone that walked the earth and did the things the bible states he did?

(miracles, etc.).
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Chemical warfare in Syria-can man be saved?
by Monsieur in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
the images on the news after the town in damascus was attached with a chemical weapon was incredibly disturbing.

babies dying, people suffocating, it was man at his worst.. can man be saved?

it seems the entire world is implicated in this conflict.
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If the bible states that god kills children, then god is not real.
by Monsieur in
1. watchtower
2. bible
anyone who believes in the god of the 'holy bible' (or any other god for that matter) should be able to explain the following logically-.

if god is love, why would he kill (by the sword, implying a terrifying and painful death) children, women, etc for the wrongs and 'sins' of others?.

if god is perfect, why did he see fit to destroy en entire prehistoric world (dinosaurs) when there was no sin to blame?.
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The world WILL end, but not for religious reasons...
by Monsieur in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i've been watching a very interesting documentary regarding the state of planet earth.. in a nutshell, (scientifically/physically/factualy) earth is experiencing 'pressure' that points to one inevitable result, to correct itself (or more specifically, to correct the effects of the present human cause, in ex- pollution, global warming, resource depletion etc.)..

the last time earth 'corrected' itself, there was mass extinction.

for proof, check out the dinosaur fossil record (unless they are a hoax.).
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Why leave one religion only to join another one??
by Monsieur in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i read how many here have learned ttat, leave the jw faith, but then subscribe to the 'true' gospel of jesus.. it seems rather contradictory.

the jw faith teaches a very positive 'concept' of christ and his teachings, how is this different from the way other religions teach it?.

it seems more logical to discard or ignore any claims of historic or authentic proof of christ's existence.
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CT Russell was right after all...regarding the pyramids
by Monsieur in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
a little research makes it clear that embracing the 'concept' of religion and 'use' it to achieve an apotheosis state has long been the goal of man for countless ages.. i'm beginning to to feel that ct russell was perhaps no different.

apotheosis requires a very important element (universal in all religions) that not only 'validates' x version of a religion, but catapults its leader/s into the 'stratosphere'.

this element is a 'symbol', an object or thing connecting the leader here on earth with x god in heaven.
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Theory on how Egyptian pyramids were built
by Monsieur in
1. watchtower
2. bible
though it was impossible to transport massive blocks when building these pyramids, would it not make more sense that blocks of clay were formed and shaped (one or more at a time), waited to dry and hardened, then continue with the next one or two blocks?.

wasn't this how the egyptians made anything?

(clay and so forth?).