Posts by alecholmesthedetective

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SO you turned your back on God

by maccauk11 in

ok so you had a bad experience and you stopped going to church which ever one that is.

but did you stop believing or are you that peeved you blame god etc.

i would encourage you to humble yourself before your messiah and seek him, he will let himself be found by you and come dwells within you.

alecholmesthedetective

I'm happy and content, have never been better. I've freed my life from dogma, myth, and superstition.

I'm constantly in awe of the natural world through what I learn from science, from an evidence-based world view, which saves me from wasting a lot of time with fairy tales.

I no longer fear a celestial North Korean tyrant watching my every step waiting for me to make a mistake. I'm free to discuss different ideas with people, to disagree with them, and to learn from facts, not fiction.

There is nothing better than using reason, rather than sentimentality or fear, to live my life by.

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Am I a Christian anymore??

by quellycatface in

there's quite a lot on tv just now about jesus.

i'm not sure anymore....was he the son of god, or just generally a good person?.

i'm not atheist or agnostic but i just want something real and true..

alecholmesthedetective

What Did Jesus Do? Reading and Unreading the Gospels? by Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker.

It's a long but worth read on scholars' views of the Gospels, the historical Jesus, and the theology developed around him.

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March 2014 - Food at the proper time regarding creation

by konceptual99 in

dear brothers.

after some struggling with trying to make the bible's account of creation square with the physical evidence presented by science i was so pleased to recieve the latest awake magazine (march 2014) via jw.org with it's lead article "the untold story of creation".. your detailed article provided vast amounts of credible and scientifically based evidence that counters even the most determined of evolutionists.

this article shall be an absolute blessing in the ministry and shall no doubt be instrumental in changing the minds of countless ones we meet.. the material is certainly new, detailed and clearly presents more than compeling evidence of as yet unknown arguments and evidence for creation that are irrefutable.

alecholmesthedetective

Making convenient statements whilst rejecting established scientific facts is a sign of dishonesty, to say the least. Nothing new there, but more and more people should read about these subjects from authoritative, reliable sources.

Life is too short to be based on superstition.

They promote creationist ideas and then lie saying they are not creationists. They say their interpretation of the Genesis creation myth "harmonizes with scientific discovery" and then say god created a perfect man and woman. They really don't think much of the rank and file. It's sad that these are scared into not looking outside the controlled information walls.

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Scientists Find One Source of Prayers Power

by alecholmesthedetective in

this is an interesting article from scientific american about a study on how prayer helps increase one's self-control through social connection.

this adds to previous research on the subject.

it's a short article and a worth read.. .

alecholmesthedetective

This is an interesting article from Scientific American about a study on how prayer helps increase one's self-control through social connection. This adds to previous research on the subject. It's a short article and a worth read.

Scientists Find One Source of Prayer’s Power

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And so it begins.....

by quellycatface in

jw
friends

i have been out and about over the last couple of days.

getting some nice little christmassy decorations and mince pies.

at least 3 sisters have shunned me!!

alecholmesthedetective

Whoa, well done you!

I've got my Christmas decorations too but have kept a very low profile with my public self (facebook, twitter). But yes, finally, after so many years, the thrill of celebrating my first birthday, being given gifts, and looking forward to getting Christmas gifts as well is amazing!

Now, I spoke briefly with a very good friend of mine who's now fading and asked him, 'has anyone kept in touch with you?' No. I've been out for a year, and he's been out for months. I have reason to believe people think I'm an apostate but they seem afraid to talk to me. Even the elders have left me alone.

So, I'm happy I'm being left alone, but it's just sad that whatever friends I thought I had are just behaving like brainwashed monkeys. I miss some nice, intelligent people who are currently wasting their lives, health, money, and brains pioneering, being elders, etc. But I'm also testing the grip the Borg has on them and observing from a distance should I ever try to make a move.

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CANCELL MY REQUEST FOR MEMBERSHIP I HATE APOSTATES

by Simon in

lol, just received this email:.

idiots!

you of weak minds that have chosen to leave the truth!

alecholmesthedetective

My (atheist) girlfriend asked what "satan-like" meant. I explained it was in the same category of Watchtower words as "godlike". She then asked me, "but isn't everyone supposed to be 'godlike'?"

AH

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Just this simple fact of life is proof of God....

by EndofMysteries in

i'll be curious for any alternative plausible explanations for this...... .

every lifeform on earth, humans, plants, bacteria, cells, anything with life originated with other life.

all trees come from living seeds from other trees, etc.

alecholmesthedetective

AH

95

Just this simple fact of life is proof of God....

by EndofMysteries in

i'll be curious for any alternative plausible explanations for this...... .

every lifeform on earth, humans, plants, bacteria, cells, anything with life originated with other life.

all trees come from living seeds from other trees, etc.

alecholmesthedetective

xchange - depends if he is the originator or just a link up the chain.

What does that mean?

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Just this simple fact of life is proof of God....

by EndofMysteries in

i'll be curious for any alternative plausible explanations for this...... .

every lifeform on earth, humans, plants, bacteria, cells, anything with life originated with other life.

all trees come from living seeds from other trees, etc.

alecholmesthedetective

Who/what is god's potter?

Exactly.

So God forming these things then putting his life force into it, him being the originator of life for the start of these things, is the only thing that makes sense.

But as the bible says, we are the clay, God(whoever made us) is the potter

Who created God?

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This weeks WT study

by turtleturtle in

do you appreciate our spiritual heritage?.

para.

16. if a person clings to false doctrines, such as the trinity and the immortality of the soul, he cannot benefit from the ransom.

alecholmesthedetective

Yes, we're all happified!

Alec