Posts by Oubliette

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The fade did not work

by BeautifulMind in

not long after learning ttatt, my hubby and i decided it would be best for us to fade.

his entire family is in, but not in the same cong.

we made it to the region convention and one sunday meeting after that.

Oubliette

Good for you. A short fade is still a fade: short and sweet.

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Pew research: Highly religious see less conflict between science and their own religion

by Simon in

i guess religion does make you blind ... at least where your own beliefs are involved.. latest research indicates that the highly religious see less conflict with their own beliefs and science (i guess they ignore or rationalize everything away?

) but do see where science conflicts with other faiths (confirmation bias at play?).

very interesting study with lots of fascinating correlations and patterns worth a read (several pages, don't just read the first).

Oubliette

PZ Myers - The Inescapable Conflict Between Science and Religion

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Pew research: Highly religious see less conflict between science and their own religion

by Simon in

i guess religion does make you blind ... at least where your own beliefs are involved.. latest research indicates that the highly religious see less conflict with their own beliefs and science (i guess they ignore or rationalize everything away?

) but do see where science conflicts with other faiths (confirmation bias at play?).

very interesting study with lots of fascinating correlations and patterns worth a read (several pages, don't just read the first).

Oubliette

Interesting research. Thanks for sharing!

Here's a short video summary of the article:

Are Science and Religion in Conflict

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Talking with a young elder

by biblexaminer in

i had a discussion with an elder recently.

it was interesting in a macabre sense.

we were outside the kingdom hall on a nice sunny day recently.

Oubliette

BE: Do you suffer from low self esteem?

No, nor do I suffer rude people lightly.

Your OP was not clear. I asked for clarification rather than assuming I understood your point since it was not clearly articulated.

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Talking with a young elder

by biblexaminer in

i had a discussion with an elder recently.

it was interesting in a macabre sense.

we were outside the kingdom hall on a nice sunny day recently.

Oubliette

floodguy: Christianity should actually be called paulinity.

Exactly. Paul invented Christianity, not some guy named Jesus.

People been using it to mess with and control other people ever since.

Let's review: It's a cult!

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Talking with a young elder

by biblexaminer in

i had a discussion with an elder recently.

it was interesting in a macabre sense.

we were outside the kingdom hall on a nice sunny day recently.

Oubliette

bibleexaminer: Figure out why on your own.

No need to be an asshole about it. I asked you for clarification about the point that YOU were trying to make because YOU were not clear.

Apparently that's too much trouble for you to do.

Whatever.

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Talking with a young elder

by biblexaminer in

i had a discussion with an elder recently.

it was interesting in a macabre sense.

we were outside the kingdom hall on a nice sunny day recently.

Oubliette

Morpheus, that makes sense and was what I got out of it, but the OP isn't clear about the point he wanted to make.

That being said, a moment's reflection will reveal that the Bible is merely a prop for the WT leadership. They make up their own rules. These are not to be questioned. Questioning them only gets a person in trouble.

It doesn't matter if you can show them they are wrong and use the Bible or even their own publications to prove it. Doing so will only result in the individual being labelled a troublemaker "causing dissent" and possibly end up being disfellowshipped for their trouble.

There is only one thing a JW needs to do: Listen, obey and be blessed.

Let's review: It's a cult!

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