Posts by Oubliette

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Thought provoking articles / videos

by Simon in

jw
friends

i came across this site and love it, just full of interesting things to read.

this one is particularly good about whether we are alone in the universe (as intelligent life) and what different scenarios could play out:.

http://waitbutwhy.com/2014/05/fermi-paradox.html.

Oubliette

WMF: Thanks, a nice article on procrastination too.

I saw that and wanted to read it but keep putting it off!

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And so it begins...

by StarTrekAngel in

wife and i have not reported a single hour of fs in 3-4 months.

while my wife is mostly doing for me (positive thing), i know she would have rather done it.

elder asked me to turn in my fs report this past week and then he added... "we need to talk".

Oubliette

Magnum, I'm glad you like my posts. Actually, I thought I was being kind of snarky.

I wouldn't suggest anyone use my responses verbatim, but the idea is to imagine the conversation much differently than we've been conditioned.

The elders only have power if we give it to them. We need to reassert our appropriate personal boundaries, recognizing that their professions of "concern" are bullshit. They just want to assert their authority.

Don't give it to them.

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April video online, "endurance"

by bohm in

april video online.

at around 42 minutes, a women find jehovahs witness, but her husband is not too hot on the idea and so she has to study with her children in secret.

however eventually the husband prays to jehovah that if jehovah will help him find a leak in a construction he is working on, he will go to a meeting and presto, the next day jehovah help him find the leak so now he is a witness..

Oubliette

I think I need to take a leak ...

Thank you Jehovah for helping me take care of my leak!

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Why people don't believe in God

by pressman in

do you want to know why i think people don't believe in god?

well i believe people don't want to believe in god because they are scared.

they know that if they finally do gorge the confidence to believe in him, he might discipline them for their skepticism.

Oubliette

Pressman: Woah. i assure you that god does not pick clowns like that to represent him.

Finally we agree on something. It only took 8 pages and 76 replies!

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Why people don't believe in God

by pressman in

do you want to know why i think people don't believe in god?

well i believe people don't want to believe in god because they are scared.

they know that if they finally do gorge the confidence to believe in him, he might discipline them for their skepticism.

Oubliette

he just wants you to know him as your god.....pressman

Really?

Then why is he so inscrutable? And why does he let so many nutjobs claim to represent him?

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Watchtower June 15 2015, Misleading Reference to Past Statement...

by BluesBrother in

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.

Oubliette

PTN: Hard to believe they even had the courage to post such a misleading study article when it is now easy to check the facts thanks to the internet.

They've trained their followers to avoid the 'net!

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Why people don't believe in God

by pressman in

do you want to know why i think people don't believe in god?

well i believe people don't want to believe in god because they are scared.

they know that if they finally do gorge the confidence to believe in him, he might discipline them for their skepticism.

Oubliette

Pressman, The lady protests too much, methinks. - Hamlet, Act 3, Scene 2

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Watchtower June 15 2015, Misleading Reference to Past Statement...

by BluesBrother in

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.

Oubliette

BB, great catch.

Yet MORE PROOF that the writers of the WT are lying liars.

Let's review: It's a cult!

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Why people don't believe in God

by pressman in

do you want to know why i think people don't believe in god?

well i believe people don't want to believe in god because they are scared.

they know that if they finally do gorge the confidence to believe in him, he might discipline them for their skepticism.

Oubliette

DDOG: As an actual loving father, I have to ask, what kind of a normal, sane parent wants their children to praise them 24/7??

I'll tell you what kind of "sane parent" wants their kids to praise them 24/7: the narcissistic INsane kind!

DDOG: A loving parent wants their children to live and grow. The ultimate goal is for the child to be an independent and happy adult, not a worshipper of the parent.

Well said.

DDOG: What kind of psycho expects to be worshipped by their kids?!?!

The JEHOVAH kind!

Worship me or I'll have my son come kill you:

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April video online, "endurance"

by bohm in

april video online.

at around 42 minutes, a women find jehovahs witness, but her husband is not too hot on the idea and so she has to study with her children in secret.

however eventually the husband prays to jehovah that if jehovah will help him find a leak in a construction he is working on, he will go to a meeting and presto, the next day jehovah help him find the leak so now he is a witness..

Oubliette

So let me get this straight, God can help UNBELIEVERS find a leak at a WORLDLY construction site, but he can't help HIS OWN GOVERNING BODY MEMBERS find the many, many leaks in HIS ORGANIZATION!

Let's review: It's a cult!