Perhaps what we are seeking in religions (which are nothing but mind-generated stories) is the natural connection we have with all life and universe -- absent of mind generated stories.
JamesThomas
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Try Other Religions
by Sofia Lose insometimes i get a strong curiosity to start dabbling into other religions, other faiths, you know?
really different ones such as islam, judaism, hinduism, etc.. has anyone here looked into something else?
has your spirituality been satisfied by any other than christianity?.
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What are you gonna do when the existence of god is disproved?
by Doltologist inin 1897, j.j. thomson discovered the electron.
this was the first constituent part of the atom which, for 2,000 years, was thought to be indivisible.
today, we know of 18 elemental particles following the recent discovery of the higgs boson, the so-called god particle.. back in 1897, most people believed in god because there weren't even any theories as to how the universe came into being.
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JamesThomas
Perhaps a better question: What Are You Going To Do When Everything You Ever Thought Yourself To Be Is Disproved???
Every thought, idea and belief ever conceived about a tree, is not a tree. Same goes for everything about ourselves.
We constantly focus on the objects of thought, feelings, beliefs, emotions and occurence; and never ever look at what is looking. Who/what are we, really???
What silently observes every and all dynamics that we call our "personal existence"? What?
Hint: the answer can not be written or spoken; but can only be realized and lived.
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Are Elders experts on the Bible? Are they spirtually qualified men?
by John Aquila inhow many times have elders read their bible in its entirety?
these are the leaders that give counsel to married couples, to teenagers, to single girls and single boys on everything from marriage, education, sex, association, dress, and recreation..
how well do they know their bible?
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JamesThomas
Rather than talk about others, do we actually want to embrace what is “Spiritual”?
How about abandoning the Bible and other words and beliefs about what is "real and true", and quietly -- without thought and commentary -- spend time in nature that is inherently real and true. Look, see and feel, can we deeply connect with it?
Perhaps, the TRUTH we seek is not so tiny as to be absent.
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Are You "Technically" Still A Jehovah's Witness?
by minimus ineven if you don't regard yourself as a practicing jw, some may view you simply as inactive, a lost sheep, etc.. if you were baptized but not disfellowshipped or disassociated, you may still be a jw---right?
your thoughts please..
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JamesThomas
My sense is that there are lots of people who visit here on a regular basis who have clearly left the “Jehovah's Witness” religion, but still consider themselves – and perhaps even more so – a true Jehovah's Witness.
To these folks I say: Better to be an atheist, than embrace your heart around the extremely foolish belief that some primitive tribal deity named Yahweh/Jehovah is responsible for all the breathtaking wonder of nature, life and universe!
More sane that you worship a carved wooden doll -- at least there you have some remnant of an actual majestic tree.
Certainly a child can see that the true Source of all existence must be infinity more than the asinine icon found in the pages of the Bible?
Get your head out of your “Holy Scriptures” and take a month long hike in nature and touch bases with reality for a change.
Just say'n.
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JamesThomas
The JW-GB are no different than most of us.
They are ignorant and numb to the unitive and vibrant reality of life and existence in and around them, and so create a make-believe “reality” out of abstract thoughts and beliefs far removed from what is real.
I suggest we stop looking at others, and look at ourselves.
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another "real" god to deal with...
by freemindfade in_morpheus...our gods thor and zeus have competition it looks like.
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Why God is an untenable concept
by Half banana inaround three thousand two hundred years ago a tiny tribe of desert pastoralists were called israelites for the first time.
by assuming this name it acknowledged, as was the custom, the name of a god el..
el was a chief sort of god and he had a fabled number of seventy sons including yahweh.
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JamesThomas
My point is this: how could it be that a local tribal cult idol becomes the almighty creator god of the universe?
How can we have even the tiniest sense of the immense, mind-boggling complexity and beauty of life and universe, and yet unquestionably attribute it all to a diminutive and primitive tribal deity?
The disconnect there is so great as to make one weep.
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Better Bible Translation?
by Sofia Lose inwhich bible translation is the best, according to biblical scholars, anybody knows?
please chime in.. i plan on getting it and doing comparison with the new world translation.
sl.
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JamesThomas
No Bible translation, no words on a page, are better or can come near the exquisite lessons of reality and truth that moments silently alone in nature can teach and share. But use your short time here as you see fit. -
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Atheist Miracles
by Perry ini reworded a variation of a common critique of atheists to my own liking.
no, i do not hate atheists, i love them!
they keep me from getting bored.
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JamesThomas
That's for each one to answer. I think therefore I am. Am I a bag of liquid and solids- yes. But who I am is tied to those abstract thoughts.
Originally you mentioned how Perry was constructing his identity around his rigid beliefs (abstract thoughts), and that you, on the other hand, are somehow too progressively open and adaptable to be fooled by such.
Then you tell me: ... "I think therefore I am. Am I a bag of liquid and solids- yes. But who I am is tied to those abstract thoughts"
So what is the fucking difference between you two???
You both identify with thoughts, and seem to have no clue or awareness of anything more or other.
Yet, there is that in you which must, and does, silently observe all thoughts, beliefs, emotions and occurrences; which is far closer and more intimate than all of them. Do you see???
You see thoughts and feelings, just like a leaf in your hand or any other phenomena. Can you see that?
I'm just asking: Can you see that you see? And if you can see all thoughts, feelings and other phenomena, then what are you? You are not the leaf or the thoughts or the emotions that you see; so what are you?
You are not what the mind says or believes. You are nothing that can be observed. Who are you; really?
I'm just asking.
Note: I mean no personal offense. Just feel that the questions are super important and can be life changing.
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Why I remain one of Jehovah's Witnesses
by Brother Jeramy inallow me to begin with a clarification: when i say i am one of jehovah's witnesses, i don't mean that i am an advocate of the watchtower society or a devotee of some of its more controversial false teachings.
i mean that i am a christian, a disciple of jesus christ dedicated to jehovah god, and who remains in union with my brothers and sisters who make up the family of faith that globally refers to itself as jehovah's witnesses.
some totally understand the distinction between the family of brothers and sisters and the corporate organization known as the watchtower society (wts).
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JamesThomas
This is an obvious Troll.
No member of Jehovah's Witnesses is ever, under any circumstance, given the personal freedom to address a group of ex-JW's or apostates.
He knows that. He also knows the Watchtower is a corporation.
This is all a farce.
Jehovah is a farce.
Yet many here embrace the idea.
What to say that may gently entice them to see otherwise?
That said, a troll can be seen as someone not to respond to -- or as an opportunity to say something to all the rest who are conscious enough to read and are open to change.