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  The Bizarre Free Will

  by John_Mann in

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  two years before i left jw world i came to a strange conclusion about the jw cosmology and the free will doctrine.. basically i came to conclusion that satan is right about the universal sovereign issue.

  and i came with that just only using jws premises, no outside apostasy.

  i just told to my sister what she thought about it, and she said to me: dont tell anyone about this!.

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  Freewill its an illusion. I have had free love. . I mean i fell in love but i wasnt free to make the choice. It just happened. Now free beer that i have had. But free will? I am me and i lie, am i free not to lie? May be i am to week to be always honest?. Anyway i do have my good points i wouldnt do certain things because i just couldnt do it...so i do not think i was born with free will.

  Back to the story in Eden. As i stated in my earlier post nowhere does it say Adam was created perfect. But it does say he was created in Gods image. Now only after eating of the forbidden fruit does it say Adam was in Gods Likeness. Now compare your portrait image to the real you. Whats best?

  This is why i gave up on religion i couldnt even make sence of the creation account. But it makes for great debate.
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  The Bizarre Free Will

  by John_Mann in

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  2. beliefs

  two years before i left jw world i came to a strange conclusion about the jw cosmology and the free will doctrine.. basically i came to conclusion that satan is right about the universal sovereign issue.

  and i came with that just only using jws premises, no outside apostasy.

  i just told to my sister what she thought about it, and she said to me: dont tell anyone about this!.

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  No where does the bible say Adam was created perfect.If Adam was created perfect he couldnt do anything imperfect. So if Adam was created imperfect only then is it possible to make imperfect decisions. ( Thats how i see it, if i belived in the story)
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  Another new book: Jehovah's Witnesses - AN EXPOSE, written by a former elder and retired veteran United Airlines pilot

  by AndersonsInfo in

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  a comprehensive new book:.

  "the good... the bad... the deceptive.... and worse!

  an expose".

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  I always been of the opinion there is no such thing as a badly written book, only badly read books.
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  I am JESUS...

  by new hope and happiness in

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  well i got your interest.

  actually i am mike whos life has been an adventure of improbable tales of more adventure failure and a little romance...yatta yatta boring.

  but if i say i am " jesus" " even if iam off my rocker my life really would become a life of adventure of improbable tales of more adventure failure and real romance...yatta yatta..i am jesus...

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  Well i got your interest. Actually i am Mike whos life has been an adventure of improbable tales of more adventure failure and a little romance...yatta yatta boring

  But if i say i am " Jesus" " even if iam off my rocker my life really would become a life of adventure of improbable tales of more adventure failure and REAL romance...yatta yatta..I am JESUS..
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  OLD SCHOOL vs NEW SCHOOL style of JW preaching

  by Terry in

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  my how things have changed!.

  between 1938 and 1946 jehovah's witnesses fought 23 first amendment actions before the supreme court.. .

  in the first year of american participation in world war ii following the sneak attack at pearl.

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  To answer your qvuestion. Why?
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  New Hope and Happiness..

  by new hope and happiness in

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  future existence is non existence.... but our hearts and reason long for future existence...its our reason to exist.... so when we are sold the dream of a " paradise earth" its a dream as real as the sun might shine tomorrow..... its advertising and marketing, its lies that cant be justified but having left the " lie" of a future paradise earth is not the world one big " paradise earth" with its marketing?.

  how do we find ourselfs ?.

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  Future existence is non existence...

  But our hearts and REASON long for future existence...its our reason to exist...

  So when we are sold the dream of a " paradise earth" its a dream as real as the sun might shine tomorrow....

  Its advertising and marketing, its lies that cant be justified but having left the " lie" of a future paradise earth is not the world one big " paradise earth" with its marketing?

  How do we find ourselfs ?
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  Prayers that God answers. Any examples?

  by punkofnice in

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  when i believed in god i tried not to pray for anything selfish.. after a while i began to think that a lot of things i was asking my imaginary friend in the sky for were selfish for some reason.. i do not ever remember a single thing i prayed for ever being answered.

  if there was the appearance of an answer it was because i did mental gymnastics to make it fit the delusion that god had actually answered me.

  there was never an obvious message/answer from god.

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  Indoctrinated Christians...

  by new hope and happiness in

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  i was thinking that most indoctrinated christians i know seem never to ever question their faith.

  no matter how sound the reasoning for another belief.in fact the stronger the argument destroying the christians beliefs the more proof positive the indoctrinated christian becomes of its evil origins.

  satan, alert and the built in defence system against reason or logic takes effect.. the above is just my personal observation .

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  As noted by Shakespeare " the world is a stage" ...and may be indoctrinated Chistians see us as fictional charactors who they can write in to there beiefs?

  i saw such a sincere witness, who displayed kindness and sensitivity standing in the shopping centre with a W.T in her hand...such a beautiful smile she seemed compssionate and caring....it seems faith energy caring compasion are not always instruments for truth?
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  Where Does Material Success Come From - The Devil or God?

  by Iown Mylife in

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  how can you tell if your business successes are coming from satan or god?

  because if your work gets real busy and you miss some meetings and/or fs, is that how you tell that it's from satan?

  but then if you contribute a big amount every week, is it from jehovah?

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  80% of wealth is inherited..
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  What I've been wanting to say about doubt and faith

  by jgnat in

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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ordqfh0byw.

  it's those who demand certainty who make a mockery of faith.. this talk will stick with you..

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  jgnat having started this thread iam sure you are FAITHFUL and true to the posters that poted...so i guess having read this thread faith can be very open?

  May be faith need not be maniputive even if i suspect those that have faith are often manipulated. ....maybe faith allows us to be or have more in common with others than not having faith..maybe faith is allowing ourselfes and others the depth to dream..maybe sometimes faiths moves and maybe soetimes we are irritated by a persons faith but faith is for most i think more importat than " truth"...