Ah. Noted. I don't believe that if it is unconventional, it is necessarily wrong, but it is because it is illogical, or contradictory is what made me raise a red flag. Thanks for the insight, Satanus!
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Dualism in new WT theology?
by Thoughtless ini am not the most "deep" wt student, and i am trying to beef up on wt theology so i can reassess my belief system and prove to myself that what i am planning to do is the right thing.
but what i lack in wt theology knowledge, i make up in some philosophical knowledge.
wt theology teaches a purely physicalist standpoint, in which our soul is limited to our bodies, no spirit.
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A Great Party Last Night.
by Thoughtless inlast night i went to a party with a (worldly) gal yesterday, twas great, but i feel like we are losing intimacy.
i haven't told her about my religion because i am afraid she may judge me or something.
i have a very complicated past and such, and the borg complicates it further.
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True. I guess, although I don't know what that really mean? But I don't know, the idea that, "Thoughtless is no longer one of Jehovah's Witnesses", freaks me the hell out. I just rather go off grid and have a great time.
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Dualism in new WT theology?
by Thoughtless ini am not the most "deep" wt student, and i am trying to beef up on wt theology so i can reassess my belief system and prove to myself that what i am planning to do is the right thing.
but what i lack in wt theology knowledge, i make up in some philosophical knowledge.
wt theology teaches a purely physicalist standpoint, in which our soul is limited to our bodies, no spirit.
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Oubliette, danke for the compliment, you and DATA DOG are one of my favorites on JWN. Godtier posters. Yeah, DATA DOG, I swear I am "this" close to be labeled as the rebellious one. VERY, VERY CLOSE. Going to college and plus I don't get home until later at night which makes me prone for "unwholesome association" although honestly I am at the library or at the mall at my lonesome. Along with this, I haven't been at a congregation gathering in a WHILE, but it is because I am not interested in cheesy acts at talent shows or just bland, watercooler conversation. I am attracted to intimate conversation, intellectually challenging really, especially when it comes to the arts and such and MUSIC. I love MUSIC, as well as thematic elements of it, not only the sound per se. BUT, no JW would want to talk about such "worldly" topics. Instead, they would rather have a circlejerk about the GB and how there are no Bibles and who is the next Bethelite. It gets really annoying after a while. It is so much safer keeping up this schizoid facade, because once you get to know me, I am quite talkative. ~Thoughtless
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Dualism in new WT theology?
by Thoughtless ini am not the most "deep" wt student, and i am trying to beef up on wt theology so i can reassess my belief system and prove to myself that what i am planning to do is the right thing.
but what i lack in wt theology knowledge, i make up in some philosophical knowledge.
wt theology teaches a purely physicalist standpoint, in which our soul is limited to our bodies, no spirit.
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I mean, I guess with Jehovah all things are possible, but this is a serious doctrinal flaw. I know if I was to open my mouth, I would be seen as CRAZY. Huehue.
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Dualism in new WT theology?
by Thoughtless ini am not the most "deep" wt student, and i am trying to beef up on wt theology so i can reassess my belief system and prove to myself that what i am planning to do is the right thing.
but what i lack in wt theology knowledge, i make up in some philosophical knowledge.
wt theology teaches a purely physicalist standpoint, in which our soul is limited to our bodies, no spirit.
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EXACTLY. This is what spurred this post was last weeks TMS review. I think that the talk was interesting, and in my Hall the speaker did a great job in terms of technicality, but I lol'd when he mentioned the Millerites looking silly in 1874 when they were on rooftops waiting to be taken. Little did he know that JW's are associated with the Millerites and I am sure that some of the Bible Students in 1914 were doing the same thing. Ah, ignorance. ~Thoughtless
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What Is The Most Absurd JW Belief or View?
by minimus inthere are many silly doctines and viewpoints.. one of the strangest ones is the blood doctrine.. why anyone could logically accept this belief is beyond reason..
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Honestly, as a doubting JW/apostate, I still believe in the blood issue. I won't accept blood for myself, but as for others, I think it is a conscience decision. I mean, what helped me come to this conclusion namely is the situation in which David denied the water in which his soldiers busted their arses to get out of the respect of their lives. But that is just me. I think when it came to Christians eating the meat that were used for pagan festivals, a lot of Christian jimmies were rustled and Paul essentially told them to chill out, it's a conscience decision. In my personal opinion, I think blood, holidays (with the exception of some such as Halloween) and other PRINCIPLES should just stay that way, PRINCIPLES, not LAWS. It is all a conscience decision, and we should just leave that as such. Now to contriboot to the thread. I believe that the 1914 math is just utter BS and that is what helped spearhead my doubting/curiosity about the bOrg along with the 1919 theme. I think the UN prophecy is actually really interesting, but fallacious due to the fact that the ten toes of the beast means nothing in JW eschatology. This is just my view point. ~Thoughtless
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Dualism in new WT theology?
by Thoughtless ini am not the most "deep" wt student, and i am trying to beef up on wt theology so i can reassess my belief system and prove to myself that what i am planning to do is the right thing.
but what i lack in wt theology knowledge, i make up in some philosophical knowledge.
wt theology teaches a purely physicalist standpoint, in which our soul is limited to our bodies, no spirit.
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I am not the most "deep" WT student, and I am trying to beef up on WT theology so I can reassess my belief system and prove to myself that what I am planning to do is the right thing. But what I lack in WT theology knowledge, I make up in some philosophical knowledge. WT theology teaches a purely physicalist standpoint, in which our soul is limited to our bodies, no spirit. I am personally a physicalist, and I do not personally believe in dualism, although I think that the concept is pretty cool. Yet with the JW "rapture" theory about the anointed or FDS being sent up to heaven, it implies a dualism, because the physical body HAS TO BE DESTROYED for them to go up to take care of their heavenly duty but as spirit creatures.
Am I the only one who sees this?
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A Trip To See Someone Special
by Thoughtless in>birthday.
> go to see adoptive mother in which i haven't seen in ten years due to adoption and her own personal issues.
> enters nursing home.
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> Be me
>Birthday
> Go to see adoptive mother in which I haven't seen in TEN YEARS due to adoption and her own personal issues
>Excited.jpg
> Enters nursing home. Room smells of lysol and crap.
> Bedridden and sick, she beckons me closer to her bedside.
>As we hug, I notice "The Truth About God" tracts and "What Does The Bible Really Teach?" magazine
> Heard I was being raised by JW's and that she has been studying with them for four years.
> "I am so happy to have come to know about Jehovah", she says
> CRAPCRAPCRAP.mp3
>Paces room for the rest of the three hour visit...nervously.
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Education Double Standard
by Tech49 inthis is the kind of thing that really burns me.. .
wtbts holds out an extreme double standard in regards to education.
most, if not all, of you know how they feel about obtaining an education past high school (in the u.s.).
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Long Haired Gal,
Yeah, that is pretty much about right. I know for a fact that a lot of people are intimidated by my intelligence, so I keep to myself. It is safer this way. I am pretty witty and well informed and my greatest strength is expounding and weaving concepts. I am careful to really externalize my intelligence too much, TOO DANGEROUS.
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A Cry for Help
by Thoughtless ini have been lurking here for months now, and i just decided to post here and actually interact with this community.
i have a very specific/unordinary life, so i will not divulge too much information to protect my privacy.
i am a baptized publisher who is under the age of 25 who attends college, and i do have responsiblities within the congregation.
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Yeah, I really respect my privacy naturally, so that is a good thing. It is killing me now, because of the fact that I am kind of interested in someone, but I can't "play fish" yet. It sucks so much, and just the fact that I am living in a lie is more detrimental to my moral.