Topics Started by Mr Fool

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What is the point of the picture in this weeks study article ?
by stuckinarut2 in
1. watchtower
2. bible
i don't understand the relevance of the first picture in this weeks study article?!?!.

wt week of december 15-21 "cherish your privilege of working with jehovah".

can someone post the pic?.
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How could you justify that God killed all firstborn children in Egypt?
by Mr Fool in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
was it necessary for god to kill all innocent firstborn children?

no other way out for the almighty god?.
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Is it really allowed for a JW to listen to radio or look at TV??
by Mr Fool in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
if almost every song, every radio host, every actor is influenced by satan it should be forbidden for every jw to listen to radio and look at tv, right?!

or have i missed something?.
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Reflection about Matthew 18:1-4
by Mr Fool in
1. watchtower
2. bible
in matthew 18:1-4: who is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?.

1. is it an open-minded little child who is still free from opinions and beliefs?.

2. or a little child with the same opinions, denials and convictions as any hard core jw?.
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Evolution and spirits
by Chris Tann in
1. watchtower
2. bible
as of now iam making an unbiased examination of evolution.

however one thing keeps me hanging on to the belief of a supreme spirit being; the existence of spirits.

i have heard countless accounts of people who have experienced frightening encounters with evil forces.
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Watchtower Dec 2014 page 4
by Mr Fool in
1. watchtower
2. bible
wt dec-2014 page4: "a bulgarian woman named irana rigthly observed, -it is not posspible to be close to god if you don t know his name.

".

if so many know his name, why this debate "jehovah vs yahweh" then?.
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Escaping Indoctrination - Faith Isn't a Virtue.
by cofty in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
the unknown writer of the gospel of john put the following words in jesus' mouth, "blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.".

persuading countless generations that it is a virtue to believe incredible things on insufficient evidence, is one of religion's cleverest tricks.. the more incredible the claim; the more flimsy the evidence; the stronger the belief; the greater the virtue.. this is the exact opposite of how we operate in every other aspect of our lives.. rational people must demand objective evidence for everything they are asked to believe.

"extraordinary claims demand extraordinary evidence".. leaving the dogmatic claims of the watchtower is only a first step.
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Do/did you sing in the Kingdom Hall meetings against you will?
by Mr Fool in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i m a little curious because i have hard to see that every single person has the interest to stand up and sing in the beginning and in the end of every meeting...... what will happen if you are interested in the so called truth, not to stand up and sing a song against your will?!

then, is it okay to sit down like normal when everybody else copy each other (stand up an sing a certain text/song) as parrots?.
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I am having trouble believing in God...
by thedepressedsoul in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i was raised a jw and i am still one but recently i have been having trouble believing in a god.

this is not meant to offend anyone who does, i am just curious to see if i am the only one who thinks this..... to start, i am a very black and white person.

if 1+1=2 it makes sense to me and i can agree with it.
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How the WT would look if written in 1st person: SO DISGUSTING
by Antioch in
1. watchtower
2. bible
how would the watchtower of july 15th read if the watchtower was written in 1st person from the ones allegedly preparing an dispensing spiritual food (ie the watchtower)?

why is it written by a faceless 3rd person telling readers what to think about the people who are allegedly dispensing the very material i'm reading?

i was reading the july 15th article and laughed at the ridiculousness of it all.. .