What about physical space itself? I imagine "space" was always here, because "space" is nothing.
It was the energy that expanded rather than the emptyness called space, otherwise there would be a discernible "edge"
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The Birth of the Universe - Scientific Breakthrough
by cofty inresearchers working with a telescope at the south pole beleive they have glimpsed light from the first "trillionth of a trillionth of a tillionth" of a second after the big bang.. a lot of work has still to be done to confirm the findings, but if it holds up it is one of the biggest discoveries ever.. _________________________________________.
...inflation came with a very specific prediction - that it would be associated with waves of gravitational energy, and that these ripples in the fabric of space would leave an indelible mark on the oldest light in the sky - the famous cosmic microwave background.. the bicep2 team says it has now identified that signal.
scientists call it b-mode polarisation.
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Has a critical mass of exJWs been reached?
by truthseeker init took the better part of 15 years but i believe we have finally arrived at that point where there is now a critical mass of former witnesses.. thousands of exjws come together on forums like this one and discuss findings, ideas and research.
there have been documentaries and even a movie made about life in the jehovah's witnesses.. ex jw websites, online forums, and discussion boards that set the wheels in motion in the early to late 90s have matured into powerful tools of social change within the organization.. the lies and false doctines taught by the watchtower bible & tract society are plainly accessible with just a cursory google search.. active elders leak boe letters, often weeks before they hit the notice board in a kingdom hall.. social media has allowed exjws to connect with those still in as well as those who have left.. the society have no game plan because information is power and they have lost the information war.
all they can do is cry wolf and warn the rank and file not to listen to apostates.. i don't know what future the society will face in the next ten years, but changing world events, social trends, and reactionary change from headquarters based on their own faulty biblical chronology has got them cornered like a raging animal.. it doesn't look good..
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Met,
I agree with you there, this fraud has gone on so long that the Society have backed themselves in a corner with their generation teaching - it's got more wackier as time goes by.
I feel there is a deep malaise in the organization. The GB cannot induce this "sense of urgency" much longer, people are getting tired.
We are years past all the major dates and October 2014 will soon come and go.
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Has a critical mass of exJWs been reached?
by truthseeker init took the better part of 15 years but i believe we have finally arrived at that point where there is now a critical mass of former witnesses.. thousands of exjws come together on forums like this one and discuss findings, ideas and research.
there have been documentaries and even a movie made about life in the jehovah's witnesses.. ex jw websites, online forums, and discussion boards that set the wheels in motion in the early to late 90s have matured into powerful tools of social change within the organization.. the lies and false doctines taught by the watchtower bible & tract society are plainly accessible with just a cursory google search.. active elders leak boe letters, often weeks before they hit the notice board in a kingdom hall.. social media has allowed exjws to connect with those still in as well as those who have left.. the society have no game plan because information is power and they have lost the information war.
all they can do is cry wolf and warn the rank and file not to listen to apostates.. i don't know what future the society will face in the next ten years, but changing world events, social trends, and reactionary change from headquarters based on their own faulty biblical chronology has got them cornered like a raging animal.. it doesn't look good..
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Yes, there has been growth, but what kind of people are joining? What is their background?
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Detroit DC is NOT filling up? Please book a hotel room!! -letter
by ?me? inwe have had a letter read the last 2 meetings to all congs attenidng the detroit dc's... seems people are not going, or not booking their hotels.
and the society is pissed!
they are imploring every one to not wait for a new list with new hotels, it is not happening.
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What if you had reward points saved up and could get free nights at a hotel not on the list. Would this be looked down upon?
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Do you think not having the book study in private homes has had much effect?
by truthseeker init's been a few years since the organization ended the book study arrangement in private homes.. gone was the last opportunity to have tea and biscuits and a natter with the friends afterwards.. do you think people regret losing the book study?
for some, it may have been the only time they were able to get some "associaton".
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You're probably right there.
I supposed I was thinking more of the older ones who don't get out much. For them, the book study was the only place to have some social life.
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Hardcore JW Friend Predicts the End of the Organization within 10 years.
by kneehighmiah inhad a conversation with an aspiring elder.
he said the end must be close because people are so discouraged that the organization can't last more than 10 years.
this is before we received the please come to the international convention letter.
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Magnum,
I enjoyed reading your post. You've hit the nail on the head.
The organization is quite a different place to be when you compare it with that even in the mid 90s.
The quality of meetings has gone down and there is nothing to look forward to but more of the same.
I see grown men and women constantly being asked every year about how to prepare for the district convention, what size lunch cooler to bring, what hotels to stay in, where to eat, what to wear.
People are being dumbed down. They don't care what they're taught as long as they sit through it and make the odd comment here and there.
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Has a critical mass of exJWs been reached?
by truthseeker init took the better part of 15 years but i believe we have finally arrived at that point where there is now a critical mass of former witnesses.. thousands of exjws come together on forums like this one and discuss findings, ideas and research.
there have been documentaries and even a movie made about life in the jehovah's witnesses.. ex jw websites, online forums, and discussion boards that set the wheels in motion in the early to late 90s have matured into powerful tools of social change within the organization.. the lies and false doctines taught by the watchtower bible & tract society are plainly accessible with just a cursory google search.. active elders leak boe letters, often weeks before they hit the notice board in a kingdom hall.. social media has allowed exjws to connect with those still in as well as those who have left.. the society have no game plan because information is power and they have lost the information war.
all they can do is cry wolf and warn the rank and file not to listen to apostates.. i don't know what future the society will face in the next ten years, but changing world events, social trends, and reactionary change from headquarters based on their own faulty biblical chronology has got them cornered like a raging animal.. it doesn't look good..
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It took the better part of 15 years but I believe we have finally arrived at that point where there is now a critical mass of former witnesses.
Thousands of exJWs come together on forums like this one and discuss findings, ideas and research. There have been documentaries and even a movie made about life in the Jehovah's Witnesses.
Ex JW websites, online forums, and discussion boards that set the wheels in motion in the early to late 90s have matured into powerful tools of social change within the organization.
The lies and false doctines taught by the Watchtower Bible & Tract Society are plainly accessible with just a cursory Google search.
Active elders leak BOE letters, often weeks before they hit the notice board in a Kingdom Hall.
Social media has allowed exJWs to connect with those still in as well as those who have left.
The Society have no game plan because information is power and they have lost the information war. All they can do is cry wolf and warn the rank and file not to listen to apostates.
I don't know what future the Society will face in the next ten years, but changing world events, social trends, and reactionary change from headquarters based on their own faulty Biblical chronology has got them cornered like a raging animal.
It doesn't look good.
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Do you think not having the book study in private homes has had much effect?
by truthseeker init's been a few years since the organization ended the book study arrangement in private homes.. gone was the last opportunity to have tea and biscuits and a natter with the friends afterwards.. do you think people regret losing the book study?
for some, it may have been the only time they were able to get some "associaton".
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It's been a few years since the organization ended the book study arrangement in private homes.
Gone was the last opportunity to have tea and biscuits and a natter with the friends afterwards.
Do you think people regret losing the book study? For some, it may have been the only time they were able to get some "associaton"
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Hardcore JW Friend Predicts the End of the Organization within 10 years.
by kneehighmiah inhad a conversation with an aspiring elder.
he said the end must be close because people are so discouraged that the organization can't last more than 10 years.
this is before we received the please come to the international convention letter.
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I'm not so sure the WT will go on for hundreds of years before a split and the reason is that so much is demanded of the rank and file that they barely have time to themselves once work, meetings, and ministry is taken into account.
The organization demands so much and there is nothing about what they do that creates friendships between people at the Hall.
Most churches have some form of community gatherings, even if it's just a meal.
The Watchtower has NOTHING sponsored in the way of community meals, day trips for the elderly, youth groups etc. They have nothing.
People need to feel wanted and part of something. We are, for the most part, social creatures. The Watchtower does not fill the void in people's social lives. That, coupled with "expectation postponed is making the heart sick" is enough to dampen their zeal.
Will they be around in 10 years? Sure, but the quality of witnessing and the meetings is very dumbed down.
They have nothing to look forward to.
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BOE Letter: New Adjustments
by pixel in**this was predicted from some members here**.
to all congregations .
re: adjustments in organizational terminology and assembly arrangements .
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Wow - changes just keep on coming.
Guess this won't be the "Last ever Memorial" yet