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  IQ and JWs

  by Freedomrules in

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  do you think there is any correlation between intelligence and membership?

  most jws i've known aren't that bright, and it seems that most that leave are really intelligent.. just an observation.

  any thoughts?.

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  drwtsn32

  IQ tests do not have to be culturally biased. The Mensa admission test (basically two standardized IQ tests) are not biased to any particular culture, do not require that you memorize "facts," and do not require that you be an ace in mathematics. You can be great at math and remember tons of minute details, but you still may have an average IQ.

  Real IQ tests are not things you can study for.

  I do agree that intelligence is only one of many factors that may cause someone to leave the org. And there's probably no way to quantify exactly how much it actually affects a person's ability to "break free." But there's no denying that intelligence will help someone see through the Watchtower's lies.

  In the congregations I have attended, most of the people were not what I would call "smart." It's probably because the WT discouraged college so much; a very low percentage ever attended college.
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  Questions from Readers! Blood

  by Beans in

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  enjoy this tidbit!.

  *** w58 8/1 478 questions from readers ***.

  questions from readers.

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  Heh... another example of a "guideline" that is basically a rule. Yeah, you don't have to follow the guideline, but you'll be an immature krischen if you don't.
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  HAS THE QUALITY OF JWS GONE DOWN?

  by badboy in

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  what do u think?

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  drwtsn32

  The organization is a Potemkin village

  When I first read that I thought you said "Pokemon village"
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  JW scientist banned from Institute's WebSite because of Creationistic Views

  by GermanXJW in

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  recently, dr. wolf-ekkehard loennig, a jw working in a leading position at the gene-science-department at the max-planck-institute, has been banned from the institute's website for spreading his view about evolution.

  he promotes the so called "intelligents design".

  max-planck-institute calles this creationism in disguise.

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  drwtsn32

  They just attacked everything that I wrote no matter what it was.

  Perhaps it is because they perceived you as being arrogant and so sure of your opinions. Someone like that usually doesn't want to hear any sort of criticism; they simply ask other people to review their works so that they can receive praise about how wonderful it is.

  When confronted with a really cocky person, it is human nature to "attack everything" that person does.

  Perhaps if you were more open-minded (or at least appeared to be more open-minded), they would have been more open-minded with you and given more objective reviews of your works.

  Just a thought. It may or may not apply to your situation.
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  IQ and JWs

  by Freedomrules in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  do you think there is any correlation between intelligence and membership?

  most jws i've known aren't that bright, and it seems that most that leave are really intelligent.. just an observation.

  any thoughts?.

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  drwtsn32

  wait. Sex outside of marriage is bad? oops

  lol. Yep, even the kind of sex that's between you and yourself. It's all a lure of the devil!!
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  IQ and JWs

  by Freedomrules in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  do you think there is any correlation between intelligence and membership?

  most jws i've known aren't that bright, and it seems that most that leave are really intelligent.. just an observation.

  any thoughts?.

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  drwtsn32

  Sorry but the logic of this doesn't make sense.If only the smart ones leave and we are gone does that mean only the dumb ones are left? Can only dumb ones leave now? or are they all doomed to stay?

  Well yeah, when you say it like that it doesn't make sense.

  As a generalization, though, the more intelligent you are the more likely you will leave the org because you have problems with their beliefs. Leaving because of selfish desires (according to the org, like having sex outside of marriage) can happen to anyone.
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  Mormon Malaise?

  by NeonMadman in

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  2. friends

  well, i was supposed to have a visit from some mormon "elders" tonight, but they called about 5 minutes after they were supposed to be here and said they couldn't make it and could we reschedule?

  i was a bit irritated, since i had changed my plans for the evening to accommodate them, but i didn't express my irritation.. i wonder if they are being affected by the same sort of malaise that seems to be afflicting the jw's.

  i could just as easily have told them to go fly a kite, and then i'd have been damned forever, all because they couldn't keep an appointment!.

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  Not to be discouraging, but I sometimes messed with mormons when they came to my door. It was about as effective as trying to mess with the JWs. They'll just ignore stuff they cannot answer, or simply leave.

  Let us know how it goes in any case!
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  IQ and JWs

  by Freedomrules in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  do you think there is any correlation between intelligence and membership?

  most jws i've known aren't that bright, and it seems that most that leave are really intelligent.. just an observation.

  any thoughts?.

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  drwtsn32

  When I was still in the org, I used to hear every now and then that "so-and-so is too smart for his/her own good." That bothered me to no end. How can someone be "too smart" for the TRUTH?

  It really boiled down to the fact that those with greater intelligence are more likely to demand more evidence before they believe something.
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  IQ and JWs

  by Freedomrules in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  do you think there is any correlation between intelligence and membership?

  most jws i've known aren't that bright, and it seems that most that leave are really intelligent.. just an observation.

  any thoughts?.

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  drwtsn32

  I have noticed the same thing! But I do know a few that are still trapped in the Borg that are quite intelligent. The majority are not all that bright though.

  I do think that if someone is highly intelligent, it would be much difficult for them to get swindled into joining the JW's later in life. Most of the intelligent JWs I know were in it from infancy.

  One thing is certain: all of us here had the intelligence and courage to break free!
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  Living forever without the Watchtower

  by drwtsn32 in

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  now that we have left the organization, how can we get everlasting life?

  i have found the answer!.

  http://www.liveforevernow.com.

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  drwtsn32

  so if the rings don'T work and you die within 90 days you get your money back??

  Yeah. But if you're dead you may have trouble physically mailing them back. Also, if you stop wearing the rings you'll start to age normally. Also, it is critical that polarity on the two rings is reversed or it will have a detrimental effect on your health.

  On that interview he said he was trying all sorts of positions for the magnets. He finally invented the rings but first did not reverse the polarity between the two rings. He got really sick. He then had the inspiration that you should reverse the polarity. After that he has been in fabulous health and has stopped aging.