atheism = self defeating.
first may we define our terms.
the word atheism comes literally from the greek, alpha the negative and theos [for god], therefore “negative god” or there is no god.
"BEFORE WE UNDERSTAND SCIENCE, IT IS NATURAL TO BELIEVE THAT GOD CREATED THE UNIVERSE. BUT NOW SCIENCE OFFERS A MORE CONVINCING EXPLANATION. WHAT I MEANT BY 'WE WOULD KNOW THE MIND OF GOD' IS, WE WOULD KNOW EVERYTHING THAT GOD WOULD KNOW, IF THERE WERE A GOD, WHICH THERE ISN'T. I'M AN ATHEIST."
STEPHEN hawking
probably best not to quote him to prove existance of god.
this is a much simpler chart and replaces the old one which was getting too difficult to maintain.. direct link: http://oi68.tinypic.com/voy2qs.jpg.
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MARKING TO PRINT LATER
some time ago, i wrote an extensive article on shunning and published it on my website.
since that website had views on doctrinal matters that no longer reflect my current stand, i took the website down.
however, my views on this matter are still current, and for the benefit of everyone here, i'm going to post the article here.
marking for later thanks
happy thanksgiving everyone!
i know that we are an international group here and that thanksgiving is an american holiday (and not even all of us in the us celebrate it), but i thought it would be nice to have a thread dedicated to sharing the many things we have to be thankful for: .
i am thankful for: .
I am thankful for TRIP TOE FAN night night.
Happy Thanksgiving
just got a phone call from an older sister saying that a couple that got re-assigned from bethel 4 years ago to live at their kh apartment as special pioneers, just received a letter saying "as of january 2016, your special pioneer assignment will be discontinued".. they live in a south miami kh(snapper creek congregation).. this couple had only served in bethel for 15 years before they were sent out into the special pioneer work.
they are now in their mid 50's and the sister said that they have to find part time jobs to support themselves.. the older sister (does not have a pc or internet), says that the couple are just devastated!
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I wonder what the laws in Florida are like. Does the couple have a lease? they could just make the wtbs evict them from the apartment.
brainfloss
for the last few days i have reviewing my class photos.
come up to you and said you don't remember me, do you.
at a funeral two years ago a. young lady came up to me and said , you don't remember me.
Methinks the lady doth protest too much.
hi everyone, this is my first post so go easy on me :) i have been a witness all of my life (i'm 37) and truly believed it until 3 years ago.
my husband and i had become spiritually weak and over time i began to question more and more until i came to the conclusion that the witnesses were not the true religion but just one of many religions and that if god is there then there are many paths to get to him.
anyway, i've battled with keeping going as my husband still believed and i didn't want to be in a divided household as we have a young daughter and thought it would be very confusing for her (and us).
i find it interesting and shameful that in some cases of child abuse that have not been reported, the parents desire not to report, is the reason cited for not notifying the police.
when at the same time the government doesn't allow the parents of the same children to put them in a car with out a seat belt and go unsanctioned.
brainfloss.
I find it interesting and shameful that in some cases of child abuse that have not been reported, the parents desire not to report, is the reason cited for not notifying the police. When at the same time the government doesn't allow the parents of the same children to put them in a car with out a seat belt and go unsanctioned.
brainfloss
i had finished watching all the videos on the royal commission's investigation of jehovah's witnesses (yes, i know more videos are being released).
i am still processing the information of everything that has emerged.
i do not plan to cover it all here, but i would like to point out that it is patently obvious that some of the wt representatives provided misleading information.
THANKS TO MARVIN SHILMER'S BLOG
http://marvinshilmer.blogspot.com/2011/07/watchtower-and-woodshed.html
