Posts by Viviane

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What is a morally upright life?

by jgnat in

is it relative, or do all human societies and cultures hold at least some things to be good?.

i don't think right and true is "universal" other than what is right and true for people.

a dolphin or a praying mantis may have alien perceptions of what is "good".

Viviane

Your wording itself ( People with brain disorders, chemical imbalances, people born missing parts of their brain ) has the answer!

You said "everyone". Are you now saying it's NOT everyone?

How are you defining morality? IQ?

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Man-made predictions come true where as those of spirit-guided org were a flop!

by Pinku in

historian samuel p huntington (1927 2008) predicted a future with conflicts due to civilisational and cultural reasons rather than on grounds of political ideology and economics.

and the ongoing conflict between the so-called islamic states and rest of the world seems to lend support to the late historian's controversial thesis.

fulfillment of his prophecy is more than 100% (even journalists are being beheaded)!.

Viviane

Historian Samuel P Huntington (1927 – 2008) predicted a future with conflicts due to civilisational and cultural reasons rather than on grounds of political ideology and economics.

How are those things different?

And the ongoing conflict between the so-called Islamic States and rest of the world seems to lend support to the late historian's controversial thesis.

ISIS is a cultural, religious and political movement. How does that support his argument?

Fulfillment of his prophecy is more than 100% (even Journalists are being beheaded)!

How do you get more than 100% fulfillment?

Yet many of the predictions JWs, “the Spirit-guided organization,” made never came true!

Neither did any Biblical prophecy.

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What is a morally upright life?

by jgnat in

is it relative, or do all human societies and cultures hold at least some things to be good?.

i don't think right and true is "universal" other than what is right and true for people.

a dolphin or a praying mantis may have alien perceptions of what is "good".

Viviane

For example, people who habitually ill-treat others will not like to be ill-treated. This means everyone knows what is right and wrong. People choose to do wrong because of its immediate benefit and feel confident of facing the consequences later somehow!

Huh? People with brain disorders, chemical imbalances, people born missing parts of their brain... you've done an analysis of all of them and applied what metric and determined you how all of this?

We find moral decline, yet IQ has gone up. What a 5-year-old child grasps now reminds us of the amount a 10-year-old child did a few years ago. Man can innovate devices (compare the Mobile phones and cars with that of past years) yet some cannot innovate his behavior.

Morality and IQ are both slippery concepts. How are you defining either?

The basic premise of Moral Foundation org is the unproven theory of Evolution.

Evolution is a 100% proven fact.

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Biblical Prohecies That Came True?

by Viviane in

recently there have been several claims made regarding prophecies that came true.

i've not personally seen a prophecy that i would consider as having come true.

i would consider the following as the requirements to say something is a prophecy and evaluate whether or not it came true:.

Biblical Prohecies That Came True?

by Viviane in

recently there have been several claims made regarding prophecies that came true.

i've not personally seen a prophecy that i would consider as having come true.

i would consider the following as the requirements to say something is a prophecy and evaluate whether or not it came true:.

Biblical Prohecies That Came True?

by Viviane in

recently there have been several claims made regarding prophecies that came true.

i've not personally seen a prophecy that i would consider as having come true.

i would consider the following as the requirements to say something is a prophecy and evaluate whether or not it came true:.

Viviane

As usual, you have nothing to contribute but ignorance and arrogance. Thanks for not staying! I mean that sincerely.

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Biblical Prohecies That Came True?

by Viviane in

recently there have been several claims made regarding prophecies that came true.

i've not personally seen a prophecy that i would consider as having come true.

i would consider the following as the requirements to say something is a prophecy and evaluate whether or not it came true:.

Viviane

As for Viv's criteria, I have good news for you.

So, still no prophecy that came true exactly as foretold with specific details.

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Biblical Prohecies That Came True?

by Viviane in

recently there have been several claims made regarding prophecies that came true.

i've not personally seen a prophecy that i would consider as having come true.

i would consider the following as the requirements to say something is a prophecy and evaluate whether or not it came true:.

Viviane

Ilikecheese, has a point. If one can “prove” prophecy, that would be an indication that God exists.

How would "proving" a prophecy be more of an indication that God exists rather a lucky guess?

For Punky: Seems like Nebuchadnezzar did invade Egypt, but the information is scanty. One thing I know for sure, Egypt was never the same after his invasion. From then on Egypt was a secondary power:

Information is scant, but sureness abounds? That'sa recipe for embarassment. What prophecy is that dealing with, anyway?

After viewing this prophecy in its entirety, I am convinced that it did happen exactly as foretold.

Lots of people believe lots of things. It's not proof of anything.

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Topics Ive Been Pondering On

by JWINQUESTION in

this is my first post on here so bear with me.

currently i am still an active jw with serious questions about the jw org.

i was hesitant signing up but really need as much input from the people on this forum to get a clear understanding on things.

Viviane

Honesty, what is a "morally upright" life?

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Topics Ive Been Pondering On

by JWINQUESTION in

this is my first post on here so bear with me.

currently i am still an active jw with serious questions about the jw org.

i was hesitant signing up but really need as much input from the people on this forum to get a clear understanding on things.

Viviane

I'm basing morality on the bible itself. I know that there are times where I do slip and curse. But it seems nowadays, people use it every sentence as a filler.

OK. Where does the Bible say not to swear? A curse in the Bible is not the same as swearing. Biblical morality allows slaves, rape, murder, multiple wives, killing and burning animal entrails because Jehovah likes the smell and forced abortion. What morality, specifically, do you like from the Bible?

What, specifically about gay sex is wrong? Clearly not all heterosexual sex produces children, so that can't be it.