Pete Zahut

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  Do you have any evidence that the GB had bad intent?

  by AlainAlam in

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  do you have any evidence that the gb had bad intent?

  as opposed to blind faith/cognitive dissonance and honest mistakes.. i'm inclined to think they have the best of intentions and are just wrong (primarily because the bible is wrong), but i'm willing to consider the evidence otherwise..

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  I think they may have started out with good intentions (like the rest of us) but as we've seen by the way they weaseled out of their failed 1914 prophecy by replacing it with their ridiculous "overlapping generations" explanation. Rather than owning their mistakes, they are masters at tweaking reality so that it fits their own narrative.

  Millions of us former JW's have had to face the music and rethink our whole lives once we realized that we were part of a hoax and were participating in a group delusion.

  These folks, are willing to do whatever it takes to keep the show on the road and their imaginations know no bounds when it comes to rationalizing their beliefs and justifying their actions.
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  Covid-19 (Coronavirus) - Status Update Thread

  by Simon in

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  this topic is to focus on status updates & advice (no opinion or politics please).. status.

  latest status is that it's serious, probably isn't going to be contained and most large companies are making contingency plans, cancelling large events etc... which i don't think would happen if it was just people being alarmist.

  the incubation period means it may have already spread further and infected many more people than are currently known, so expect jumps in the numbers over the coming days and weeks.. tracking.

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  Social structure is starting to break down. Disregard of traffic laws, burglaries are going up. When the rent really comes due there will be mobs incited by handlers in the background. Police impersonators are out. So much for the gun scenario.

  See the "Fear Zone" in the blue chart above.

  There is a need to stop spreading fear and evaluate information before passing it on to others.

  I live just outside a large west coast city and apart from the usual knuckle heads, generally people are behaving remarkably well.

  
  
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  Covid-19 (Coronavirus) - Status Update Thread

  by Simon in

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  2. friends

  this topic is to focus on status updates & advice (no opinion or politics please).. status.

  latest status is that it's serious, probably isn't going to be contained and most large companies are making contingency plans, cancelling large events etc... which i don't think would happen if it was just people being alarmist.

  the incubation period means it may have already spread further and infected many more people than are currently known, so expect jumps in the numbers over the coming days and weeks.. tracking.

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  Frederick Franz enjoyed wining and dining in Japan

  by yoko N in

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  a japanese sister living in kansai was asked by japan's branch office to take f. franz and his cronies to wining and dining.. her daughter left borg and are now publishing her experiences.. .

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  The first photos look like they were taken as he passed the "sound booth" on the way up to the podium at an assembly.
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  So what are you doing...

  by JeffT in

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  ...while under house arrest sheltering in place?.

  i'm editing a (non jw related) novel i hope to self publish soon.

  i may be making an announcement about that in the near future.

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  I've been finishing up a couple of paintings I started a while back. The first one is my own composition and the second one I copied looking at the label of a wine bottle I had.

  
  

  
  
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  What's up with old geezers in the Bible?

  by eyeuse2badub in

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  what the hell is the problem with the famous “men of old” in the bible?

  for some strange reason those old geezers (and some not so old) could not recognize who they were screwing?.

  my wife was listening to this week’s bible reading about jacob, laban, and the sisters leah, and rachael.

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  And one more thing - they were both virgins. Seems that their first times would have been painful and awkward.

  And what ever became of Lot, his daughters and his children/grandchildren?? Even after this miraculous deliverance, there's no mention of them again.

  I couldn't have been easy for the 2 unwed pregnant daughters to find husbands once they got where they were going and people began asking questions. What about the children they had? It couldn't have been easy for them once they found out how they came to be.

  Grandpa...what ever happened to Grandma and why is everything we eat so salty ??
  
  
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  Have You Isolated Yourself Because of the Virus 🦠?

  by minimus in

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  some people i know have not gone out of their houses in weeks.

  some will walk near their homes and run right back in.

  meanwhile, i go food shopping and i see tons of people, many with masks and gloves on..

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  We were supposed to be on a sunny Vacation for the last couple of weeks but that all went out the window with Covid19. We stayed home instead and went for drives to the ocean, the mountains or just out and around various trails in our area where we could stay away from others. I have a new little van that I've converted into a road trip camper so we brought what we needed and got ourselves out of the house but managed to stay away from people except to get gas.

  Now they're kind of indicating that we could be questioned if we're spotted out and about without good reason.

  My wife works in a hospital lab and is back to work today and even though I'm isolating myself, she could bring something home. She's going to change and shower in the bathroom just off the garage before coming into the main house and I'm going to sleep in the guest room for a while, just in case.

  Our Son and his wife are expecting a baby in 9 weeks and we have had to stay away from them and our 2 little grand babies so Mom doesn't get anything while she's pregnant. That's been the hardest part for us. Thankfully there's FaceTime but it's not quite the same.
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  Spare a thought for the nuisance callers

  by Ultimate Axiom in

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  up till now i have generally received (on average) one or two nuisance calls a day –sometimes more, sometimes none.

  although retired, i was out of the house about 20% of the time, but now that i’m home 100% of the time, i haven’t received a single nuisance call since the lockdown.

  is this just me, or is covid19 having a sever impact of their incomes?

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  I was noticing that I hadn't received any robocalls calls all last week and I mentioned it to my wife. Then I ordered something on line and within an hour I got one. I figured that this is further proof the the folks who we order things from, are selling our numbers to outside parties.
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  Question For People Being Put Onto A Ventilator - How Is It Powered?

  by Simon in

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  imagine you or a loved one have to go onto a ventilator and are given the choice of how it should be powered.

  what are people picking?.

  coal or oil powered energy.

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  Yes, how a ventilator is powered is a direct and in-your-face comparison, but we shouldn't forget that all the equipment itself is oil based (plastics etc...)

  I think those who support power alternatives are the first to admit that what we currently have has worked well so far and they are only too aware of the oil based sources things come from. Even so, they'd likely choose to use current power sources despite the problems that concern them because for now, that's all we have and now wouldn't be the time to switch to renewables, (which is what the original rather obvious question was).

  I'd also guess, they'd be the first to recognize that although alternatives need to be found, there are more immediate concerns to focus on rather than arguing about it or trying to score easy points for ones side of an issue during a pandemic.
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  why did jehovah create corona virus?

  by stan livedeath in

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  why did jehovah create the strains of corona virus ?.

  is it part of the great tribulation that is closer than ever now ?.

  what if lots of his people die from it ?.

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  Couldn't it have been from people making bad health decisions?

  Humans can spread viruses but viruses are made up of DNA and RNA which creationists believe was created by God. Humans can create vaccines from the matter that creationists believe, God created and use it to protect themselves from viruses that are using human animal or plant hosts to replicate themselves.