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  I am sick and tired, I am proud, I am leaving

  by never a jw in

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  for 2 years, soon after my daughter's baptism, i have been exchanging many emails with an elder of her congregation.

  good man, but he is a jw and he just drove me to the brink of madness recently; that was the drop the spill the water.

  it's a cult.

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  galaxie

  Felipe; good luck to you and your family.

  May your lifes journey be a happy one.

  Best wishes.
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  What is spirit, exactly?

  by Viviane in

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  i've always wondered that.

  recently i asked that question on another thread and didn't really get ananswer.

  cofty made an excellent point that we often hear what it isn't, but that really isn't useful.. so, what is it?

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  Viv I think its all about context;eg, human spirit; motivation to accomplish, get up and go, vitality, willingness, attitudes ie positive and negative.

  All made possible by the fact that we exist and use our brains which can ONLY function by means of the air we breath or there is NO human spirit.

  Therefore our human spirit in all its guises is a combination of the brains formulation of our desires and goals for whatever purpose and the way we bring that to fruition.

  All made possible only by the air we breath.

  In the context of spirit beings there is nothing tangible , no motivation which can be tested or proved

  The idea of these type of spirits imo comes from the same stable as human spirit ie motivated by the same brain processes fuelled by oxygen, and therefore only exist in the minds of those who have a need for such, as a child has a fictitious but to them believable imagination.

  So to sum up; human spirit is apparent....supernatural spirit does not exist.
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  An interesting encounter with some sisters today.

  by quellycatface in

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  when i got up to leave, i went over to their table and said "nice to see you", their faces were a picture.

  gemma obviously told them i was da'd.

  all i got were tight smiles, so i said to gemma "i like your hair like that" and left......

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  galaxie

  I take it on board...sorry quelly
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  An interesting encounter with some sisters today.

  by quellycatface in

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  when i got up to leave, i went over to their table and said "nice to see you", their faces were a picture.

  gemma obviously told them i was da'd.

  all i got were tight smiles, so i said to gemma "i like your hair like that" and left......

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  Quelly , I enjoyed reading your post up to your last concluding remark.

  When you said " it felt good to be a good christian etc'", did you feel superior in the fact you now know how to be good and they don't?

  No disrespect but imo you are all victims of the same fundemental non...sense.

  Did you try and impart the good news of the kingdom to them as jesus is supposed to have instructed his TRUE GOOD followers to do?

  I'm sure thats what they think they are doing. ?...its all a dillusion, none of you are any better at being 'good' than the other.

  In my humble opinion of course
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  What is spirit, exactly?

  by Viviane in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i've always wondered that.

  recently i asked that question on another thread and didn't really get ananswer.

  cofty made an excellent point that we often hear what it isn't, but that really isn't useful.. so, what is it?

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  galaxie

  Now lets all be pals..THATS THE SPIRIT !!! ANYONE FOR THE PUB
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  What is spirit, exactly?

  by Viviane in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i've always wondered that.

  recently i asked that question on another thread and didn't really get ananswer.

  cofty made an excellent point that we often hear what it isn't, but that really isn't useful.. so, what is it?

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  galaxie

  Hi kate;...Higher order abstractions Mmmmmm ? Idealogical guesswork, wishful thinking in a higher order way? Or...

  Concrete, evidence facts positive explanations, feasable conclusion .

  In which way would most people prefer things to be explained?

  Spirit is oxygen keeps the rose and us alive. When it's gone we're all gone ....end of spirit!
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  What is spirit, exactly?

  by Viviane in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i've always wondered that.

  recently i asked that question on another thread and didn't really get ananswer.

  cofty made an excellent point that we often hear what it isn't, but that really isn't useful.. so, what is it?

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  galaxie

  Mirror?
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  How Many Had Chronic fatigue syndrome?

  by OnTheWayOut in

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  chronic fatigue syndrome refers to severe, continued tiredness that is not relieved by rest and is not directly caused by other medical conditions.. did you have many congregation members, particularly pioneers, that said they had " chronic fatigue syndrome" ?.

  that's their "get-out-of-jail-free card.

  " they were free to cancel anything at anytime and it was their legitimate reason for not doing anything that didn't involve field recruiting.

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  galaxie

  Sorry I'm too tired to think about it, maybe tomorrow...Yawn I'm off to bed nite nite
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  What is spirit, exactly?

  by Viviane in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i've always wondered that.

  recently i asked that question on another thread and didn't really get ananswer.

  cofty made an excellent point that we often hear what it isn't, but that really isn't useful.. so, what is it?

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  galaxie

  SPIRIT to a human body is simply the air we breath, as gas (petroleum) is to an engine.

  Cut of the supply to either and the consequences are obvious.

  Its the efficacy of the oxygen on all our vital organs which stimulates our brains which seem to have the ability to conjure up the kind of woo woo non...sense which supernatural believers come up with.

  In my humble opinion of course.
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  Any ideas for my return visit?

  by KateWild in

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  i had a really fun day today.

  i went to town on first call to witness to the jws on the trolley outside the main train station in the city.

  i had prepared two different presentations depending on whether or not the jws knew me.. if they knew me i planned to tell them how unjust my last jc was and that i didn't believe jehovah cared about me or anyone, and if they didin't know me i would just question them about their disfellowshipping policy.

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  galaxie

  Yes kate your correct of course. What I meant by ' lovely people' was really in the context of the individual I was speaking to who found it so easy to dismiss me so readily.

  It was obvious that he didn't see me as worthy of further conversation.