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  Things JW's and Atheists have in common

  by juandefiero in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i was just thinking about something someone said on another thread.

  to paraphrase, 'jw beliefs like there being no hellfire, immortal soul, the condition at death...have the ring of truth.'.

  i realized, atheists believe these things too!.

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  bobingersoll

  JWs believe that what you need to do in relation to these issues is gather all the relevant evidence, sit down and consider it, and come to the rational conclusion.

  No - they SAY they believe that but they do not actually put it into practice....but they believe they are practicing it. If they actually practiced what you say they believe, the JW religion would soon join the dead religions. But as it is, cognitive dissonance and confirmation bias trips them up most of the time.
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  Things JW's and Atheists have in common

  by juandefiero in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i was just thinking about something someone said on another thread.

  to paraphrase, 'jw beliefs like there being no hellfire, immortal soul, the condition at death...have the ring of truth.'.

  i realized, atheists believe these things too!.

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  bobingersoll

  As an atheist, I generally don't believe, I conclude, based on the preponderance or lack of convincing evidence. Not sure if that makes me "militant" or not.
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  JW books?

  by bobingersoll in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i am not a jehovah's witness, never have been.

  i am a former christian (mostly baptist background) and have been an atheist since 1999. .

  my question is this - are there any books (not official watch tower publications) published by any jw's?

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  bobingersoll

  Thanks for the link, it's helpful. I wonder if JW's in good standing are expected to get "approval" from the head office before proceeding with a book project?
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  JW books?

  by bobingersoll in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i am not a jehovah's witness, never have been.

  i am a former christian (mostly baptist background) and have been an atheist since 1999. .

  my question is this - are there any books (not official watch tower publications) published by any jw's?

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  bobingersoll

  I am not a Jehovah's Witness, never have been. I am a former Christian (mostly Baptist background) and have been an atheist since 1999.

  My question is this - are there any books (not official Watch Tower publications) published by any JW's?

  Just to be clear what I am interested in: As an atheist, I have many books written by atheists explaining why they are atheists. I also have some books written by Christians, defending why they believe what they believe. They are not any kind of official denominational literature, just members of the Christian faith explaining / defending why they believe what they believe. Are there any Jehovah's Witness's who have written any books explaining / defending why they believe what they believe, or are all books or publications of that sort published only by the WatchTtower Society?

  My curiosity is because for the past couple months, every Sunday afternoon, I have been visited by two JW, trying to convert me, and at times, it is very hard to get a straight answer from them - they never give their opinion but always refer me back to the little booklet or the website.