by Terry 46 Replies latest jw friends
Sylvia:
Actu ally, the question is a kind of antimony.
LOL.
You did the exact thing 7 years ago.
Antinomy is what you intended.
Antimony - element
Antinomy - mutually exclusive
Love and blessings.
Sylvia
Yes, I am consistently TOO LAZY to look the damned word up before I use it!
At least I didn't confuse it with Alimony!
(((((((Terry)))))))
Just funnin' with you.
Sylvia
TERRY
If you and the rest of us were so convinced that the WTBTS had the '' truth ", why are you so sure now it isn't? Which conviction was stronger ? The part that thought you had the '' truth'' or the thought that it was '' false and a lie? ''
Can you lend me a 1000.00 dollars?
Ooh, neverajw, I wish I had asked that question.
QUESTION: If you and the rest of us were so convinced that the WTBTS had the '' truth ", why are you so sure now it isn't? Which conviction was stronger ? The part that thought you had the '' truth'' or the thought that it was '' false and a lie? ''
The problem with "belief" and "faith" and "convictions" is not really with the OBJECT of belief and faith and conviction.
The problem is with the ABSOLUTE attitude which says, "I can't be wrong about this and I refuse to even consider it."
Then, it goes one step further and says EVERY BODY ELSE IS DEAD WRONG.
When I was a true believer I was high on how RIGHT I was.
When I was filled with rightous faith in the Watch Tower theology I was drunk on ABSOLUTE CERTAINTY.
In other words, I was intellectually dishonest and closed off to rational thinking.
We have to open up to both sides constantly allowing our faith and belief to be questioned.
If we refuse to listen to the opposition we are really signalling fear we might be wrong.
In answer to your question I'll say this: "I am willing to be wrong about anything/everything I think is true--but--I need to
be shown all the facts and evidence first.
If we are at least willing to be wrong---that is honesty.
JW's refuse to be honest.
JW's are dead certain they can't be wrong and the shut the mouths of critics and call names and blacklist, DF and badmouth the "other" side.
JW's don't listen--they pretend to listen while they form rebuttal.
JW's don't do outside research.
JW's aren't allowed to think for themselves.
JW's are held back from bettering their own lives with education or employment on behalf of their own family's well-being.
JW's put crazy-thinking on a level way above practical, logical and reasonable attention to real life.
The Watch Tower religion wastes your time and makes you hate everybody and even pray for a world-wide holocaust. Why? Just
so they can have their reward.
It is a nasty religion and feckless way of life.
It is filled with prejudice, ignorance and propaganda.
There, I think that about covers it :)
QUESTION: Can you lend me a 1000.00 dollars?
My grandfather taught me something I think is a really good policy. If you're going to help another person with money
you have to make a gift of it. Why? Because, money loaned to a friend is often collected from an enemy. So, either GIVE
the money as a gift or don't make your help about money.
Besides that, you can't lend what you don't have and I don't. But, I'm willing to help anybody in other ways.
