Is Experience Necessary For Knowledge?

by Satanus 23 Replies latest jw friends

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  rem

  Skinner did NOT raise his daughter in a box. She did NOT commit suicide. This is an urban legend.

  The confusion comes from an article in Ladies Home Journal where a picture of Skinner's daughter inside a portable crib built by Skinner appeared. The crib was built to keep her warm during the harsh winters. A Skinner box is a completely different thing that was used in animal experiments and people confused the two when they saw the picture in the magazine. Skinner did unsuccessfully try to market his crib invention, though, calling it the 'heir conditioner' and 'aircrib'.

  http://www.snopes.com/science/skinner.htm

  rem
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  Sargon

  Thanks Rem,

  For destroying the last truth I had remaining from the '70's. First I find out the WTS lied to me. Then I found out my first girlfriend lied to me, then I found out Richard Nixon lied to me, then I find out Timothy Leary lied to me... and now you inform me that my favorite highschool teacher lied to me. When will these indignities end. I'm so embarrassed!!
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  Ginosko

  Hi,

  I had read Isa 45:7 and it seems that the Bible said that God creates evil.

  My first thought: He conceives the order and design His creation, anything against it was disorder and evil, so in this sense He was the creator of the evil. But in this sense it doesn't means that He did the evil. I will read with more time your thread. I need to do more research and think about it. Following are some Strong material about the word translated as evil in Isa 45:7

  07451 er ra‘ rah or fem. her ra‘ah from 07489 ; TWOT-2191a, 2191c

  AV-evil 442, wickedness 59, wicked 25, mischief 21, hurt 20, bad 13, trouble 10, sore 9, affliction 6, ill 5, adversity 4, favoured 3, harm 3, naught 3, noisome 2, grievous 2, sad 2, misc 34; 663

  adj

  1) bad, evil

  1a) bad, disagreeable, malignant

  1b) bad, unpleasant, evil (giving pain, unhappiness, misery)

  1c) evil, displeasing

  1d) bad (of its kind-land, water, etc)

  1e) bad (of value)

  1f) worse than, worst (comparison)

  1g) sad, unhappy

  1h) evil (hurtful)

  1i) bad, unkind (vicious in disposition)

  1j) bad, evil, wicked (ethically)

  1j1) in general, of persons, of thoughts

  1j2) deeds, actions

  n m

  2) evil, distress, misery, injury, calamity

  2a) evil, distress, adversity

  2b) evil, injury, wrong

  2c) evil (ethical)

  n f

  3) evil, misery, distress, injury

  3a) evil, misery, distress

  3b) evil, injury, wrong

  3c) evil (ethical)
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  Ginosko

  Hi,

  In a second thought: We can see that light is the opposite to darkness. But is also peace an opposite to evil ? I'll see how the septuagint translate this verse. As you may know some meaning of hebrew words are missing. Following the Strong information for the word translated as peace:

  07965

  Mwlv shalowm shaw-lome’ or Mlv shalom shaw-lome’

  from 07999 , Greek 4539 salwmh ; TWOT-2401a; n m

  AV-peace 175, well 14, peaceably 9, welfare 5, salute +

  07592 4, prosperity 4, did 3, safe 3, health 2, peaceable 2, misc 15; 236

  1) completeness, soundness, welfare, peace

  1a) completeness (in number)

  1b) safety, soundness (in body)

  1c) welfare, health, prosperity

  1d) peace, quiet, tranquillity, contentment

  1e) peace, friendship

  1e1) of human relationships

  1e2) with God especially in covenant relationship

  1f) peace (from war)

  1g) peace (as adjective)