Where do witnesses believe disease came from??

by mysterio91 5 Replies latest watchtower beliefs

  • mysterio91
    mysterio91

    Did god create viruses and germs, or did they "develope" because of sin??

  • kls
    kls

    The last i remember being a jw was that it was Adam & Eve that brought on Disease and aging and you name it from their sinning.

  • rebel8
    rebel8

    Here's something you might find amusing:

    At one point the existence of germs or micro-organisims was strongly disputed. It was taught that disease was the result of a "wrong vibration" and that aluminum cookware was the true source of many serious illnesses.

    More at this site: http://www.ajwrb.org/watchtower/images.shtml

  • mysterio91
    mysterio91

    So did god create viruses and germs that cause disease, but our "perfect" bodies weren't affected by them?? Why did he create these viruses and germs??

    I want to have this discussion with my JW mom, but I need to be prepared.

  • DHL
    DHL

    My JW parents once told me that God sent AIDS to punish homosexuals and others who are promiscuous.

  • rebel8
    rebel8

    What I feel is relevant is that the supposed FDS has made so many MAJOR mistakes in its view of the origin of disease. This is the group that has been claiming it's been led directly by an infallible god.

    http://quotes.watchtower.ca/medical-miscellaneous.htm

    Here's an interesting one:

    The Golden Age, September 26, 1934, p. 807 ***

    The Journal of the A. M. A. is the vilest sheet that passes the United States mail.... Nothing new and useful in therapeutics escapes its unqualified condemnation. Its attacks are generally ad hominem. Its editorial columns are largely devoted to character assassination.... Its editor [Morris Fishbein] is of the type of Jew that crucified Jesus Christ.

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