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  Why isn't the world a frazzle?

  by punkofnice in

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  2. beliefs

  when i was a jw i had a lot of silly ideas that seemingly explained things i wondered about.

  arguments from ignorance or special pleading i suppose.

  actually, my conclusions were daft.. one thing i have wondered about and i don't know if anyone else has, is why man hasn't either rendered the earth to a cinder or why there haven't been more nukes go off against nations.

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  Ancient and classical beliefs with similarities found in the Bible

  by RetroTherapy in

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  2. beliefs

  ancient and classical beliefs with similarities found in the bible.

  ive been studying religions and beliefs lately and ive been noting all the similarities they have with the bible.

  i havent even scratched the surface with my notes and im nowhere even near learning all of them but i think some of you might find what ive found so far interesting.

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  my first post! (long read sorry in advance)

  by Letts Party in

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  2. beliefs

  long time lurker, first time poster here finally looking to get some things off my chest.

  i've always been a very curious person with tons of questions about everything, and i also care deeply particularly about societal issues like social injustice, racism, and homophobia.

  that, coupled with how boneheaded all the elders in my congregation are (except for one), led me to ask even more questions that led me to find ttatt.. .

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  Blown away-- where to go from here

  by All for show in

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  2. friends

  i stumbled upon this website a few weeks ago due to the jw.org ridiculousness, since then i haven't been able to pull myself away.

  the thoughts, feelings, and concerns i have had the past few years aren't just mine.

  it's global.

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  Is sex abuse in the Wt that big of a problem

  by joe134cd in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  before i start, i'm not a wt apologist and i am certainly not trying to minimise sex abuse.

  i was looking at the amount of sex abuse cases in light of witness population.

  just say wt ended up on paying out on 30,000 individual abuse cases.

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  What do you know about "Personal Mythology?"

  by Make Lemonade in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  our group has been introduced to the term "personal mythology".

  so far we think this area of study has potential to explain the actions of the governing body and all in the "organization".

  perhaps not a substitute for the term "cognitive disonance", but an additional term that adds insight into the thinking of jehovah's witnesses.

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  What happened to member "Amazing"?

  by EdenOne in

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  2. friends

  i have read last night the personal story of forum member "amazing", which he posted in 19 installments about 12 years ago.

  there are so many things about his experience that i can relate with.

  he seems to have vanished from this forum, for his last post as "amazing" was about 3 years ago.

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  Scientific basis for Captives of a Concept?

  by Londo111 in

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  2. friends

  http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140612104950.htm.

  when people get together in groups, unusual things can happen -- both good and bad.

  groups create important social institutions that an individual could not achieve alone, but there can be a darker side to such alliances: belonging to a group makes people more likely to harm others outside the group.. "although humans exhibit strong preferences for equity and moral prohibitions against harm in many contexts, people's priorities change when there is an 'us' and a 'them,'" says rebecca saxe, an associate professor of cognitive neuroscience at mit.

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  80 Year old COBE Layoff Conspiracy

  by XBEHERE in

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  who else thinks something is afoot with this?

  is the gb deciding to go back to pre-1971 times with perhaps the cobe as the man in charge and the rest just ministerial servants.

  so for this reason they want younger men in those postitions?

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  I am on the edge of a freak out ..... I think???

  by DATA-DOG in

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  2. friends

  so the rc really sucked, but i made it through.

  the propaganda was mind blowing.

  i don't know if the crap will be available on the official website or not, but hopefully it gets leaked somehow.

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