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  Evolution and spirits

  by Chris Tann in

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  as of now iam making an unbiased examination of evolution.

  however one thing keeps me hanging on to the belief of a supreme spirit being; the existence of spirits.

  i have heard countless accounts of people who have experienced frightening encounters with evil forces.

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  Onager

  Chris Tann does this link remind you of the account you're referring to? It's in a coffee shop, not a hospital, but the "magic" sounds the same.

  http://www.today.com/popculture/carrie-telekinesis-stunt-gives-coffee-shop-patrons-extra-jolt-8C11356002

  This is a prank which has gone viral recently. Your account sounds like the genesis of an urban myth based on it. If you read some of the articles on Snopes.com you can see how these sort of stories start and then change.

  This is just my theory, but changing the location to a hospital rather than a coffee shop (more dead people \ angry spirits in a hospital) gives the story "spirity" credentials and changing the man into a child ups the emotional hookyness.
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  JW Statistics

  by Giordano in

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  service year.

  peak pubs.

  increase.

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  Onager

  You could look at it this way: From 1960 to 2012 the peak publishers increased by 6,817,177 people.

  in the same time period the world population increased by 3.9 billion people.*

  Do you recall the character in one of Douglas Adams' Hitcherbooks called Wowbagger the infinitely prolonged? He was trying to personally insult everyone in the universe... The joke being that in the time he spent insulting one person, thousands more people had been born in that moment.

  It's a bit like that. :)

  * http://www.geohive.com/earth/his_history3.aspx
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  900 Top Scientists Sign Statement Skeptical of Macro-Evolution

  by Perry in

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  2. beliefs

  we are skeptical of claims for the ability of random mutation and natural .

  selection to account for the complexity of life.

  careful examination of the .

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  Onager

  Yes, as Cofty says, Evolution has nothing to with the origins of Life, it is only concerned with the origin of Species.

  Hence the name of that book by that guy...
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  What happens after a couple of thousand years of paradise?

  by Hortensia in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my guess is, god gets bored.. armageddon's over, the earth has been cleansed, only his sycophants have survived.

  all is perfect.

  after a millenium or three god gets bored.

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  Onager

  Sounds a lot like the plot to the film "Megamind"... :)
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  So I'm going through a really difficult time right now.

  by scaredtospeak in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i was publicly reproved last year and the elders have taken their sweet time in reinstating my "privileges".

  it's been six months and i can't answer at the meetings or participate in the theocratic ministry school.

  in all honesty- i don't care about the privileges.

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  Onager

  Hi ish, can you explain clearly how you think the other posters here are being misleading?

  Cheers,

  Matt.
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  Let's suggest some programs for tv.jw.org

  by rebel8 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  weekday afternoons: a soap opera featuring judicial committees, demon possessions, and wives clamoring to be the ones who host the circuit overseer's lunch.

  saturday mornings: sparlock cartoon.

  friday evenings: reality show featuring jw dating.

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  Onager

  Film:

  Silence of the Lambs
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  don't say "worldly" say non-jehovahs witness

  by hoser in

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  2. friends

  here's another buzzword that burns my butt.

  worldly.

  i refuse to say it.

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  Onager

  Thanks for the links OneEyedJoe!
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  don't say "worldly" say non-jehovahs witness

  by hoser in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  here's another buzzword that burns my butt.

  worldly.

  i refuse to say it.

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  Onager

  Is there a "dictionary" anywhere on here with a list of these loaded language terms?

  That would be an interesting read.
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  The Blatant SEXISM of Watchtower!

  by Island Man in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  from my yahoo answers question here: .

  "the bible says of deborah: "now deborah, a prophetess, the wife of lappidoth, was judging israel at that time.

  5 she used to sit under the palm tree of deborah between ramah and bethel in the hill country of ephraim; and the sons of israel came up to her for judgment.

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  Onager

  So, let me get this right, there's a glimmer of gender equality in a story in the bible (which is a wildly misogynist book overall) and the WTS poo's all over it?

  It constantly amazes me that women seem to be particularly drawn to this religion, it's almost like they like the abuse!
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  The Art of Hypocrisy - How Jehovah's Witnesses worship a symbol

  by BluePill2 in

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  2. friends

  it has been a while since i've seen a witness, either in person or virtually.

  searching for someone on facebook took me to the profile of a ministerial servant that i know.

  i scrolled through his wall to see who is still around and found this gem:.

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  How is this acceptable to the general JW populace?!