Mikado

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  Why is the world full of ATHEISTS?

  by exWTslave in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  bible describes atheism as a condition of the heart and is all about seeking what is ephemeral, not acting with insight.

  (psalm 14:1, 2) thus it rightly says the whole world is lying in the attraction of what is ephemeral.

  (wicked one is not a correct translation.1 john 5:19) thus even believers who pray to god (for material blessings) are actually atheists as they are not trying to be poor in spirit.

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  Mikado

  you are actually quoting the bible to somehow ask why there the world is full of atheists?

  FIRSTLY, it isn't.

  SECONDLY, why do you imagine it to be a negative thing... after all, religion has been nothing but a source of joy and beauty in the world, right????

  THIRDLY, this of us who are lucky enough to live in the developed world now have access to better education and the safety after thousands of years to actually express their opinions in safety.

  it woukd be a far more valid question to ask is why many people choose to believe in an indivisible spirit god with no evidence at all.
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  Why is the world full of ATHEISTS?

  by exWTslave in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  bible describes atheism as a condition of the heart and is all about seeking what is ephemeral, not acting with insight.

  (psalm 14:1, 2) thus it rightly says the whole world is lying in the attraction of what is ephemeral.

  (wicked one is not a correct translation.1 john 5:19) thus even believers who pray to god (for material blessings) are actually atheists as they are not trying to be poor in spirit.

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  Mikado

  I'll have some of what you're smoking....
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  Robin Williams passes

  by designs in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  don't know quite what to say.

  just stunned at the news.

  comic genius and actor.. share your favorite robin williams moments.. .

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  Mikado

  I was just about to post that, and if so , it makes his decision much mor understandable, I watched my grandfather go through hell with it.
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  God is love, but if you dont love him back he will slaughter you!

  by BU2B in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  this was one of the things that first got me thinking.

  i noticed how in books like "draw close to jehovah" they paint god as a loving, warm, just god who does not desire any to die.

  i could not love him at all, let alone with my whole heart.

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  Mikado

  Abbas, you will find many of us feel exactly like Cofty, I couldn't have said it better myself.

  yes, the bible has many platitudes such as the golden rule, so do the koran, and other holy books.

  the fictional god in it has nothing to offer me.

  you mean I can hate akk the people I decide aren't following him the way I decide is right? NO thanks, i will pass on that one....
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  pros and cons of anti depessants?

  by Crazyguy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  obviously i'm having ex cult issues, family still in and a wife that's all kokoo for cocopuffs as well as our marriage isn't good.

  i would like to leave her, she has never been the kind of wife i wanted.

  anyway the stress is getting to be to much, thinking about things all the time and its effecting my work as well as otherthings.

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  Mikado

  oh that's an awful story.

  I am so sorry that you went through all of that.

  you must be a very strong person, I think that comes through in your writing......:):)

  it may be that you have more reserves than the ordinary person, MOST people with severe clinical depression are simply not capable of doing many if the things that do in fact help you recover.

  that said, there is a strong genetic component, as there seems to be in most things now.

  I so hope you are in a better place now...
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  Demon attacks on JW in past, where'd they go?

  by thedepressedsoul in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  in the 80's and 90's (maybe even earlier) i remember hearing lots of witnesses talk about "demon attacks".

  whether it was someone studying the bible who then started having strange things happen in their house to people bringing stuff home from yard sales and getting personal attacks and horrible dreams resulting in them dystroying stuff they brought home or getting rid of it.. .

  i also remember hearing a sister say she had to pray in a home with a study because the study started to get attacked.

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  Mikado

  no one is doubting that is your experience, we are simply pointing out the impossibility of it being demons.

  two different issues.
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  pros and cons of anti depessants?

  by Crazyguy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  obviously i'm having ex cult issues, family still in and a wife that's all kokoo for cocopuffs as well as our marriage isn't good.

  i would like to leave her, she has never been the kind of wife i wanted.

  anyway the stress is getting to be to much, thinking about things all the time and its effecting my work as well as otherthings.

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  Mikado

  objective truth,

  that was NEVER my experience with physiatrists.

  i never found one that was a glorified drug dealer.

  i had well trained professionals that cared for me and helped me to recover.

  I never had anyone sit and tick off boxes

  NOONE ever sat there and ticked off boxes, they all helped me to talk, and as I started to recover to make decisions as to how to manage my feelings and stressors.

  without their help I would not have made it through.

  cognitive behaviour therapy is a great thing, but not when you are so far down the dark place you can't think. you need chemical assistance to get out of there first then you can make changes...
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  pros and cons of anti depessants?

  by Crazyguy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  obviously i'm having ex cult issues, family still in and a wife that's all kokoo for cocopuffs as well as our marriage isn't good.

  i would like to leave her, she has never been the kind of wife i wanted.

  anyway the stress is getting to be to much, thinking about things all the time and its effecting my work as well as otherthings.

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  Mikado

  dis member, if you're depression is severe enough, you literally cannot function. you can't garden, you can't walk, you can't do any of the things you are recommending.

  these are all good things, but not when you are severly clinically depressed.
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  pros and cons of anti depessants?

  by Crazyguy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  obviously i'm having ex cult issues, family still in and a wife that's all kokoo for cocopuffs as well as our marriage isn't good.

  i would like to leave her, she has never been the kind of wife i wanted.

  anyway the stress is getting to be to much, thinking about things all the time and its effecting my work as well as otherthings.

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  Mikado

  whathappened

  thats terrible, I am so sorry for the trauma and pain you have gone through, just terrible. (hugs to you)
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  pros and cons of anti depessants?

  by Crazyguy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  obviously i'm having ex cult issues, family still in and a wife that's all kokoo for cocopuffs as well as our marriage isn't good.

  i would like to leave her, she has never been the kind of wife i wanted.

  anyway the stress is getting to be to much, thinking about things all the time and its effecting my work as well as otherthings.

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  Mikado

  my lived experience is, I wouldn't be here today without them.

  would I suggest chemical help is you're a little blue, or sad, or stressed? absolutely NOT

  would I suggest it if you're seriously clinically depressed? absolutely YES.

  would either be right? I have no idea! I can really only say what was right for me.