Village Idiot

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  Hello Everybody

  by Thomas the Bill Engine in

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  2. friends

  i didn't see an introduction forum anywhere but i thought it would be weird to start posting without first introducing myself so, here we are.

  i'm 15, and i've been looking for a place to discuss my thoughts on the religion that i'm pretty much stuck in at the moment.

  my mom and dad divorced over their different beliefs over a year ago (my mom is jw and my dad is an very knowledgeable apostate, so you can see how they would fight over it), and since then i've stopped believing altogether.. just thought i'd say hello.

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  Hi there Thomas! Out of curiosity do you live with your mom or dad? How close are you with your dad?
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  What's the purpose of being a JW now?

  by MrTheocratic in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  with all the recent changes to this religion, what really is the purpose of being a jw?

  especially for those who have been in and witnessed all the changes and still no sight of the end.

  for these ones in particular (35-55 year olds) they must be in a state of confusion.

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  The purpose of being a JW now is the same as their purpose was in the past. Perpetuate the organization. The tactics have changed but not the goal.
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  This thread is for proof that God exists

  by juandefiero in

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  2. friends

  however, i haven't found any evidence to support that belief.. have you?

  if so please, show me the evidence that god exists, and i will believe along with you.. criteria:.

  (1) you must specify which god you are talking about;.

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  Just visit the pasta section of your local supermarket.

  
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  Don't take it personally if you're called a Neanderthal

  by ctrwtf in

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  2. friends

  aside from the scientific importance of these ongoing discoveries, i find it unbelievable that anyone with half a wit still believes in the adam and eve legend.

  and by default, how then do you have faith in "god's kingdom?".

  "acceptance of fact" is the top tier of maslow's pyramid of hierarchical humanity.

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  Cuban Cigars

  by OnTheWayOut in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so mrs. otwo and i see something on television about cuban cigars.

  she asks me if they are allowed into the united states.

  i told her that i believe there is a softening of the rules, but they are still difficult to get.

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  When I was an adolescent, I used to stay at my aunt's house after school. My uncle smoked cigars like a chimney. Even when he wasn't smoking, the cigar smell would hit you in the face just walking through the door. It was imbedded in the furniture and walls.

  I miss him and that smell.
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  Cuban Cigars

  by OnTheWayOut in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so mrs. otwo and i see something on television about cuban cigars.

  she asks me if they are allowed into the united states.

  i told her that i believe there is a softening of the rules, but they are still difficult to get.

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  Get some Cuban made Bacardi instead. Last bottle made there was over 50 years ago.
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  What do you think is the source of your consciousness? Can it be copied or transferred?

  by EndofMysteries in

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  2. beliefs

  this seems to be a question that even scientifically is still in the air.

  right now your consciousness, is it the physical part of the brain?

  the electrical signals in the brain?

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  The mind is what the brain does. No hope in copying or transferring to another brain no gain for the original individual even if it is possible.

  What you mentioned about duplicate copies being exactly like you but another you (like an identical twin with your exact same memories) is what I refer to as "The Star Trek transporter room conundrum". Your original you is disassembled into atoms that get transported to another location with an identical, but not original you. The act of disassembling your body is tantamount to death.
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  What is the alternative to JW?

  by Formerbrother in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i mean this with all due respect, i would like to hear from genuine people who think jw have it wrong and then what is the truth?.

  im not talking about silly little quibbles here and there.. is jehovah real?

  the the bible is word?

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  Does the WT attract needy dysfunctional type of people?

  by William Penwell in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  in your personal experience, do you think that the wt attracts needy types of people?

  over the years, my experience is that they do attract very needy, insecure, dysfunctional, types.

  i had an acquaintance that i just basically cut off.

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  I remember an ex-JW (James Penton?) writing once that if you didn't have a problem when you came in to the religion then they would give you one.

  I also remember a brother saying in the Kingdom Hall that there were mentally unbalanced people coming into the organization.
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  Fidel Castro and the WT

  by Hecce in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i am going to engage on a trip to the past and share with you some of the matters that marked the beginning of the jws persecution in cuba.

  you will be surprised that the pattern that was followed is very similar to what happened in other dictatorial countries.. in the cuban case, i am going to surprise you and tell you that like what happened with hitler; the wt was partially responsible for their clash and confrontation with the cuban government.

  during the early 60s the revolution was fighting for survival and they were willing and ready to demolish any perceived enemy to their cause.. a prime example was their war against the catholic church that was the most influential religious entity in the country; it took the supreme leader only a few public discourses to send the vast majority of clergy packing and back to their country, in this case spain.. the jehovah’s witnesses were an insignificant minority but they over estimated their importance and displayed a belligerent attitude, it was known that this was a us based religion and an easy target to connect them with the cia.

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  On some trivial notes:

  “Hasta la vista” is a Mexican expression not, to my memory as a Cuban, a Cuban one.

  I was told by my Cuban mother that JWs used to always wear white when preaching.

  There is an old Cuban joke about an illiterate Cuban saying: "Yo soy un testiculo de Jehova". The word for Witness in Spanish is "Testigo" which rhymes with "Testiculo". You got to know Spanish to appreciate that one.