Topics Started by slimboyfat

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Probability of Earth and life being how it is
by ballistic in
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2. friends
there are some things we don't know about existence and whether the earth is a simulation or even a creation.

but we can do some statistical analysis on it.. the probability of a planet like earth existing in the goldilocks zone and having a moon that perfectly eclipses the sun is extremely low, but it's not impossible.

the habitable zone (or goldilocks zone) around a star is the region where a planet could potentially support liquid water on its surface.
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Loyalty to the Governing Body? Timeline to Change
by blondie in
1. jw
2. friends
https://jwfacts.com/watchtower/governing-body.php .

here is an example how the wts has "adjusted" scripture.

the governing body has gone as far as to change the text of micah 6:8 in their 2013 new world translation of the holy scriptures (nwt) in order to be able to demand loyalty.
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Did the Fred Franz style of writing cease after he died?
by SydBarrett in
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2. friends
i was completely out by 1991 and 1989 would have been the last time i had to attend regularly.

that over the top franz writing style was still there in the 1980's although i've heard he wasn't actually doing much writing by then.

but his style was definitely picked up and imitated for many years beyond its wacky, outlandish peak of the the 50's - 70's.
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Too Much Video ?
by HereIam60 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
does anyone feel the same way?

i am not anti-video, just feeling overload.

since the jw organization started video production there has been such a flood of it that no one can, or possibly even wants to keep up with it all: some thoughts and questions i"ve had -.
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What does the Catholic church think of JW?
by Halcon in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
on a trip to rome a few years ago i asked my friend (who is roman and jw) what the catholic faith thinks of jw.

he simply stated that jw is tolerated by the church but that really not much thought is given to them.

is there an official stance on jw by the catholics?
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2025**04**April**21**Announcement!
by Atlantis in
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2. friends
2025**04**april**21**announcement.

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https://app.filemail.com/d/qpxvufhubdjrdoy .
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the pope has died
by stan livedeath in
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2. current
most people on the planet have heard of the pope.. most people on the planet have never heard of the governing body..
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Curious? How many members of this group feel we are living in the "End Times"?
by Balaamsass2 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i like to take a peek at the kids over on reddit every week or so.. this thread caught my eye:" curious….

do any ex jw or pimo, still believe the world is ending.

i see people who have never been witnesses think that the world will end soon and they say things like “jesus is coming soon”….
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Our (JW) genetic mutation
by Jalisco in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
the spiritual dna of our faith was "protestant" for over 100 years, until 1985, after which it changed to a catholic sense.

for example, for decades we were presented with the example of the bereans who "were more noble-minded than those of thessalonica" because they went to see in the scriptures if what paul preached to them was really like that.

and then a second to the bereans?
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Narcissist challenges culture ingrained with the concept of “saving face” to perform humiliating retreat
by slimboyfat in
1. social
2. current
oh yeah, this is going to end well.

hold on to your seats, folks, we’re on the front row of history for, as the chinese might say, “interesting times”.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8rgkkl7v8lo.