Topics Started by Spook
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Spook Vs. Jcanon on the Arguments From Evil
by Spook injcannon has agreed to a discussion on the philosophical arguments from evil.
i will be advancing the proposition that the presence of the current level of suffering in the world constitutes strong evidence that the christian god (hereafter referred to as god) does not exist.
jcannon will be negating the proposition.
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73% of JW's leave "The Truth." Jehovah's Witnesses 2008 statistics revisted
by Spook ini participated in several discussions on this forum regarding the self reported statistics of jehovah's witnesses and the deep fundamental flaws in their methods.
after arguing with my jw family about these issues, i encountered today a new independant religious survey from the pew forum on religion and public life.
this survey was huge in scope of test group when compared with other similar surveys, including more than 35,000 u.s. adults.
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Theocracy: When religion has its way.
by Spook inhttp://direland.typepad.com/
the murder of homosexual teens in iran.
sad and disgusting, yet i have little faith that a bible based theocracy would long avoid similar tyranny and oppression.
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Non U.S. graduate school recommendations
by Spook in.
i have a request of the forum for help in recommending some good universities for graduate school abroad.
i will be applying for anthropology, journalism, science writing, and creative writing.
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The World Can't Wait, DRIVE OUT THE BUSH REGIME!
by Spook inwant this regime to be stopped.. .
the world cant wait!
november 2!.
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My DA letter!
by Spook inthe moment arrived.
i have sent out my first three letters: one to the local congregation, one to the governing body (right, right, like i'll get a reply?
), and one to my family.
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The Future of WTBTS: A prediction.
by Spook inin light of the recent statistics and change in awake publication, i have the following thoughts:.
1. the work in western lands is steady or decreasing.
2. foreign territory in western lands is increasing proportionately.. 3. therefore, the established, wealthier population of publishers in western lands is decreasing more rapidly, being replaced by foreign/special language territories.. 4. a majority of the financial support for publication comes from the decreasing base of wealthy western culture.. 5. the pressure for material in foreign languages is increasing.. 6. the cost of the preaching work is increasing, due to #5, and the increased costs of transportation due to oil prices, and the economics of electronic transmittals reducing the global demand for shipping.. 7. a large portion of the most zealous young peple switch to foreign territory, reducing the activity of established congregations in western lands.. 8. due to #7, #1-6 will increase in the future.. i predict: (1) further seperation of printing and operations into branches.
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Circuit Assembly Review: "Be guided by the 'wisdom from above.'
by Spook ini just got back from the circuit assembly.
some interesting perspectives:.
9 people out of 2500 got baptised.
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Invitation: Chicago Area Post Disassociation Letter Party. Open Invite!!!
by Spook inhey folks,.
i have my da letters all lined up.
i want to have a party in chicago in april.
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Example of bait-and-switch logic.
by Spook infrom the watchtower website article on propaganda:.
"however, we do not want to be so narrow that we refuse to consider facts that can improve our thinking.
how can we find the right balance?