Copernicus
JoinedTopics Started by Copernicus
-
18
Flat earth myths of Alan F
by Rex B13 inman, even pagan man, has always known that the earth was a sphere!
the hebrews knew it first, because god told them six times in the old testament that the earth was a sphere.
that was sufficient for believers!
-
40
Are These the Last Days?
by individual indoes anyone who has left the organisation still feel that these are the last days?
all down through history people have wanted to feel that they live in special times - are jws just an extension of this?
for me the biggest problem with this theory of the last days has been the distinct lack of earthquakes since 1914, a quote from the book signs of the times revisited says "as more and more seismographs are installed in the world, more earthquakes can be and have been located.
-
2
If You Can't ask Questions Can It Be The Truth?
by D wiltshire inif one has the truth he invites questions, because they will only confirm it with answers.. if one has 1/2 truths then only certain type of questions are wanted ones that they can answer.. if questions that are hard or that really challenge the holder of 1/2 truths are supressed and the questioner motives are attacked, should it not make any clear thinking person suspicious?.
if you are one of jw's can you asked hard questions and not be afraid of being veiwed with suspicion and contempt?.
any jws please respond.
-
28
A Question for You
by individuals wife injust a couple of quick questions, the first directed at exjws - could you ever see any reason for you to return to the organisation?
what would have to happen for you to return?
under what circumstances would you ever go back?
-
14
Strange Mail...
by silentlambs ini got my first crank mailing today.
it was a large envelope containing the following:.
1. two paper plates together.. 2. plastic fork and spoon.. 3. three small packets of ketchup.. 4. one packet of mayonnaise.. 5. two packets of salt and pepper.. 6. pair of old boxer shorts with the seat ripped out.. no message or writing, perhaps what is listed above is the message in totality.
-
23
Mainstreaming and the Greatest Mystery
by metatron inwhat is the future of the watchtower society?.
this subject is the greatest mystery of my life.
been in the borg since infancy - my parents and.
-
11
"Crossing Over with John Edward" -- s...
by reagan_oconnor ini just saw this show on the scifi channel for the first time on monday night.
how entertaining!
if this guy is for real, i'm amazed.
-
137
Freedom of Thought and JW Opposers
by dunsscot indoes freedom of thought really obtain in this forum?
are those who have left god's organization and jehovah god himself actually now more open-minded and unbiased?
if those who espouse atheistic thoughts or those who believe every vile utterance spoken against jehovah's people think they are now speaking from some olympian perspective, i beg to differ.
-
29
New Insights on History of Jesus
by Amazing inlast year on h20 much was discussed about whether jesus was a historical person.
it was brought out that no mention of jesus is ever made outside the works of christians (presuming that all christian historians are biased) except for the the writings of roman historian, flavius josephus.
and, even the brief mentioin of jesus in josephus works are challenged by some as being spurious addtions to some manuscripts.
-
2
Communication and meaning
by Introspection ingiven some of the recent arguments on the board (which i haven't kept up with at all) i thought this may be of interest, it's taken from my speech class' text book.
they propose a model of communication that is the result of two parties' joint creation of meaning, rather than involving only a sender of information and receiver.. .
meaning is social.. this implies that no one individual, either sender or receiver, can control "the true meaning" of a statement.