The Scotsman

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  Question for believers in the Bible/God

  by not bitter in

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  my question basically is - why believe?.

  now as a non believer i find it hard to understand how anyone in their right mind can believe in the supernatural and more to the point, live their lives according to an old book.

  not just christians obviously.. my intention is not to offend people.

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  Plenty of evidence out there to support the existence of the supernatural - thats why I believe.
  
  I have not read the bible in ages but still believe in the existence of God.
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  My wife is never going to wake up.

  by marriedtoajw in

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  what do you do when you believe in your heart that your spouse is never going to wake up to the tatt?

  when you're sick of the cherade of pretending you can deal with the spiritual division when you dont think you can anymore.

  when you're convinced that your spouse is so decieved she is lost in a desert and is fine with living by the mirage.

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  My experience was similar though not exactly the same.
  
  Look at some of my earlier posts / discussions.

  My last meeting was March 2009 but my wife kept going.
  But she attended her last meeting in July 2009.

  Long story short - for me it got unbearable and I confronted my wife about TTATT. A deeply emotional moment, most stress our marriage had ever been under. She was shocked, fearful, but also agreed on some points.
  
  Then in July 2009 the elders took her aside asking if I was apostate. That was the nail in the coffin for Mrs Scotsman - she never went back.
  
  Its difficult with no easy answers but as I think you have already discovered - you cannot keep living in a dream world - things need to change.
  
  I thought my wife would never leave, never understand - but she did.
  
  good luck...
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  When we die...

  by Finallyfree12 in

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  do you beleive our spirit lives on in other dimensions or are we really just dead?

  ?.

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  We survive death and continue on.... somewhere...
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  New Scientist Article: God not-botherers: Religious apathy reigns

  by AndersonsInfo in

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  http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22229671.500-god-notbotherers-religious-apathy-reigns.html#.u2je8vco7mr.

  god not-botherers: religious apathy reigns.

  01 may 2014across the developed world, people are losing interest in god without becoming atheists.

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  The Scotsman

  It is not correct to paint all religion with one brush stroke.

  Religion "can" be a good thing..

  Unfortunately though, on many many occasions, it is not.

  One point I would make - has the decline of religion in the UK made it a better place to live?
  Absolutely not.
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  Did Any Atheist/Agnostic Revert Back to Their Former Beliefs?

  by Space Madness in

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  are their any former atheist/agnostic on here who reverted to christianity or a belief in god.

  i became an atheist back in july and it was the most unfulfilling depressive period of my life.

  i'm now starting to rebuild my relationship with god and i'm already starting to feel a lot better.

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  "My disbelief in magic and gods is based on a logical conclusion that there is no evidence of any such phenomemon"

  "no" evidence? What - none at all? Are you sure?

  You should broaden your mind.. it is there - you just need to find it...
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  Did Any Atheist/Agnostic Revert Back to Their Former Beliefs?

  by Space Madness in

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  are their any former atheist/agnostic on here who reverted to christianity or a belief in god.

  i became an atheist back in july and it was the most unfulfilling depressive period of my life.

  i'm now starting to rebuild my relationship with god and i'm already starting to feel a lot better.

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  The Scotsman

  I think alot of WT leavers go through a very similar experience.
  
  I have never been an atheist and never will be but it is a huge adjustment after WT garbo for years.

  I am quite content not to go to church but feel I am still a fairly spiritual person - perhaps someday I will need to go to a group of some kind.
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  Why did God/Jehovah/Jesus create Viruses and bacteria that can kill humans and animals?

  by Jon Preston in

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  i know this topic has been spoken about but i havent seen an official thead about it.

  so theists why did god create these and why does he co tinue to allow them?

  are they from the talking snake, satan?.

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  He didn't.... simple.
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  Overwhelming Fear of Death

  by Perversion of a truth in

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  do any of the posters on here deal with this?

  i do, and i hate it.

  people (mostly my brother) tells me to not fear death and just to enjoy life and so on, but that doesn't seem to help any.

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  Start believing in an afterlife - sorted.

  This is why believers win either way - even if they are wrong they face death as not the end but a transition.

  You need some sort of spirtual belief.
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  Top evolution researchers agree: There is A Creator! The Watchtower is Right!

  by mariu in

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  okay, it's just one scientist: http://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/g201404/frederic-dumoulin-interview/.

  but he's a very eminent one!.

  for more than a decade, frederic dumoulin has worked in the field of pharmaceutical research ... studied the effects of medications and toxins on living creatures ... such design simply could not have evolved.

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  Loads of evolution researchers believe in a creator.... Nothing new here.
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  Did you ever have a supernatural experience?

  by XPeterX in

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  ok i know some of you are going to mock me but i don't give a shit and you'd better get dafaq outta this thread if you don't beleive in this stuff.. .

  so,you ever seen somethin strange?shadow people?felt cold spots?touched by something you can't see?beaten by an unseen force?heard voices/whispers/growls/screams etc?are you sure about it or was it just your imagination?you ever been into the occult?c'mon share your experiences and stories!personally i've never had an encounter with the other side..

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  The Scotsman

  I personally have never had something like this happen to me but I know a number of people who have had supernatural experiences.

  One experience involved a colleague of mine - 5 people experienced it at the same time.

  Driving along a road, (Eaglesham Moor Road, south of Glasgow near Whitelee Wndfarm) 5 people in car. It was dark, late at night. Suddenly someone jumps in front of the car right in the middle of the road, Driver slams on brakes, the "man" in the road goes straight through the car, temperature in car plummets to the point of frost forming instantly on inside of glass. Car Stops, they all jump out - no one to be seen anywhere. get back in car and get the hell out of there!!!

  All 5 saw this, none of whom are religious.

  Interestngly this happened near a junction that is renowned for car accidents...

  I understand that many people flatly reject such things - but if someone does not believe in a spirit realm or indeed in a God they "must" reject them.