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Part 2, Exerps Conversation/Debate with a close old friend still in the Borg.
by dark angle in
1. watchtower
2. bible
part 2. .

she was suspecting me that i'm no longer interested in the borg, and she was trying to get a confession.

names replaced with xxxx and yyyy.. .
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Exerps, Conversation/Debate with a close old friend still in the Borg. Comments please!
by dark angle in
1. watchtower
2. bible
part 1. .

she was suspecting me that i'm no longer interested in the borg, and she was trying to get a confession.

this is how our conversation went out.
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'Obey the organization like Moses'--why this is wrong
by sd-7 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i was just thinking about how the watchtower often compares the organization's position to that of moses.

challenging moses, in their retelling of the biblical account, equated challenging god's authority, as korah, dathan, and abiram did, to their own peril.

the conclusion we are to gain from this is not to challenge, question, or disagree with the watchtower society's teachings even in our private thoughts.
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Views on the Creation of the Universe
by simon17 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i was thinking the other day about the fascinating dichotomy of how the creation of the universe plays a role in the belief system of believers and non-believers.

it is the difference between a top-down vs. bottom-up view of reality.

in this post i'm mainly disucssing highly rational, scientific type believers and non-believers, open to fully exploring their belief system, of which i have talked to many.. to the non-believer, the creation event, the big bang, is the one utterly unexplainable event.
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23 scientists misquoted by the ever so deceitful Watchtower society
by Reality79 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
apologies if this has already been posted, but i actually found this to be an interesting and even funny read!.

http://www.tj-encyclopedie.org/blatant_misquotes_in_the_origin_of_life_booklet.

*edit* sorry you will have to copy and paste link, the icon to insert url isn't working for me for some reason......
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The Great Debate: "Has Science Refuted Religion?
by dark angle in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
just want to share this amazing debate!

caltech cosmologist and physicist sean carroll teams up with skeptic magazine publisher and science historian michael shermer in this epic debate with noted conservative author and king's college president dinesh d'souza and mit physicist ian hutchinson as they go head-to-head over one of the most controversial issues of our age.

as science pushes deeper into territory once the province of religion, with questions such as why there is something rather than nothing?, where did the universe come from?, how did life arise?, what was the origin of morality?, and others, inevitable conflicts arise over the best approach to answer them.
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"THE SHUNNING MOVIE" IS AVAILABLE ON NETFLIX INSTANT QUE!
by Bubblegum Apotheosis in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
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i might watch this movie this weekend, it looks good!.
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Does the average JW know anything about Menlo Park?
by serenitynow! in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
is there any way to interest jws in the menlo park situation so they can see the court proceedings where the jws admit to being like the catholic church?.
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Jehovah's Witnesses And The Paranormal
by Cold Steel in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i understand that the jehovah's witnesses are paranoid when it comes to the paranormal.. how far do the roots of this paranoia go?

has anyone ever had any personal paranormal experiences or know of anyone who has (first hand)?.

and what are some of the more popular stories that get retold in jw circles?.
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How Does One Get Into The GB?
by Cold Steel in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
if one wanted to get onto the governing body, how would one go about it?

and who is currently the head of the gb?

how often do occupancies arise?.