Alpaca
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Atheists/Theists: What is the best argument FOR theism (a God's existence) you have heard?
by Spook ini have lived for the last 3 years with two phd philosophers as roomates, both in the last year of their dissertation at reputable institutions (notre dame, penn/uic respectively).
they are both moderate semi-christian theists after having been fundamentalists as youths.
i have a sceince and engineering background and am a naturalist atheist former jw.
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Is the Watch Tower a reverse Ponzi scheme?
by garybuss instartfragment .
is the watch tower a reverse ponzi scheme?.
isn't a ponzi an affinity scam?
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Hi from wary
by wary innice to be part of the board at last.
been reading here for around eight months.
very warily at first, but now my mind is out of the org.. i was raised in it and never would have dreamed at looking at internet sites for fear of being misled.
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Just in case you missed it -- great comment by "easyreader" from another thread
by Alpaca inon metatron's thread about dubs going mainstream easyreader said this:.
another issue causing the decay is the lack of a "date".
in order for a cult to work, there has to be a date where everything will culminate.
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The 7th creative day and the 1000 yr. reign--isn't the BORG still on the hook with 1975?
by Alpaca inthe borg has simultaneously used several lines of reasoning in conjunction with one another to argue that we are "in the last days" period of time.
the sequence of events is supposed to be: "the last days," armageddon, and then immediately christ's millenial reign (1000 years).. as i recall one of the pieces of evidence the borg used to bolster the argument for armageddon coming in 1975 was that the period of the 7 creative days was supposed to end up spanning 49,000 years.. according to the "paradise" book and other 50s and 60s publications the 7 creative days started after the earth had been here for a very long time.
each of the 7 creative days was supposed to be 7,000 years long.. god created adam & eve at the very end of the 6th creative day.
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Lets welcome Hittman to the board!
by asilentone ini noticed that he did not have a welcome mat here yet, so lets welcome him here.
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Ok- 1st Post here - Anyone from Chicago area?
by mjarka911 inhello and thanks for letting me be a part of this board.
i look forward to some lively and informative discussions.
i know some people from other boards in my area, but thought i would introduce myself and see anyone else is from the chicagor suburban area.. thanks.
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1975 Was Brought Up At the Meeting
by dismayed inso i'm daydreaming through the service meeting last night, (the end of the "supermeeting") and the ms is giving a part on always being ready to defend our faith.
blah blah blah.....you know the drill.
so he invites up a brother to do the demo part.
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A good JW studies all material
by megaflower ini guess i was a lousy jw because i was never very good at preparing for all the meetings.
the "special needs" talk would point out how a good dub will buy out the opportune time.
start the day with the daily text, next listen to the wt on tape as you drive to work.