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  Do you really know what you know,

  by John Doe in

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  really?

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  journey-on

  Do you really know what you know,

  There is something called The Matrix Possibility. We can't REALLY know what we think we know based on the POSSIBILITY our beliefs are false knowledge.

  Morpheus: What is real? How do you define real? If you're talking about what you can feel, what you can smell,

  what you can taste and see, then real is simply electrical signals interpreted by your brain.

  There are two different senses of "knowledge." One is super knowledge. You can't super know anything unless there is absolutely no possibility whatsoever you have it wrong. The other is ordinary knowledge where you can admit you're possibly wrong about something but not probably wrong. It's not possiblity that matters the most, it's the probability. So until someone can give me a very good reason to think my belief is not just possibly false, but probably false, I'm not changing anything about what I think I know.
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  Handmade anniversary jewelry

  by BrentR in

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  today is our 17th wedding anniversary and i made my wife a mokume* pendant and ring.

  the pendant is pure copper and silver with a sterling rope chain.

  the ring is five quarters with nickel silver powder sandwiched between each one.

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  OMG! How could she not like it. That is so beautiful and anything made with your own hands and heart just adds to the beauty. Congrats on your anniversary.
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  Not allowed to sleep over - is that weird?

  by collegegirl21 in

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  okay, so my guy and i have been together for 10 months and we usually are ok together.

  but there is something that has been getting to me and i think its unusual, but please correct me if i'm wrong - he won't let me sleep over at his house.

  and he hardly ever stays at my house, he's maybe stayed here 3 times in our whole relationship.

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  Maybe he's just not ready to take it to a new level and for some reason associates your sleeping over with that new level. It's strange. Maybe you should read: He's Just Not That Into You: The No-Excuses Truth to Understanding Guys (Hardcover) by Greg Behrendt I haven't read it, but I've heard it discussed a lot.
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  How does the WT pay for sending Bethelites to University?

  by nvrgnbk in

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  are they so hypocritical that they would dare to use publisher donations to send bethelites on to higher education, while discouraging said publishers from obtaining such an education themselves?.

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  Why would anyone in the
  position of unpaid travelling full-time corp. representative need to go
  to college?

  In order to work at headquarters. But, the question is: Who's paying for it?? If it's the WTS, then it's the r&f's contributions paying for it. At the same time, they tell the lowly publishers not to seek higher education or send their sons and daughters to college.
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  How does the WT pay for sending Bethelites to University?

  by nvrgnbk in

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  are they so hypocritical that they would dare to use publisher donations to send bethelites on to higher education, while discouraging said publishers from obtaining such an education themselves?.

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  Changeling, I don't know any personally...just what I've gleaned from hearsay.
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  Daniel-P's Convention Experience

  by daniel-p in

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  well, i'm here at the convention, and boy is it a dozer.

  all the speakers blur together - they all sound like the same exact person with their superficial emphasis on the "key points.

  " today was a tad juicy, with the "stay away from the demon-enhanced apostates" symposium and the "you don't need an education to scrub toilets, jerk" talk as well.

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  journey-on

  Sounds like you had a blast! (ugh!). Love your writing, though.

  This cracked me up:

  waiting in line to get their brains scooped out with a blunt fork

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  How does the WT pay for sending Bethelites to University?

  by nvrgnbk in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  are they so hypocritical that they would dare to use publisher donations to send bethelites on to higher education, while discouraging said publishers from obtaining such an education themselves?.

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  Nvr, I'm glad you brought this up. I've wondered that same thing, like who pays for them to send some to Law School? Also, their business model is pretty savvy. I'm sure there's an MBA or two in the mix, too. And I would bet they don't work as volunteers. They're getting some perks somewhere I'm sure.

  Has anybody or group of people ever hired a private investigator to look into the WTB&TS that you know of?
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  United Insurance Group in Michigan..Entirely run by witnesses...

  by integ in

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  theres a large national insurance agency in milford, mi.

  called united insurance group who my friend works for.

  he says the place only hires witnesses for their fulltime positions at the home office.. pat patterson, who runs it, is very wealthy.

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  Looks like they specialize in the Senior Age Market: http://www.uiginc.com/

  That's rather interesting, don't you think?
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  WAS THERE ANY SICK AND TWISTED THINKING IN YOUR CONGREGATION?

  by badboy in

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  ????????

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  Mine was big on "spare the rod, spoil the child." I remember the bible study of one sister had three little kids and was trying to attend meetings regularly. The sister took it upon herself to teach one of the little ones how to behave at meetings. Everytime the poor little girl fidgeted and started crying, she would jerk her up and take her to the restroom and spank her. The bible study allowed this!!! To me that was sick and twisted.
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  eternal life vs resurrection

  by tank in

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  are jws still selling eternal life or have they switched to resurrection.

  are they still claiming that you will live forever?

  now that they dropped "this generation" why not just stick to you will be resurrected.

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  journey-on

  Don't complicate the issue by your critical thinking! Jehovah will take care of it and YOU'LL LIKE IT! (that's what my sis would say, anyway).