I personally tend to lean more towards the side of what Einstein said about such things, "Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.”
Do I think it's possible? Sure. We live in a virtual human matrix. Would I ever discount a scholar or theologian or anyone for being skeptical? HELL no. Skepticism leads to ones personal truth, and that's what counts.
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7How To Believe The Impossible?
by hamilcarr inconsider the following reasoning i read yesterday in a wt article on the virgin birth of jesus:.
skeptics, including some theologians of christendom, have a hard time believing that a virgin birth could give birth.
for all their education, they fail to grasp a simple truth.
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The First 30 Years of Jesus' Life...
by Nosferatu in...is a big blur.
he was obviously drunk for those 30 years.
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Just think of all the cool stuff he did behind closed doors...I bet that miracle power came in handy ;)
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Hi all
by SailAway ini have decided to join this forum after quite a long time lurking here (a number of years actually).. i have been out of the truth for a while and recently started to attend some meetings.
but i now think a bit more freely and wonder whether i am doing the right thing.
a cousin of mine regularly posts on here, didgeridoo in fact i have seen him today, speaking to him has made me decide to finally post on here, although i have my reservations whether i am doing the right thing.
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Sailaway - WELCOME!!!!!
Whatever the motivation is for you to be here and posting you should be proud of yourself that you have at least dipped a toe in the waters outside the box of the society (as in the mental box).
From the few posts you have made on this thread it seems to me that the core issue for you is spirituality versus religion. Whatever your own personal views and feelings are in a spiritual and belief system is just that, YOUR OWN.
E.g. Sylvia posted that she has come to feel that Jesus is YHWH from the old testament. Now, I personally don't believe that myself (though I am curious what has confirmed this for her :), that being said I in NO WAY judge her or think any different based on her own belief. That is the beauty of having human choice!
You say you don't know whether you can feel a connection to Jehovah without the society. I would say before deciding anything consider how you feel about spirituality and religion, as two separate things, because in my opinion they indeed are separate.
ALL religion, not just JW's, have a tendency to equate human physical actions as a means to gain a spiritual connection. The two are vastly different. Ask yourself, can a SPIRITUAL connection ONLY be made under the guidelines and in locations of MAN? You are confident in what you feel as this connection. Is that any more confident than someone who say does not attend religious functions yet still claims to feel a spiritual connection? Going by the society, MAN made rules, they would say your feelings are true and another's are misguided, or false. I am sure that other person would disagree.
In the end it comes down to YOU. You must learn to trust yourself and not what comes out of my mouth, or the mouthes of those on the podium. Seek much, trust little. Open yourself up to learning everything that you can, not just what is printed with a WTBS stamp on it, and decide for yourself. You obviously felt a connection, so you know SOMETHING is there. How is anyone else's job, duty or priviledge to tell you what it was you felt?
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JWs Are Like Others: They Take The Good With The Bad
by minimus inthe more i dwell on people, in general, the more i realize that jws act pretty much the same as others.. if someone is in a marriage, they accept the good and the bad and simply accept the differences.. some people have jobs that they don't love but it's the lesser of 2 evils to be employed, so they stay at the same place for decades.. in politics, you might not be crazy over the person in the party that you prefer but you stick with the candidate for better or worse.. many jws have certain things they don't like about their religion but stay in their congregations because "where else would they go?
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perhaps jehovah's witnesses are no different than the average person.....what do you say?.
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I would agree with that statement. JW's surely are no different than many people on this planet who simply are part of the "herd." They are afraid or choose not to think for themselves and hence blindly follow the best source they have happened to find and stick with it.
I think perhaps the difference between JW's and the rest of the world, especially as we feel having once been deeply associated with them, is they in addition to blindly following they also isolate. Other people who don't think for themselves at least have the opportunity to see new doors open in their lives. Unfortunately all a JW sees is a door slammed in his face. :/
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Jesus - ages 13-30
by feenx inhappy monday everyone :) .
a friend and i got into an interesting conversation late friday as we were eating a late dinner, which needless to say caused some amusing eavesdropping by neighboring tables.
we got on the subject of jesus and the new testament gospels.
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Happy monday everyone :)
A friend and I got into an interesting conversation late Friday as we were eating a late dinner, which needless to say caused some amusing eavesdropping by neighboring tables. ;)
We got on the subject of Jesus and the new testament gospels. I told her that what I never understood is that they specify at the close of the gospels that there is/was/could be enough writings of Jesus to circle the globe, but that the important parts are what had been relayed. So clearly they even admit there's more than they are presenting. Why those are the years from 13-30 missing, because in my mind that time period would some valuable information.
Her answer was that there is a lot speculation about those years, but that she thinks that is the time when Jesus was being "human." Living the human experience and taking human actions. She said there's been speculation that he killed a man, and of course thanks to The Da Vinci code the speculation of his marriage to Mary Magdelene.
I personally find the idea of Jesus doing things no one wants to talk about fascinating. As well as the idea of his marriage, which I never understood why it was such a taboo thought. AND in any translation I've read from of the new testatment in multiple instances he is referred to or called Rabbi, which in that time period one was REQUIRED to be married in order to be recognized as a Rabbi...hmmm...leaves room for some interesting theories.
Does anyone have any references or thoughts?
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Wow-I didn't know.
by QuestioningEverything ini am shocked and saddened by the things that i have learned from this website and a few others i've seen.
my grandma was a witness and my mom started to study seriously when i was 8 yrs.
i was baptised at 13-way too young.
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What change did they make in disfellowshipping and family?? I didn't hear about that one.
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I thought you might enjoy (or puke) the daily text .....
by New light for you inso ladies and gentlemen..... i was going to throw out my daily text, then just decided to read todays.
now i know i'm going to throw it out, but first, lets share in jehobahs (gb) spirit, shall we?.
wednesday june 18th.
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Well damn! that days text makes me wanna watch some porn, take care of some self love and then go to a bar and talk to as many horrible "worldy" people as I can ;)
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New York Post article: Study shows you're born that way (gay or straight)
by feenx in(sorry about that last post peeps, silly mac's sometimes fight with this forum :/)
brain study proves 'you are born that way' post wire services .
june 17, 2008 -- the brains of gay men and women look like those found in straight people of the opposite sex, research suggests.
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(sorry about that last post peeps, silly MAC's sometimes fight with this forum :/) BRAIN STUDY PROVES 'YOU ARE BORN THAT WAY' Post Wire Services
June 17, 2008 -- The brains of gay men and women look like those found in straight people of the opposite sex, research suggests.
A Swedish study, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, compared the size of the brain's halves in 90 adults. In gay men and straight women, each half was similar in size; the right side was bigger in lesbian women and straight men.
"In other words, the brain network which determines what sexual orientation actually 'orients' towards is similar between gay men and straight women, and between lesbian women and straight men," Dr. Qazi Rahman of the University of London told the BBC.
"As far as I'm concerned, there is no argument any more - if you are gay, you are born gay."
Scientists have noticed for some time that homosexuals of both sexes have differences in certain cognitive abilities, suggesting there may be subtle differences in their brain structure.
This is the first time, however, scientists have used brain scanners to try to look for the source of those differences.
The test group of gay and straight men and women was scanned by Karolinska Institute scientists to measure the volume of both sides, or hemispheres, of their brains.
When the results were collected, it was found lesbian women and straight men shared a particular "asymmetry" in their hemisphere size - but straight women and gay men had no difference between the size of the different halves.
In other words, structurally at least, gay men were more like straight women, and gay women were more like straight men.
A further experiment found that in one particular area of the brain, the amygdala, there were other significant differences.
In heterosexual men and lesbian women, there were more nerve "connections" in the right side of the amygdala, compared with the left.
The reverse was true in the case of gay men and straight women, with more neural connections in the left amygdala.
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NY Post article: Study shows you're born gay or straight
by feenx invery interesting article, the original link is: http://www.nypost.com/seven/06172008/news/worldnews/brain_study_proves_you_are_born_that_way_115864.htm
here is a past of the article:
brain study proves 'you are born that way' post wire services
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Very interesting article, the original link is: http://www.nypost.com/seven/06172008/news/worldnews/brain_study_proves_you_are_born_that_way_115864.htm Here is a past of the article: BRAIN STUDY PROVES 'YOU ARE BORN THAT WAY' Post Wire Services June 17, 2008 -- The brains of gay men and women look like those found in straight people of the opposite sex, research suggests. A Swedish study, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, compared the size of the brain's halves in 90 adults. In gay men and straight women, each half was similar in size; the right side was bigger in lesbian women and straight men. "In other words, the brain network which determines what sexual orientation actually 'orients' towards is similar between gay men and straight women, and between lesbian women and straight men," Dr. Qazi Rahman of the University of London told the BBC. "As far as I'm concerned, there is no argument any more - if you are gay, you are born gay." Scientists have noticed for some time that homosexuals of both sexes have differences in certain cognitive abilities, suggesting there may be subtle differences in their brain structure. This is the first time, however, scientists have used brain scanners to try to look for the source of those differences. The test group of gay and straight men and women was scanned by Karolinska Institute scientists to measure the volume of both sides, or hemispheres, of their brains. When the results were collected, it was found lesbian women and straight men shared a particular "asymmetry" in their hemisphere size - but straight women and gay men had no difference between the size of the different halves. In other words, structurally at least, gay men were more like straight women, and gay women were more like straight men. A further experiment found that in one particular area of the brain, the amygdala, there were other significant differences. In heterosexual men and lesbian women, there were more nerve "connections" in the right side of the amygdala, compared with the left. The reverse was true in the case of gay men and straight women, with more neural connections in the left amygdala. ------ Thoughts? feenx http://indigoinsight.blogspot.com
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JWD- Some of the Best Supportive Discussion I've Seen
by flipper init certainly is a diverse board we have here , isn't it ?
we all come from different backgrounds, walks of life, and had different experiences in growing up as children into adolescence.
so it should suffice to say, that we will all have a variety of takes on various issues that come up on the board.
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I also love a good debate...I got into one about homosexuality that was quite good. I also love the questions and viewpoints that put forth about matters that we were never able to think about inside the borg. FINALLY all those questions and "wait a minute, that makes NO sense because what about this??" statements can be posed here and an open discussion can proceed.
I too enjoy seeing the support given here for people fresh out of the organization. It's a very sketchy time and I know a lot of people get so freaked out they run right back because that's all they know. At least here they know they're not alone and they can get a variety of viewpoints from people all over.
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