Topics Started by megs
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Critical Reading
by megs inone of the most important things i learned in university was critical reading... when you read something, look at who's writing it, are they credible, do they have a known bias?
if they are quoting, is the quote taken in context?
the wts seem to be masters at trying to curtail critical thinking because then their bias, credibility and context would be shot.!
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Do You Smog?
by compound complex ingreetings, wheels:.
i passed smog today.
my car did, that is.
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Need help responding to a pioneer
by megs ini posed the question to a pioneer who had been giving me bible studies.
my question was quite simple: "in john 3:16, doesn't it say that whosoever believeth in him will have eternal life?
my understanding of this scripture is that eternal life is given to all who believe in christ and believe he died to save sinners.
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A@G appears in new WT Comments video
by Awakened at Gilead inhi everyone..... v just posted about this, but since i am interviewed in the video i wanted to start my own thread to get the word out... let me know what you think... my real name and pic are in the video, along with some of my gilead experiences..... lance.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enkkm_aa_j4.
the link to this vid is:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enkkm_aa_j4 in case you want to comment there..... .
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How do you get a book published?
by Awakened at Gilead insince leaving jws i have read as many books as i have found written by exjws... i have noticed that some on this board have projects and books that they are working on.... i have an idea for a book that seems to fill a niche in the exjw market... i won't say what it is yet, since i don't want anyone stealing my idea, since it is just hatching... but suffice it to say that i see a need for this book that i would like to write... and i think i could do it... .
i am going to start writing soon, as i have all tehse ideas swimming around in my head... i need to get them onscreen in my computer...any ideas on how to start to get something published?
lance.
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Are you a HOPE-er or a DO-er?
by Terry ini want things to be the way i want them.
i want the wind at my back if i'm going for a stroll.
i don't want the sun in my eyes.
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Ban The Internet
by megs inthe thought occurred to me that if post-secondary education is to be avoided, why would the wts not make a similar stance about the internet?
all dubs in good standing should burn their books and their computers... really, the internet has great propensity to open people's minds and expose them to different ideas and viewpoints.
in itself it doesn't promote critical thinking, but it certainly offers fodder for thought and expression.
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State Truthful Facts About JWs That Make Them Look Bad, Weird, Foolish
by minimus inyou don't need to exaggerate the foibles of jws to get the point across that they are not "the truth".
can you state some facts that show that jehovah's witnesses are not "normal' and that their religion is weird and simply abnormal?.
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Guilt!
by megs ini feel bad for my jw friend, i had been going to meetings, then he said he didn't feel comfortable e-mailing to me anymore... i stopped going to meetings and e-mailed him to tell him why... i'm sure he thinks he's lost a potential convert and now i'm just gonna die instead of living forever and the guilt made him "confess" that he's been communicating with a "worldy" woman who he didn't intend to marry...
arghhh!!!
what is with this whole guilt thing?!