Posts by Heaven

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MY CONCLUSION IS: 'GOD' DOESN'T EXIST

by NAVYTOWN in

jw
friends

i have come to the conclusion that there is no god.

period!!!

if there was a loving, righteous, all-knowing, all powerful god up there somewhere, where is he and what good is he???

Heaven

Everyone is an atheist to some degree as there are thousands of gods. If you don't believe in at least one of them, you're atheist.

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Would you convert to a religion for love?

by new hope and happiness in

jw
friends

i am sure people convery to a religion to find peace and spiritual awakening.

i also bet many convert simply for love.

would you to assist " true love" if it required converting to a particular faith?.

Heaven

I could posit another question and that is... would you become an atheist for love?

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Would you convert to a religion for love?

by new hope and happiness in

jw
friends

i am sure people convery to a religion to find peace and spiritual awakening.

i also bet many convert simply for love.

would you to assist " true love" if it required converting to a particular faith?.

Heaven

My grandfather gave up Catholicism for his wife, the only girl he ever kissed.

I, on the other hand, would not convert. I see this as a subjugation thing and I'm dead set against stuff like that.

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Life is short and I'm gonna love it thread!

by poopsiecakes in

jw
friends

so what are you doing to enjoy yourself?

doesn't have to be for anyone around you, or have anything to do with jw world.

just something that you do for you and only you and that fills your soul (whatever that means).

Right now I am so tied up with getting my Dad's properties cleaned out so they can be sold off I have very little time for anything else but work and that. This is iteration 3 in my life of cleaning out his properties. (I believe the WTS caused my parents to become "do-nothing" people.)

What I love to do is:

- ride horses

- draw, paint, craft

- learn new things, especially anything crafty

- gardening and Permaculture

- cooking and baking

- writing

- listen to music

- sing and dance, especially when no one else is around to hear me or see me

- helping others

- dark rum and coke with lime (which is givin' me ideas here... )

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Similarity between Jesus and Jehovahs Witnesses

by Kalos in

there are numerous similarities between jesus and jehovahs witnesses.

to mention a few:.

1) both suspected they are anointed by god and started preaching work.. 2) both had some ambiguous references (which can be interpreted to suit any conclusion one likes to have) from the scriptures.. 3) friends and family members of both generally believed they were insane (mark 3:21), and religious experts attributed power of satan to the work being accomplished by both (mark 3:22).

Heaven

More similarities: Matthew 10:35

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Do you believe that we are living in the last days, and why?

by new light in

jw
friends

it has been a long time.. thanks to jw.org, i was reading some jw material (what does the bible teach i believe).

it was the first time reading a "book study" book in many years and i was blown away by the controlling, cultish writing.

this question especially struck me as manipulative: do you believe that we are living in the last days, and why?.

Heaven

I was blown away by the controlling, cultish writing. This question especially struck me as manipulative: Do you believe that we are living in the last days, and why?

It is a very interesting thing to do to go back and read over the material after you've been out and not listening/reading this tripe for years.

There is definitely a formula. And it is definitely part of an agenda.

I've been told my entire life that Armageddon is real close and that it will be happening any day now. I'm now 51 years old. So far, Armageddon has been one big no show. So with a 51 year benchmark to go with, I can safely conclude that Armageddon ain't happening... ever.

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JAN 2015 Awake - Yet More Fallacies and Disingenuous Statements re Evolution/Creation

by konceptual99 in

so the new awake is up.. first question..... "how did life begin?.

how would you complete the following sentance?.

life is the result of..... a. evolution.

Heaven

"Why is it that even some scientifically-minded people have trouble accepting evolution as the origin of life?"

This question right here shows that the Watchtower has no idea what they are talking about. It's quite embarrassing.

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The REAL purpose of the new 1914 explanation video...

by Calebs Airplane in

when a dub starts to question an elder about this doctrine (at the kh, field circus or wherever), the elder will only need to utter these words: "just watch the video".... .

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Heaven

finkelstein said: Answer .... to make a twisted Bullshit story to why nothing has happen in last 100 years to what the WTS. said was going to happen.

Yep. For my entire life (over 50 years now), Armageddon has yet to arrive.

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Evidence Regarding the Evolution of Cetaceans - Whales etc

by cofty in

this excellent little video sumamrises some of the evidence for the evolutionary history of cetaceans.. if focuses on comparative anatomy, embryology, fossils and dna.. .... .

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Heaven

Heaven - We were taught evolution in the 60s, as part of the curriculum (Nova Scotia) in junior high school. It's 'general' science. Perhaps that varies from province-to-province.

Hey tal, this is good to read. I was in high school in the '70s in Ontario. If I recall correctly, Evolution was handled in high school Biology class. This course was not mandatory. I know because I did not take it in grade 10 as I didn't like the teacher. So my Science involved a General Science class (which did not include Evolution), a separate Physics course, and a third separate class on Chemistry (we made acid rain and I inhaled a lung full of it... nasty!).

To get your grade 12 graduation diploma, it was mandatory that you had Science credits, but not necessarily Biology/Evolution.

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Awake! to be part of Watchtower Public Edition!

by Atlantis in

this was posted on a jw site and it would be nice if we could verify.. .. .. as of february 2015, the awake!

will come as a part of the watchtower public edition instead of as a separate magazine.

this is a huge change... with serious cost savings.

Heaven

Consolidation... part of 'right sizing' the organization.