Posts by bohm

posted

85
My letter to Bethel about the flood
by Cornbread in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i've decided to go full public with a new username on this forum.

it's been almost a decade since i've been out and i don't care at this point who knows.

that being said, here's a letter that i'm mailing to bethel.
bohm

TruthExplorer: "As someone who questions everything, (...) They carbon date the rock and bingo, it's 230 million years old? Where on earth do they come out with these figures?"
Hi truthexplorer. It is good that you question everything, but you got to start by questioning your own assumptions. For instance nobody has ever carbon dated a rock because you can't use carbon dating on rocks.
For me, believing archeologists estimates in years based pn carbon dating would be like believing the overlapping generation teaching
You are right the historical record only goes back so far (and is largely constructed), but that's why scientists have tested carbon 14 dating against a great many external sources of verification representing very diverse chronological processes. Are you aware of that literature?
Here is a graph i made a few years back that shows the agreement between C14 dating and more than 10 external datasets offering more than 10 sources of independent confirmation of Carbon 14 dating for the past 10000 years.
171
RC 2016 Leaks & Releases
by wifibandit in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
in an effort to reduce the number of posts, this year i will try to add links to this post.

now, on with the leaks & releases!

first up.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nzvwhflss4.
bohm

wifibandit: Thanks for posting all this stuff (and for the anonymous donors!), but perhaps you would consider posting each item as a new topic unless they are very related because it is easily overlooked?
85
My letter to Bethel about the flood
by Cornbread in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i've decided to go full public with a new username on this forum.

it's been almost a decade since i've been out and i don't care at this point who knows.

that being said, here's a letter that i'm mailing to bethel.
bohm

This is just great stuff! thanks for sharing.
8
June 2016 CLAM Videos
by wifibandit in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
sample 1. .

sample 2. .

sample 3. .
bohm

I will summarize the videos here:
First video:
Man and girl informs person that awake is available in many languages. The person says he used to spend hours writing a single SMS in french. Girl tells him a footnote in revelation says "language". Presumably, he is immediately convinced and a bible study is started.
Second video:
Husband and wife offers platitudes about marriage to a woman. Wife says she used to get angry, but she noticed the bible told her not to and so stopped. Fade to black. Moral: Don't get angry
Third video:
Young woman shows old man two scriptures relating to Gods kingdom. In a footnote to Isiah 9.6 the word "government" is used. She will return with her husband later to show more footnotes.
171
RC 2016 Leaks & Releases
by wifibandit in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
in an effort to reduce the number of posts, this year i will try to add links to this post.

now, on with the leaks & releases!

first up.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nzvwhflss4.
bohm

my my, first we had "game of Beards", now they might be taking it in a mad max/ walking dead direction
234
New ANTI-GAY video for Kids on jw.org
by ttdtt in
1. jw
2. experiences
https://www.jw.org/en/bible-teachings/family/children/become-jehovahs-friend/videos/one-man-one-woman-marriage/.

disgusting!.
bohm

Lol@konceptual99. The last link sums it up
234
New ANTI-GAY video for Kids on jw.org
by ttdtt in
1. jw
2. experiences
https://www.jw.org/en/bible-teachings/family/children/become-jehovahs-friend/videos/one-man-one-woman-marriage/.

disgusting!.
bohm

BTW, the video made the frontpage of Jerry Coynes blog:
https://whyevolutionistrue.wordpress.com/
"The Disney-esque production belies a message of pure bigotry:"
Is any of you responsible?
Hopefully it will make it to mainstream news.
234
New ANTI-GAY video for Kids on jw.org
by ttdtt in
1. jw
2. experiences
https://www.jw.org/en/bible-teachings/family/children/become-jehovahs-friend/videos/one-man-one-woman-marriage/.

disgusting!.
bohm

Appropriately racially ambiguous mom: "What can you say to Carrie?"
Sophia: "Jehovah will soon turn our moms into birdfood?"
WT Lawyer: "No no Sophia, not THOSE animals"
It is so goofy and out of touch I can hardly take it seriously as anti-gay material.
Nice job, WT, this will go down reeeeeally well in the western world.
234
New ANTI-GAY video for Kids on jw.org
by ttdtt in
1. jw
2. experiences
https://www.jw.org/en/bible-teachings/family/children/become-jehovahs-friend/videos/one-man-one-woman-marriage/.

disgusting!.
bohm

I have long been trying to form an opinion on The Gay marrying. After seeing this totally-for-humans-with-a-brain video I finally realize gay marriage is like bringing a can of soda into the airport.
The Gays are literally trying to bring a too large bottle of shampoo into paradise. I for one appreciate Jehovah magnificent body scanner and strong hands and fingers that will grope and prod me to ensure I do not blow up the new system with any Gay.
Thank you, Jehovah, and the seven fuckwits. I hope future videos will explain to me how I brush my teeth.
12
The Freedom to Learn
by TheLiberator in
1. jw
2. experiences
since i have left the watchtower's dung behind, reading and learning has accelerated at an unbelievable pace for me.

i am sure that is true for most here.

i have always been a big time reader.
bohm

Liberator said: Bart Ehrman is another one. By means of careful words he misleads people to draw a conclusion that simply isn't true. It might be technically true,
...but really inconvenient?