dissed that was hilarious - they are a bunch of crooks
Posts by cofty
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19700 club interviews an ex-JW tomorrow
by Found Sheep ini never watch that show but it was on and i heard them talking about interviewing an ex-jw going against the watchtower....
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Best Argument for Atheism?
by leavingwt inmy own faith did not survive an 'outside test for faith'.
below, the author gives an example of how outsiders to most religions examine those religions critically, and dimiss them.
turning a critical eye towards my beliefs was a bit scary, but i decided it was the only proper thing to do, for me.
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cofty
Here's the PDF of a his PowerPoint presentation;
I had a read at David Galloway's power-point, I was imagining how intensely frustrating it would have been to sit through that presentation without the opportunity to challenge the numerous fallacies. Preaching to the choir is easy.
There is no doubt faith can be made to sound reasonable and rational but it needs to avoid the difficult questions. LeavingWT makes a good point about objectivity, I agree its not possible for a believer to be genuinely objective about their faith
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Skeptic "Comes Out" at 81: James Randi
by BabaYaga inone day, this sort of thing will not be newsworthy, and there will be no need for an announcement.. he sounds great.
listen to his interview here:.
http://www.forgoodreason.org/james_randi_a_skeptic_comes_out_at_81.
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cofty
He is one of my heroes; a warrior against stupidity everywhere.
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Dr. Jerry Bergman and Joe Anderson on Dialogue Saturday March 20,2010
by koolaid-man injoin former jehovah's witness and watchtower historian richard rawe on his telephone conference call.
his special guest tonight will be dr. jerry bergman, author of the book "jehovah's witnesses and the problem of mental illness".
and former bethelite, joe anderson, barbara anderson's husband.
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cofty
Its also interesting that the hosts of the debate promised to make a video available but seem to have had a change of heart following Bergman's embarrassing performance
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cofty
Rutherford describing Beth Sarim -
"I purposely had the grounds landscaped with palm trees and olive trees so the princes of the universe will feel at home" said Judge Rutherford.
Pending their return he lives there himself, but not without incident. One morning, he said, a seedy character approached and said "Hello Judge, I'm Daniel."
"I saw at once that he was not" said Judge Rutherfor, and he still awaits the Biblical claimants to the home.
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Atheist: What words of comfort do you give when you find out someone is terminally ill?
by cyberjesus ini found out someone i know is terminally ill. before i would put my jw hat and give them comfort from the bible and the hope of resurrection.
but now that i dont believe in paradise nor in heaven what do you say to someone who is terminally ill and still has some religious beliefs?.
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cofty
Wobble is spot on. Listen and let them talk. Be prepared for their anger, don't tell them how they ought to feel. Reassure them that their loved ones will be looked after. Tell them why they have made a difference in their lives.
Far better than false comfort and fairy stories
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Can JW really imagine what it is to live FOREVER?
by Albert Einstein inwhile we were jw, we uncountedly stated, that we have a hope to live forever on earth, now really think about it:.
dinosaurs lived here some 100 000 000 years ago.
pangea splited into continents some 300 000 000 years ago.
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cofty
I used to be of the opinion that earth would be the "garden of Eden" of the universe and that procreation would never cease
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Dr. Jerry Bergman and Joe Anderson on Dialogue Saturday March 20,2010
by koolaid-man injoin former jehovah's witness and watchtower historian richard rawe on his telephone conference call.
his special guest tonight will be dr. jerry bergman, author of the book "jehovah's witnesses and the problem of mental illness".
and former bethelite, joe anderson, barbara anderson's husband.
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cofty
Jerry Berman is a history denying, young earth creationist, Answers-in-Genesis, guru (and an ex-jw) who never got over the persecution complex
Here is a review of a debate he did last year with PZ Myers on Kittywhumpus' blog
It was soon after this that he brought up Hitler. Hitler had enormous support from the scientists, he said, holding up a book called "Hitler's Ethic: The Nazi Support of Evolutionary Progress." Oh, man. Really? Did you have to? See, right up until then, I was just feeling sorry for his rambling and inferior performance, and then... he brought up Hitler. No scientists, he said, openly opposed Hitler. Really? You want to say that again? You want some time to think about it, first?
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Can JW really imagine what it is to live FOREVER?
by Albert Einstein inwhile we were jw, we uncountedly stated, that we have a hope to live forever on earth, now really think about it:.
dinosaurs lived here some 100 000 000 years ago.
pangea splited into continents some 300 000 000 years ago.
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cofty
If you learned one new fact every day you would eventually run out of new things to learn
If you learned one new skill every century you would eventually be a master of every conceivable activity
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Dr. Jerry Bergman and Joe Anderson on Dialogue Saturday March 20,2010
by koolaid-man injoin former jehovah's witness and watchtower historian richard rawe on his telephone conference call.
his special guest tonight will be dr. jerry bergman, author of the book "jehovah's witnesses and the problem of mental illness".
and former bethelite, joe anderson, barbara anderson's husband.
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