Petraglyph

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  Chaos at Brooklyn Bethel 12/2016

  by James Jack in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  this was how it was described to me yesterday by a brother who has been there for some 40 years.

  "everyone is about gone; the governing body is set to leave within 2 months; the kitchen and laundry personnel are gone and i have to fend for myself now.".

  "also the aggravation of 4 to 5 business men in suits with clipboards daily checking out the watchtower properties.

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  Petraglyph

  @Stealth, you have to post the long link for it to appear in your post ;)

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFR3Ly-nLoM
  
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  Are Magicians Spawns of Satan the Devil?

  by Cold Steel in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i was perusing the internet not long ago and came upon this series of videos by a guy calling himself xendrius.

  it declares that many of today's best magicians are in league with the devil.

  his claims are based on his observation that the tricks would be impossible to do unless the magicians had made unholy pacts with the devil.. so what's the take of the wtbts?

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  Petraglyph

  One of the funny things about watching odd videos on YouTube is that they recommend other videos to watch based on what I've watched.

  This is how I ended up coming across this video series rebutting what Xendrius claims - all in one place.

  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqk1dQPZsv9rWC5uI-kPtI0kRtK7bfWna

  When non magicians try and explain what magicians do without magicians' knowledge they are looking in all the wrong places - just how the magician intended.
  
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  Watchtower Web Domains

  by Petraglyph in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i did some reverse domain lookups to see what web domains were linked to watchtower.

  i did reverse lookups on the hostmaster address, building address, and phone number.

  i've sorted and deduplicated the results.. bethelres.org.

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  Petraglyph

  Ah, interesting. I hope Orphan Crow sees these.
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  Are Magicians Spawns of Satan the Devil?

  by Cold Steel in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i was perusing the internet not long ago and came upon this series of videos by a guy calling himself xendrius.

  it declares that many of today's best magicians are in league with the devil.

  his claims are based on his observation that the tricks would be impossible to do unless the magicians had made unholy pacts with the devil.. so what's the take of the wtbts?

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  Petraglyph

  and the look of utter amazement and wonder on her face

  Something like this...? :)

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXvvL5hyxEo
  
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  Are Magicians Spawns of Satan the Devil?

  by Cold Steel in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i was perusing the internet not long ago and came upon this series of videos by a guy calling himself xendrius.

  it declares that many of today's best magicians are in league with the devil.

  his claims are based on his observation that the tricks would be impossible to do unless the magicians had made unholy pacts with the devil.. so what's the take of the wtbts?

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  Petraglyph

  C'mon ... who didn't love the Paul Daniels Magic Show! (on Saturday night?)

  I used to watch the show but I never could stand Paul Daniels. Even typing his name feels distasteful
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  Are Magicians Spawns of Satan the Devil?

  by Cold Steel in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i was perusing the internet not long ago and came upon this series of videos by a guy calling himself xendrius.

  it declares that many of today's best magicians are in league with the devil.

  his claims are based on his observation that the tricks would be impossible to do unless the magicians had made unholy pacts with the devil.. so what's the take of the wtbts?

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  Petraglyph

  His claims are based on his observation that the tricks would be impossible to do unless the magicians had made unholy pacts with the Devil.

  His claims are based on his lack of knowledge of how magicians perform their illusions!

  I'm not generally in favour of exposing methods but in this context it seems appropriate. You may be interested to take a look at this series that exposes how many magic tricks are performed.

  Magic's Biggest Secrets Finally Revealed
  

  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIEbITAtGBeYE5Kj5DZTcGmpWuxu7nOCS

  I've been a fan of magic since I was a kid. My father had a book that explained some stage magic and I've always had a fascination with the methods used. To my recollection there is only one illusion I have seen for which I don't have a workable explanation of the method.

  I can very assuredly assert that NO magic tricks require anything other than the skill of the magician and equipment, and I would assert that anyone could perform the illusions if they had the knowledge, dexterity, and equipment. Stage craft and artistic flair are another matter though.

  While I'm on the topic I'll share with you two of my favourite card trick performances. Note that it's not just about the skill of the magician, it's about the performance and how the magician involves and engages the audience. It's not about fooling people and making them feel stupid, it's about evoking and sharing an experience of childlike wonder. There's an art to that!

  Tommy Wonder

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfWI9_RVCWs
  

  Jonathan Kamm

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jmqt2jBTxdY

  Enjoy! :)
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  Are Magicians Spawns of Satan the Devil?

  by Cold Steel in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i was perusing the internet not long ago and came upon this series of videos by a guy calling himself xendrius.

  it declares that many of today's best magicians are in league with the devil.

  his claims are based on his observation that the tricks would be impossible to do unless the magicians had made unholy pacts with the devil.. so what's the take of the wtbts?

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  Petraglyph

  @talesin James Randi is very much alive!
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  Watchtower Web Domains

  by Petraglyph in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i did some reverse domain lookups to see what web domains were linked to watchtower.

  i did reverse lookups on the hostmaster address, building address, and phone number.

  i've sorted and deduplicated the results.. bethelres.org.

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  Petraglyph

  Interesting sites lenaga, though one does not load for me. How have you linked these to WT aside from their involvement with bloodless surgery?
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  In 100 Years, Will People Still Believe in God?

  by Petraglyph in

  1. social
  2. current

  sounds reasonable, mentions jws, thinks they're relatively harmless.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kktvlypq_y0.

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  Petraglyph

  Sounds reasonable, mentions JWs, thinks they're relatively harmless...

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kktvLypq_y0
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  Watchtower Web Domains

  by Petraglyph in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i did some reverse domain lookups to see what web domains were linked to watchtower.

  i did reverse lookups on the hostmaster address, building address, and phone number.

  i've sorted and deduplicated the results.. bethelres.org.

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  Petraglyph

  Looks comprehensive jw-verite!