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Study proves 95% of people really are sheeple
by sizemik in95% of people that read this will place themselves in the 5% .
.. but this is an epidemic that needs a cure .
.. study proves 95% of people really are sheeple.
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Where did AGuest - and others - go?
by Qcmbr inhi - i almost miss sparring with her.
what happened ?
did i miss something?
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We Believe...A Short primer on Witness Doctrine
by stuckinamovement inwe believe that 99.9% of earths population will be soon put to death because of their unrighteousness and hatred of god.
this probably means that you wont make it.
sorry bout that.. god is using us to warn the entire world of mankind.
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"Something from Nothing" (Discussion with Richard Dawkins and Lawrence Krauss)
by leavingwt intaped live on feb 4, 2012.
(2 hours).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gh9uvnrarf8.
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Scale in the universe - awesome site
by Qcmbr inhttp://www.stumbleupon.com/su/1qgoe9/www.hoagames.com/game/the-scale-of-the-universe-2.
no narrative required..
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Jesus did not die on cross, says scholar
by leavingwt incoming to a kingdom hall near you, in a public talk.
jesus did not die on cross, says scholar .
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/7849852/jesus-did-not-die-on-cross-says-scholar.html.
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Pre-emptive shunning - a growing reality
by cedars ini'm scanning through some of the results from the 2012 jw survey as they're coming in.. the most populous of the six voting categories with 76 voters so far is my own category, for those who are inactive, or "faded/fading" (not disfellowshipped or da'd, but no longer reporting time on the ministry).. one statistic already leaping out at me surrounds the question "do you experience 'pre-emptive shunning' from active witnesses, who view you as 'bad association'?
" of the 74 who voted on this so far, 76% have answered "yes" to this question.. it's early days, and obviously i will have a clearer picture of the extent of the problem once the survey closes at the end of the year.
however, the results already in suggest that pre-emptive shunning is widespread among inactive ones, despite this not being an "official" policy of the society.. i was interested in your opinions as to why this may be?
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The Specialness Of Being A Jehovah's Witness
by minimus ini figured out why many people become jws or remain in the religion.
they actually believe that they are special!
they look down on everyone else because they alone are god's people.
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Preaching and Those With a "Right Heart Condition"
by thinking_1 inaka "gullible, unquestioning, and at least somewhat uneducated".
this is one of those lines that really helps out when a jw runs into someone who know what they're talking about.. whether it's the bible, or scientific matters, or anything else where someone thy're talking to doesnt' agree with the teachings of "the slave", and has good reasonable points that they are trying to get across.. by telling the flock, and in turn the flock telling themselves that it's because of the persons "heart condition" and not their inability to accept the poor explanations and reasoning required to think like a jw, it insulates them from hearing too many facts that the teaching can't stand up to.. when they (probably unconsciously) sense that they are losing in a discussion, they can always tell themselves that the other person is unreasonable or has that pesky "bad heart"..