Half banana
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Idée fixe
by Half banana ini am in france at the moment and hence this french expression used in english speaking psychiatry crossed my mind: the expression is idée fixe (pron.
eeday fix).
this describes the condition in an individual who holds an obsessive attachment to a point of view which is unresponsive to reason and argument.
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The religious mind and evolution
by Half banana inthe greatest impediment to clear thinking by people who chose faith above all else is their unsubstantiated belief that the bible is the inerrant word of god.. believers well know about the feeling of certainty when it comes to their religious vision, they love to announce it but they cannot verify it.
it is the cart before the horse.. over the centuries, since roman law mandated its own brand of worship through the religious organ of the catholic church, the idea had been established by universal reckoning... and punishment if denied... that the bible always told the truth.. we, all of us here, would not be taking sides on this issue were it not for this grotesque distortion of reality courtesy of the church of the dark ages.. instead if we had taken evidence from the natural world, all would recognize the plain, coherent and evidential logic of darwin's explanation of how life diversified from a common stock.
one hundred and fifty seven years later after intense scrutiny by hundreds of thousands of scientists, no one has spotted a damning conflict in the theorum nor can they because it is factual.
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How the JW org uses propaganda
by Half banana inback in 2005 a new branch was opened in guatemala with a great fanfare and the ritual praise of god for his blessing on his people.
the triumphal chant was hail the theocracy ever increasing!
since the branch has now closed so soon after opening, does this mean withdrawal of blessing and theocracy is diminishing?
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What are the JW flock up to-- despite the GB?
by Half banana inposter westiewilly quoted on another thread the biblical proverb “expectation lost is sickness to the heart”.
the kjv puts it well, “hope deferred makes the heart sick but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life”.. does this not encapsulate the emotional tone of the jw organization today; “heartsick”?.
those who saw the total failure of the watchtower promises of the twentieth century must be heartsick from the disappointment.
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Truth versus Holiness
by Half banana intruth, that is verifiable facts as opposed to belief, is a vital part of the cultural narrative and operation of modern humanity.
truth does not require a lot of defending because it can stand happily on its own two feet.
it takes little effort or money to be spent in affirming it.
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Invitation to be a director
by Half banana inif you had been invited to become one of seven directors of a religious corporation which has a mainly tax exempt annual income of one billion dollars; how would your sense of responsibility to uphold the tradition of office (and therefore your own privileges) affect your moral judgement?.
for example would you let the corporation fail financially for the sake of pursuing a decision on what you understand to be gods will?.
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Letter found in Tomo's waste bin
by Half banana infirst draft of a letter to the congregations found crumpled up in tomo’s waste bin:.
"resurrection is the hope".
dear brothers and sisters,.
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The Orwellian Doomsday Cult and its use of HOPE.
by Half banana inif you are the financial managers of a doomsday cult what you have to do is keep the punters permanently in expectation of the end.. failures of prophecy are par for the course in the snake oil world of selling armageddon and paradise.
all humans when in trouble can activate an escape from their troubles through possession of the emotion, manufactured in the brain which we call hope.. people who have cried “wolf!” ten times already can no longer be trusted.......”those who saw 1914 will also see the end of the system of things”.............how many lives were thoroughly wasted on this tripe?
how does a doomsday cult survive after its inevitable and repeated prophetic failures?
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Dream agenda
by Half banana inwe have probably all made comparisons of the theocracies of islam and jehovahs witnesses.
they both have a dream agenda; the former has an islamic world caliphate and jws the earthly paradise.
the distinction between the two is that paradise for jws is an idea which permanently remains in the future and moves forward like the proverbial donkeys dangling carrot does, being attached to the animal, which is a most apt metaphor for the way the jw org functions.
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Ambiguities
by Half banana injust a thought, as the jw org declines in vigour there seem to be many puzzling stories and illustrations coming from the convention and kh platforms.
at the moment we have a thread by fed up jw about the many spokes of the bicycle wheel leading to god but claiming there is only one way.
a counter-productive illustration.