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  DEBUNKING BIBLE MIRACLES: Joshua telling the sun to stand still

  by Black Man in

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  so, i'd love to start some threads debunking biblical miracles as the fairytale fiction that they are.

  the first i'd like to start off with is jehovah supposedly making the sun stand still to allow joshua's army enough daylight to conquer the amorites.

  here's a quote sentex.net explaining why this would be completely impossible:.

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  The reasoning on this is well thought out, but logic based on assumptions that are wrong produces wrong results. It of course pre-supposes that there is no God and then addresses the problem from a human point of view.

  The flaw in this reasoning is that God is billions of years old and he created all things- certainly he can manipulate atoms and sub-atomic particles to make what he wants happen. If YOU could control matter and energy on this scale, would it really be that hard for you to make the sun stand still? Or extend the light for that day and make it appear that the sun stood still?

  Just because this is impossible for man it does not mean it is impossible for the Creator. Just because you personally have never seen a miracle doesn't mean they can't/haven't happened. And advanced science can be a "miracle" to someone without the equivalent technology.
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  "Hobo Witness"

  by RayPublisher in

  1. watchtower
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  a kid at school called my daughter a "hobo witness".

  i had never heard that one.. as some of you already know, i'm fading and the wifey is not awake very asleep, but the kids are in the middle.

  anyway, my daughter was bothered by his name calling- and on one hand i wanted to go down there and tear his little puny head off for calling my daughter names, but on the other hand i wanted to laugh...is that bad?.

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  A kid at school called my daughter a "Hobo Witness". I had never heard that one.

  As some of you already know, I'm fading and the wifey is NOT awake very asleep, but the kids are in the middle. Anyway, my daughter was bothered by his name calling- and on one hand I wanted to go down there and tear his little puny head off for calling my daughter names, but on the other hand I wanted to laugh...Is that bad?
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  Crossing a WT line- giving "apostate" literature to my friend

  by RayPublisher in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i had to do it- i gave my asleep jw friend a flash drive yesterday with ray's books, info on 607 vs 587, etc.

  he knows i have "doubts" and that i've read these books but he has been cool about it and had already said he wouldn't rat me out.. so i figured i would take the next step now and give him the knowledge and see if he looks into it.

  this is a lot more tangible evidence and if it fell into the wrong hands they would have plenty of evidence to try and df me but i don't worry any longer, they're only men.. keep your fingers crossed lol....

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  Ms Mouthy: you asked, "What happened did you hear any more from him????"

  We talk every week, and I have not brought it up, hoping that he will at some point. Even the Org wised up over the years and at the service meeting say you shouldn't go back and ask, "Hello...have you read the literature I left you yet?"

  But I am hoping he will say something about it at some point...
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  Awake! November 2011 - correct cover

  by processor in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  there was an error on the latest awake!

  cover.

  here is the correct version.. .

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  Nikolas - The one important piece of data that anti-flood folks generally leave out is that if God can make the universe, and if he can make bears that hibernate for months at a time, why couldn't all the animals simply hibernate or fall into a suspended animation during the voyage? Personally I feel that the flood was a large-scale LOCAL occurence. The Bible has referred to the "whole world" or earth in other places and it is simply referring to the entire KNOWN world of the inhabitants. If that was the case, then the Biblical story can easily be true.

  This also dovetails with the "miracles are impossible!" notion, which people adhere to simply because they have never seen a miracle personally. Someone talking to another person on the other side of the globe while they are lounging in their swimming pool would be a "miracle" by many standards if observed by someone from a thousand years ago.

  "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." — Arthur C. Clarke
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  Beefing up my disaster preparedness to protect family

  by RayPublisher in

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  2. family

  i've been getting some new toys and also utilizing my old ones a little better- i now have a 1000 watt inverter that connects to a 12 volt car battery which in some ways is better than a generator because you don't need to worry about keeping fresh gasoline and trying to stockpile it.

  i have a 3'x3' 30 watt solar panel that can charge one or two car batteries also so it will create a limited but never ending power supply to complete this little chain.. .

  also i built a simple rack in my garage this weekend for my two guns, (12 gauge and a .22) so they are easily available but secure bc they have trigger locks and the key is now right on my regular keyring.

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  I've been getting some new toys and also utilizing my old ones a little better- I now have a 1000 watt inverter that connects to a 12 volt car battery which in some ways is better than a generator because you don't need to worry about keeping fresh gasoline and trying to stockpile it. I have a 3'x3' 30 watt solar panel that can charge one or two car batteries also so it will create a limited but never ending power supply to complete this little chain.
  
  Also I built a simple rack in my garage this weekend for my two guns, (12 gauge and a .22) so they are easily available but secure bc they have trigger locks and the key is now right on my regular keyring. If you wanted/needed a survival weapon for hunting the Henry survival rifle is a peach of a little gun. I want one!
  
  http://www.henryrepeating.com/rifle-survival-ar7.cfm
  
  
  I have fresh water but suspect I need a lot more as there is four of us. Plus I have a 300 gallon spa for non-potable uses it is right there and always ready. Have lots of cans of soup, tuna, etc. I heard peanut butter is the best calorie rich protein food you can have in an emergency.
  
  Anyway hope you all don't think i'm wacko! Any suggestions or things I am lacking?
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  Thank you note from Circuit Overseer

  by RayPublisher in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  notice how thankful we should be to "the slave"... he said that expression dozens of times in his recent visit, over and over and over ad nauseum.. .

  can i barf now?.

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  I'd like to formally thank you all for the excellent comments on my post about the CO's thank you note, and remind you that it is only by the grace undeserved kindness of the FDS Jehovah God that we can have this freedom to so express ourselves. At times we are tired, but yet the posting continues without letup down to this very hour. This helps us to face the challenges of getting out of the WTO day to day living with zeal and determination.

  When someone adds something that is against the GB a new thought to us, we appreciate their potent reminders and how they dignify us by their lame one-liners thoughtful and well-reasoned comments.
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  "Forged" by Bart Ehrman

  by Dagney in

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  2. friends

  http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0062012614/ref=s9_simh_bw_p14_d0_g14_i1?pf_rd_m=atvpdkikx0der&pf_rd_s=center-3&pf_rd_r=0eppm5kwv5zydqhmh1ar&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=1287771322&pf_rd_i=283155.

  has anybody read this recent book by erhman?

  wondering.. thank you..

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  FRANKLIN MASSEY YOU HAVE A PM!
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  Awake! November 2011 - correct cover

  by processor in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  there was an error on the latest awake!

  cover.

  here is the correct version.. .

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  OMG THE ATHEISTS OF JWnet are acting up (out?) again lol... Some of us have managed to still keep our faith in a creator despite the WTO but to each his own.

  And I looooove seeing magazine covers being spoofed tweaked or messed up so thank you for 'dat.
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  Thank you note from Circuit Overseer

  by RayPublisher in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  notice how thankful we should be to "the slave"... he said that expression dozens of times in his recent visit, over and over and over ad nauseum.. .

  can i barf now?.

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  Notice how thankful we should be to "the slave"... He said that expression dozens of times in his recent visit, over and over and over ad nauseum.

  

  Can I barf now?
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  How many meetings does a JW attend in a week?

  by jwfacts in

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  i always found it a bit deceptive to say we attended five meetings a week, when in reality it was only 3. now that there are meetings only twice a week, do witnesses still claim to attend 5 meetings a week or four?.

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  CoC - Yeah you are correct. Count is taken twice on midweek meeting nights, and twice on Sunday, 15-20 minutes into the BG, and then after the next major meeting 15 minutes into it.