Posts by Captain Obvious

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What Are The Expectations...Now??

by Cold Steel in

the society has been teaching that you-know-what is right around the corner for so long that it's lost all credibility.

what are the expecations like now?

do people still expect it to happen very soon, or are more people planning on things like higher education?

Captain Obvious

Cold Steel: I hate the JWs as much as you do, but I find it irritating to see you making posts and observations about CREDIBILITY as a MORMON. Do you really think the general public thinks more highly of Mormons than JWs? Your religion MORE of a joke than JWs. How can you not see that?

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Introduction

by Pyramid God in

i'm somewhat new here, even though i've posted a few times, so i decided it was time i properly introduced myself.

i've been lurking for several months.... .

i was born into the jw and served for 21 years.

Captain Obvious

Well I guess she isn't your girlfriend now is she! Sorry your exit was so messy, but congratulations on your freedom!

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Dawkins-The Greatest Show on Earth

by KateWild in

as many may be aware.

i don't like the man.

but i have chosen to review the first chapter of his book.. chapter 1... only a theory?.

Captain Obvious

Umm no, sorry Kate. You might have to go read the chapter again. In your explanation, you would use the word hypothesis. A hypothesis is what you think might be proven by your research and experiments. Once it has become proven and can be repeatedly proven, you now have a theory.

A theory is as proven and true as it gets. There's no point in disagreeing with this explanation of the word, Kate. The entire purpose of the chapter is to show the difference in how the scientific community uses the word versus how YOU use it.

Tammy, gravity is theory.

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Dawkins-The Greatest Show on Earth

by KateWild in

as many may be aware.

i don't like the man.

but i have chosen to review the first chapter of his book.. chapter 1... only a theory?.

Captain Obvious

Kate.. I fear you still misunderstand after 8 1/2 pages of explanation... His intent was to explain to the reader, who is a layperson how the word theory is used by the scientific community as opposed to how the layperson uses it. It is often confused.

In science, you aren't waiting for a theory to be proved.. It has been proven. It is not his personal made-up meaning. The title is not sarcastic. Often creationists try to use the argument that evolution is "only a theory" and thus has no proof... That couldn't be more untrue. The book is written for uneducated bums like me.

I'm glad to see you are reading the book, it is one of the best I've ever read. Enjoy :)

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blood question for athiest.

by unstopableravens in

Captain Obvious

There is no "atheist position" on anything... Except that the case for a supreme being or creator is unconvincing. Trying to get atheists to agree on anything else is like herding cats.

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Do you give thanks for every meal?

by bruh in

do you give thanks for every meal or do you thank god once for the whole day of meals???

is thanking god for every meal scriptural or something that came along in early christianity ?

?.

Captain Obvious

I give thanks... To my wife for every meal. That's where they came from

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A mistake in fading 4 months ago is coming back to haunt me... HELP!!

by ILoveTTATT in

jw
friends

so today, two elders from a congregation i was in two years ago came by the house.

they said they wanted to talk to me about things that they have heard, and that they want to talk to me very quickly, as soon as possible.

perhaps before this week ends.. i don't know what to do!!

Captain Obvious

If you meet, you WILL be DFed unless you can lie through your teeth the whole time.

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How to accept the actions of the Old Testament God

by confusedandalone in

jw
friends

how are we able to do this.. this is not an attempt to stir the pot or cause confusion but i was sitting here thinking of all the really horrid things that the old testament god did to people.

when i was a jw i just purposely put it to the back of my mind always trying to make an excuse.

when i was in field service and someone would ask me about it i would just change the subject.. however i have been reading alot of info lately here about how wonderful jesus is and how he is a direct representation of what god the father would be.

Captain Obvious

The closest thing I've heard is, "how dare you challenge the actions of god?" haha

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Update on fading

by Skipper12 in

haven't posted anything here since my first post almost 5 months ago (you can read it here: http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/experiences/255032/1/great-roi-successfully-fading#.uopjv-kdzyi), but i'm lurking around here almost on a daily basis.. short update:.

- all jw's on my part of the family are fully awake about ttatt and have fast-forwarded into 'fading mode'.

they are missing meetings, no longer go out in field service (but still send a fictious time slip at the end of the month), have missed the recent assembly.. - my father is now an ex-elder.