Luther bertrand
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Why Do Intelligent People Believe in God?
by cantleave inone of the most common thing thrown at atheists is - lots of intelligent people believe in god.
this darkmatter 2525's video is an excellent explanation as to why very logical people possess religious belief systems.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y201qzddzbg.
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What do we do now Australian Royal Commission?
by Luther bertrand inwhat do you think is going to happen now that the dust is settling.
does anyone know what is happening next?
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Any Quantitive Psychologists, Data Scientists or people with training in Statistics? SSPS or MATLAB knowledge a plus
by Luther bertrand inworking on a project that could become fairly big and will be willing to provide citations if the work becomes published.
if this sounds even vaguely interesting to you please message me and i will fill you in on the details.
this is with regard to painting a picture of the child abuse issues within jehovah's witnesses.
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When Elders Drink and Get tooo Relaxed
by Luther bertrand inwhat was the craziest thing you have ever heard an elder say after getting sauced?
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Can any believer make a case for the superiority of faith over knowledge?
by Half banana ini find it curious why so many here on this site, in the face of factual evidence for things such as evolution and the impossibility for anyone to make a coherent interpretation for the bible, would still prefer faith to knowledge?.
can any believer attempt a defence of this position?.
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Where are the EXJW Feminist Philosophers?
by Luther bertrand ini am working, more in the planning stages, where i am going to offer a commentary on the caleb and sophia cartoons that the org puts out.
i noticed a heavily patriarchal bent to the narrative that these cartoons offer.
i would really enjoy working with someone who has an academic background in feminist philosophy, or at least someone knowledgeable.
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What kind of person was Nathan H. Knorr?
by Hecce inwe have several examples in the forum showing that president knorr was not a loving and caring person; one that impressed me was the one about the elderly bethelite that was put out on the streets until his death due to a disagreement with knorr.
i bring to your attention an incident that happened in the country of honduras back in the 50s, it has to do with immoral conduct by a branch overseer and his subsequent disfellowshiping.
i am not critical of the end result of his conduct but rather the salacious and detailed report of this matter putting in the open the details for the whole world to see.
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Are Derek Ohares Protests examples of Civil Disobedience?
by Luther bertrand inbelow is an article detail where civil disobedience was used as a tactic and ordinances were broken in order to effect change: are derek ohares tactics similar?.
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2012/aug/20/civil-disobedience-sanchez-gordillo.
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Protest for Mandatory Reporting?
by Luther bertrand inon another thread, i have been having a discussion about protests in connection with watchtower policy.
one of the biggest and more re-occuring rebuttals to protesting at kingdom halls and assemblies is that it does two things: 1. it re-enforces the apostate "mentally diseased" narrative heaped on the xjw community by the gb 2. it causes people to withdraw and get closer to the borg.. what if we as a group took the protest to city halls and government authorities to raise awareness of the need for mandatory reporting laws, rather than protesting @jw events?
hell even geoffry jackson, when he gave his testimony at the arc, agreed that it would be "helpful".
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The New Word for the Day: Apostagasm
by Luther bertrand inapostagasm (noun): the excited reaction to any form of protest where awareness of watchtower abuses is increased in such a way that it creates an emotional response associated with increased heartbeat, increased mental acuity, and urges to do your own acts of apostasy and actions where watchtower abuses are given more visibility.. example1: reading ray franzs' book:"crisis of conscience" gave me an apostagasm.. post your own sentence using the word apostagasm.
tell us about a time when you had one!
share and share alike!.