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  Does the governing body know what they are doing?

  by Gefangene in

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  what do you guys think?.

  are they only some uber religious zealots or do they pursue hidden agendas beyond religiosity?.

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  konceptual99

  I think the video answers the question as to whether or not the GB are competent persons to be in charge of a multi-national corporation.

  I don't think it addresses the question of if they know what they are doing concerning the shoring up of a religion that is unsustainable in the long term. In this case I believe they do know what they are doing. They know that the only way of keeping people in is to press all the right emotional triggers around fear, obligation and guilt. They might be spinning it differently in their own heads but they know they cannot keep doing it the old way.

  All they have to do is make the majority feel the right way and then cognitive dissonance and the sunk cost fallacy does the rest for them.
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  Roy and my right to free-speech..

  by The Rebel in

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  before england announce the two squad members that won't go in to the euros, i say leave out wiltshire ( not fully match fit) and sturrige,( the most over rated striker ever) however social media disagrees and says drinkwater, lacks quality and rashford experience so leave them out.

  other experts think varidys pace irrelevant at this level.

  my conclusion it's all opinions and roy hodgson wont base his decision on my opinion nor social medias.

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  konceptual99

  Should have taken Townsend and left Wilshere at home. JW is a great player on his day but gets injured everytime he looks at pitch. I think Sturridge will contribute if he does not stub his toe or have some other stupid injury like bumping into JW and taking both of them out.
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  All 2016 Convention videos in English and all Talk outlines for download

  by Watchtower-Free in

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  all convention videos in english and all talk outlines for download.

  http://avoidjw.org/2016-regional-convention/

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  konceptual99

  Sorry to post like a nutter, but are cult smocks appropriate wear for Bethel or the meetings? If it's alright for Paradise surely it's OK for now. Perhaps someone could turn up wearing one...
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  All 2016 Convention videos in English and all Talk outlines for download

  by Watchtower-Free in

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  all convention videos in english and all talk outlines for download.

  http://avoidjw.org/2016-regional-convention/

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  konceptual99

  Not to mention them forgetting to show 1000 years of clearing up 6 billion dead people, sorting out collapsing cities, handling toxic and radioactive waste, cultivating the earth with no machinery etc. etc. etc.
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  All 2016 Convention videos in English and all Talk outlines for download

  by Watchtower-Free in

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  all convention videos in english and all talk outlines for download.

  http://avoidjw.org/2016-regional-convention/

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  konceptual99

  Very disappointed to see that it's not longer dungarees and straw hats, like everyone is off to a amish barn raising.
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  Evidence for a Young Earth

  by Perry in

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  for additional information:.

  for additional information:.

  for additional information:.

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  konceptual99

  Because the chemical process for stalactites forming in limestone caves is different to those formed on concrete ceilings.

  As I mentioned in the first response on this thread Perry, places like Talk Origins have the information to hand to explain these type of arguments.

  http://www.talkorigins.org/indexcc/CD/CD250.html
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  Confusing Opinions with Facts

  by cofty in

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  in a discussion about the best flavour of ice cream everybody's opinion is equally valid.. in a discussion about the shape of the earth or the origin of species everybody's opinion is equally irrelevant.

  only objective facts and evidence matter.. confusing these two categories is a common feature of conversations in this forum.

  people deserve respect, errors do not..

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  konceptual99

  To be fair Ucanthome, I should have been more specific to say the theory of evolution has nothing to do with abiogenesis. The theory of evolution concentrates on the how life has developed but presupposes the existence of life. Of course there is a relationship in the broader context of a discussion about the existence and involvement of a creator but in terms of this thread it's the theory of evolution that presents deists and creationists with the question of what they are prepared to accept as fact or hold an opinion on.
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  Confusing Opinions with Facts

  by cofty in

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  in a discussion about the best flavour of ice cream everybody's opinion is equally valid.. in a discussion about the shape of the earth or the origin of species everybody's opinion is equally irrelevant.

  only objective facts and evidence matter.. confusing these two categories is a common feature of conversations in this forum.

  people deserve respect, errors do not..

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  konceptual99

  As jwfacts just repeated for the millionth time on this forum, evolution has nothing to do with the origin of life.

  Regardless, how can one have cognitive dissonance regarding evolution? CD occurs when one is trying to rationalise two contradictory positions. What evidence is there that there is a divine creator who is actively interested in humanity? I would have to accept that before any CD regarding evolution could even begin to set in.

  The reality is that ones like me who did once accept there was a creator and he had a plan had to shake of this belief because the weight of evidence belies this assertion. I fail to understand how an open, logical and reasonable evaluation of the evidence would result in science rather than superstition being the loser in a CD war.
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  Confusing Opinions with Facts

  by cofty in

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  in a discussion about the best flavour of ice cream everybody's opinion is equally valid.. in a discussion about the shape of the earth or the origin of species everybody's opinion is equally irrelevant.

  only objective facts and evidence matter.. confusing these two categories is a common feature of conversations in this forum.

  people deserve respect, errors do not..

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  konceptual99

  Konceptual99, Ray Franz suggested that it might not have been a worldwide flood, but a regional flood. He bases his conclusion on the Hebrew word "earth" which could mean "land." That would cancel out all of the Australian animal problems.

  That's not the position of the WT society or what the bible says. Both are adamant it was a global flood.

  You are seemingly prepared to moderate your interpretation of the bible over something that even your cognitive dissonance can't reconcile regarding the flood, how about doing the same with creation or the development of homo sapiens?
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  Adopting Resolutions

  by Sunspot in

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  between 1970-1999, i remember different "resolutions" being read and adopted (by applause) at the distict conventions.. i can't remember any of them or even what they were about, or anything about them.. does anyone know anything about these resolutions, or if the wts still reads these at the conventions any more?.

  if anyone has these, could they post them please?.

  hugs,.

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  konceptual99

  Always some crap about resolving to always serve Jehovah and never trust man made governments.

  It made for nice reading in the WT to say all "8 million in attendance worldwide were united as one as they said 'aye' in a loud, clear voice".

  Now we get "all 8 million in attendance wept at the heart stirring fictional video presented as fact about living in a bunker during the big A before doing a Mexican wave then retiring to the concourse to share JW.org merch and have their pictures taken with banners saying 'see you in paradise'".