let's say there is a new law.. once each year the leader(s) of any religious group have to answer 20 questions in public on tv posed by their critics.. twenty questions are allowed for a one hour presentation.. of course, we would expect softball answers.
except for one thing: the questioner can press a "bullshit" button!.
that would mean the question is repeated and another answer was called for.
QUESTION: Is it possible that a flood covered the entire earth in 2370 BC(E) and wiped out all life except for 8 people and as many animals as they could fit in their boat? (I'm just focusing on the year, nothing else about flood legend, which would also consume entire hour)...
QUESTION: Is it reasonable to believe that prior to 2370 BC(E) it had never rained before on the earth?
QUESTION: Is it likely that Hebrew is the original/earliest human language?
My suggestion for questioner: Leoleia
knowing is good.. not knowing is bad.. knowing that you don't know leads to inquiry, research and education.
that is good.. assuming you know the validity of your research material is bad.. sometimes you are stumped but you don't know that you are stumped.
you proceed anyway.. .
Nice post Terry. I'd much rather belong to a religious organization that said: we are just a bunch of people trying to figure it out. Sometimes we are wrong. We welcome your input. Does such an organiztion exist?
hi i have not been here for a while i did not have a working pc how has everyone been ?
just wondering if there a re any ex jws from maryland.
Sulla: it was not free of conflict, just saying that I met some really good people there. I recall one occasion where the hard-core crew had a very engaging, (dare I say fun) brother removed as the School overseer because he was going off track. Several elders resigned when the decision was made to remove him as an elder. I was actually on very good terms with some of the hard-core crew. I just could't figure out why we all couldn't just get along.. Now I understand (kind of).... Frederick was much more of a mix (rural vs urban/suburban) than Montgomery.
hi i have not been here for a while i did not have a working pc how has everyone been ?
just wondering if there a re any ex jws from maryland.
At one time long ago, I was in Frederick county. To be honest, there were some pretty amazing (real) people there.
it's been widely reported on jwn and other places about the change to the caption in the inside front page of awake!.
from 1982 - 1995 it stated:.
"most importantly, this magazine builds confidence in the creator's promise of a peaceful and secure new order before the generation that saw the events of 1914 c.e.
Thanks for that Splash. I'm going to ask my wife what she thinks it means... I love just using their own publications!
I will ask with sort of a: I'm confused, could you explain this to me? loo. And then ask: what's going on?
how many here have had this conversation before (especially just before the week-long visit by the circuit overseer)?:.
brother irregular, i don't believe we've received your report for last month.
did you turn it in yet?.
What about if we talk about bible related topics here? Can we count the time? As mentioned in other threads, a lot of the readers here are more aware of what is in the next study article than the witnesses.
kudos to jwn roving correspondent sd-7 for his insightful comments in a recent thread.
as a result of his inspired utterance, i received a flash of insight that has allowed me to predict with uncanny accuracy the exact date for armageddon's arrival.
what follows are sd-7's comments and my calculations.
00DAD said:
I'm a big fan of symmetry, yet I fail to see the symmetry of 2,370?
Now if you'd said "2,332" then I'd understand; but you did not and so I do not.
Could you please explain? And while you're at it I'd love to see your "careful calculations" too!
My response: You don't get it. With the WTS we start from the conclusion and work our ways back disregrading all contrary evidence. Get it? First world ended in 2370. Like first Adam/last Adam. Symmetry. Evidently, the big A will be in 2370. You were close. I could go into more detail but it would involve a lot of handwaving and youtube videos. Trust me.
It is like accepting that babylon was overthrown in 537, but not accepting 607.
kudos to jwn roving correspondent sd-7 for his insightful comments in a recent thread.
as a result of his inspired utterance, i received a flash of insight that has allowed me to predict with uncanny accuracy the exact date for armageddon's arrival.
what follows are sd-7's comments and my calculations.
sd-7 said: This is insane. But I like it, LOL.
That is not the same as (see Splane thread) 'love this idea', therefore it can not be true. I know specualtion is heresy, but I would have to say that it must be symmetrical. Thus, while 00DAD was in the ball park, the actual date (by my careful calculations) must be 2370 (AD/CE your choice).
i've just finished adding an article to my blog entitled "jehovah now uses the internet to dispense new spiritual food!".
here is the link.... http://jwsurvey.org/cedars-blog/jehovah-now-uses-the-internet-to-dispense-new-spiritual-food.
my article briefly explores some of the reasons why the "new light" on the faithful slave and the manner in which it was circulated marked a radical departure from how spiritual food is normally circulated to the rank and file.
Cedars, great article, nice site. First time visit today. I'll be back... Keep up the good work.
i used to listen to all the stupid comments and wonder if i could sneak out of there and scram!
even after i resigned as an elder, i went for a while and eventually began missing more and more meetings.
but while i was there, i'd listen to comments, chuckle to myself how dumb it all was and then go home with the knowledge that my days were numbered there..
Two more hours of my life wasted (and I don't have that many left!)... I could be out walking the dogs, working in the garden. Even painting the fence would be better than 'read an repeat'. Sometimes I would fantasize about how cool it would be to float up to the ceiling at the assembly hall during the public talk and do a burning bush kinda thing, and then return to my seat like nothing happened. That would be an assembly they wouldn't forget. I like to hold my hands up during the songs like the picture of the people on the cover of the new song book. I figured that is what we are supposed to do since we always discuss every picture in the WT for 10 minutes and use them (when positive) for how we should act or dress. Parking lot duty was always nice, even in the winter.
