if “tree of good and bad” were literal, it would mean adam and eve would know what is “good and bad” only after eating of that tree.
however, even before eating of it, they would think “it is good for us to eat of this tree” which means they are already endowed knowledge of “good and bad.” that means “tree of good and bad” is symbolic of something.. since religious organizations interpret this differently, each reader has to adopt his own conclusion.
for me it looks like this: one thinks of good and bad in relation to himself—if something is beneficial for him he would say it is good for him, and bad for him if it is not beneficial.
means: delay your choices and overlap first.
Had Adam & Eve overlapped earlier, we all would not be with the imperfections we suffer. get your priorities right. good and bad knowledge? -- right knowledge
added: mankind missed the perfect overlap; The one generated by wt about the generation? will not bring perfection.
going “hollywood” hasn’t seemed to help build any enthusiasm for the wtbts.
think about it, jw’s now have their own studio to make videos and cartoons.
the ‘kingdom’ dirges (songs) have received a makeover to a bit more modern tunes.
all in line with the talking snake story. it is a joke. pay to be entertained!
jesus did not use his (superhuman) skills to prove the existence of either god or immortality of soul.
further, he did not answer direct, important questions put to him (mathew 21:23-27; luke 22:70 …), and most importantly never defined ego—the root cause of all problems ….
however, einstein, whose business was not spirituality, still defined ego as “optical illusion of consciousness.” this definition helps a lot because when one internalizes the idea that ego is only an illusion, he knows how to effectively deal with it.. .
Einstein said " Where is the old Jehovah?" ***
Jesus said "... ...... who is in heaven.."
*** A chapter in the book.'Einstein in Berlin' Einstein wrote these words to a friend, asking why "god" would not intervene, as casualties mounted in the French trench warfare. meaning that
Einstein used the name that Jesus never did, as far as we know from the book of bible stories, talking snake & all.
added: Jesus spoke of the resurrection, Einstein: "--ach was!"
Jesus used boats for transport, as a talk platform, Einstein [sail] boated for pleasure. no attempts of walking on water reported.
on sunday a us jet shot down a syrian military government fighter plane after it dropped bombs close to us backed kurdish soldiers.. russia who backs erdogan has reacted with a threat to target us jets over syria and withdraw from communication arrangements designed to prevent us - russian conflict in the region.. the threat of a hot war between the usa and russia is growing rapidly....
Protecting Syrian and Kurdish groups from being obliterated by Assad.
feel sorry for the Kurds, gassed by Saddam and Assad, and the neighbouring Armenians, Yazidi, other minorities.
In this conflict, The West and Russia acting as policemen, caught in a domestic fight, attacked by all parties? and not just shooting at at the ground but also each other?
Even the Terrorist attacks everywhere could be not just targeting the west but each faction in exile. So: is Australia expecting to get terrorism payback because of flying in Syria, Iraq ?
on sunday a us jet shot down a syrian military government fighter plane after it dropped bombs close to us backed kurdish soldiers.. russia who backs erdogan has reacted with a threat to target us jets over syria and withdraw from communication arrangements designed to prevent us - russian conflict in the region.. the threat of a hot war between the usa and russia is growing rapidly....
Australian pilots, planes do not want to be targeted either, what are they doing over the Caliphate?
on sunday a us jet shot down a syrian military government fighter plane after it dropped bombs close to us backed kurdish soldiers.. russia who backs erdogan has reacted with a threat to target us jets over syria and withdraw from communication arrangements designed to prevent us - russian conflict in the region.. the threat of a hot war between the usa and russia is growing rapidly....
Did I read Trump is giving the military free reign? Commander in chief surprised how eager his troops are? remember an US navy cruiser accidentally shot down an Iranian airliner? baby corpses floating in the water?
on sunday a us jet shot down a syrian military government fighter plane after it dropped bombs close to us backed kurdish soldiers.. russia who backs erdogan has reacted with a threat to target us jets over syria and withdraw from communication arrangements designed to prevent us - russian conflict in the region.. the threat of a hot war between the usa and russia is growing rapidly....
Is it not also strategic, to get a corridor, one way or the other from Russia, Iran, the Gulf directly to the Mediterranean, another ice free port, a crescent of Shia crescent flags through Sunni territory? A many faceted diamond, the hardest substance.
As much as I hate to see Europe being underwhelmed by a "fleeing" population, I feel for all there, even the young men caught in the middle.
US /Russian air battles ? has happened before, Korea, Vietnam, and probing on coast lines around the world.
i was pretty young in 1975, all i remember was a few complaining at the hall after and those at the door that razed us over it.
does anyone remember how they went about denying it and when this started.
i do remember a scripture in psalms about people being mighty and living longer so this was used.
It occurred to me at the time, that some smirking wt strategist viewed the episode as a particularly successful "campaign" that they feature all the time...like a hyper 30 hour aux. pioneer push at the CO's visit now in vogue.
A steep curve in the frantic and unrelenting effort to increase membership, to keep the workers busy.
i was pretty young in 1975, all i remember was a few complaining at the hall after and those at the door that razed us over it.
does anyone remember how they went about denying it and when this started.
i do remember a scripture in psalms about people being mighty and living longer so this was used.
... basically they were able to keep the majority of new converts since 1970 (700,000)... Hecce:
In the aftermath, one Bethel speaker asked " What are we to apologise for ? or why?.... 700 000 new publishers.....?
when we as former witnesses wake up and choose to leave the society, it is mainly because we value truth and honesty.. the society tries to make out that we are in the wrong.
that we have "left the truth".. but, who really holds the burden of proof?
do we (who leave) need to prove that the society is not the "truth", or does the society need to prove that it is the "truth".. thoughts?.
burden of proof is with the person making the statement, if asked. wt's jws are not asking. They do not want to hear it. None are so deaf than those that do not want to hear.
