Posts by waton

The existence of something can often be inferred by the evidence left in other media, like traces of particles in cloud chambers, stone fossils filling past organic voids, signatures left on artwork.

A case can be made that there might be non-biblical messages from a creator, who is distancing himself from meddling creatures like us,

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Your donations at work: WT Farms “inspirational” corn maze

by betterdaze in

“best life ever” is displayed at watchtower farms, near pine bush.

the jehovah’s witnesses' maze is a work of devotional art, and not intended for exploration like the pagan ones made for hudson valley tourists every halloween.

source: lohud.com.

Why pigs???

by stuckinarut2 in

why did jesus supposedly cast the demons into a herd of pigs?.

(matt 8 / luke 8).

and, how were there so many demons inside one man, that when "released" by jesus, it took a whole pack of pigs to contain them??.

waton

clumsy attempt to create a flying pig through evolution, you need millions, during millions of years.

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which member of the GB would you like to see on here ?

by stan livedeath in

if any member of the gb were to turn apostate---and join this site-----who would you like it to be ?

and why ?.

and--least like--and why ?.

waton

I would like to see them here, not as apostates, but as defenders of their "faith" You would see not only fender benders but a demolition derby of current, not to speak of past wt pronouncements.

Letts have David Splane first.

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YPA change of picture

by dozy in

anybody got any idea why the cover picture on the young people ask book was changed?

they removed the picture of the boy bottom right & superimposed a different head.

maybe the guy got dfd or maybe it was to change it to an asian guy rather than 2 caucasians?

waton

Young people are asking the right questions. the only answer wt has, is to erase their memory. but

I would guess appearances count. Asa on the ascent.

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The wonder of scientific research

by amicabl in

this has possibly been brought up before however here goes.. constant reference is made by many posters to scientific research as being the only way to prove something factual that would otherwise have to be taken on faith.

there actually seems to be "faith" in scientific findings.. my experience over many years is that most scientific research is fake.

nothing oftencomes of the big announcements made to raise more money.. money, prestige, pride, human error, suppositions etc., are rife amongst the scientific community.. i realise that there have been many advances over hundreds of years but humankind is in a mess, although very different to even a century ago.. the medical profession now has vaccinations for everything, antiviral drugs etc.

waton

"...Most of the scientific achievements of the 20th century were a direct result of military funding...." truth be known

tbn: but that is not the fault of science or scientists. Mankind is fighting the wrong war. it should be attacking, eradicating ignorance.

Von Braun would have been happier, and we all, had he been generously funded by a global "Manhattan" project (separated by the East River from Brooklyn).

We might in the process have developed a chemical shield that stops cancer, and allows us to travel to Mars sane and hale.

Science allows us to ask better and better questions. the answers are cream on the pudding.

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The wonder of scientific research

by amicabl in

this has possibly been brought up before however here goes.. constant reference is made by many posters to scientific research as being the only way to prove something factual that would otherwise have to be taken on faith.

there actually seems to be "faith" in scientific findings.. my experience over many years is that most scientific research is fake.

nothing oftencomes of the big announcements made to raise more money.. money, prestige, pride, human error, suppositions etc., are rife amongst the scientific community.. i realise that there have been many advances over hundreds of years but humankind is in a mess, although very different to even a century ago.. the medical profession now has vaccinations for everything, antiviral drugs etc.

waton

amicable , You are not talking about scientific research, pure and simple, but about the human side of it. That is like the wt illustration in the wt's "--bible teach" book which denies that a pupil can improve of the understanding of an aged math teacher.

Look how far we have come from the time that our common ancestors were swinging in the trees.

Exploring at the limits of our confined world, can only improve our understanding of any possible beyond:-- in time, energy, laws and dimensions. Revealed religion has not even come close, still stuck in thousand year old myths, fables and stories or their variants.

Remove all application of scientific research from your life, and see where you would be. dont let the Pilt downs get you down.

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Truth is not unattainable

by venus in

seeing corrupt rulers creating war to divert attention of the public, almighty arms industry loving conflicts, religious leaders finding religions as a means for easy income ….etc one may conclude that truth is not attainable.

yet there is a place where truth remains hidden for the seeker to experience his thrill—in the vocabulary of different languages.. when i was studying in mount holyoke, i had the opportunity to mingle with many foreign students and thus to my surprise came to know certain words are like a treasure of truth in at least one language among the vast reservoir of languages which means you have to continue your search for the truth of one word till you get it through different languages.

for example, take the word ‘king’ and start seeing the meaning of it in all the languages and you will find it means a person ruling with dynastic root, then suddenly you find in one language, the word ‘king’ is the summarized form of this sentence: “one who brings delight to all of his subjects and keeps them (of various interests) reconciled to each other.” to mention a few other words which my search took me to the truth:.

waton

+.... mind can be tricked by what physical eyes see,---"

Venus, that is why we need better and better spectacles, aka scientific research tools , to see the spectacular creation we live in, and perceive the hints that a possible creator left imbedded in his work. and

as your op showed, The languages in which we think have interesting insights; -- my pertinent favoured, toward the end of my 9st decade:

"Dying", in german showing the root and cause, starving. "sterben"