time article: several years before pope francis became pope of the catholic church in 2013, psychologists began to debunk the idea that being more educated meant a person was less likely to be religious.
instead, a new social psychology theoryone that had little to do with education levelarose.
according to dual process theory, people are either deliberative or intuitive when they make decisions.
But the way obviously intelligent people and often sceptical people who question other things, can still be believers never ceases to astonish me.
S: with due respect, Some of the most practical thinkers, have been deists, true believers not having religiosity. closet ones today.
It takes real faith to believe that the universe made itself, when even bare energy is uncreated.
what if i told you that we needed a whistle?
probably the dollar store.
or walmart.
too bad it is now bad form to whistle at/ about ladies. acknowledged by 50 dollar whistle? but I am worth it! . those were the days. prior to 1975.
classical music: value zero??.
performances are ephemeral.
you hear a live performance - and it's gone.. a recording may preserve that 'in a certain way' but it can't preserve it against other performances of the same thing.
nothing beats live performances. For the record.
then jesus said to his disciples: “truly i say to you that it will be difficult for a rich man to enter the kingdom of the heavens.
again i say to you, it is easier for a camel to get through a needle’s eye than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of god.” (mathew 19:23, 24, https://www.jw.org/en/library/bible/study-bible/books/matthew/19/) for jesus both “kingdom of heaven and kingdom of god” are interchangeable—they are one and the same.
when earth comes again under god’s rulership, earth becomes a “kingdom of heaven.” (mathew 5:3, 5) “those poor in spirit” are defined as those having no self-importance or egoless (mathew 16:24) and “the meek” too are egoless.
No mention of two classes of people .
how about the gates with the name of the 12 tribes, the foundations with the 12 apostles names?
in the just finished wt study # 38, "--spiritual family" , par.
19 , " robert " is reported to have cited math: 12:50. note he has limited "bible knowledge" therefore is not fully indoctrinated.
jesus: .
But also, “brother” can also mean and refer to Jesus brothers in the sense of the “heavenly calling”.
Fm, yes it could, but Jesus said; "all those" . Also, at the time Jesus spoke these words, there was no heavenly calling, even he used language at the last supper for example, that can only be understood to mean an earthly future. Of course he was the second adam, sacrificing his earthly everlasting life.
The text in Math 25 stipulates strictly humanitarian deeds, to the most needy. wt's twisting of the text to make that equal to support for the wt empire scheme is the worst of it's doctrines. imho.
in the just finished wt study # 38, "--spiritual family" , par.
19 , " robert " is reported to have cited math: 12:50. note he has limited "bible knowledge" therefore is not fully indoctrinated.
jesus: .
In the just finished wt study # 38, "--spiritual family" , par. 19 , " Robert " is reported to have cited Math: 12:50. Note he has limited "bible knowledge" therefore is not fully indoctrinated. Jesus:
" Whoever does the will of my father, who is in heaven, that one is my brother, sister and mother."
"God's spirit helped "andre" to answer that question" . so wt,
wt teaches that the brothers of jesus are only the patakers especially those in the head of the wt organisation. misreading Math. 25. But here, according to the wt story teller,
Roger, a new bible student , perhaps in the "first love of the truth" guided by Holy Spirit, sets you straight.
" Whoever does the will of my father, who is in heaven, that one is my brother, sister and mother."
it seems if you have an attic, you'll be safest there..
just a note, basements vs attics, bible says the end will not by water, again, so basements are fine as long as it not only prelude to the end. -- see BC, german flood and mud.
If the end comes trough fire, make that galvanized roofs, joists. hot though, dont touch.
well, they advocate removing all dissenters, unruly ones, that "will not inherit God's kingdom" those that will end up "as manure on the ground", as a cure for our ills. they have to be kind of "remove the dirt " perfectionist, Not that it does not have merit, Japanese pride has done wonders for the US car industry by way of competition, and I like my airplane mechanic to be a top notch perfectionist,
but then there is also the sweeping under the rug expediency move. . with an only a partially floor clean of dirt particles.
who is more powerful out of the co and the body of elders?
i remembered a time i was a reg.
pioneer and my service overseer in my congo was asking one of the regular pioneers during the meeting with the co. how powerful is the co to the body of elders and how powerful is the body of elders to the co?
corporate structure in the congregations might limit the visitors power. if the congregation "voted" to appoint the the 3 silverbacks permanently, is the Co/ branch going to court? publicly?
who is more powerful out of the co and the body of elders?
i remembered a time i was a reg.
pioneer and my service overseer in my congo was asking one of the regular pioneers during the meeting with the co. how powerful is the co to the body of elders and how powerful is the body of elders to the co?
When the green or golden handshake is in danger to turn brown, or transparent, the power balance shifts.
