Posts by waton

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“Tree of good and bad” means what?

by venus in

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.

waton

Common theme of writers that want to control. Prometheus, punished for advancing mankind with the gift of fire. Do not touch knowledge (eden). Avoid higher education; wt.

keep'em dumb to control them, knowledge only for the elite (they would become like one of us).

When "god said"" all is very good", A&E were actually mortal. that is why they had the un-forbidden tree of life to keep alive! They did not die because of knowledge, but because they were deprived of that one staple of their diet.

not endorsing.

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The Resurrection narrative can make perfect sense if you consider it to be a lie.

by Island Man in

there are aspects to the resurrection story that seem unnecessary but make perfect sense if you consider them as patches to shore up the lie of jesus' resurrection.. (1) why did there have to be angels present at jesus' resurrection?

there is no other resurrection account in the bible that mentions the involvement of angels.. possible explanation: jesus' disciples really did steal jesus' body from the tomb.

two or three of them ambushed and knocked/drugged unconscious the guards on the scene before stealing the body.

waton

how about the simultaneous resurrection of others (rattling bones in the tombs), then walking and showing up in Jerusalem? A common event, not unique to "Jesus" to make it more believable?

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Complete this sentence with only one word: THE TIME REMAINING IS...

by steve2 in

the time remaining is... elastic.. .

stash: /intesoft-inc.appspot.com/post/f0315d7a1cdf4d6498064881689ea032.html

waton

is static. it is us, the universe, that is moving, more or less.

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Complete this sentence with only one word: THE TIME REMAINING IS...

by steve2 in

the time remaining is... elastic.. .

stash: /intesoft-inc.appspot.com/post/f0315d7a1cdf4d6498064881689ea032.html

waton

The time remaining is remaining. tiki:

really? how about the thought, that the time ahead, the future each of has before us, is pristine, like new ly fallen snow, but will not remain that way, not remaining as we travel through time.?

not remaining in length, nor in content.

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Why is the approval of family so important?

by jwfacts in

one of the reasons people remain pimo is fear of losing family.

those that are disfellowshipped and shunned regularly comment about how devastated that they have lost the approval of their parents.. when i respond to emails from people saying how difficult it is being estranged or looked down on by their parents, i would like to say that over time they will come to terms with it, except i not sure that people ever do.

i cannot shake that feeling either.

waton

It appears that at a certain age, teenagers, like my son now, do certain things to break loose from their parents.

By living together longer, it could become convincing that the other person has not changed and is an asset to the family,? unless wt values are paramount?

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Why hasn't the WT spoken out as loudly about Islam as it has catholics?

by Bad_Wolf in

muslims are now outnumbering catholics.

could the gb be all talk, and afraid if they spoke out against them, the last words they would hear at one of their talks would be "aloha snackbar!"?

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waton

wt is lam e. Babylon is greater than they admit. It did not fall in 1918.

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If King of North/South was true, would it be about Islam?

by Bad_Wolf in

reading it in daniel 11, especially towards the end, 11:40-45, if king of the north would be christianity/usa/jews(if they do control usa), and king of the south, islam.

in those end the king of the south is mainly an irritant.

not much power, and the king of the north has big armies and power, so overtakes the middle east.

waton

islamic kings of the North / South? North: Shia Iran, South: Sunni Saudi Arabia. caught in the middle: Babylon the not so great, Irac, Katar.

So far so good, divide and rule. kept Europe back for centuries too.

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144,000 & The Trinity

by Libby in

now that i'm looking beyond what the wt teaches i'm struggling to find information on three topics.

the 144,000, the trinity and prayer.. if anyone has 5 minutes could they explain:.

1. what do other religions think the 144,000 are or is?

waton

John 17:2, 21. "... that they all [the whole number] may be one.."

it will be a 144003 ity at least.

I think he bible is doing a number on us. numbing.

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Complete this sentence with only one word: THE TIME REMAINING IS...

by steve2 in

the time remaining is... elastic.. .

stash: /intesoft-inc.appspot.com/post/f0315d7a1cdf4d6498064881689ea032.html

waton

time remaining is the remnant, the left over from past eternity. Only wt needs overlapping remnants.

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Complete this sentence with only one word: THE TIME REMAINING IS...

by steve2 in

the time remaining is... elastic.. .

stash: /intesoft-inc.appspot.com/post/f0315d7a1cdf4d6498064881689ea032.html

waton

relativistic The more you pack into it of the good stuff, the longer it will appear to last. (looking at the past)