Posts by waton

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Contrast Jesus and Einstein

by venus in

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.. .

waton

I thought I dealt with that: Einstein said that God was nowhere to be found when we needed him, even using the name, which "Jesus" eschewed for "father".

afterlife: 'ach was" vs Jesus' resurrection/soul. promise.

Einstein had a good grasp of science, Jesus accepted a flat earth, water covering Everest just 2 millennia before him, the Adam and Eve story, and it's ancestry, chronology

Why did nobody stand up for him? they tried even to kill the resurrected Lazarus to destroy evidence. I guess nobody really trusted their eyes.

When faced with persecution, Einstein left Berlin for the US. Jesus could have followed the 10 tribes of Mormon fame and done the same.

Jesus believed in magic, Einstein rejected "spooky action at a distance".

Jesus claimed access to an interventionist god that would violate the laws of nature, Einstein was a deist.

Jesus believed in the talking snake.

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Nathan Knorr's Cadillac

by snugglebunny in

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friends

is it true that a group of brothers clubbed together to buy the then president of the watchtower society a cadillac?

apparently so.. back in the early 60's, my father was the po of a london congregation.

he was a frequent visitor to the newly opened bethel in mill hill.

waton

Jws seem to be General Motors people, Rutherford owned 2 Cadillacs. The top branch chap in Canada, P. Chapman a green one.

So what is wrong with Ford's flagship Lincoln? because he did not like the Jewish angle?

ps Knorr was a big man, he could hardly be shoehorned into an Austin, Hillman, Morris or Volkswagen.

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Brussels Central station was evacuated Tuesday amid reports of an explosion and at least one man shot who shouted "Allahu Akbar,"

by freemindfade in

it looks like these attacks in europe are going from weekly, to daily, it literally gives me chills to think about traveling to europe with my family.

that is very unfortunate.

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waton

Brussels a dud, Another half hearted attempt at terrorist mayhem in Flint Michigan. Another "good family man" showing the true background colours? . or payd services?

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Favorite/least favorite CO's and DO's

by HereIgo in

i posted this thread sometime last year but thought i would revive it due to the new ones on the board, and to change things up a bit.

my favorite?

bro murikami, from hawaii, very humble, kind bro.

waton

report growth and profitability to the head Borg.

yeah, one CO commented about congregation analysis: : "-- when the contributions are ok, everything else will fall into place.." or words to that effect. Also playing the local pride card.

abstaining from voting, but there were ones that worked their guts out, sacrificing family life, at the end wt left them disillusioned.

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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

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.

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Going "Hollywood" not helping!

by eyeuse2badub in

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.

waton

all in line with the talking snake story. it is a joke. pay to be entertained!

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Contrast Jesus and Einstein

by venus in

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.. .

waton

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.

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Russia Threatens to Target US Jets in Syria

by cofty in

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....

waton

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 ?

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Russia Threatens to Target US Jets in Syria

by cofty in

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....

waton

Australian pilots, planes do not want to be targeted either, what are they doing over the Caliphate?

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Russia Threatens to Target US Jets in Syria

by cofty in

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....

waton

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?