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  Garbage in equals Garbage Out: A study in computer science as applied to JW doctrine

  by Terry in

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  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1h4dynwkbyakgdibbwlibwtf2ruzpewcd5ipupvo-edm/edit?usp=sharing.

  garbage in / garbage outthere is a saying about errors in computer science: garbage in / garbage outin computer science, garbage in, garbage out is the concept that flawed, or nonsense input data produces nonsense output.

  rubbish in, rubbish out is an alternate wording.

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  And yet heretoday I finally did read the entire post .

  Thank you Terry for a very informative read despite not being PC savvy.
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  Presented for your approval...

  by TD in

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  I think I would jump out jam a potato up his exhaust pipe ,then do a u-eee and escape .
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  What would Jesus be doing?

  by eyeslice in

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  would he be working on the massive audio/visual complex being built at ramapo?.

  i overheard my wife listening to some update broadcast this morning and immediately thought would a true humanitarian such as jesus, mahatma gandhi or albert schweitzer be at all interested in such things?

  these were 'people' persons not interesting in the stupid trappings of life.. if the gb were to sanction the building of hospitals, orphanages, refugee centers and the like, maybe we would have a little more respect for them but this ramapo project seems like a sense waste of time, energy and money.

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  If the GB were to sanction the building of hospitals, orphanages, refugee centers and the like, maybe we would have a little more respect for them .

  Well said.

  "it`s by their fruits you will know them "
  
  
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  Flu is finally back in Scotland - after its 2 year holiday!

  by BoogerMan in

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  2. current

  the little demon went totally awol for 3 winters, 2019 - 2021, but now it's back with a vengeance: .

  "the first minister turns to the "extraordinary levels of winter flu.

  "" https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-scotland-64209723.

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  Hey ,I`,m in the land of OZ and I`m just getting over a bout of Flu ,I came down with it last sat.and am now just starting to feel a bit better now.

  It knocked me around a bit ,tonite will be my first decent meal in 5-6 days b4 that I only sipped water .
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  Are the statistics out yet?

  by slimboyfat in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  isn’t it about time they released the report for the service year?

  or have they stopped publishing it?

  did they released selected figures at the annual meeting as they usually do, such as the memorial attendance or record number of pioneers?

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  It's a fake report so in reality it is far more down

  That wouldn`t surprise me in the least .But even so, they will try to spin this report as best they can saying something like ,well in the last days ridiculers will come with their ridicule and distort the truth wherever they can.Knowing they have a short period of time left .
  
  
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  Garbage in equals Garbage Out: A study in computer science as applied to JW doctrine

  by Terry in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1h4dynwkbyakgdibbwlibwtf2ruzpewcd5ipupvo-edm/edit?usp=sharing.

  garbage in / garbage outthere is a saying about errors in computer science: garbage in / garbage outin computer science, garbage in, garbage out is the concept that flawed, or nonsense input data produces nonsense output.

  rubbish in, rubbish out is an alternate wording.

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  And in a nutshell what does that all mean ?

  Can`t you brake it down to a few, or a few more short sentences ?

  Sorry Terry ,at my age I`m well past posts anywhere near this length .
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  Got ALetter!

  by Biahi in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so, my daughter got a letter from a female jw, containing a tract.

  i want to respond to this woman, in a kind way.

  she included a phone number, and email, return address is the kh.

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  Biahi , You can try ,just don`t expect anything in return.
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  So where oh where did Judge Rutherford come up with JW theology?

  by Terry in

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  bits of unreported history that may be of casual interest… as to doctrinal origins.

  sykes was one-of-a-kind in the pentecostal movement, but he was considered quite a maverick who went his own way with heretical teachings repugnant to the pentecostal faith.. joshua sykes’ congregation was integrated, unlike pastor russell’s public speeches/sermons where blacks and whites both could attend, but only in separate sections--sykes's members were sitting side by side in the pentecostal church.

  this was considered dangerous and inflammatory at the time.. pentecostal preacher joshua sykes practiced racial and gender "integration" as early as 1908 -- having both african-american and female assistant preachers, staffers, and members.

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  There are no shortage of men and women who see religion as a good way to make a fast quid .

  And if it is first successful ,then why pull the plug on it .

  Always has been and always will be i`m afraid.

  Religion is a good money making racket .that can rake in ex amount of $$$$$$$$$
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  Letter to my JW elder brother

  by Roger Kirkpatrick in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i sent the following letter to my older brother, a jw elder in grand prairie, texas, who actively shuns me since i left the religion for conscientious reasons two years ago.. may 11, 2017. dear ronnie,.

  in the opening scenes of the movie gone with the wind, a field worker hollers out, “”quttin’ time!” big sam protests, saying, “i’s da fo’man on tara.

  i sez when it’s quittin’ time.

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  R,K. , did anything ever become of your letter to your brother ? was their some positive outcome ?

  I think after all of these years we would all like to think there was ?
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  getting round the territory slowly compared to before?

  by Indoubtbigtime in

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  from what i know most territory maps in most congregations are being done much much slower than before.

  my congregation is very very slow getting round the territory compared to before.

  then pioneers will have hour requirement coming back in march but they are just not used to getting 3hrs a day 7 days a week.. many congregations used to get round all their territory every so often, now all congregations around north london where i am (yes i’m an ms involved with territory servants) are hardly getting around their territory at all.. of course letter writing was slow going but now back to first call hardly anyone is going out in person and those few that do don’t do that much.. even the elders who are supposed to take the lead don’t seem to come out much at all and when they do i know of more than one example of them only doing ten mins maybe a few houses then going for the obligatory coffee break.

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  I can remember the time from 1968-9 when the bro`s were almost running around in the territory because 1975 was so close to the end . Right up until 75/76 when it started to slowly decline again.

  And here we are in 2023 ?

  However it took me a bloody long time to wake up