Nicolaou,
Thank you. Yes, I cannot establish truth using my own subjective experience but I can't deny my experience either, it's all I have.
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900 Top Scientists Sign Statement Skeptical of Macro-Evolution
by Perry inwe are skeptical of claims for the ability of random mutation and natural .
selection to account for the complexity of life.
careful examination of the .
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900 Top Scientists Sign Statement Skeptical of Macro-Evolution
by Perry inwe are skeptical of claims for the ability of random mutation and natural .
selection to account for the complexity of life.
careful examination of the .
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Nicolau,
It's more complicated than just simple questions.
For instance, I believe that man is older than the Biblical Adam. That puts me at odds with belief that Adam was the first man.
So despite my differences in theological doctrine, I do believe in a divine presence. I'm just not sure what it is.
The reason I believe is more complicated than a "how did we get here" question. It has to do with my own personal experiences.
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900 Top Scientists Sign Statement Skeptical of Macro-Evolution
by Perry inwe are skeptical of claims for the ability of random mutation and natural .
selection to account for the complexity of life.
careful examination of the .
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I believe in a first cause for the origin of life.
I believe that each life form reproduces according to its kind.
I believe that macro-evolution is possible and allows for variation within each species.
If we came from apes, then what are apes still doing in zoos?
If new facts came to light that proved the origin of life had no cause, I would be willing to change my beliefs, but until you provide me with positive proof and a preponderance of evidence that the universe came about by accident, I will believe in a first cause.
You don't have to be religious to believe in a Creator. Someone born in an atheist household might one day ask how the universe came to be - and then they go looking for answers in religion.
I have to question some who are so insistent that evolution is the answer to everything.
Would it be so bad to consider the possibility of a God(s)?
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Visitors to JW.org are just a mouse click away from apostate websites
by truthseeker inwhile the jw community revels in the latest changes coming down from mother, never forget that the society are doing our job for us.. in recent years, the society's admonition was to stay off the internet and if you absolutely have to use it, only use the official website.. now the literature has q-codes on the back that direct you to jw.org and you can download their publications from the web, and with the advent of jw tv, visitors who go to the society's website are only a mouse click away from jwfacts and jwn.. not to mention the heavy impact that social media, especially facebook, is having on the society as a whole with jw apologists trying to defend their faith against former witnesses.. so don't be discouraged by the new and improved jw.org.
they are doing our job for us and getting members to go on the web.. .
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It does even the playing field somewhat now that the Society has a visible presence on the web.
It will be a battle of online ideologies now.
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Visitors to JW.org are just a mouse click away from apostate websites
by truthseeker inwhile the jw community revels in the latest changes coming down from mother, never forget that the society are doing our job for us.. in recent years, the society's admonition was to stay off the internet and if you absolutely have to use it, only use the official website.. now the literature has q-codes on the back that direct you to jw.org and you can download their publications from the web, and with the advent of jw tv, visitors who go to the society's website are only a mouse click away from jwfacts and jwn.. not to mention the heavy impact that social media, especially facebook, is having on the society as a whole with jw apologists trying to defend their faith against former witnesses.. so don't be discouraged by the new and improved jw.org.
they are doing our job for us and getting members to go on the web.. .
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OneEyedJoe,
Thanks for the link.
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Visitors to JW.org are just a mouse click away from apostate websites
by truthseeker inwhile the jw community revels in the latest changes coming down from mother, never forget that the society are doing our job for us.. in recent years, the society's admonition was to stay off the internet and if you absolutely have to use it, only use the official website.. now the literature has q-codes on the back that direct you to jw.org and you can download their publications from the web, and with the advent of jw tv, visitors who go to the society's website are only a mouse click away from jwfacts and jwn.. not to mention the heavy impact that social media, especially facebook, is having on the society as a whole with jw apologists trying to defend their faith against former witnesses.. so don't be discouraged by the new and improved jw.org.
they are doing our job for us and getting members to go on the web.. .
truthseeker.
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While the JW community revels in the latest changes coming down from Mother, never forget that the Society are doing our job for us.
In recent years, the Society's admonition was to stay off the Internet and if you absolutely have to use it, only use the official website.
Now the literature has Q-codes on the back that direct you to JW.org and you can download their publications from the web, and with the advent of JW TV, visitors who go to the Society's website are only a mouse click away from JWFacts and JWN.
Not to mention the heavy impact that social media, especially Facebook, is having on the Society as a whole with JW apologists trying to defend their faith against former witnesses.
So don't be discouraged by the new and improved JW.org. They are doing our job for us and getting members to go on the web.
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Outlaw,
I just searched JW.org on eBay - I am amazed at the JW merchandise listed there. It's staggering.
This religion has morphed almost overnight into something I don't recognise.
Along with 15 years of dumbing down the literature, I don't know what they stand for anymore.
Yes, I can see how the "youth" can get excited about this, but the religion lacks depth and clarity. It is not for intelligent, thinking people.
Jehovah's Witnesses have got less religious and more commercialized with this new venture.
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New JW TV will be the best thing ever for apostates! Do you agree?
by Wasanelder Once inhere's my prediction; the gov body giving regular talks will come across as crazy ass idiots.
this will strengthen the opposition and give something to refer too that is concrete evidence of crazy town in the jw headquarters.
there will be screen captures and clips that will be used all the time on youtube accounts to show the ttatt.
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I agree it will be the best thing ever for exJWs.
The society is encouraging JWs to go online to their website, but they forget that the younger generation is smart and savvy and will go beyond the JW web borders to other exJW sites.
They are doing our job for us!!!
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Outlaw,
I respectfully disagree. This is the worst thing the Society could have done (for their long time adherents) but the best thing for the exJWs.
Reason being, just going on the internet and Googling "Jehovahs Witnesses" will bring up a plethora of anti-JW sites.
It's not like going to a library and having to really look for anything anti-JW. With the web, it's instantaneous.
They are helping the flock get online, but how many will start getting bored during meetings and browse exJW sites on their tablet?
We have a few that accidentally came to this site and are now members.
Also, the JW religion lacks the human element of social life - there is no active program for helping seniors, teens, single parents etc, so JWs will still be starved of human contact unless they have made their own arrangements.
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Watchtower Legal Department targeting Facebook and Youtube users
by Londo111 infrom an email i received of a conversation had with people from patterson:.
it seems that the wts legal dept.
has been working with the fb [facebook] legal dept for about a year and also with youtube whoever they are, to enforce transparency.
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This could be true.
A few years ago, my wife was a member of a non-JW parenting forum. There was a JW sister on there. My wife was friends with this sister but they never met in person.
Later, my wife began to have doubts about the truth and she decided to post photos of our kids birthday parties. This upset the sister who told her she needed to tell the elders about her doubts. There was some emails going back and forth between them.
Well, unbeknown to us, this sister took it upon herself to find my wife on the website yellowpages, so she could find out what congregation we were in. Having done that, she contacted our elders and provided them with the bday photos and emails from my wife.
The elders called round unannounced and asked that I be present and then asked my wife questions. This sister gave them enough rope to hang us with. We could not deny the evidence.
It was decision time but they gave us time to see what we wanted to do.
So yes, this Facebook/Youtube info could be true because there are individuals who will protect the Society at all costs.
Don't underestimate those who defend them.
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