EverApostate

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  Stopping Thought Stopping.

  by Peeringin in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  im sure that many on this forum will be aware of the thought-stopping techniques that are taught by jws/wts to suppress difficult thoughts and overcome cognitive dissonance in favour of reverting back to belief in wts.. often in conversation these will be clear verbal cues that can sound unnatural during the course of a conversation, as though an individual is temporarily reading a script to overcome a difficult point.. my question to you all is this:.

  are there any methods or resources that people are aware of that can help to break through a thought stopping mechanism when it is noticeably in effect?

  a question perhaps, or technique that will encourage the individual to think the thought through in its entirety?.

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  I use the following whenever i ecounter a JW, to stop their THought Stopping: This would be said after exposing some facts to them about the ugly WT history).

  If the JW, is well educated I try to rekindle their Educationalistic Ego.. Like. You are an educated person. Why dont you use your critical thinking to think this over.

  Touch their free will criteria. Why dont you use your god given free will to make some research about this. Even the Bible warns us not o beleive everyone and anything.

  If you value the word TRUTH, why dont you do some truthful research about this.
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  Tag teams of Cart Sitters

  by days of future passed in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  one sunday, we took our dad out for lunch.

  since it didn't open till 12:00, we were going to have to kill time.

  this restaurant is situated with other businesses around a small park and when we parked, we noticed there was a cart to the right in the park.

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  I have done FS in Dallas USA, 18 years ago, early morning before Sunrise. We would go to the Donut shops and distribute those craps, as they were the only thing opened at that time.
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  For those who are athest, or non-christian, how did you come to this decision?

  by Tameria2001 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i'm not asking this question to cause an argument or accuse, but i am honestly just wondering?

  for those of you who are now atheist or non-christian, how did you come to this decision?

  i hadn't given this much thought until about a year ago.

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  EverApostate

  Religious texts, including the Bible, are silly and ignorant to the core.

  Evolution has tangible and credible evidence and makes sense in every aspect. Anyone with an open mind and a quest for truth has no choice but to accept evolution. And Atheism is the child of Evolution !
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  Why Do JW Speakers and GB Members Sound So Robotic?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  everyone sounds like they came out of stepford wives.

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  is this supposed to be the way witnesses are to speak?

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  Why Do JW Speakers and GB Members Sound So Robotic?

  Coz they are Robots programmed by Watchtower.
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  Now I am out, some reflections

  by menrov in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  ok, i have been out (officially inactive) for over 5 years now.

  and from being frustrated during my awakening, to becoming a true bible student by analysing all doctrines and viewpoints, to being really happy to be out and at the same time, have developed a sense of disgust for the wt.

  my wife is still very much a pimi.

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  Congratulations Michel!!! Welcome to the world of freedom, happiness and Open mindedness.
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  JW marketing image

  by neat blue dog in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  picture from a recent watchtower:.

  what diversity.

  what corporate synergy.

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  Every business plans a selling target for multi cultural customers. Thats it
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  separated from Jehovah?

  by road to nowhere in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i was told there are 4 things that will separate you from jeh.

  family, money, pleasure, and ??

  (i forget).

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  separated from Jehovah??

  As if he exists and is visibly present or atleast audible.
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  Dreading the new system of things

  by Addison0998 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  was i the only one who secretly dreaded the new system of things a little bit when i was a believing witness?

  of course i felt very guilty, because of all the sick and heartbroken people who needed a perfect world to live in.

  but there are a lot of nice parts of life i was going to secretly miss.

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  I had doubts about almost everything the WT said, while I was in.

  And the meetings were dumb boring. Conventions intolerable. Field service seemed silly to me. Many times I had to pretend that I was happy or enthusiastic about spreading the good

  I sometime wondered that this inner nature of mine may get revealed in the new system and would be destroyed.
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  What Do You Think Will Be The Next Big Change In The Watchtower?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i think there will be a change in the 144000 belief.

  too many witnesses think they have a heavenly hope.

  maybe 1914 will be discarded too.. what is your watchtower prediction?

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  They may even keep an Armageddon Contribution box, saying that the end has almost started and they need special contributions for dealing with Armageddon.... Like... Creating bunkers... Dealing with authorities to Escape the hunt for JWs, cleaning the earth of those billions of Corpses...

  Am sure the dubs would believe that and contribute
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  Can you ever see a time when Govt`s of this world will attempt to abolish all religions ?

  by smiddy3 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  we are now in the 21st century of our common era with its insights into the potential of what can be achieved in the near future to benefit mankind for years to come .. the co-operation of governments around the world on so many levels has never been better than it is today and it is at least encouraging to see this .. whether it has to do with the climate , the environment ,food production ,safe water for all ,and the better health for all in the near future, and in the future space exploration.

  however the problem today is still religion !

  in its many extreme forms that divides us in no ways that politics divide us .. politicians learn how to compromise and work with their opponents for the greater good ,whereas religions don`t.. religions divide humans like no politicians ever did well not to the extremes religions will go anyway.. is their going to come a time in history when governments politicians say enough is enough and try attempt to abolish religion ?.

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  Religion would be there as far as humans would exist and there is no way governments can abolish it.

  Do you think the Islamic countries would abide if religions are banned worldwide ? (As per JW teaching)

  Perhaps current fundamentalist religions would take a softer stand, when more awareness spreads regarding Evolution and the Idiocies of religion.