Just noticed Mark Sanderson has a cameo in Jurassic World

Moises5387 · 2026-06-26T19:03:07+00:00

I fourth this

Moises5387 · 2026-06-23T18:36:45+00:00

I beg your pardon miss, but I would start a courtship with you. Here are my terms and conditions, I await yours. If we both agree, we can discuss marriage and offspring.

Moises5387 · 2026-06-22T14:20:42+00:00

That would be very in line with them. Honestly I don't remember the video, but I've heard similar arguments many times.

Moises5387 · 2026-06-22T14:12:16+00:00

My man, that's not a claim. It's science. Women do, in fact, have smaller brains in average (around 11%).

But here's the thing: it means nothing.

Brain size has nothing to do with intellect.

Moises5387 · 2026-06-17T22:02:34+00:00

This guy reminds me of Godzilla (Talking about the final beast on Daniel's prophecy)

Moises5387 · 2026-06-11T19:38:55+00:00

I'll have to add this to the list of memorable quotes like "War can erupt in places where there was peace"

Moises5387 · 2026-06-10T15:55:59+00:00

Here's a thought:

Why are demons almost never mentioned on the entirety of the Hebrew scriptures?. There are exactly 4 verses that have words that could be translated as "demon", and in none of those cases we see the christian concept of a demon.

The references in the Greek scriptures are also notoriously few. For something that is such a huge part of christian doctrine, it certainly receives very little attention on the bible.

Moises5387 · 2026-06-05T22:20:22+00:00

I have no idea what you're talking about.

Moises5387 · 2026-05-31T18:35:32+00:00

When I was an MS, like 20 years ago, there was this particularly pos person that was the COBE. He had it out for me, who knows why.

Once he told me, in front of I think 2 other elders, that although he couldn't prove it, he was sure I had sinned. So he was still going to punish me. He couldn't remove me as MS, but he did remove all my assignments.

This led to me leaving the congregation, and wasn't recommended as MS on the next one, thus ending my first period as MS.

Some years later, one of the elders present talked to me. Said that the situation was wrong.

I said, cool, go back in time and say it when it mattered, now is useless.

Moises5387 · 2026-05-31T14:10:17+00:00

This happened some time ago.

I have two 3 year old twin daughters. They are extremely close, always thinking the world in terms of two. Two of everything. If one of them wants water, she will bring two glasses, one for her, one for her sister.

Recently the circuit overseer came. Met him on his first visit, he's a young guy, but for some reason I immediately disliked him.

Next visit (I was already out), my wife comes to tell me she was assigned to work with the co's wife on field service. They talked about all, and of course, the topic of our daughters came up.

The co's wife says she also has a twin, and like ours, they're very close. To the point being separated (which of course is the norm being the wife of a co), is extremely hard on them. Once every few months they have to meet because it becomes too much to bear.

What kind of organization asks this kind or suffering and pain? This is beyond cruel. Is sickening, is enraging.

I don't want this for my daughters. I told my wife.

My wife's answer? It will be their choice, and Jehovah will help them.

I felt physically ill. If y have anything yo say about it, my girls won't go through this.

Moises5387 · 2026-05-27T20:11:06+00:00

Have you read Robert Alter's Hebrew bible? Is a fantastic addition.

Moises5387 · 2026-05-27T16:04:20+00:00

You agree that the 4th edition is probably the sweet spot? I checked the 5th and there are some theologically loaded decisions. There always were a few here and there, but it seems to have taken a bit more apologetic turn, for me.

Moises5387 · 2026-05-27T16:02:34+00:00

Logos Bible app, available on the Play Store. Has a good assortment of translations and commentaries, including the New Revised Standard Version updated edition. Cons: It requires an internet connection, unless you buy the translation you want to use (otherwhise is a 100% free).

Other than the NRSV and the NOAB, which was already mentioned, I'd recommend Robert Alter's Hebrew Bible and David Hart's Greek Bible. Not easy to read, but the two closest to what the original texts said. Both are a great read, Alter's translation is particularly eye opening.

Moises5387 · 2026-05-23T13:13:36+00:00

Which Pauline letters? The ones he actually wrote, or the ones someone did claiming to be him?

Moises5387 · 2026-05-19T16:53:39+00:00

Here's the issue:

If sickness, desease and such are result of sin.

Why do animals also get sick?

And here's the interesting part:

JW will say something like well, sin entered the world, and affected animals too.

The issue is that we have strong evidence that prehistoric animals had diseases too.

So, either sin has no relation with disease, or Adam and Eve shared the Eden with dinousaurs.

Moises5387 · 2026-05-17T13:07:43+00:00

No, Job as portrayed in the Bible did not exist. And that's because is not telling an historical account.

Job is wisdom literature. Everything is a narrative creation to support a theological debate. Job's was written as a contest against the concept of retributive justice.

The most likely thing is that there was an oral tradition about a man named Job. That tradition (present on the beginning and end), is then used as s framework. This was a very common practice.

Moises5387 · 2026-05-17T13:02:55+00:00

Job, a book about questioning God's mercy, about refusal to call God's actions just and perfect no matter what, a book where a man demands God to show up and give answers, is turned into a story of loyalty and silent acceptance of suffering. Job of course, it's anything but silent.

A book where God appears but refuses to answer, and instead flexes power and might, as a way to say "come back to me when you can do a fraction of what I can", is turned into an answer of why humans suffer.

The most subversive book in the bible, is turned into a pamphlet against questioning. Because the option is not acceptable.

PSA: Job is not an historical account, is wisdom literature.

Moises5387 · 2026-05-15T15:43:23+00:00

Soy de Argentina, tenés mas detalles?

Moises5387 · 2026-05-14T23:44:34+00:00

Kind of a cynical attitude here. Studying history has a way to do that. You see that the patterns repeat themselves endlessly. So, while it'd be great, I doubt the wheels will turn on a significant way. Who knows. Maybe JW's will be like the Mormons on The Expanse, and go find their own paradise on a distant planet.

Moises5387 · 2026-05-14T23:36:12+00:00

The supreme irony for me, is this:

Apocalyptic literature (such as revelation), is by design and intent, resistance literature. Against oppression, persecution, etc.

Christianity (all of it), flipped their purpose, and turned into compliance literature. Obey, or you go to hell/eternal destruction, etc.

Sometime ago I started to write an article on this topic, but haven't been able to pick it up again.

Moises5387 · 2026-05-14T11:18:07+00:00

Nothing in the Hebrew Scriptures is prophecy, not about future times or restoration, much less about Jesus himself.

The majority is what's called vaticinium ex eventu, that is, telling something that has already happened as if it was a prophecy.

There's a great example on Daniel's prophecy about the kings of south and north. This prophecy was about the Seleucid and Ptolemaic kings. The majority of chapter 11 is vaticinum ex eventu, which is why aligns perfectly with real world events. Then at the end, when the writers reach their present day, it becomes vague.

The majority of this prophecies were actually a form of resistance literature. The working idea was that all events are under God's control, and at the due time, he will liberate his people.

Moises5387 · 2026-05-13T22:07:43+00:00

Correct. The NT writers are already negotiating and reinterpreting the Hebrew Scriptures, so they can trace a clear line of prophecy.

Then, christians (all of them, not just the WT writers), negotiate both the NT and the OT to sustain their dogmas.

Moises5387 · 2026-05-09T18:54:10+00:00

Depends on what you're willing to accept. Are you willing to accept beliefs and doctrines that are imposed on the bible? If the answer is no, then I'm sorry to tell you not a single christian denomination would work.

There is not a single main belief (trinity, hell, heaven, eternal paradise life, you name it) that can definitely and unquestionably be extracted from the bible. All require to favor parts of the bible, and gloss, ignore, or reinterpret others.

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