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  1. waysider
    "Now, fellow twiggers, let's take our String Along The Way Chair books and turn to that wonderful old hymn, Wasn't That a Mighty Wind?"
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    Did anyone actually see *THE BIG NINE* in operation? We saw what we thought was SIT, TIP and Prophesy. That's been discussed here extensively. Beyond that... not so much.
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    There is about a 2,000 year gap between the building of the pyramids and the writing of Isaiah. Does that factor into any of this?
  4. waysider
    Occam's razor.
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    I don't think anyone ever meant it was possible to operate all 9 manifestations simultaneously and continuously. "All the time" is an idiomatic expression meaning "with great frequency". Even with that in mind, it's still a ludicrous feat to lay claim to.
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    "Practice believing"...What's that old saying about a chain only being as strong as its weakest link?
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    I think what he means is "How can you guarantee no philandering takes place?".
  8. waysider
    One of the hallmarks of a cult (any cult) is to lay claim to special knowledge that no one else has. The Way's stance on the trinity falls into that realm, as do the manifestations,"are the dead alive now?" and various other items.
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    Sorry. I'm failing to see this supposed threat. 1. rrobs said he operates "all 9, all the time". 2. DWBH made a joke about devil spirits buzzing all around. 3. Discerning of Spirits is one of the "all 9" listed in the Way materials. 4. Therefore, based on his claim, rrobs should get busy operating those "all 9" (including Discerning of Spirits) to overcome these supposed devil spirits. That shouldn't be too hard, as he claims to have the expertise to do so. How in the world can that be interpreted as a threat? It's a joke about the manifestations, not some kind of threat.
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    Do tell.
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    AC 79

    waysider replied to johniam's topic in About The Way

    It reminds me of an old Little Johnny joke Little Johnny noticed one of his classmates was wearing an unusual ring. When he asked about it, the classmate said it was to ward off charging bull elephants. Johnny was quick to point out that there weren't any charging bull elephants in Chicago. To which the classmate responded, "See how effective it is?".
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    Ditto
  13. waysider
    Nice , straight to the point, explanation of Preterism. Thanks.
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    No one is being mocked or attacked.Perhaps a slightly different approach might move things along. My suggestion would be to break the hypothesis into more bite-size pieces and deal with them on a more individualized level. Pick a more particular scripture, or section of scripture, and deal with it specifically.
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    I'm not mocking you, I'm questioning the methodology you're using. There's a big difference. In fact, I applaud your curiosity and efforts. When you research a subject...any subject...you can't latch on to findings that bolster your preconceived hypothesis at the expense of ignoring those that contradict it. That's what is meant by confirmation bias. It's not unique to people studying the Bible, either. Scientists can fall victim, as well, if the refuted findings jeopardize their funding. That's where the process of peer review enters the picture. Credibility of sources becomes an issue, too. For example, one of your sources has a cross-link to this article discussing the possibility we descended from space aliens. Maybe we did. Maybe we didn't. What I'm questioning here is the method the author used to arrive at such an extraordinary conclusion. Again, I'm not putting you down, bashing Wierwille or disagreeing with the scriptures. I simply don't agree with this type of approach to the subject.
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    That's called confirmation bias. We all do it to one degree or another.
  17. waysider
    You can make the Bible say anything you want it to say. In fact, some guy once showed me how you can even make it say "There is no God.".
  18. waysider
    So, Little Johnny hears Uncle Louie share an off-color joke and quickly realizes the whole room is consumed with laughter. He decides to retell the joke, in hopes of receiving the same response as Uncle Louie. Unfortunately, Johnny is much too young to grasp the nuanced ambiguity that fuels the humor and his retelling falls completely flat. That's pretty much how I see what happened with Little Vic when he tried to retell borrowed works that he, himself, didn't understand in the first place
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    This atmosphere of fear was quite prevalent at that time. As you indicated, it was not exclusive to The Way. Maybe that made it easier to accept. I don't know. It was a one-step-removed kind of thing. The U.S.S.R was out to get us ...and it was the adversary who ran the U.S.S.R. So, it was both. V.P. didn't exclusively create the fear of the U.S.S.R.. Instead, he exploited what was already there by adding a so-called spiritual aspect into the mix..
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    Click the link in my post.
  21. waysider
    I like Ike!
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    Yes. There was a huge push around the time of the bicentennial. (1975) Supposedly, the communists were plotting to invade us. In FellowLaborers, we had an emergency meeting where we physically destroyed the mimeograph plates used for the state newsletter (so the enemy couldn't get hold of them and know our identities). We built a root cellar in the side of the hill behind the Ohio BRC. to store food stuffs. We had our own rather large garden plot where we raised vegetables for the groups' consumption. There was a lot of other similar activity. Wierwille had supposedly gotten revelation that something big was about to happen. Of course, the real truth was that Wierwille was reacting to information he was getting directly from extremist groups, such as Liberty Lobby and the John Birch Society. Ultimately, our collective believing was effective enough to stave off the evil hoards. (Does that remind you of anyone?... Hint: the Seekers)
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    The question: what would present day Christendom do to a man like David?
  24. waysider
    rrobs Try using something other than PFAL material as your point of reference.
  25. waysider
    To clarify, this is the part of rrobs post I found humorous: " Like I said, in wit and doctrine, I have no equals here at gsc."
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