Why Such A Cycle Of Hatred?

[goodlife]

Hatred is extremely strong dislike for, or intense hostillty towards other people.
Are those hated perceived as evil, or inferior, a threat of the cause of problems in the world today.

[Patsy33]

You'll never get through to goodlife.
He is too brainwashed to see reason. Sad really.

[naomi24]

Goodlife, why ask me who I would rather have, Putin or God? It’s not an either/or situation. The simple fact is I do know what the Bible says and I conclude that your religion is a lie founded on nothing but superstitious bunkum. The very idea that those who don’t concede to the will of an unknown, unseen, unproven, imaginary, supernatural entity will be destroyed while those who do will somehow be set apart from everything within the natural world where everything dies eventually, is nothing but psychological abuse at its very worst. It is simply wicked. I can’t put it more plainly than that.

[Canary42]

///It is simply wicked. ///

Yes, it certainly is. Exploitation of the vulnerable by those who should be exercising better moral behaviour as demonstrated by the mythical Jesus Christ, their supposed role model.

[Patsy33]

Phsycological abuse. Perfectly put, Naomi.
Emotional blackmail. Cruel!

[goodlife]

The people most easily brainwashed is the “normal,” average individual. Such a one is already conditioned to accept opinions of others rather than to form strong convictions of his own. On the other hand, those hardest to brainwash are ones with unconventional ideas and strong convictions and who are not afraid of what others think.

[goodlife]

Man’s efforts to improve the world may be sincere, but the psalmist wisely advises: “Do not put your trust in nobles, nor in the son of earthling man, to whom no salvation belongs.” Rather, “Happy is the one . . . whose hope is in Jehovah his God.”​—Psalm 146:3, 5.

[naomi24]

Goodlife, you've got that the wrong way around. You're following the herd - not me. My opinions are my own.

[davebro]

//I could talk all day but it goes in one ear and out the other.//

Exactly - so why waste your precious time? You could be praying instead.

[naomi24]

Of course it goes in one ear and out the other because the moment any of it is questioned there's never a rational answer. Just more copy and paste from the Bible or the JW website - which means nothing at all to anyone seeking real answers. I can't imagine why Goodlife thinks anyone would take that seriously.

[goodlife]

A good subject on hatred? You certainly show it.

[naomi24]

I don't hate anyone. goodlife.... but coming from a so-called Christian that's a pretty spiteful assessment of someone you don't know. Perhaps you should examine your own heart - if you have the courage.

[goodlife]

Again.. Look up hatred in the dictionary.

[davebro]

But according to your interpretation of your bible "hatred" can mean different things so why should I go by a narrow dictionary definition?

[goodlife]

Those today who are against God’s rulership of the earth, have a lot of company. Likely they have a lot more company than they know of or realize. Likely they have in their company those whom they do not like to admit as being on their side and associated with them. What do we mean? Because they are materialistic in their philosophy, they refuse to agree that there is anything spiritual, even to the point of denying that there is a God, who is a Spirit. At least they do not take the thought of God seriously, nor the existence of any other spirit person of intelligence. They really have no reasonable basis for taking this mental opinion and attitude; yet they hold to it by blinding themselves to apparent facts. However, they will have to admit that this hostility to divine rulership .

[naomi24]

You look it up, goodlife.

[naomi24]

More copying and pasting.

https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1972801

[Peter Pedant]

However, they will have to admit that this hostility to divine rulership .

er - no - god has chosen only to save some and not others and THOSE dont have to admit anything
the difficulty is: if god knows who is going to be saved, where is free will


( trying to break out of the typical AB cycle of foo you look it up no foo you do no foo YOU do no foo.......)

[Peter Pedant]

I wondered if it were C and P

[naomi24]

... and actually, now I've read the whole thing at 11.31, so incredibly ignorant of human nature. Goodlife, you don't think at all.

[goodlife]

You must be a quick reader, Nomi. I bet you didn't understand any of it. That's all for today, folks. Bye. Have a good day. Be happy.