OfficialPro
August 6th 2005, 01:45 PM
Why is it that JW Watchtower teachings exploit the ambiguous case so much?
Examples of exploiting the ambiguous case (leading to overanalysis and often to highly unwarranted conclusions: )
The idea that Birthday celebrations are "wrong" (or that God doesn't approve of them, at least). This entire idea is gleaned from two separate incidents, neither of which ever state that "by the way, having Birthday Parties is wrong in some way." I mean come on, how do you go from seeing Pharaoh and Herod having birthdays, and coming to the conclusion that birthdays are bad? What, neither of them followed Jehovah-God, so therefore birthdays are bad? That's not logical. It's the ambiguous case!
Another example is the assertion that Adam was not saved--because allegedly it is NEVER mentioned that Adam repented of his sin in the Garden of Eden (eating the fruit), and his sin was so bad as to be unforgivable anyway (prolly). I had one JW lady remark "Well if in the New Kingdom, if we find Adam there, I will marvel at the mercy of Jehovah." She and her buddy remarked that there was no basis for Adam to be saved. Again, this is the ambiguous case, making far too much out of too little information. The Bible is here to teach us the Word of God, not to be overanalyzed the heck out of... :hehe:
Examples of exploiting the ambiguous case (leading to overanalysis and often to highly unwarranted conclusions: )
The idea that Birthday celebrations are "wrong" (or that God doesn't approve of them, at least). This entire idea is gleaned from two separate incidents, neither of which ever state that "by the way, having Birthday Parties is wrong in some way." I mean come on, how do you go from seeing Pharaoh and Herod having birthdays, and coming to the conclusion that birthdays are bad? What, neither of them followed Jehovah-God, so therefore birthdays are bad? That's not logical. It's the ambiguous case!
Another example is the assertion that Adam was not saved--because allegedly it is NEVER mentioned that Adam repented of his sin in the Garden of Eden (eating the fruit), and his sin was so bad as to be unforgivable anyway (prolly). I had one JW lady remark "Well if in the New Kingdom, if we find Adam there, I will marvel at the mercy of Jehovah." She and her buddy remarked that there was no basis for Adam to be saved. Again, this is the ambiguous case, making far too much out of too little information. The Bible is here to teach us the Word of God, not to be overanalyzed the heck out of... :hehe: