23 Jul 14
Originally posted by robbie carrobieDon't you assimilate the ideas of those "others" who write the literature of the JW organisation? Do you regurgitate something different from that on doorsteps?
Real education is schools? You mean assimilating the ideas of others and regurgitating them in examinations? I mock such a pretense! I give lessons in ethics and morality? Practical advice on how to live, principles that require discernment! I fail to see why education needs to be limited by your narrow perspective.
23 Jul 14
Originally posted by FMFEpic FAILURE! You are taught to assimilate the ideas of others and regurgitate them during an examination. You are taught subjects like mathematics in a purely mechanical way. You are taught subjects that you have no interest in and do poorly as a consequence or subjects that you have no aptitude for and likewise do badly as a consequence.
This seems rather sweeping and judgemental of you; you are talking about billions of children, taught by hundreds of millions of teachers, working in tens of millions of schools, in upwards of 200 countries all around the world. It's all "a failure" is it?
23 Jul 14
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Originally posted by FMFThe difference is the education of Jehovahs witnesses is designed to help the individual use his own powers of discernment, that is through the faculty of conscience. We are not in the habit of telling people you must do this or do that, we are in the habit of giving them the principles to enable them to come to some kind of informed decision by themselves, this is completely different from assimilating ideas and regurgitating them during an examination.
Don't you assimilate the ideas of those "others" who write the literature of the JW organisation? Do you regurgitate something different from that on doorsteps?
23 Jul 14
Originally posted by robbie carrobieSo you condemn the spread of education and the increased access to education that has happened all around the world in the last 100 years or so?
Epic FAILURE! You are taught to assimilate the ideas of others and regurgitate them during an examination. You are taught subjects like mathematics in a purely mechanical way. You are taught subjects that you have no interest in and do poorly as a consequence or subjects that you have no aptitude for and likewise do badly as a consequence.
23 Jul 14
Originally posted by robbie carrobieSo you make sure you don't assimilate JW ideas and you regurgitate something other than JW ideas in your 'ministry'? Is that what you mean?
The difference is the education of Jehovags witnesses id designed to help the individual use hos own powers of discernment, that is through the faculty of conscience. We are not in the habit of telling people you must do this or do that, we are in the habit of giving them the principles to enable them to come to some kind of informed decision by the ...[text shortened]... is is completely different from assimilating ideas and regurgitating them during an examination.
23 Jul 14
Originally posted by FMFI have said what I have said, why it should prove difficult to understand i cannot say, perhaps you were never taught to employ your powers of discernment, instead you were taught to assimilate ideas and regurgitate them during an examination, who can tell?
So you make sure you don't assimilate JW ideas and you regurgitate something other than JW ideas in your 'ministry'? Is that what you mean?
Originally posted by robbie carrobieYou seem to oppose assimilating and regurgitating ideas except when you do it, I suppose that is how you are coming across in these last few posts of yours.
I have said what I have said, why it should prove difficult to understand i cannot say, perhaps you were never taught to employ your powers of discernment, instead you were taught to assimilate ideas and regurgitate them during an examination, who can tell?