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Overview of the Watch Tower's 1997 CD

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A B = C-M C D E F G H I J K L M
1997 WT CD TOTAL CD
References
Ref Bible Insight Index Watch
Tower
Awake KMs Books Yearbks Brochures Booklets Tracts
Bible (+) 105,516 103 (0) 2137 4387 50702 20713 8878 9317 6799 1486 741 253
Scriptures (+) 25,842 212 (?) 2005 869 14063 2553 2348 2592 742 310 111 37
The WT seems to place a major emphasis on "Scripture". Then it must be OK to compare WT teaching with the Scriptures!!!
The "WT CONCLUDATORY SURMUMPTIONS" Hall-of-Speculative-Fame

TRUE theology, should be based primarily on clear, direct statements from Scripture -- NOT MASSIVE SPECULATION.
WT writers skillfully employ at least 264 words to connect-the-dots, put opposing views down, & build WT theology up:

allude, alluded, alludes, alluding, ALTHOUGH & BUT & HOWEVER, apparent, apparently, appears, associate, associated, associates, associating, assume, assumed, assumes, assuming, assumption, assumptionist, assumptionists, assumptions, based, because, circumstantial, circumstantially, clue, clues, conceivable, conceivably, conclude, concluded, concludes, concluding, conclusion, conclusions, conclusive, conclusively, conclusiveness, conjectural, conjecturally, conjecture, conjectured, conjectures, conjecturing, connect, connected, connectedly, connecting, connection, connections, connects, correlate, correlated, correlates, correlating, correlation, correlative, correspond, corresponded, correspondence, correspondences, correspondencies, correspondency, corresponding, correspondingly, corresponds, denote, denoted, denotes, denoting, evidence, evidenced, evidences, evidencing, evident, evidently, guess, guessed, guessers, guesses, guessing, guesstimate, guesswork, harmonization, harmonizations, harmonize, harmonized, harmonizes, harmonizing, harmony, hint, hinted, hinting, hints, implied, implies, imply, implying, impression, indicate, indicated, indicates, indicating, indication, indications, indicative, indicator, indicators, infer, inference, inferences, inferred, inferring, infers, interpret, interpretable, interpretation, interpretations, interpretative, interpreted, interpreter, interpreters, interpreting, interpretive, interprets, likely, likelihood, link, linkage, linked, linking, links, logic, logical, logically, logicness, may, maybe, might, nevertheless, noteworthy, notwithstanding, opinion, perhaps, perspective, plausibility, plausible, plausibly, points, pointing, portray, portrayal, portrayals, portrayed, portrayers, portraying, portrays, possibilities, possibility, possible, possiblity [sic], possibly, postulate, postulated, postulates, postulating, postulations, presumable, presumably, presume, presumed, presumes, presuming, presumption, presumptive, presumptuous, presumptuously, presumptuousness, probabilities, probability, probable, probably, proof, proofs, prove, proved, proves, proving, reasonable, reasonably, reasoning, reasonings, reflects, reveals, seem, seemed, seems, signified, signifies, signifieth, signify, signifying, similarly, speculate, speculated, speculates, speculating, speculation, speculations, speculative, speculator, speculators, suggest, suggested, suggestibility, suggestible, suggesting, suggestion, suggestions, suggestive, suggestively, suggestiveness, suggests, support, supported, supporting, supports, suppose, supposed, supposedly, supposes, supposing, supposition, suppositions, surmise, surmised, surmises, surmising, surmisings, theoretic, theoretical, theoretically, theoretician, thoereticians, theories, theorising, theorist, theorists, theorize, theorized, theorizes, theorizing, theorizing, theorizings, theory, THUS & THEREFORE, ties, tying, unlikely, view, viewed, viewpoint.

It should be EXTREMELY ALARMING to JWs to note that WT theology is based on, & has so many references (608,667) to ASSUMPTION, CONJECTURE, PRESUMPTION, SPECULATION, & SUPPOSITION, etc., in stark contrast to Scripture (12,933).

The 608,667 total is dramatically understated because it only lists what is on the 1997 CD. The 12,933 total is highly inflated by the footnote references. (Actual # of Scripture references in col. "C" are shown in brackets.)

Alluding (+) 349 4 (1) 135 5 135 43 4 18 1 1 3 0
In mentioning the "maggot" in connection with Gehenna, Jesus evidently was ALLUDING to the dump outside the city of Jerusalem where fires consumed the refuse and where worms or maggots subsisted on decaying matter near, but not in, the fire. (Insight, Maggot, p.293) -- But what if He wasn't???
Although 10,014 165 (?) 672 10 3995 3092 365 652 967 58 38 6
"Jehovah" is the best known English pronunciation of the divine name, ALTHOUGH "Yahweh" is favored by most Hebrew scholars. (Insight, Jehovah, p.5)
- BUT 158,848 4355 (?) 5750 139 80368 40889 3483 13934 8302 786 697 145
 
- HOWEVER 29,297 400 (?) 2169 8 12035 9156 785 2179 2229 201 119 16
A diplomat had to leave an important meeting, & asked his assistant to carefully listen to everything that was said, & to make sure to RECORD what was said immediately following the word "but", or "however". But & however (& although) are very powerful & useful words / weapons / tools. But in the hands of a speculator, they become dangerous. For example: " IT IS TRUE that Jesus spoke of the holy spirit as a 'helper' & spoke of such helper as 'teaching,' 'bearing witness,' 'giving evidence,' 'guiding,' 'speaking,' 'hearing,' & 'receiving.' ... HOWEVER, it is not unusual in the Scriptures for something to be personalized or personified that is not actually a person." [Insight p.1019, & Aid p.1543] -- With 2 words ("however" & "personified"), & swish, swish, WT magicians make truthful evidence disappear into insignificance (but only for the gullible).
Apparent(ly) 5,085 15 (1) 1025 13 2058 1391 71 325 151 17 15 4
Jesus said: "Young man, I say to you, Get up!" And what happened? "The dead man sat up and started to speak." (Luke 7:11-17) But, here again, did the young man say anything about a place where people go at death? No, for APPARENTLY he had simply been dead. (Are the Dead Alive? 8/1 1986 WT, p.4-7) -- But the article doesn't mention Luke 16:22-24. Also the rich man died & was buried. And in Hades he lifted up his eyes, he existing in torments... & SAID... "I am in anguish in this blazing fire."
Appears 3,595 37 (?) 772 23 1330 892 95 327 70 36 13 0
It is true, however, that the Bible account itself APPEARS to show that.... (Insight, Canaan, p.405)
Associated (+) 7,945 28 (16) 500 99 4187 1392 392 734 514 54 45 0
 
Assumption (+) 1,761 6 (4) 126 30 786 573 44 136 44 10 4 2
A wise person will "make sure of all things" that affect his welfare. He looks carefully to the things he eats and wears, and does not indifferently ASSUME that whatever is offered to him is worth his acceptance. How much more should he "make sure of all things" that stand related to his spiritual and eternal welfare! He should properly make sure that the things he accepts and believes are sound, reasonable, true and Scriptural. (Announcements, 3/15 1955 WT, p.192) -- Right on !!!
Based 4,798 11 (2) 204 85 2048 1281 624 322 145 52 20 6
 
Because 53,268 2207 (?) 2207 127 28583 11340 1228 4750 2269 281 239 39
 
Circumstantial (+) 73 0 5 0 39 20 4 4 1 0 0 0
 
Clue(s) 523 1 (0) 8 1 114 364 4 25 4 0 1 1
 
Conceivable (+) 119 2 (1) 5 2 46 47 1 12 3 1 0 0
 
Concluding (+) 5,998 106 (?) 192 10 2176 1373 1510 408 171 38 14 0
 
Conclusion(s) 3,379 26 (11) 159 34 1604 800 209 369 130 25 20 3
excluding references to "conclusion of the system"
Conclusive (+) 269 0 22 1 133 77 1 27 3 2 3 0
 
Conjecturing (+) 123 1 (0) 41 1 43 26 1 9 0 0 1 0
 
Connecting (+) 5,624 68 (?) 670 59 2560 1067 248 585 303 38 25 1
 
Correlating (+) 58 0 7 4 8 35 2 1 1 0 0 0
 
Corresponding (+) 3,468 69 (?) 296 21 997 1535 127 265 145 5 8 0
 
Denoting (+) 1,042 138 (?) 394 22 351 57 4 66 7 3 0 0
 
Evidence (+) 9,586 24 (12) 757 242 4347 2270 271 1215 311 92 42 15
The Watchtower and related publications of Jehovah's Witnesses have often provided SCRIPTURAL EVIDENCE that Christ's presence began in the year 1914. (Are You Ready for Jehovah's Day?, WT 3/1 1997, p.10) -- How can anyone provide such evidence, when the date 1914 obviously doesn't appear in Scripture???
Evident(ly) 6,677 53 (?) 1685 14 2830 954 144 636 323 23 15 0
 
Guessing (+) 450 0 4 8 145 229 6 30 19 4 4 1
 
Harmonizing (+) 6,040 29 (?) 336 120 3434 868 231 786 162 45 26 3
 
Hinting (+) 262 1 (0) 6 27 78 114 1 26 8 0 1 0
 
Implying (+) 1,637 4 (0) 185 67 785 395 25 127 12 24 13 0
 
Impression 1,162 0 37 14 481 385 79 68 92 5 1 0
A LIE is defined as “1. a false statement or action, especially one made with intent to deceive . . . 2. anything that gives or is meant to give a false IMPRESSION.” The intention is to cause others to believe something that the liar knows is not the truth. By lies or half-truths, he strives to deceive those who are entitled to know the truth. (Why Is It So Easy To Lie?, 12/15 1992 WT, p.22)
Indicating (+) 10,150 106 (?) 1408 47 4474 2246 364 1142 232 83 37 11
 
Inferring (+) 58 0 4 0 30 14 0 6 2 1 1 0
 
Interpretation (+) 8.489 68 (?) 215 65 1168 424 37 300 116 39 16 1
 
Likely (+) 5,353 22 (3) 610 128 2041 1813 301 346 51 29 12 0
 
Linking (+) 2,078 2 (0) 195 209 674 727 27 148 73 19 4 0
 
Logically (+) 1,651 5 (2) 98 9 828 385 50 210 33 15 18 0
 
May 74,334 2154 (?) 2987 220 32770 20103 8944 5248 1277 363 229 39
 
Maybe 957 5 (4) 2 6 367 442 48 47 33 1 6 0
 
Might 19,021 559 (?) 882 25 9689 3959 1714 1611 445 66 69 2
A huge # of Scripture references to "may" & "might", denote permission & strength, not conjecture.
Nevertheless 3,844 63 (?) 247 0 1704 1169 63 289 281 16 12 0
 
Noteworthy 596 1 (???) 74 4 352 131 9 75 43 4 3 0
 
Notwithstanding 183 3 (3) 9 0 96 44 0 13 13 3 2 0
 
Opinion (+) 1,662 11 (6) 49 24 660 647 52 89 113 10 6 1
 
Perhaps 9,072 68 (?) 691 8 3516 3085 803 645 175 49 26 6
 
Perspective 339 0 8 3 169 128 7 16 1 6 1 0
 
Plausible (+) 88 0 4 3 36 37 1 7 0 0 0 0
 
Points (+) 6,179 73 (?) 340 34 2166 1202 1727 541 64 14 17 1
 
Portray (+) 791 6 (1) 76 32 341 217 13 83 14 5 4 0
 
Possibly (+) 15,264 180 (?) 1245 276 5914 4196 1591 989 729 75 52 17
 
Postulating (+) 27 0 2 0 4 20 0 1 0 0 0 0
 
Presuming (+) 1,076 45 (?) 151 26 576 140 26 101 8 1 2 0
 
Probable (+) 3,832 21 (1) 627 48 1216 1474 64 264 75 28 12 3
 
Proof(s) 2,849 23 (?) 100 71 1673 457 73 311 88 23 28 2
 
Proves (+) 15,789 676 (?) 566 82 8853 2305 463 1870 763 91 108 12
 
Reasonable(ly) 2,984 8 (5) 108 17 1494 709 210 289 70 43 31 5
This would mean a period of distress for them, which would logically be included in the "time of distress" that is associated with Michael's standing up. (Da 12:1) Since the Son of God is to fight the nations, it is only REASONABLE that he was the one who with his angels earlier battled against the superhuman dragon, Satan the Devil, and his angels. (Insight, Michael, p.394) -- Another good example of dizzy WT speculation.
Reasoning(s) 2,198 22 (20) 74 62 987 314 546 125 47 12 9 0
 
Reflects (+) 664 0 23 17 284 221 44 50 19 4 2 0
 
Reveals (+) 1,644 1 (0) 99 16 784 489 31 180 15 20 7 2
 
Seem (+) 12,252 63 (?) 703 53 4941 4830 261 704 580 63 50 4
 
Signify (+) 821 18 (6) 166 2 370 82 4 157 9 5 8 0
 
Similarly 3,064 3 (1) 281 1560 791 66 263 44 39 13 0 4
 
Speculate (+) 563 0 13 10 271 191 7 49 9 6 7 0
 
Suggesting (+) 7,083 20 (1) 718 95 1859 2054 1658 310 312 35 19 3
"At 1 Thessalonians 4:16 the voice of the resurrected Lord Jesus Christ is described as being that of an archangel, SUGGESTING that he is, in fact, himself the archangel." (Insight, Michael, vol.2, p.393) -- Regardless of who says it, the words "suggesting... in fact" are incompatible. A police uniform may suggest that the person wearing it is a police officer, but in fact, the person may be a FRAUD!
Supporting (+) 9,062 79 (?) 458 377 3997 2276 674 747 344 79 25 6
 
Supposing (+) 2,585 30 (21) 114 11 1179 924 27 172 94 24 8 2
 
Surmise (+) 280 0 1 0 11 13 248 3 4 0 0 0
 
Theory 2,936 11 (0) 68 222 953 1282 38 297 19 26 19 1
 
Therefore 14,296 550 (?) 1213 9 8285 2258 327 1206 308 70 58 12
 
Thus 22,098 195 (?) 1535 3 11201 4962 592 2401 907 173 108 21
When WT authors finish their speculation, "thus" & "therefore" are handy to have around -- alias "concludatory surmumption" (i.e. speculative conclusions from surmising assumptions).
Ties, Tying 773 3 (3) 14 16 388 192 41 65 50 2 1 1
 
Unlikely 353 0 38 3 117 160 3 21 7 3 1 0
Also weighing against a December date is that it would be MOST UNLIKELY for the Roman emperor to choose such a wintry, rainy month as the time for his Jewish subjects (often rebellious) to travel "each one to his own city" to be registered. (Insight, Jesus Christ, p.58) -- This is a very speculative & very weak argument. The Romans were very cruel, & "comfort" for the vanquished, wasn't a high priority. Herod knew he could slaughter Caesar's subjects (i.e. all male babies 2 & under) & get away with it.
Viewpoint (+) 19,879 89 (?) 1047 1606 9004 4698 937 1795 490 129 81 3
 
(+) includes variants Totals for column "C" may include the word(s) in Scripture & / or WT footnotes

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