Posts by adjusted knowledge

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What Do Creationists do in their Laboratories?

by cofty in

well they actually do cutting-edge research and publish peer-reviewed papers (well, reviewed by other creationists actually).

here is a recent example by "dr" danny faulkner on whether the flood lasted for 371 or 365 days..... you will always remember where you were when you first heard of this leap in human knowledge.. spoiler alert - he concludes it doesn't matter either way.

the nobel prize committee have been alerted!.

adjusted knowledge

So few creationist do a good job of providing intellectual thought to their arguments. I can understand that believing in intelligent design is a difficult position to hold, but they should make an attempt of postulating logical points for discussion.

I think the best they can do is ask questions, which in itself doesn't prove creationist viewpoints but it does spur reasonable conversation.

The complexity argument is one they use. Richard Dawkins addresses that one, though I don't think his argument is that strong.

The two questions I would ask if I was a creationist, is why doesn't abiogenesis and endosymbiosis happen today?

Again, a lack of information doesn't prove God, but it is much better discussion than their pseudoscience approach.

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Biology Blog site if anyone is interested

by adjusted knowledge in

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i'm currently enrolled in a nursing program, but plan on continuing into medical school.

i'm required to take an additional seven science courses.

this summer i'm taking a biology course/lab.

adjusted knowledge

I'm attending two schools. I do my nursing clinical at a community college and my bachelor courses at University of South Florida. They have an agreement for a concurrent program.

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Biology Blog site if anyone is interested

by adjusted knowledge in

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i'm currently enrolled in a nursing program, but plan on continuing into medical school.

i'm required to take an additional seven science courses.

this summer i'm taking a biology course/lab.

adjusted knowledge

I'm currently enrolled in a nursing program, but plan on continuing into medical school. I'm required to take an additional seven science courses. This summer I'm taking a biology course/lab. My professor introduce this blog that I thought explained some topics that were posted here in the past. It basically has some short videos on some very interesting topics.

http://bachellerbiology.com/

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'Anointeds' Do you know any and if so what are they like ?

by Introvert 2 in

would like to hear about any experiences anyone has had with the so called ' anointed ' .

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The anointed one I knew was in field service one day, and the person at the door ask why God would allow Aids. The JW responded if you follow the bible you won't get Aids. Apparently this anointed JW heard something similar at a convention and couldn't wait to use his one line zinger. Well apparently this person he was witnessing to had a relative that was a child with Aids. It wasn't a pretty scene to say the least. This was back in the late 80s when Aids was being blamed on homosexuals.

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How Do You Feel About All The Time You Wasted Being. A Jehovah's Witness?

by minimus in

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all that i can say is....what a shame!

adjusted knowledge

I became inactive around 17 and completely out by age 21. I've been able to pursue higher education and a comfortable lifestyle. My time as a JW was not too bad. My father was not a witness but enforced their rules. My mother wasn't "strong" in the faith. She was viewed and our family as spiritually weak. The congregation condescending attitude help make the exit much easier.

The only "regrets" I have is the loss friendships I've could of had, and some childhood activities. However overall it wasn't that bad. Some good times while a witness youth, and best of all no "brother" every tried to touch my peeter.

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JW Records Request - United States

by cappytan in

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has anyone in the united states ever successfully gotten their publisher records from the society?

adjusted knowledge

The congregation I was in kept them in a lock room behind the service counter. That was in the 90's. We had some dopey Elders, that same room was where the cleaning supplies were held. Even knew of an Elder that kept notes on peeps on his personal computer. He was eventually removed, but kinda of creepy.

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'Anointeds' Do you know any and if so what are they like ?

by Introvert 2 in

would like to hear about any experiences anyone has had with the so called ' anointed ' .

adjusted knowledge

In the 80's we had one in our congregation. He was in his early 40's, and there were many in the congregation that doubted him. He is still claiming to be part of the anointed and is in his mid 70's.

I was good friends with his son, and with his family. He never held a job, but was a "pioneer". His wife worked full-time as an RN on third shift. She also did all the cleaning and cooking. He would sit in "his" chair most of the day either watching TV or on the computer. He eventually got a job in his late 50's for a few years. He also was an Elder for about two years or so, before being removed. He would blabber confidential information to his wife and family.

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Average Age of this Forum?

by Garrett in

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heyo!.

i'm quite interested in knowing the average age of those of us who use this forum.

i made a quick strawpoll that you can find at the following link: http://strawpoll.me/4340636 just pick an age and click "vote" if you wish to participate.. admins: if this breaks any rules, i apologize in advance..

adjusted knowledge

38 years old, but lurked here off and on for eight years

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Interesting Pew Stats on JWs--Alarming Trends for the Borg

by Cadellin in

someone may have linked to this already, but the this interactive page in the pew religion study is pretty interesting, especially when you look at the trends for jw between 2007 and 2014. here's what it shows:.

jws are increasingly non-white.

in fact, the percentage of white jws has decreased from 2007 to 2014 by 12%, while hispanic jws have increased by 8%.

adjusted knowledge

Cadeliin, this is not Cognisonance work. This is research done by Pew Research. Though I'm not a Statistician, I've take four college level Statistic courses, and they have followed acceptable guidelines. In fact they did take a large sample, therefore the information is "more meaningful".

"The size of the national sample is unusually large for a religion survey. There are two main reasons for this. First, the large sample size makes it possible to estimate the religious composition of the U.S. with a high degree of precision. After taking into account the survey’s design effect (based on the sample design and the survey weights), the margin of error for results based on the full sample is +/- 0.6 percentage points.

Second, the large sample size makes it possible to describe the demographic characteristics of a wide variety of religious groups, including relatively small groups that cannot be analyzed using data from smaller surveys. With more than 35,000 respondents in total, the Religious Landscape Study includes interviews with roughly 350 people in religious groups that account for just 1% of the U.S. population, and with 100 or more people in religious groups that are as small as three-tenths of 1% of the overall population. For instance, the study includes interviews with 245 Jehovah’s Witnesses, a group that accounts for less than 1% of the U.S. population and is typically represented by only a few dozen respondents in smaller surveys."

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Interesting Pew Stats on JWs--Alarming Trends for the Borg

by Cadellin in

someone may have linked to this already, but the this interactive page in the pew religion study is pretty interesting, especially when you look at the trends for jw between 2007 and 2014. here's what it shows:.

jws are increasingly non-white.

in fact, the percentage of white jws has decreased from 2007 to 2014 by 12%, while hispanic jws have increased by 8%.

adjusted knowledge

I didn't see this post, and started one. I will just copy and paste here.

The Pew survey I've been reading is quite lengthy, but filled with interesting information. It really explains a lot of the social issues. Impact of little education, donation issues, the issues of women finding marriage partners. It is a nice snap shot of the JW world.

http://www.pewforum.org/2015/05/12/americas-changing-religious-landscape/
I thought back in the 90's when I was active that JW made up about 2% of the population. However they only make up .8%. I could be wrong but I thought it was more twenty years ago.
My main comment is that in the last 20 years the racial composition of the religion has dramatically changed to minorities. This could help explain the money shortage they claim. A huge rise in black and Hispanic membership which are traditionally lower income in American society, will impact donations. I know it varies from congregation to congregation but historically the two growing demographics (Blacks & Hispanics) are in the lower income bracket. This information is just for America, so when you factor in the growth in poor countries (Philippines, Mexico, Africa...) the bleed for the Watchtower could be larger now than it was 20 years ago.
I know it has been mentioned the average income level of JW is low, and this just compounds the issue.
"Differences in income across religious traditions largely mirror the differences in educational attainment. Jews and Hindus are among the groups most likely to report an annual household income of $100,000 or more (44% of Jews and 36% of Hindus). By contrast, large shares of members of the historically black Protestant tradition (53%), Jehovah’s Witnesses (48%) and people who say their religion is “nothing in particular” but that religion is at least somewhat important in their lives (47%) report household incomes of under $30,000 a year." - Pew Research. America's Changing Religious Landscape. May 12, 2015
No wonder "sisters" have problems finding marriage mates inside the Watchtower.
"Roughly two-thirds of Jehovah’s Witnesses are women" - Pew Research. May 12, 2015.
Wow, 66%? So a young JW woman has to compete for low income, non-educated, and perhaps much older men.
Hmm, If I was a JW pioneer, that would be my advertising message to guys..