my ex husband and father of my daughter was never baptized but is still a believer in the wt.. a couple years ago we were talking about evolution ( which he does not believe in ) i brought up the subject of the neanderthals and how we all have their dna except africans ( the ones that never left africa ).
he said neanderthals are apes and not humans and jw's do not teach that they are humans.
i said i believe they do.. in the life- how did it get here book, under the sub heading " the human family "is says " neanderthal man....... was undoubtedly human.. his response was " they are just talking about what other people believe " ahhhhh .
Here's a Neanderthal skeleton:
It obviously can't be 'just an ape', it's a type of human. If the WTS admits this, then the belief that humans are only ~6,000 years old becomes even sillier than it already is. According to the book Evolution: The Human Story by Dr Alice Roberts, H. neanderthalensis lived between 350,000 and 28,000 years ago.
Those pesky evolutionists with their satanic facts!
lets see what we can find on youtube or elsewhere that tickles your funny bone .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyv-qyewpkk.
Great idea for a thread, Finkelstein. For anybody who likes Extras, here's the best of Darren Lamb.
in light of the continuing disgusting acts by isis... just remember.
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I agree with you, freemindfade, there are lots of bad ideas in religions, whether it's ISIS beheading a street magician, the OT jews stoning some poor sod for collecting firewood on the Sabbath, or JW parents refusing a blood transfusion and looking on as their child dies a painful death.
OTOH, I suppose religious beliefs often help the believer through the ups and downs of life and provide a moral framework. As long as religious people act within the law and don't harm themselves or others, religious belief should be tolerated, IMO.
Let's face it, religion probably won't go away so it must be tamed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hl6e4emx-4k
Jesus and the NT were OK with slavery, genocide, murder and rape. Which negative forces are you thinking they were against? - sex before marriage.
a message brought to you by the people who have the unique true knowledge that jesus wasn't born on 12/25:.
hearts aren't even really "heart shaped"--it's just a pagan symbol and everyone wrongly believes they're shaped that way.any questions?
(this forum gets totally buggy when you use emoticons!).
Hearts aren't really heart shaped - brilliant! And in the next edition of the watchtower: 'what do bears do in woods?'
our family just lost someone dear and very close, a faithful jw.
as we went through the entire funeral services and meeting long time brothers and sisters, who in general have been very kind and warm towards us, we realize that the hope of resurrection is a meaningless utopia for us, like a fairytale for little children.
we don't have faith in it anymore, and serves us of no comfort.
Excellent OP.
What comforts you when you no longer believe in a ressurrection ? - AFAIK, this life is all there is, so getting the most out of life and doing my best gives me comfort.
As far as losing loved ones - memories provide comfort, and realising that they loved me, are at peace, and achieved things in their lives.
I don't know if God exists or not.
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-31447905.
even those in "the world" (tm) recognise the indecent nature of this type of apparel.
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@Pete Zahut - that's hilarious!
Although I've heard it before, I still find it difficult to believe.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hl6e4emx-4k
This a good vid to post, in that for me it sums up what religion is all about.
Lots of emotion, unrealistic hope, and little else.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hl6e4emx-4k
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I suppose the Islamophiles would have us believe either that the sheikh and the others in that vid aren't true muslims, or that the subtitles were a mistranslation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hl6e4emx-4k
As I've previously said, you have a point - interpretation is important.
What you seem to be ignoring is content. It's a simple fact that in the Quran (and Hadiths) there is plenty of violence, cruelty, bloodshed and killings - either on the battlefield or as capital punishment.
Here's a thought, what if literacy improved in the Muslim World, ordinary people read the Quran for themselves and decided on a literal, violent interpretation. There's no Muslim equivalent of the pope to correct them.
