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  Science increasingly makes the case for god

  by DesirousOfChange in

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  recently got this email from a long-time jw friend who is still "in".thoughts on a tactful response?thanks,doc

  science increasingly makes the case for god.

  the odds of life existing on another planet grow ever longer.. intelligent design, anyone?.

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  Ucantnome, I highly recommend the book Rare Earth by Peter D. Ward to anyone interested in the question of life in this universe.
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  Science increasingly makes the case for god

  by DesirousOfChange in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  recently got this email from a long-time jw friend who is still "in".thoughts on a tactful response?thanks,doc

  science increasingly makes the case for god.

  the odds of life existing on another planet grow ever longer.. intelligent design, anyone?.

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  freemindfade:

  "Part of gods perfect plan?" 

  More like an extracosmic scientist, in a multiverse, playing in a laboratory with our universe being the result of one out of trillion test tubes. Maybe this experiment will fail. 

   
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  The god of the bible doesn't care and here's some proof.

  by Crazyguy in

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  around 600 ad a man named muhammed created a book called the quran.

  a few hundred years later the followers of this new religion called islam went on a holy crusade out of arabia to spread their religion.

  in one key battle they were met by the ruling government army and were out numbered at least by 3 to 1. they could of easily lost and if god would of made sure of this most likely thier religion would of stayed an insagnificant religion of just arabia.

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  Crazyguy:

  "Not sure at this point what they really believe but could not the illustration at my first post still be relevant if worded differently?" 

  Sure. 
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  Science increasingly makes the case for god

  by DesirousOfChange in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  recently got this email from a long-time jw friend who is still "in".thoughts on a tactful response?thanks,doc

  science increasingly makes the case for god.

  the odds of life existing on another planet grow ever longer.. intelligent design, anyone?.

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  prologos:

  "VI compare the merging of two galaxies to the entwining of two humans to start a new life, separate and do it again later, orgasm and all. Only good as gold can come from this."

  Good try but as I mentioned "... all the destruction that creates[?]" Let me elaborate on that.

  The increased gravity from stars coming close together will pull planets out of their orbits, plunging them into a permanent freeze, or send them hurtling into their sun incinerating them. Imagine what would happen to life in those planets. Also it will cause other stars to detonate as supernovas incinerating whatever life there is on those planets.

  Furthermore, it seems that every galaxy has an enormous black hole in its center. Two black holes coming together will become the mother of all cosmic disasters with a detonation that is probably worse than a million supernovas. This might possibly destroy all life throughout the merged galaxies.

  Not a pretty picture. 

  PS: You said "Only good as gold can come from this." 

  Ironically you're right but only in a literal sense. Gold and other elements are created during a supernova explosion. However no one will get rich. 
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  How many of you followed the WTS direction on education years ago and have been screwed by it?

  by Julia Orwell in

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  i'm really interested in this question because i've heard for years that if you forgo further education and go pioneering, when you have a family down the track you will get a good job because jehovah will provide for you because you pioneered.

  as long as i was a kool-aid drinker, even then, i thought, "how does pioneering pay your bills?

  surely education should come first.

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  Thanks for the thought Julia.

  I think I'm a little too old to restart. I've been stuck with menial jobs and put up with the injustices of corporate America for years.

  If I had my life to live over I would have learned a trade and gone to school to become a paleo-anthropologist (The study of prehistoric humans). 

  The trade would have been a back up since paleo-anthropology is a limited field with a long line of aspiring students.
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  How many of you followed the WTS direction on education years ago and have been screwed by it?

  by Julia Orwell in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm really interested in this question because i've heard for years that if you forgo further education and go pioneering, when you have a family down the track you will get a good job because jehovah will provide for you because you pioneered.

  as long as i was a kool-aid drinker, even then, i thought, "how does pioneering pay your bills?

  surely education should come first.

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  Village Idiot

  In 1975 I dropped out of high school in 11th grade in order to pioneer. that did not work out. Also, I have moderate scoliosis which could have been corrected during my teen age years while my spine was still growing. Now it's too late.
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  The Bible's approval of slavery (including Jesus)

  by rebel8 in

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  how can there possibly be a reason for this?

  smh.

  i can't imagine how this is excusable..

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  nicolaou, we in the United States are slowly but surely headed in that direction. It's only a matter of time before we get to where India and China are.
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  Watchtower choir

  by wannaexit in

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  i think i've seen it all now.

  nothing surprises me.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpfzs7l_3sq.

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   Silent monks sing the Hallelujah chorus

   https://www.youtube.com/watch?x-yt-ts=1421914688&feature=player_detailpage&v=pRhjWdr-LAA&x-yt-cl=84503534
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  JW Bethel Video - long version

  by Esse quam videri in

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  listener gave a link to a short version.

  not taking away from that post but here is a more complete version, 2 minutes longer.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnbmyudrwgs.

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  Esse quam videri, did you have to double our torment?
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  St John's wort

  by wannaexit in

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  st john's wort is accepted by the medical literature for use in mild to moderate depression.

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  if anybody is using it could you share your experiences with it?

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  cappytan:

   

  "If you're on Birth Control, make sure and check with your doctor. SJW can lower the effectiveness of certain birth control."

   

  That reminds me that all herbal or pharmaceutical products should not be taken by women who are either pregnant or could possibly become pregnant. It's very easy to harm a fetus as they are more vulnerable to any chemical, pharmaceutical or herbal medicine that adults.