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  Evolution vs Creation and spontaneous generation

  by MrMoe in

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  please read it all, i know it's a bit long, but you need to read it all to see where i am coming from.

  i beleive in creation in the sense that the big bang and spontaneous generation don't make logical sense to me.

  i am sure funkyderek and jan will have some fun with me on this one.

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  bboyneko 2

  moe, isn't it highly interesting that life, with the exception of insects and bacteria/viruses (if viruses are indeed life) have two eyes, two ears, 4 limbs, 5 digits on each appendage with a 'claw' on each, and an extremley similair skeletal structure, skull, backbone, ribs, pelvis, etc. Also, humans have a quadraped spine, that's why it's on our back. An ideal biped spine would be in the center of our bodies, supporting our necks and upper body much better and allowing much greater flexability and protecting the highly vulnerable spine better. If you look at the greater picture, mammals are a dominant lifeform because the earth's temperature is no longer a constant sunny place. (palm trees in the north pole) Dinosaurs were at one time dominant proably because as reptiles, they didn't need to generate their own body heat. In fact, reptiles are much more effecient at using energy from food to nurture their bodies. Being a mammal is wasteful, we waste a huge percentage of our food energy for generating heat. Once the earth became cold and had winters, the dinosaurs likley died off because of this, leaving the small mammals who could generate heat as the dominant species. Small rodents and the like.

  We have a tail bone, but no tail anymore. Our DNA contains remnats of code once used when we were something else, but now useless. With such similair charactaristsics among mammals and fish and other life, it's not that far of a stretch to go from fish to mammal. Mammals became 'fish' didnt they. Look at the remarkable giraffe. It was once short-necked, and now its got a big-ass neck complete with specialized blood pumping system to help blood reach it's brain just so it can eat some leaves. Or turtles. Evolution does remarkable things.

  Look at australia, a continent isolated from the rest of the world's evolutionary process. They have marsupial koalas, and kangaroos. Vastly different animals, yet related by a common ancestor marsupial. Look at the frigin' duck billed platypus! What a freak. It evolved a body similair to a beaver to aid it in water, and also a bill like a duck to aid it in eating the same sort of foods ducks eat. He even lays eggs! That's unheard of in mammals. Clearly, life when left alone for a long long time, will evolve and diverge from common ansestors.

  -Dan
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  get a life -- 10 facts

  by joelbear in

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  i thought it would be interesting for people to just post a few things about themselves so we can get to know each other just a bit.. try posting 10 facts about your life.. joel.

  1. i was born and raised in south georgia.. 2. my favorite subject in school was math.. 3. i was in the fulltime service (bethel and pioneer) for 4 years.. 4. my favorite color is blue.. 5. mitch and i have been together over 12 years.. 6. we live in a suburb of atlanta georgia.. 7. we love to eat out and have friends over for dinner and board games.. 8. the only sport i was ever any good at is tennis.. 9. my favorite tv show of all time is the simpsons.. 10. we are both naturists and wish we could lay on the beach naked every day.

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  bboyneko 2

  Her pic has been posted at one time or another, but it is a red x because she is loading it from her harddrive..that sint correct. She needs to upload it to webphotos.com and then link it here.
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  Evolution vs Creation and spontaneous generation

  by MrMoe in

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  please read it all, i know it's a bit long, but you need to read it all to see where i am coming from.

  i beleive in creation in the sense that the big bang and spontaneous generation don't make logical sense to me.

  i am sure funkyderek and jan will have some fun with me on this one.

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  bboyneko 2

  But moe, if life is proven to exsist on other planets, this casts doubt on christianity and theism just as the finding of dinosaur bones did, proving life has been on earth for billions of years before man.

  Your right, there's a possibility that the bacteria is an earth contaminate. But remmeer, life can exsist in the vacuum of space. So it's not impossible it came from space.

  Life at the Limits
  The "habitable zone" for terrestrial life is much broader than previously thought. Examples of life at extreme conditions include:

  Hottest: 113°C--Pyrococcus furiosus (Vulcano Island, Italy)

  Coldest: -15°C--Crypotendolithotrophs (Antarctica)

  Deepest: 2 miles (land)--bacteria found in rocks underground

  Most acidic: <pH 0.0--unclassified organisms growing on gypsum in caves

  Most basic: pH 11--Alkaliphilic bacteria

  Highest radiation: 5 Mrads--Deinococcus radiodurans (ubiquitous)

  Longest period in space: 6 years--Bacillus subtilis (Long Duration Exposure Facility)

  Farthest: Moon--Humans, Streptococcus mitus from Surveyor III camera after 3 years unprotected on lunar surface

  Longest dormancy: 20-40 million years--Bacillus revived from gut of bee in 20-40-million-year-old Dominican amber

  Deepest and Highest pressure: 1200 atm--cold seep community at bottom of Marianas Trench

  Saltiest: 30%--halophilic bacteria
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  get a life -- 10 facts

  by joelbear in

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  i thought it would be interesting for people to just post a few things about themselves so we can get to know each other just a bit.. try posting 10 facts about your life.. joel.

  1. i was born and raised in south georgia.. 2. my favorite subject in school was math.. 3. i was in the fulltime service (bethel and pioneer) for 4 years.. 4. my favorite color is blue.. 5. mitch and i have been together over 12 years.. 6. we live in a suburb of atlanta georgia.. 7. we love to eat out and have friends over for dinner and board games.. 8. the only sport i was ever any good at is tennis.. 9. my favorite tv show of all time is the simpsons.. 10. we are both naturists and wish we could lay on the beach naked every day.

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  bboyneko 2

  billygoat that explains your exotic looks. I can read japanese katakana and can speak it in a low level. YOu should learn it, not to be mean but it is a very primitive language and relativley easy to learn. What's hard is learning the complicated class aspect of it..how to adress people correctly. The language is layered in how polite you speak. But in terms of day to day conversations, a statment in english such as That guy is hungry would be 'hungry' in japanese. Or She is hungry' would be 'hungry'. Half of the meanings of sentences in japanese are derived soley from context. This is also why japanese has borrowed so many english words. Ice cream? Eysu Kureem. They also borrow heavily from portoguese. Bicycle? Zitenstia, similair to the porteguese word for cbiciycler. Bread? Pan, same as in portoguese. Roof? Tenjo, same as porteguese. Etc etc. Also learning to read katakana isnt too hard, its the kanji thats a bitch to learn.

  neko means cat in japanese
  -Dan
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  Evolution vs Creation and spontaneous generation

  by MrMoe in

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  please read it all, i know it's a bit long, but you need to read it all to see where i am coming from.

  i beleive in creation in the sense that the big bang and spontaneous generation don't make logical sense to me.

  i am sure funkyderek and jan will have some fun with me on this one.

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  bboyneko 2

  Mr Moe, did you catch the recent news reports about space "bugs"? It puts an interesting light on this discussion.

  For your pleasure:

  Scientists claim evidence of space bugs

  LONDON, England (Reuters) -- A team of international researchers said on Tuesday they have found what could be the first proof of life beyond our planet -- clumps of extraterrestrial bacteria in the Earth's upper atmosphere.

  Although the bugs from space are similar to bacteria on Earth, the scientists said the living cells found in samples of air from the edge of the planet's atmosphere are too far away to have come from Earth.

  "There is now unambiguous evidence for the presence of clumps of living cells in air samples from as high 41 kilometers (25 miles), well above the local tropopause (16 kilometers up), above which no air from lower down would normally be transported," Professor Chandra Wickramasinghe, an astronomer at Cardiff University in Wales, said in a statement.

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  He presented the findings to a meeting of the International Society of Optical Engineering in San Diego, California.

  "A prima facie case for a space incidence of bacteria on to the Earth may have been established," the statement said.

  Wickramasinghe and scientists from India collected the space bugs from samples of stratospheric air using the Indian Space Research Organisation's cryogenic sampler payload flown on balloons from a launch pad in Hyderabad, southern India.

  Using a fluorescent dye the scientists detected living cells in the sample and estimated by the way their distribution varied with height that they are falling from space.

  As much as a third of a ton of the biological material is raining down over the entire planet daily, by their estimation.

  Space bacteria or hitchhikers?
  Professor David Lloyd, a microbiologist at Cardiff University who examined the space bugs and co-authored the report, said they look like common terrestrial bacteria but there is no explanation of how they could have risen so high.

  "There would have to be some unusual event which would take particles from the Earth to a height of 40 kilometers," Lloyd said in a telephone interview.

  The bacteria could have hitched a ride on a rocket or satellite into space or they really could be from another planet.

  "We have no evidence for one or the other as yet," said Lloyd. "The most likely possibility is that the bacteria have arrived from another planet. I'd like to think that, at any rate."

  Trying to see what grows
  Lloyd has tried, so far unsuccessfully, to grow the bacteria in culture but said he hasn't found the right conditions yet.

  "It's the first pointer that it is possible to get evidence that there is life on other planets," he added.

  Wickramasinghe is convinced the space bugs provide strong support for the panspermia theory -- which suggests that life may have come from outer space in the form of germs or spores.

  "We have argued for more than two decades that terrestrial life was brought down to Earth by comets and that cometary material containing micro-organisms must still reach us in large quantities," he said.

  Copyright 2001 Reuters. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed without a urine sample.
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  Evolution vs Creation and spontaneous generation

  by MrMoe in

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  please read it all, i know it's a bit long, but you need to read it all to see where i am coming from.

  i beleive in creation in the sense that the big bang and spontaneous generation don't make logical sense to me.

  i am sure funkyderek and jan will have some fun with me on this one.

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  bboyneko 2

  The idea that an all-powerful life-form just has always exsisted or suddenly came into being and then created everything despite his being perfect and complete dosent make sense to me either.

  Who woulda thought a land mammal would evolve fins and swim? (whales and dolphins) or wings? (bats, sugar gliders, flying squirrels)

  Without macro evolution, you have to sort of accept the idea that massivley complicated life unlike anything we have ever observed oin earth just sort of happened. To me it makes much more sense that life started small, carbon atoms, and then got bigger and bigger.

  -Dan
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  get a life -- 10 facts

  by joelbear in

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  i thought it would be interesting for people to just post a few things about themselves so we can get to know each other just a bit.. try posting 10 facts about your life.. joel.

  1. i was born and raised in south georgia.. 2. my favorite subject in school was math.. 3. i was in the fulltime service (bethel and pioneer) for 4 years.. 4. my favorite color is blue.. 5. mitch and i have been together over 12 years.. 6. we live in a suburb of atlanta georgia.. 7. we love to eat out and have friends over for dinner and board games.. 8. the only sport i was ever any good at is tennis.. 9. my favorite tv show of all time is the simpsons.. 10. we are both naturists and wish we could lay on the beach naked every day.

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  bboyneko 2

  Not to poke light at your serious encounter, but I thought you'd appreciate this:

  Q: Do I have a spleen?
  Yes! Unless it was removed, you have a spleen. Some people are even born with more than one spleen. The spleen is a wonderful thing, and you should be aware of your own spleen.

  Q: How do I care for my spleen?
  Your spleen requires just a little care and love. Remember to follow these easy rules:

  Keep your spleen clean. Make sure to wash your spleen at least once a month (either let it air dry, or use a paper towel or lint-free cloth). Do not use soap, just a gentle jet of water. (See the section on spleen cleaning later in the FAQ)

  Eat right. Beans are good spleen food, especially kidney beans. Your spleen also appreciates the occasional pizza (for the grease), and pasta is always a yes.

  Give your spleen affection. Go ahead! Don't be shy. Touch it, squeeze it gently, massage it. Your spleen can be your best friend if you treat it right.
  
  But that's not all! According to Nobel prizewinning surgeon and hygenist Tom Whelan ( [email protected]), you should always do the following things to make life better for your spleen:

  Let it out for a few minutes each day. Careful to put a towel in your lap for this.

  Vent the Spleen. This is best done in the shower, as it can become messy. Be sure to have your blood type in stock at the local red cross. If you're not already familiar with venting, you should consult a certified spleen mechanic.

  Talk to your Spleen: A few words of encouragement, or just a kind comment make for a happy day.

  Never scare your spleen. Mad barking dogs, incontinent parrots, and brain damaged Easter Bunnies all tend to upset your spleen.

  Your spleen needs a diet high in Haggis. Haggis is a delicacy popular in Scotland. It is made with ground lamb's brains, liver, adrenal glands and hemp with a barley binder. The Haggis is served in the lamb's stomach. Since there is a resemblance, the Spleen enjoys this meal. (See below for vegetarian alternatives.)

  Burp a lot. This is akin to a back rub for the Spleen.

  Q: Are the rumors of spleen violence true?
  Oddly enough, yes. Researcher Daniel Martinez ( [email protected]) has discovered these alarming facts:
  

  "Apparently the widespread adoption of the stiletto as a weapon of murder in southern Italy during the late Middle Ages was an indirect consequence of the swampiness of the region. The low, wet areas were ideal breeding grounds for mosquitoes, and as a consequence Malaria was quite common there. The disease was generally accompanied by an enlargement of the spleen, which had to purify the blood of additional toxins and other by-products of infection. Any rupture of the organ, in that state, could quickly cause a victim to bleed to death. That, it seems, is exactly what the stiletto was meant to do. Long and thin, it's more suited to piercing than to slashing; supposedly the spleen of the average citizen in those parts was of sufficient size that a solid thrust anywhere in the abdominal region had a credible chance of success."

  -Dan
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  Our Goal - Help them LIVE LIFE

  by joelbear in

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  what should our goal be as individual exjw's who are still tied to the organization through family and friends.. our goal should not be to bring down the watchtower.

  our goal should not be to get people to stop being jw's.

  our goal should be to help people live a full life whether they remain a witness or not.. attack the dangerous ideas that keep people from living their life.. ideas like:.

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  bboyneko 2

  Our goal should be to organize a massive apostate bake-off and go door to door to every JW and send a cream pie in their faces, thery helping them 'see the light' and snap out of it. They will surely see the humor in this later.

  -Dan
  

  
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  get a life -- 10 facts

  by joelbear in

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  i thought it would be interesting for people to just post a few things about themselves so we can get to know each other just a bit.. try posting 10 facts about your life.. joel.

  1. i was born and raised in south georgia.. 2. my favorite subject in school was math.. 3. i was in the fulltime service (bethel and pioneer) for 4 years.. 4. my favorite color is blue.. 5. mitch and i have been together over 12 years.. 6. we live in a suburb of atlanta georgia.. 7. we love to eat out and have friends over for dinner and board games.. 8. the only sport i was ever any good at is tennis.. 9. my favorite tv show of all time is the simpsons.. 10. we are both naturists and wish we could lay on the beach naked every day.

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  billygoat, nihongo simasu?
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  What is the real meaning of life?

  by Nicolas in

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  i mean, if we have been created by the evolution then, our life really have no purpose.

  we live about 80 years and then we die and it's finish.

  it seem really dull to me.

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  Religion is anti-life.

  Exactly! This is why there were kamikaze pilots, suicide bombers in Israel, and other suicidal cults. they beleive that the next life is much better than this life. So why care about dying? Or killing?

  dan