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  Vatican acknowledges evolution theory

  by skinnyboy in

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  http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,17162341-13762,00.html

  evolution in the bible, says vaticanfrom: by martin penner.

  november 07, 2005 the vatican has issued a stout defence of charles darwin, voicing strong criticism of christian fundamentalists who reject his theory of evolution and interpret the biblical account of creation literally.

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  Big Dog

  Rex,

  I don't think God and evolution are incompatable, isn't it possible that God used evolution as his means of creation, rather than just presto, everything popped into existence as is?
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  So just WHO made this universe?

  by onacruse in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  in the christian theology, "god" is the creator.

  but many scriptures intimate that jesus was, at the very least, the "maker.

  " there are 2 distinctly different greek words used in the bible to describe the activities of these two beings; a distinction that the wts (along with many other non-trinitological belief systems) has made.. i'd rather not argue about the meaning of these two words, as they are very clear, and hardly worth (imho) wasting the bandwidth on yet further etymological dissertations.. i recently suggested that i could see jesus as tinkering with dna, and god giving him helpful suggestions along the way.

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  Okay, I'm not trying to be obtuse, but again I ask, popped out of the potential? What is that? Or if this universe is one partical in a larger one my question stands, why is there anything rather than nothing, this "stuff" for want of a better word had to come from somewhere, or not? Does it make sense to say that everything just always was?
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  So just WHO made this universe?

  by onacruse in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  in the christian theology, "god" is the creator.

  but many scriptures intimate that jesus was, at the very least, the "maker.

  " there are 2 distinctly different greek words used in the bible to describe the activities of these two beings; a distinction that the wts (along with many other non-trinitological belief systems) has made.. i'd rather not argue about the meaning of these two words, as they are very clear, and hardly worth (imho) wasting the bandwidth on yet further etymological dissertations.. i recently suggested that i could see jesus as tinkering with dna, and god giving him helpful suggestions along the way.

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  Should our universe be destroyed another universe will instantaneously and spontaneously emerge to replace it.

  Emerge from what? How can something, come from nothing? Why is it no problem for many to imagine the universe always just was, but not a god?

  That's what always bothers me, if god made the universe, who made god? Okay, if god didn't make the universe, then who made the universe, oh, it just always was, doesn't sound like a much better arguement than the one for god.
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  I just got fooled by a fake Paypal email

  by DanTheMan in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i just got an email that stated that another email address had been authorized to my paypal account, and that if this was not correct, to click the link below.. so (big mistake) i clicked the link.

  i get a phony but convincing looking "paypal" page saying that the page had been removed, and to click the link below to go to the home page.. so i clicked that linkwww.paypal.com/someotherstuff, so i think i'm good to go here.

  i log in, and then it takes me to a page where i am asked to give my credit card number as a "security measure".

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  I hate that stuff worse than anything. Everyday I get bombarded by all this official looking spam, from banks, credit card companies, etc. telling me that my account is whacked or whatever and I need to fix it. Most of the time when all I do is high light the offending spam in Outlook my virus protection tells me it just saved my butt and I didn't even open the email, just moved the cursor to it in Outlook.

  I will say that the hackers, whackers and whatever that come up with these scams in lieu of working are the lowest form of sub human gristle, lower than toile bugs, lower than anything I can think of, 15 minutes alone with one of these creeps would make my year.
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  Texas says, "Not in our state"

  by Jourles in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20051109/pl_nm/marriage_gays_dc

  was it ever a question of if?

  it was a matter of how many were going to vote against it.. side note: did anyone catch the south park episode where mr. garrison riles up the city to vote against gay marriage?

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  I don't think its any great surprise, with the huge baby boomer population being the most active at the polls. They grew up with very different ideas on morality, sexuality, and race than younger people have today, I don't see this sort of thing changing until the Gen X'ers are the majority.
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  black, black coffee

  by tetrapod.sapien in

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  2. friends

  what is it with people who live life like they bought it at a store?

  like they know exactly how it is supposed to work, and they live like it too?

  like it's so simple.

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  Made me think of Squeeze's "Black Coffee in Bed"

  There’s a stain on my notebook
  Where your coffee cup was
  And there’s ash in the pages
  Now I’ve got myself lost
  I was writing to tell you
  That my feelings tonight
  Are a stain on my notebook
  That rings your goodbye
  With the way that you left me
  I can hardly contain
  The hurt and the anger
  And the joy of the pain
  Now knowing I am single
  They’ll be fire in my eyes
  And a stain on my notebook
  For a new love tonight
  
  From the lips without passion
  To the lips with a kiss
  There’s nothing of your love
  That I’ll ever miss
  The stain on my notebook
  Remain all that’s left
  Of the memory of late nights
  And coffee in bed
  
  Now she’s gone
  And I’m back on the beat
  A stain on my notebook
  Says nothing to me
  Now she’s gone
  And I’m out with a friend
  With lips full of passion
  And coffee in bed
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  Who Gives a Shyte if Russell was a Freemason or not?

  by LittleToe in

  1. watchtower
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  a poll, inspired by gumby.... one vote here for not giving a shyte..

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  Is it possible to give anything less than a shyte? Like a negative shyte? Oh well, if not, don't give a shyte.
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  pray to tetragod, and experience something you never have before...

  by tetrapod.sapien in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  if any of you feel like praying and having your prayers heard and answered, feel free to send a prayer to me at [email protected].

  i hear all prayers, and answer all prayers.

  i will try to fulfill those within my powers, but i will be honest with you homo sapiens and say that i will not be able to fulfill all of them.

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  Oh mighty Tetragod, I humbly offer this goat on my hibachi in hopes of currying your favor. Please, please, please don't let USC win the national championship, bestow your bountiful blessings my beloved Ohio State Buckeyes instead.
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  How Did Watching Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ" Make You Feel?

  by Ianone in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  although i am not a catholic i found this movie to be the most powerful and uplifting thing i have ever watched.

  for those of you who watched it, how did it make you feel?

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  It was always my understanding that part of the reason Christ's suffering was so profound was because he didn't have to do it (this of course going on the premise that he is the son of God), the he could have avoided all of it yet chose to do it out of love for humanity. So we have a creature that agrees to take on a far inferior form and suffer for the sins of others as he was without sin (this again all going on the premise that it actually happened as portrayed in the Bible) seems pretty remarkable. I wonder how many humans would be willing to do that sort of thing.
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  Dont be so hard on satan

  by gringojj in

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  2. friends

  i think people forget that satan was a creation of god, just like all of us and everything else.

  obviously god had a purpose in creating satan.

  god has love for everyone and everything, including satan.

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  Big Dog

  As Mr. Jagger says:

  So if you meet me
  Have some courtesy
  Have some sympathy, and some taste
  Use all your well-learned politesse
  Or I’ll lay your soul to waste, um yeah
  Pleased to meet you
  Hope you guessed my name, um yeah