me and my lady friend were attacked in capetown by a guy with a knife.
i was frozen of fear, she kicked him very hard, but became little injured by the knife, he took of injuired also.
i did basically nothing, just stading there.
Danny - sounds like you just froze. I think criminals count on that. Thank goodness for the good swift kick of your lady.yes, I did.Jeff
personally, i have nothing against executing wanton murderers.
Why is it that people are pro? why want people the death penalty? Because it makes them 'feel good'?
It is strange that the same persons that are pro death penalty are sometimes anti on volutairy ending of a life by sick or old persons.
Danny
personally, i have nothing against executing wanton murderers.
Any idea how big the percentage is of people who were put to death but where not guilty?
Hard to say of course but there have been some studies: (for the United states)
It is clear that not the seriousness of a case is the only concern:
Then why would we have the death penaly. Only as punishment? What kind of people are we then. We don't like it we kill it.
It does not help much to fight crime. For example: the united states have the death penaly, yet they have the highest percentage of people behind bars of all countries in the world.
Danny
a year ago, i would've never attended.
what a difference a little time makes, huh?
is there a reason to be afraid? I do not think the WTS send spies or so....
but halton arp's continuing research will forever change the direction of astronomy.
or do our observations of nature show things that a theory says are impossible?
gamow had argued that the stars' temperatures are too low to create elements heavier than helium.
Problems with using Cepheid variables to calculate distances: 1) Their luminosity can be diminished by dust between stars. p. 56-57
yes but you can seeif there is just between them by spectral analysis. And as you continue it can be corrected for it.
To compensate for this “astronomers either observe...(them) at infrared wavelengths where the effects are less significant,” or they “observe them at many different wavelengths so they can assess the effects and correct for them.” p. 57
Translation: Although Cepheids are what we use as a standard candle to measure distances, they really are not very useful in determining whether or not the universe is expanding (or at what rate) because to do this, we must accurately determine the distances to far off galaxies. And even though Cepheids are what we use to do this, we can’t do it very accurately because Cepheids are only useful in nearby galaxiesWe can't give the distances in three digits that is right. But the relation between red shift and distance is clearly shown in those galaxies that could be measured. Farther away galaxies are based on extrapolation.
Do you see what I am getting at?
Yes probably, but maybe you should tell us a bit more, where you getting at...
“Nevertheless, astronomers have developed several methods for determining distances to remote galaxies.”But “Because many of these techniques must be calibrated using the Cepheid distance scale” they are considered secondary distance indicators...Yet scientists cannot reach a consensus about which, if any, secondary indicators are reliable.”
Not all are. I give some of the methods of calculating distances above. They all seem to fit the red shift expanding universe theory resonable. So I do not see any problem to throw the whole theory away because of some not very accurate. However how futher the galaxies the uncertaincy of the exact distance increases.
Rod P, is there any more to say about the distances etc? I have given a lot of information about it now.
Do you want to make a point about some other things of the big bang? Like background radiation or others?
Danny
personally, i have nothing against executing wanton murderers.
Very much against it. I consider societies that still give death penalty barbaric.
me and my lady friend were attacked in capetown by a guy with a knife.
i was frozen of fear, she kicked him very hard, but became little injured by the knife, he took of injuired also.
i did basically nothing, just stading there.
Me and my lady friend were attacked in Capetown by a guy with a knife. I was frozen of fear, she kicked him very hard, but became little injured by the knife, he took of injuired also. I did basically nothing, just stading there. Did not make me feel very proud.
I had also some problem in Rio.
So the places I feel not safe are the cities in South Africa, Brasil, and also I did not feel to safe in Phnom Pheh late at night.
In big American cities I really felt very unsafe, and things look scary.
never been in Irak, but felt safe in Iran, and other muslim countries.
Europe, australia en new zealand is reasonable safe imo.
Very safe cities are imho, tokyo, bangkok, hong kong, scandanavian cities. Also the smaller pacific islands etc are very safe.
What is your opinion about this?
i believe that in this country it is against the law to villify the above groups while preaching or public speaking (ie.
inciting hatred) - does anyone have wt references for this - recent is better.
I think this is a concern for the GB now, as it is very easy to start some lawsuit against people preaching that homosexuality is wrong etc.
This was done already with some muslim imans (succesfull) and with the pope (not succesfull)
I think the WTS is very carefull with it in publications. However some individual speakers say some things sometimes that would allow somebody to make a case.
Danny
ok i'm back!!
looking over the past few days, i see the esteemed farks has appeared out of the mists of time and readan_connor too and........ well ain't it nice to know that old friends are still 'there'.. so how's it been for you?
need a smile?.
Ozzie,
Some of the things you mention would work.
Make them intersting, better speakers, give woman more to do.
maybe some other form of expressing your faith. arts, singing, having fun, etc.
But now back to the real JW world: have an elder call you just before the meeting to ask if you come......
Danny
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there are volumes of wt writings, artist renderings and other material that make it very clear that the wt is eagerly anticipating the mass destruction of governmental, religious and commercial systems, their buildings, along with the billions of people that adhere to them.. combine the wt doctrine with the emotional oppression and enmity created by the divisive, nonconformist practices of the wt and you have the makings of terrorist motivations.. if a jw or group of jws were to ever go ballistic and act out in a massively destructive attack in society, do you think the wt doctrine would be held liable on the world scene?
This is just my opinion but:
for the general public, yes. (a many hold muslim teaching repsonsible)
for the law and people who know a bit more about the actual teachings: no. The WTS does not encourage terrorism.
Danny
