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  Steve Pinker ... evidence on the surprising decline in violence

  by digderidoo in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this is an interesting lecture.

  one that flies in the face of current jw and i assume most non jw thinking.

  evidence shows that when examining history mankind was more violent over the centuries than they were during the 20th and 21st century.

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  digderidoo

  His book "The Better Angels of our Nature" is a must-read for all exJWs.

  I have ordered the book today, less than £10 on Amazon
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  Steve Pinker ... evidence on the surprising decline in violence

  by digderidoo in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this is an interesting lecture.

  one that flies in the face of current jw and i assume most non jw thinking.

  evidence shows that when examining history mankind was more violent over the centuries than they were during the 20th and 21st century.

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  digderidoo

  This is an interesting lecture. One that flies in the face of current JW and I assume most non JW thinking. Evidence shows that when examining history mankind was more violent over the centuries than they were during the 20th and 21st Century. Pinker argues that we are just more savvy now when it comes to reporting, the idea that we live in a more violent society today is a myth and not supported by evidence.

  http://www.ted.com/talks/steven_pinker_on_the_myth_of_violence
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  Is is Muslim terrorist cafe seige Sydney...hundreds of hostages! looks bad.

  by Witness 007 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  lindt chocalate cafe martin place in city people pressed against the glass with hands up...this will not end well..

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  digderidoo

  The angle being taken over here on this guy is one of a lone madman. He is a Shia muslim, yet requested an ISIS flag who are Sunnis and been beheading Shias. It turned out he went into the cafe with the wrong jihadist flag and wanted it changing.

  Even as Islamic Fundamentalist standards go the guy was clearly mentally deranged in wanting to fight under the banner of his Shia brothers enemies.
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  Christmas markets - apparently fine for JW's to attend

  by FeelingFree in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this has got me really wound up and i feel the need to post.

  our friend an ex jw has just returned from a famous christmas market in germany, now my husband mentioned this to his mum as they have connections there.

  she got all excited about how amazing the german christmas markets are there and how she would of def gone to one this year if she had the time!

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  digderidoo

  We have a large German xmas market in our city, the JW's have a trolley stand there :)
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  AAWA activists burst into a Kingdom Hall in Kent!

  by raymond frantz in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  aawa activists burst into a kingdom hall in kent.

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  The link says that 'John Cedars' has said that these guys are nothing to do with AAWA ... I thought 'John Cedars' claimed to have severed links with AAWA after the Facebook debacle? Yet he is still a spokesman for them?
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  Higher Education... Some ideas for those that think it is too late

  by adjusted knowledge in

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  2. friends

  so many witnesses lost the opportunity to pursue higher education in their youths.

  perhaps it took decades for many here to leave and now feel it is too late.

  degree you will also earn multiple certifications from other agencies:.

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  digderidoo

  I started a law degree at the age of 38, graduated this year at the age of 44. It was through a part time distance program. I have also done an online teaching certificate. I'm now studying a Masters.

  I have recently been offered a few hours teaching law at the local college and hope to move into it full time within the next two years.

  Take a look at the University of London International Programmes, it's very cheap in comparison to other schools and a world class university.
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  When Was Jerusalem Destroyed By The Babylonians?

  by Smart in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  can someone explain in easy to understand language what this argument is all about.

  i am not that clever.

  i am hoping to talk to the elders about this as well as whoever is willing to talk about it on here.

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  Bear in mind that Russell stated Jerusalem was destroyed in 606BC too, he counted the year zero in his calculations. When Rutherford in the 1920's realised that there was no year zero, that 1BC-1AD was one year not two, rather than moving the date from 1914 to 1915, he moved the date 606BC back to 607BC.
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  San Francisco Giants vs. Kansas City Royals - World Series Winners ?

  by flipper in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  once again for the 3rd time in 5 years my favorite baseball team the s.f.

  giants are headed to the world series !

  so who do you think will win this years series and your reasons for your predictions ?

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  digderidoo

  It's always puzzled me that it's called the World Series, yet nobody outside of the USA plays baseball. The nearest thing we have is a girls game called rounders :)
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  How Much Drinking Is Too Much?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have seen that some say if a man has 3 beers per day or a woman has 2 glasses of wine per day, that they may have .

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  For me, 1 is too many and 10 is not enough.
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  Why do people support abusers in the NFL?

  by Simon in

  1. social
  2. current

  i really don't get it.. in most sports in most countries your career is rightly over if you commit certain crimes.. but not in the good old nfl !.

  it seems players can rape, beat women, abuse children, fight dogs ... and they will not only be allowed to play but they will have an army of fans wearing their names on their shirts and cheering them on.. the abuse and arrogant attitudes seem to exist at all levels - it seems like there is an endless feed of news stories where some high-school or college football players have abused or raped girls and they end up being allowed back to play and people rallying round as though *they* are the victims.. surely, whatever someone's skills as an athlete are, there are some things that simply can't be excused?.

  or is winning truly 'everything' and it doesn't matter the cost?.

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  digderidoo

  The same reasons Mike Tyson still has his fans I guess. People are blinded by celebrity. Others spring to mind ... Chris Brown, Paul Gascoigne.