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  Design or Non-Design, finally we know, Darwin's Doubt

  by QC in

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  if you want to read the definitive explanation on fossils and how life arrived its covered in darwins doubt, by s.c. meyer.

  this is a game changer.

  the bomb!.

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  Ok, so playing Devil's advocate here we'll accept QC's proposition that God created all distinct species out of thin air. It is estimated that 99.9% of all species (plant, animal and other) that have ever existed are extinct - Newman, Mark. "A Mathematical Model for Mass Extinction". Cornell University. May 20, 1994.

  According to the journal Nature, there are 8.7 million eukaryotic species currently on the earth, of which 86% of land species and 91% of marine species remain undiscovered.

  What's the fugging point of creating billions upon billions of species only to let them die out? Also, how the heck did Noah cram two breeding pairs of 8.7 million species aboard a creaky wooden box just 4000-odd years ago? If you trot out the "kinds" argument I'm gonna slap you upside the head, though, because that would presuppose hyper evolution on a massive scale.
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  Is asking questions of logic about a Global Flood effective in waking loved ones?

  by BU2B in

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  i was thinking about using a tactic of asking questions revolving around "noahs flood" to try to start my wife doing some serious thinking.

  unlike doctrine that cannot often be proven one way or another, this issue can be proven beyond the slightest doubt that it is impossible.. i was thinking about asking a question something like this "i was reading about coral reefs today, and they sure are amazing!

  what amazed me the most is how long it takes for them to build the reef, and how long they live!

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  Sorry, but even a highly educated witness can ignore glaring evidence against the flood. Case in point, my uncle has a phD in psychology but consistently dismissed any evidence I brought up against a global flood. The irony is he knows full well what cognitive dissonance is. My dad, too, is a smart man but his answer is always "wait on Jehovah." Sigh.
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  The End of False Religion Is Near! HAHAHA

  by tootired2care in

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  memories!

  i remember a few years back being involved in the campaign work, and having the distinctly awkward experience of having to hand the householders this piece of sh1t tract "the end of false religion is near!"..

  i recall the discomfort i had trying to get into a conversation about this nonsense.

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  Wow, six (well, seven, given that this thread is a year old) years already? I remember the brother (Craig Pollack from Winnipeg) who gave the talk when this tract was unveiled and I distinctly remember his words. He started by sniffing loudly into the microphone and saying "Armageddon is SOOOO close, can you smell it?"

  I was technically still in at the time but I couldn't help but laugh inwardly and think yeah, smells like bullshit.
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  I'm tired of atheist vs theist, let's some god-on-god action!

  by marmot in

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  i've noticed that whenever there's a discussion about god or belief on this forum it's invariably the christian god that gets center attention.

  why does yahweh get a free pass and all the other other gods get short shrift?.

  surely the monotheistic tradition is just as silly as any number of deities out there, i want to see some deist bashing coming from other deists to liven things up a bit.. why should i believe in the god of the bible that made a man out of clay and let a talking snake convince the first woman to eat forbidden fruit over other equally ludicrous creation myths?

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  I've noticed that whenever there's a discussion about god or belief on this forum it's invariably the Christian god that gets center attention. Why does yahweh get a free pass and all the other other gods get short shrift?

  Surely the monotheistic tradition is just as silly as any number of deities out there, I want to see some deist bashing coming from other deists to liven things up a bit.

  Why should I believe in the god of the bible that made a man out of clay and let a talking snake convince the first woman to eat forbidden fruit over other equally ludicrous creation myths? Seriously, what are the arguments?
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  I'm Returing To Become A Jehovah's Witness Again

  by Space Madness in

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  a little background, i faded in 2007 and have been out ever since.

  i started studying at 18 and have no jw realitives.

  i'm returing because my life is heading in the wrong direction.

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  More power to ya, I guess. I wouldn't be able to preach lies to people, though. Have you tried other "feel good" churches or religions that don't have all the negative baggage that the witnesses have?
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  this site sucks! its just a buncha athiest on soap boxes.

  by crossquestions6995 in

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  this site is not a healthy forum for discussion or healing.

  its an arena for jaded athiests to bash anything christian or god related.

  yes, i know the jw's lied to us about god and the truth.

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  Why do Christians have to have a stranglehold on the whole god concept on this forum? I was born-in to the WT and left because of the silliness of the bible (man appearing on earth only 6000 years ago, global flood, sun standing still, mythical genocides unsupported by archaeology), yet there are many other belief systems out there aside from the monotheistic concept. I don't believe in the Christian God and I haven't seen any other evidence for the existence of a deity or deities actively involved in the affairs of humanity.
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  Any 'Breaking Bad' fans?

  by keyser soze in

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  i finally got caught up with it on netflix, and now it's ending.. predictions for sunday night's finale?

  i find myself not really caring what happens to walt.

  but i'm definitely rooting for something good to happen to jesse, anything at all..

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  Hellz yeah. So many moments in this show have left me gobsmacked, it has to be my favorite series ever. Not to be outdone by Trailer Park Boys, though. ;)
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  Grand Theft Auto V: The Manual

  by glenster in

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  as this is the biggest grand theft auto game to date, we literally couldnt fit everything into an old fashioned style printed booklet anymore so instead we have taken the tradition of the classic gta game manual into the digital era properly and have created for you a massive over-100-page free digital app for smartphones, tablets as well as desktops called grand theft auto v: the manual.

  the official manual app has everything from essential and practical game con- trols, features and credits info to a tour through the activities and local shops and brands in the game and best yet, a special digital version of the game map to zoom in and explore with an interactive legend to browse neighbor- hoods and points of interest all over the entire world of los santos and blaine county.. http://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/51371/the-free-gtav-ifruit-and-game-manual-companion-apps.html.

  (disclaimer--i'm not familiar with these non-pc let's players):.

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  Been totally immersed in this game for the past few days. Trevor has to be one of the best (worst) video game characters ever. I've busted out laughing so many times while playing as him. My still-in mom would blow a gasket if she knew videogames are like this nowadays, though.
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  My introduction

  by zakharijah in

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  ok i think its time i introduce myself... and sorry, its going to be verrry long.. .

  i am 32, married, 2 children.

  i am french but i live in scotland.. .

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  What congregation in Quebec, if you don't mind my asking? (you can PM if you want)
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  Major goof in the Sept 1 WT article on Babel and the origin of languages

  by marmot in

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  just wanted to point out something that another poster brought up in the thread on the agm rumours, the writing department included a photo of a cuneiform tablet in their article on the origin of languages with a caption that states it is from 3000 bc.

  this would pre-date the global flood myth and the fanciful tower of babel story altogether, hah!.

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  Hadn't thought about the reverse-running date numbers for 3rd millenium BCE, dangit. Still, that's some mighty intellectually dishonest information-mining there. Wikipedia has this to say about cuneiform writing:

  "The original Sumerian writing system derives from a system of clay tokens used to represent commodities. By the end of the 4th millennium BC, this had evolved into a method of keeping accounts, using a round-shaped stylus impressed into soft clay at different angles for recording numbers. This was gradually augmented with pictographic writing using a sharp stylus to indicate what was being counted. Round-stylus and sharp-stylus writing were gradually replaced around 2700-2500 BC by writing using a wedge-shaped stylus (hence the term cuneiform), at first only for logograms, but developed to include phonetic elements by the 29th century BC. About 2600 BC cuneiform began to represent syllables of the Sumerian language. Finally, cuneiform writing became a general purpose writing system for logograms, syllables, and numbers. From the 26th century BC, this script was adapted to the Akkadian language, and from there to others such as Hurrian and Hittite."

  This means that cuneiform definitely predates the deluge and the tower of babel stories, but the WT are brazen enough to point to it as proof for their stupid logic.