Posts by Cadellin

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What The Fossils Say

by cofty in

the old creation book had a lot to say about the fossil record.

if i remember correctly it was some lie about all the fossils ever found would fit on a single table.

the reality is that there is an embarrassment of riches illustrating the evolution of life.

Cadellin

I hesitate to wade in, particularly since both Hooberus and Sea Breeze seem resistant to information that does not align with their beliefs, but here goes...

The selection in "natural selection," does indeed refer to existing traits. Natural selection in and of itself does not bring about anything "new;" rather, you have mutations to thank for that (among other things). A trait, of course, has to exist in order to be selected. "Selection" simply refers to the advantage that a member of a species has as a result of a particular trait over other members of the species who lack such a trait. How is it that traits appear in one member of a species but not others? Mutations constantly create variation in the DNA, the vast majority of which are neither beneficial nor harmful but silent. However, from time to time, variation does crop up that helps a member of a species survive in the face of new or changing environmental conditions. It is the combination of environmental variation with trait variation that creates the right setting for selection.

But natural selection is NOT the only force at work in evolution! Researchers now know (and have observed) a variety of other factors that also play a role. I should add-Prothero's book was an eye-opener for me. I highly recommend it.

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What Do You Think About Banning Plastic Bags?

by minimus in

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friends

we need to save the planet so we have to stop using plastic bags!

in massachusetts, the new law will be going into effect soon.

if you go food shopping, you only cat get paper bags.. what is your opinion of the state banning plastic bags?

Cadellin

I think if you are committed to a cause, do it 100% or 1000%. But don’t cherry pick what you will do for the environment.

I absolutely disagree. It is far better to do something for the environment (or for a cause) than do nothing. Simply cutting plastic use by half would make a huge impact. If a family just started eating vegan for two days a week, that would have impact. The fact of the matter is that life on this planet is about to get dramatically disrupted within the next few years if humans continue the status quo. As a species, we are burning through the limited resources our planet offers at a rate that is unsustainable and unconscionable.

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Ewart Chitty

by NoAbuse in

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ewart chitty was appointed as secretary-treasurer , which position he held until his appointment to the governing body in november 1974.. when in brooklyn, chitty seems to have preferred younger men as roommates.

the actual charge brought to the gb against chitty was made by a former roommate and involved some sort of inappropriate conduct.

the gb concluded that chitty had homosexual tendencies, and asked him to resign.. a rare photo of chitty in happier days.

Cadellin

Fulano, I can't recall exactly but it was more than two or three drinks an evening. I was probably fairly puritanical, too, mind you and in Canada, we couldn't afford to drink much anyway!

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Ewart Chitty

by NoAbuse in

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ewart chitty was appointed as secretary-treasurer , which position he held until his appointment to the governing body in november 1974.. when in brooklyn, chitty seems to have preferred younger men as roommates.

the actual charge brought to the gb against chitty was made by a former roommate and involved some sort of inappropriate conduct.

the gb concluded that chitty had homosexual tendencies, and asked him to resign.. a rare photo of chitty in happier days.

Cadellin

I cannot comment on the gay activities but as to the drinking--my husband had been a "single Bethel boy" at Brooklyn for a number of years when we married. We went pioneering in the Midwest and right from the start, I was horrified at how much he drank on a daily basis. He considered it completely normal, from his Bethel days. "Everyone" (aka all of his single Bethelite friends) drank like that. Fortunately for both of us, he responded to my concern and cut back significantly, to a healthy moderate level (one or two drinks with dinner). I was a good little pioneer girl who had NO IDEA anyone in the "truth" would drink like that!!

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Hypocritical Tyndale video

by neat blue dog in

at a recent midweek meeting, a short documentary about translator william tyndale was shown.

it begins with this statement about his death:.

"his crime?

Cadellin

Wow. Physician, heal thyself.

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Canadians and Europeans, what do you think of your national health care ?

by RubaDub in

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we have been in a battle over health care for so long here in the us regarding public, private, gov't subsidized, obama care, medicare for all, and just about every permutation of the above.. we hear the horror stories here that people wait 20 years for a check-up (ok, bit of an exaggeration), but you get the point.

one side tells us that canadians flock across the border when they are sick and need to see a doctor.

the other side says that is simply not the case.. so tell us, if you live under one of the government systems would you replace it?

Cadellin

I haven't lived in Canada for many years but my experience with Canada's healthcare has been very good. Both of my elderly parents received prompt and high quality care. Mind you, there are elderly people in the US who also received such care from Medicare.

However, the problem is for people like me--mid-fifties. My husband and I are both very healthy, nonsmokers, runners, no complications, etc. But for us to get health insurance, it would be somewhere around $1200-$1500/month and that with a very very very high deductible (I want to say around $10,000-$15,000 per year). So essentially, we would be paying $1,000/mos. and STILL have to pay for doctor's visits, prescriptions, etc. Keep in mind, too, that the private insurer gets to say what it considers "covered" and not, so even if we did go to the doctor and have a bill for $3,000 that we idealistically think will be applied to our deductible, the for-profit insurer could easily say, "Sorry, only $1700 of that will count toward your deductible."

The US situation is an unmitigated disaster unless you are poor (Medicaid), old (Medicare) or rich. Or, unless you have a wonderful employer (like I do, thank God) who subsidizes a decent comprehensive plan.

Irony: The only reason my elder husband and I have good health insurance is because I went to university! The very thing that the WBTS forbids!! HA!!

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January 2020 Watchtower - Dogma being force-fed yet again as "truth"!

by The Fall Guy in

if the wording & context of a scripture is dismissed at the outset, then every statement and assumption which follows is implicititly false.

in the very first study article, the gibbering body continues to indoctrinate the sheeple to accept that over 500 people met jesus on the mountain - despite the blatant fact that 1 corinthians 15:6 says absolutely nothing about the 500 people being anywhere near galilee!

(matthew 28:16-20) however, the 11 disciples went to galʹi·lee to the mountain where jesus had arranged for them (the 11 disciples) to meet.

Cadellin

Interesting article finally addressing the fact that anointed numbers continue to rise. The article is FULL of what "we" do "not do." Rule-making in full bloom, as is doubling down on how anyone "anointed" better not get any ideas about being special in any way shape or form because they sure as hell AREN'T and they better not forget it!

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Another one bites the dust

by stillin in

a close-by young brother, actually your basic, garden-variety, sexually-repressed, 40-year old virgin in the congregation has been charged with sexual misconduct with a minor.

i've known this guy since he was a kid and he has always been strange, in a nerdy kind of way.

he always wants to sound knowledgeable and wise when he comments at meetings, but i think he is bi-polar and depressed about who he is in life.

Cadellin

There is a big difference between a 30 year old wanting to have sex with a 17 year old and wanting to have sex with a 7 year old.

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The PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Sunday October 6, 2019

by lastmanstanding in

big article.. https://www.inquirer.com/news/inq/jehovahs-witnesses-silent-history-child-sex-abuse-20180425.html.

Cadellin

This is a good article but the quote about parents holding a wake for a daughter when she was disfellowshipped is inaccurate enough to discredit the whole thing in the eyes of most JWs. Witnesses do not hold wakes, as anyone associated knows, and so including a pull-out box with that kind of quote is really problematic. I wish reporters would check their facts.

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November 2019 Watchtower (Would love to hear the comments in the hall)

by pleaseresearch in

from the november 2019 watchtower study edition.. how many of you would like to know what the brothers and sisters would respond to this question.

also, if you went into a hall how would you like to respond to the question.. 8. how should we respond to lies?.

8 satan, “the father of the lie,” uses those under his control to spread lies about jehovah and about our brothers and sisters.

Cadellin

Magnum says, "they're implying that everything that "apostates" say is a lie."

Very true but even more--they also imply that ANYTHING negative or critical of JW or the WBTS on the media is a lie, by its very nature of being negative or critical. So the response, at seeing anything negative or critical is "critical = apostates = lies." This shuts down the whole critical thinking process (assuming the viewer has much of one to begin with).

As far as the Genesis account--YES! No one can explain how it is that the three promises Satan makes to Eve were ALL TRUE! The society has not published anything acknowledging or explaining that!!