Posts by cantleave

spark of life: metabolism appears in lab without cells19:42 25 april 2014 by linda geddesfor similar stories, visit the evolution and human evolution topic guidesmetabolic processes that underpin life on earth have arisen spontaneously outside of cells.

the serendipitous finding that metabolism the cascade of reactions in all cells that provides them with the raw materials they need to survive can happen in such simple conditions provides fresh insights into how the first life formed.

it also suggests that the complex processes needed for life may have surprisingly humble origins.. "people have said that these pathways look so complex they couldn't form by environmental chemistry alone," says markus ralser at the university of cambridge who supervised the research.. but his findings suggest that many of these reactions could have occurred spontaneously in earth's early oceans, catalysed by metal ions rather than the enzymes that drive them in cells today.. the origin of metabolism is a major gap in our understanding of theemergence of life.

cantleave

That inorganic molecules get transformed into organic molecules outside a cell doesn't necessarily make abiogenesis a law.

WTF??? Do you know the definition of the terms you are using?

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Bible Atrocities

by Trapped in JW land in

i really can't wrap my head around how people can still consider god loving with such atrocious biblical accounts such as, 1 samuel 15, (god ordering the slaughter of amelikite baby's and children) 2nd kings 2, forgot the verses (god sending bears to maul 42 children) and many others.have you ever asked a witness or anyone elsewhat they think about these accounts?

what was their response?

i'd love to ask one, but unfortunately i'm still physically in the cult and i wouldn't want to raise any suspicions.

cantleave

CS - you sound like a psycohpathic Nazi.

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The Creation of Eve

by jws in

jw
friends

for those of you who believe in the bible, have you ever seriously thought about the events that led up to the creation of eve?.

genesis 2 - 18 the lord god said, it is not good for the man to be alone.

i will make a helper suitable for him.. .

cantleave

The book of Lileth provides an interesting insight into the creation of Eve.

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Materialists, Jehovah's Witnesses & Biblical Christianity

by Perry in

materialist.

jehovahs witness.

biblical christian.

cantleave

Good grief!

:o, dog, wat, what, confused, wut, ?

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JW Witnessing Trolleys. To approach or ignore what is your preference and why?

by KateWild in

i saw two brothers this morning next to the main train station in liverpool city centre this morning.

they were not actively approaching anyone.

what i found strange was that they were from a cong that has different territory, so i don't know why they were there.. anyway i knew them both, and they know i was df'd, i was in my car and couldn't park up for a chat, but i did beep and wave to them as i drove passed and they waved back.

cantleave

I have seen these stands all over the place, the novelty of me being photographed with the dubs on them has worn off.

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If the historical Jesus was simply human, would YOU be a Christian ?

by EdenOne in

jw
friends

i've been reading a lot lately about the historical jesus, and the latest archaeological findings and what a comparative, horizontal, reading of the 4 canonic gospels actually do tell us about the historical jesus and his teachings.

pick your side, but let me ask you this, because that's the core question i have been asking myself lately:.

if the historical jesus wasn't the son of god, but simply a human prophet with no previous super-human existence, hence, merely the "son of man", with very appealing teachings, but no previous super-human existence, hence, not "son of god" as we commonly believe as jw's, would you still be a christian?