For those not satisfied with the 95% evolution, abiogenesis, fossil record and the big-bang can currently explain: "God did it" would satisfy their curiosity.
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JAN 2015 Awake - Yet More Fallacies and Disingenuous Statements re Evolution/Creation
by konceptual99 inso the new awake is up.. first question..... "how did life begin?.
how would you complete the following sentance?.
life is the result of..... a. evolution.
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Awake January 2015: How did life begin? - More misquotes
by Designer Stubble in[quote]some might assume that a scientifically-minded person would pick evolution and that a religious person would pick creation.
but not always.. rama singh, professor of biology at canadas mcmaster university, says: the opposition to evolution goes beyond religious fundamentalism and includes a great many people from educated sections of the population.[/quote].
end-of-quote in awake.
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I have emailed Dr. Singh:
Dear Dr. Singh,
In the January 2015 Awake article, published by Jehovah's Witnesses, you are misquoted, from what I can tell. The article, "How did life begin", states on page 3: Rama Singh, professor of biology at Canada’s McMaster University, says: “The opposition to evolution goes beyond religious fundamentalism and includes a great many people from educated sections of the population.” The quote ends there, but I believe based on Darwin's Legacy, should continue: ...who may not be logically opposed to evolution nevertheless do not accept it. This is because the process of and the evidence for evolution are invisible to a nonspecialist, or the theory may look too simple to explain complex traits to some, or because people compare evolution against God and find evolutionary explanations threatening to their beliefs. Considering how evolution affects our lives, including health and the environment to give just two examples, a basic course in evolution should become a required component of all our college and university educational systems. By misquoting you, the reader is misled. The article can be found here: http://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/g201501/evolution-vs-creation/ I thought you should know this and would be interested in knowing your thoughts. Kind regards,
DS
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Awake January 2015: How did life begin? - More misquotes
by Designer Stubble in[quote]some might assume that a scientifically-minded person would pick evolution and that a religious person would pick creation.
but not always.. rama singh, professor of biology at canadas mcmaster university, says: the opposition to evolution goes beyond religious fundamentalism and includes a great many people from educated sections of the population.[/quote].
end-of-quote in awake.
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SOME might assume that a scientifically-minded person would pick “evolution” and that a religious person would pick “creation.” But not always.
Rama Singh, professor of biology at Canada’s McMaster University, says: “The opposition to evolution goes beyond religious fundamentalism and includes a great many people from educated sections of the population.”
end-of-quote in Awake
Actual Rama quote however continues:
...who may not be logically opposed to evolution nevertheless do not accept it. This is because the process of and the evidence for evolution are invisible to a nonspecialist, or the theory may look too simple to explain complex traits to some, or because people compare evolution against God and find evolutionary explanations threatening to their beliefs. Considering how evolution affects our lives, including health and the environment to give just two examples, [u]a basic course in evolution should become a required component[/u] of all our college and university educational systems.
Then the article continues by naming a "Gerard", professor of Entomology. His last name is not mentioned anywhere, although he is referenced THREE times in this article. They may as well call him "Andre".
And what I mention here is just the tip of the iceberg. Anyone slightly educated in Evolution will blast this Awake to pieces. Google may be my friend, but certainly not that of the WTBTS.
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January 15, 2015 watchtower 3 study articles about marriage.
by hoser incouples having problems and getting divorced must be a problem in the jehovahs witnesses.
the articles are definately an interesting read.
they give plenty of bad advise as usual.
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Our marriage too blossomed since leaving this cult. Escpecially the WTBTS bedroom rules sufficated us.
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Everyone asked to take their literature back to the KH?
by MrMonroe inmay be bullshit or just confusion, but here's a post at a facebook ex-jw page:.
"so last night i performed one of my occasional meeting attendances, and whilst watching the kids and planning my exit strategy in the event of a walking dead style zombie outbreak, i think i heard them read a letter saying that the brothers are now to destroy all old literature in their possession if it's in bad condition, or return it to the elders if it's in good condition, but you can no longer keep any old literature... hmmm".
anyone know anything about this letter?
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I doubt this is real. We would have otherwise heard it from multiple sources and would have had the letter leaked. This FB poster has been asked for a copy of the letter, yet this request is totally ignored.
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My Mom Hopes I Die Before The Great Tribulation Comes
by minimus inshe told me that yesterday and i just chuckled.. .
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We all will die before the great tribulation.
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" Do not ask permission, just play the video--" service meeting instructions.
by prologos inthis statement startled me out of the pleasant mental absence during this week's "service" meeting.. pushing the org.
explanation: "the listener has time to interrupt, if they want--" .
together with an incredible boring "study" of an hand held device, or it's stored content, i will be a totally new crop of orgies at the halls,.
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The organization has returned to its roots, where persons only had to switch on the phonograph, rather than their brain to reason with the householder. Now a totally unprepared JW can push play on his iPad, and no longer needs to study himself.
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1200 requests for bible study a day
by purrpurr inapparently the .org site is getting 1200 bible study requests per day.
well that's what they claim anyway.
dos anyone think this is true?.
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Well then I don't know where the CO got his figures, perhaps they were more local. 50k BS requests each day totals over 18M a year through the website alone. Seems a bit high to me, but if you say so.
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1200 requests for bible study a day
by purrpurr inapparently the .org site is getting 1200 bible study requests per day.
well that's what they claim anyway.
dos anyone think this is true?.
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The acurate statement is that during the first 5 days of August (tract month) 1200 requests came in. In the six months prior, only 3200 came in. The JW.org tract is thus a success.
So in effect 240 requests globally at the peak. And these are just leads, not actual studies. Perhaps some trolling too.
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Outrageous Comment
by Yondaime inwhat was the most outrageous comment you ever heard during a wt study?.
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please share your experiences..
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"Jehovah's Witnesses are the thinkiest people in the World" - Tony Morris III