Posts by cofty

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Three graphs in connection with the Watch Tower's current financial situation

by slimboyfat in

a number of public statements by the governing body indicate that they are experiencing financial difficulty and they have appealed to jws to donate more money.

public information on the financial situation of the watchtower society is limited.

but what does the information they do publish indicate about their situation?

cofty

Why did the cost of supporting special pioneers, missionaries and travelling overseers more than double in ten years?

Maybe that's how the GB hide their secret bonuses.

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I conclude evolution is guided

by KateWild in

your qualifications are way above mine so i'd love to hear more about the specifics of what you have researched and how that supports the existence of a deity.

k99, i am not really convinced that you're interested in my conclusions.

in nature amino acids formed to then form dna.

cofty

Sure on the paper. Whose the independent party assessing the validity and worth of these papers? You're writing one too right? May have to make some time to do it. Not something I'd write in an hour. - Hadriel

I didn't ask you to write a paper.

I asked you to very briefly list some bullet points so that I would understand what you think scientists are saying happened at the beginning of life. You claimed to have done extensive research of the topic. It should take about 3 minutes at the very most.

If you do that it will help me and others to understand where some of your words and phrases are coming from - they still make no sense in the way you are using them. I genuinely would like to have a conversation about this but I want to know where to start.

I think you might be talking about the energy requirements of the origin of life? Is it a question about thermodynamics? If so then that is a very good question but you have done a sterling job of avoiding it so far.

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Watching the Rio Olympics? What's your sporting interest?

by smiddy in

i haven`t seen much if anything on the rio olympic games on this forum , i can`t believe their is so little interest in such a sporting event that is televised world wide.. i don`t get to watch everything , but events i do like to see when i can are,track and field ,gymnastics ,swimming , diving ,and their are a few other sports i will watch when they are on , especially if an australian is involved.. how about you ?

whats your favourite sport to watch ?.

has the "drug" issue affected your view of the games ?

cofty

I don't understand why they'll move a sport from BBC One to Four, then Two, then back to One, etc

The major news programmes at 6, 9 and 10 pm on BBC One never get moved as a rule. Also the BBC2 Newsnight programme at 10:30. So the Olympic coverage gets switched during the news. In the UK you can also press the "Red Button" and select a menu of Olympic events that are being streamed simultaneously.

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Watching the Rio Olympics? What's your sporting interest?

by smiddy in

i haven`t seen much if anything on the rio olympic games on this forum , i can`t believe their is so little interest in such a sporting event that is televised world wide.. i don`t get to watch everything , but events i do like to see when i can are,track and field ,gymnastics ,swimming , diving ,and their are a few other sports i will watch when they are on , especially if an australian is involved.. how about you ?

whats your favourite sport to watch ?.

has the "drug" issue affected your view of the games ?

cofty

The BBC does an excellent job of covering sport.

No advert breaks ever!

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Poor Sisters

by Darryl in

jw
friends

i really felt for you sisters i mean i really did.

when you showed up at the sunday meeting and found out the subject of the talk was going to be -and i can't quite remember the exact wording- but something to the effect of marriage and headship, or honoring and obeying your husband, or something like that how many of you wanted to jump right back in your car and head home.

i mean 45 straight minutes of beating down you poor ladies and telling you that you are not worthy of making one decision, taking the lead in anything, don't question the man be obedient and keep quiet.

cofty

Well said TD.

Women are patronised in the cult but they have a much easier life than men do.

This thread reminds me of this meme...

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I conclude evolution is guided

by KateWild in

your qualifications are way above mine so i'd love to hear more about the specifics of what you have researched and how that supports the existence of a deity.

k99, i am not really convinced that you're interested in my conclusions.

in nature amino acids formed to then form dna.

cofty

Hadriel I have a proposal for you.

If you are serious about your challenge write out a brief bullet-point list of what you think had to happen stage by stage for life to emerge from chemistry.

Don't copy-paste. You claim to have done a lot of research on this. Just list the steps and which ones you think is most difficult for science to explain.

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I conclude evolution is guided

by KateWild in

your qualifications are way above mine so i'd love to hear more about the specifics of what you have researched and how that supports the existence of a deity.

k99, i am not really convinced that you're interested in my conclusions.

in nature amino acids formed to then form dna.

cofty

Hadriel almost everything you have written is so muddled it is abundantly clear you do not have the slightest clue about origin of life science.

in very short we're talking about RNA and its condons translating to DNA

I assume you mean codons. RNA in early replicators did not code for DNA. Two simple chemical changes happened - really simple ones - that changed some RNA into DNA. Chemically they are really similar.

LUCA is not contrary to origin of life

I don't know what you mean by that. LUCA is the earliest ancestor of all life. It was already a complex cell that became the ancestor of bacteria, archaea and 2 billion years later eukaryotes. A huge amount of things happened before LUCA existed.

If you can't explain that process you cannot say with anything definitive as to that early bacteria like RNA started chaining and ultimate became DNA.

What do you mean by "bacteria like RNA"? When RNA first formed it was a long time prior to anything we could call bacteria.

Why did you not just say that scientists don't know for sure how chemistry became biology and we would all agree with you and have a productive conversation about the fantastic progress that has been made in recent years?

Instead you spend pages posting self-contradictory statements and using words and phrases that make no sense.

A huge amount is known about the origin of RNA, DNA, proteins, respiration, metabolism and many, many more features of the first cell. I am not going to spend hours describing it to you when you clearly have no interest in the answers and not even a basic understanding of the science. I will recommend a reading list if you like.

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Complaining over post dislikes / downvotes

by Simon in

let's be clear: people have the right to like or dislike what they want - that is why the option is there.

as long as they are not doing it in a malicious way to retaliate or game the system, there is no policing the votes.

if you get a down-vote, live with it.

cofty

I think it's easy to label everything the result of being in the WTS

Yes it is the default explanation/insult/excuse for absolutely everything that happens on ex-JW forums.

Lazy, lazy thinking.

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I conclude evolution is guided

by KateWild in

your qualifications are way above mine so i'd love to hear more about the specifics of what you have researched and how that supports the existence of a deity.

k99, i am not really convinced that you're interested in my conclusions.

in nature amino acids formed to then form dna.

cofty

Hadriel I have offered to have a discussion with you about the origin of life at least 3 or 4 times. All I ask is that you first define your question/objection.

If you know what the charge is that caused RNA to become DNA again you'll get a Nobel Prize

What do you mean by "the charge"?

I want to know what kicked off those amino acids caused chaining of DNA. I can't be more clear.

Amino acids don't cause chaining of DNA. You really couldn't be less clear.

Do I think we will know what this charge was that began the proto-chaining of life in my lifetime? NO

Again - "charge"? "proto-chaining of life"?

You seem to throw around sciencey words devoid of context.

You have changed your objection at least four times. The worrying thing is that you don't even realise you have changed it which probably makes a useful conversation impossible.

Of course abiogenesis is important. NOBODY is saying otherwise.

However the fact of evolution in no way depends on solving the origin of life. Even it turned out that Jesus made the first cell out of angel farts evolution still stands beyond all reasonable doubt.

You seem to be contradicting yourself about evolution. Contrast and compare...

"I have no issue with LUCA" - This is a firm affirmation of evolution and common ancestry.

"there's no answer hence it frustrates you and your firm belief of Evolution, probably because you don't like hearing that it is only a theory" - This is worthy of Ken Ham

Do you have any idea where you stand at all?

What books that present the scientific evidence FOR evolution and/or the origin of life have you read?

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Complaining over post dislikes / downvotes

by Simon in

let's be clear: people have the right to like or dislike what they want - that is why the option is there.

as long as they are not doing it in a malicious way to retaliate or game the system, there is no policing the votes.

if you get a down-vote, live with it.

cofty

you can change your vote on a post if you made a mistake by clicking the other one instead

I get a red circle with diagonal line icon once I have made a vote.

Edited to add - If I refresh the page I can change a vote