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  Letter to my JW elder brother

  by Roger Kirkpatrick in

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  i sent the following letter to my older brother, a jw elder in grand prairie, texas, who actively shuns me since i left the religion for conscientious reasons two years ago.. may 11, 2017. dear ronnie,.

  in the opening scenes of the movie gone with the wind, a field worker hollers out, “”quttin’ time!” big sam protests, saying, “i’s da fo’man on tara.

  i sez when it’s quittin’ time.

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  SBF is correct - Cofty

  (you should probably screenshot that)
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  London fire..

  by zeb in

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  i bleed for the poor souls caught in that.

  no sprinkler system in that domestic building..!.

  tragically the govts various of london learned nothing during the world war..

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  There is going to be a public inquest.

  There is far too much speculation and political opportunism at the moment.

  The facts will all found revealed eventually.
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  London fire..

  by zeb in

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  i bleed for the poor souls caught in that.

  no sprinkler system in that domestic building..!.

  tragically the govts various of london learned nothing during the world war..

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  Horrendous! The official figure is 12 dead at the moment but that will rise considerably when it is possible to start a room by room search. Over 600 people lived in the block.

  It seems like the fire spread via the new external thermal cladding.

  
  
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  Will Charles Taze Russell be Resurrected With a Beard?

  by Cold Steel in

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  2. beliefs

  the scriptures say all will be resurrected, some to eternal life, others to judgment.

  so i wondered what's going to happen to those who wore beards during mortality?

  picture if charles taze russell was resurrected and came face to face with joseph rutherford, second president of twt (the whole tamale) and the instigator of the beardless policy.

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  Meat? Gravy? WTF?

  I will explain why your post is utter bollocks later.

  Lots more important things to do first.
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  Will Charles Taze Russell be Resurrected With a Beard?

  by Cold Steel in

  1. watchtower
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  the scriptures say all will be resurrected, some to eternal life, others to judgment.

  so i wondered what's going to happen to those who wore beards during mortality?

  picture if charles taze russell was resurrected and came face to face with joseph rutherford, second president of twt (the whole tamale) and the instigator of the beardless policy.

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  Cold Steel - Atheists have absolutely nothing in common apart from one simple fact. Atheists don't believe in the god of theism.

  That's all.

  There are no books that all or even most atheists agree about. There are no leaders that they follow. I disagree with many atheists I have interacted with about lots of significant issues. There is no creed. If somebody tells us they don't believe in god that tells us nothing at all about them. It is not an indication of how intelligent they are or how moral or how rational they are.

  I have no faith. Faith is not a virtue. Our beliefs should be commensurate with available evidence. That means there is a lot of things that can be known for sure and a lot of other things we just don't know. Making up the sort of fanciful stories believed by the citizens of Salt Lake City is not rational.

  I have dozens of threads of carefully reasoned arguments regarding religion. You keep telling yourself otherwise if that gives you comfort.
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  Will Charles Taze Russell be Resurrected With a Beard?

  by Cold Steel in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the scriptures say all will be resurrected, some to eternal life, others to judgment.

  so i wondered what's going to happen to those who wore beards during mortality?

  picture if charles taze russell was resurrected and came face to face with joseph rutherford, second president of twt (the whole tamale) and the instigator of the beardless policy.

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  Atheism has yet to be established as truth... - CS

  FFS how many times do you need it explained to you?

  Atheism isn't a thing. There is zero burden of proof on those who reject the preposterous claims of theism.

  
  
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  My New Fascination - Evolution!

  by pale.emperor in

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  since leaving watchtower i kind of hit the "reset" button in my mind and reevaluated what i thought i knew, what i believe and i require proof for every idea put before me before i commit to it.

  lately i've been fascinated with evolution.

  as a jw i never even looked at the subject, dismissing it as "just a theory".

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  My New Fascination - Evolution!

  by pale.emperor in

  1. jw
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  since leaving watchtower i kind of hit the "reset" button in my mind and reevaluated what i thought i knew, what i believe and i require proof for every idea put before me before i commit to it.

  lately i've been fascinated with evolution.

  as a jw i never even looked at the subject, dismissing it as "just a theory".

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  Is there any book or article you would recommend which would provide a good summary of what is known by scientists about abiogenesis? - Saename

  "The Vital Question" by Nick Lane is an excellent overview of recent research. Living things extract energy from their environment. The problem with the "organic soup" hypothesis fails to address this. Lane describes in detail how life may have emerged in alkaline vents below the ocean powered by naturally occurring chemical processes.
  
  
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  My New Fascination - Evolution!

  by pale.emperor in

  1. jw
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  since leaving watchtower i kind of hit the "reset" button in my mind and reevaluated what i thought i knew, what i believe and i require proof for every idea put before me before i commit to it.

  lately i've been fascinated with evolution.

  as a jw i never even looked at the subject, dismissing it as "just a theory".

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  The smart creationist concerns himself solely with with origin of life itself rather than the origin of species, as this is one of the few dark corners that science hasn't yet shed its light on - RT

  You might be surprised to learn just how much progress has been made in abiogenesis. Some really promising work being done by Nick Lane of UCL and others on bioenergetics.

  Cofty, would you give me your take on these creationist arguments as put forward by bible nut Jack Chick in one of his tracts

  Hi pale.emperor. I will take a look but to be honest he is one of the most ignorant creationists ever. Responding to his scatter-gun approach is like inviting somebody to smash up your house for 10 minutes and then accepting the challenge of fixing it all in the next 10 minutes.

  If you spot a specific creationist argument you find challenging let us know and I promise to try to help.
  
  
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  My New Fascination - Evolution!

  by pale.emperor in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  since leaving watchtower i kind of hit the "reset" button in my mind and reevaluated what i thought i knew, what i believe and i require proof for every idea put before me before i commit to it.

  lately i've been fascinated with evolution.

  as a jw i never even looked at the subject, dismissing it as "just a theory".

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  Well done. It's a project that every ex-JW should take on. I have a series of 39 threads that might interest you. Can't link from my phone but can do so later. I will be posting number 40 on the evolution of eyes soon.