Posts by cofty

Here is some perspective on the list of so-called scientists who dissent from Darwinism. By the way many of the signatories were deceived and have asked to have their names removed.

Here is a list of scientists called Steve who assent to the following statement. - "Evolution is a vital, well-supported, unifying principle of the biological sciences, and the scientific evidence is overwhelmingly in favor of the idea that all living things share a common ancestry. Although there are legitimate debates about the patterns and processes of evolution, there is no serious scientific doubt that evolution occurred or that natural selection is a major mechanism in its occurrence. It is scientifically inappropriate and pedagogically irresponsible for creationist pseudoscience, including but not limited to 'intelligent design,' to be introduced into the science curricula of our nation's public schools."

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School project on evolution

by Leonie1234 in

hey!.

first of all i want to mention that i'm not a member of the jehovahs witnesses.

however i'm open and non-judgemental towards any kind of religion.

cofty

Leonie - I apologise for Sea Breeze. As you can see some of us never got over our cult indoctrination and never learned to critique sources.

He/she is in a minority and we are working on helping him/her but progress is slow.

Evolution is a Fact...

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School project on evolution

by Leonie1234 in

hey!.

first of all i want to mention that i'm not a member of the jehovahs witnesses.

however i'm open and non-judgemental towards any kind of religion.

cofty

Hi Leonie, welcome.

It really is dishonest of your teacher to present evolution as if it was a matter for serious debate. It is a fact as certain as anything that has been discovered by the scientific method. There is great debate within the science community regarding some of the details - punctuated equilibrium v gradualism; how many branches are there at the root of the taxonomic tree - but the fact that every living thing including the more than 99% of extinct species all evolved from a common ancestor by a process of unguided evolution over millions of years is an indisputable fact.

If I were you I would make that abundantly clear in my answer.

The only people who reject the fact of evolution are motivated by religious ideology. Most religious people have no problem with it but Muslims, evangelical christians and JWs are exceptions.

As a JW your teacher will have got his information from two or three absolutely dreadful and intellectually dishonest books published by the Watchtower Society. There are a number of sources on the internet that take these books apart line by line.

Outside the JW religion opposition to evolution is led mostly by the Discovery Institute and their spokesmen such as Michael Behe, Stephen Myer and Wm Dembsky. They promote a form of creationism called Intelligent design which uses objections such as 'irreducible complexity' and 'specified complexity'. This approach, that was invented purely to get around the law that forbade creationism being taught in American schools was exposed in a legal trial Kitzmiller v Dover School Board. You will find info on YouTube and coverage here at the ncse website.

If I can offer any more help let me know. I would personally use your assignment to attack all forms of creationism for the superstitious ideology that it is, but I don't have to worry about grades.

Here is a series of threads you might find helpful. Evolution is a Fact Parts 1 - 40...

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“I’m young and healthy so coronavirus won’t affect me” (why we need to stop this disease at ALL costs!)

by slimboyfat in

even if you are young and heathy there are very good reasons to fear this disease and take drastic actions to avoid it individually, and halt it together as communities.

not only would it be traumatic as a society to lose so many old and unwell family members and friends, but survivors of the disease may suffer significant health problems in the future.

survivors of the first sars virus in 2003 have suffered significant lung problems.

cofty

Of course the number who have the virus is much higher than the number of positive tests. The NHS is no longer testing people who report symptoms unless they are vulnerable. What is known for certain is the number of deaths. It follows that the mortality rate is lower than expected.

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“I’m young and healthy so coronavirus won’t affect me” (why we need to stop this disease at ALL costs!)

by slimboyfat in

even if you are young and heathy there are very good reasons to fear this disease and take drastic actions to avoid it individually, and halt it together as communities.

not only would it be traumatic as a society to lose so many old and unwell family members and friends, but survivors of the disease may suffer significant health problems in the future.

survivors of the first sars virus in 2003 have suffered significant lung problems.

cofty

Where is the evidence that it causes permanent lung damage in people with no underlying health issues?

Anecdotes and internet rumours don't equal evidence.

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There will be a sliver lining to the virus

by JimmyYoung in

so for years the usa has been relying on cheap labor in china.

supply lines were never interrupted.

china has gotten away with murder in its sending anything it wants with little checking of its goods.

cofty

China will need to eradicate their disgusting wet markets and join us in 21st century hygiene standards.

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How far is this lunacy going to go?

by The Fall Guy in

people in the uk who apply for a blue badge (parking permit for disabled people) on the government web site, are asked to select one of three options regarding their gender:.

1. male .

2. female.

cofty

Anybody who can't work out what my pronoun is too dumb to hold a conversation, so no problem.

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The Holy Spirit

by Acer21 in

if the holy spirit is an "active force", how can it be grieved (ephesians 4:30)?.

in other words, according to the jw's, one can make jehovah's "force" sorrowful?

this is an example of how the jw leaders have perverted the gospel in translation, and have put the jw's in a position in which they must perform intellectual gymnastics in order to maintain their false position.

cofty

Rubadub & banana - seriously? You are active JWs in spite of all you know about the cult?

That is beyond understanding.