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  God is Real in Principle

  by looter in

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  now the majority of people nowadays do no go by the hope of old times.

  now the reason for this is important and goes beyond mere words.

  our culture sees ethics especially national or civil politics as the rules and standards by which we guide ourselves.

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  It's hard to not use context without feeling empty - Looter

  I said the exact opposite of that - "don't use more than you need to provide context."

  
  
  
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  God is Real in Principle

  by looter in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  now the majority of people nowadays do no go by the hope of old times.

  now the reason for this is important and goes beyond mere words.

  our culture sees ethics especially national or civil politics as the rules and standards by which we guide ourselves.

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  I'm using an older computer. so it might not have newer features. - Looter

  Just copy-paste the words you need - don't use more than you need to provide context. Then enter a new paragraph and type your reply. Highlight the quote and click on the quote button at the top of the dialogue box. It's third from the left and has a quote icon "".
  
  
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  God is Real in Principle

  by looter in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  now the majority of people nowadays do no go by the hope of old times.

  now the reason for this is important and goes beyond mere words.

  our culture sees ethics especially national or civil politics as the rules and standards by which we guide ourselves.

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  cofty

  looter - Would you like to know how to use the quote function so it is clear what bits you are saying?
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  spiritual

  by stan livedeath in

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  i read the word "spiritual" sometimes on the site.

  what exactly do the jw's mean by it ?.

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  I think people mean lots of different things by "spiritual".

  I feel an intense sense of awe and wonder at the scale and complexity of life, the universe and everything. I don't believe anything supernatural is required to explain it. Is that spiritual?
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  I conclude evolution is guided

  by KateWild in

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  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.

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  guided evolution could at least partially explain the lack of transitional forms in the fossil record - Vander

  #11 Tiktaalik
  An amazing fossil discovery illustrates the transition of life from sea to land.

  #14 Joey Goes to Oz
  Fossil evidence for the origins of marsupials found in Antarctica exactly as predicted.

  #16 Aquatic Mammals
  An excellent sequence of fossils illustrates the evolutionary journey of whales from land to sea.

  #18 Fish Fingers
  The evolution of limbs is mapped out in an amazing sequence of ancient fish fossils.

  #20 Lucy in the Sky...
  An exceptional fossil of a 3 million year old hominid.

  #23 Faunal Succession...
  The consistent sequence of fossils found in the rocks can only be explained by evolution.

  #24 The Origin of Your Inner Ear...
  How the bones that reptiles eat with became the bones that we hear with.

  There is an embarrassment of riches of transitional species. Try reading something written by a paleontologist in the past decade. You could start with Donald Prothero's "Evolution - What the Fossils Say and Why it Matters".
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  Theists, why does God allow suffering..

  by The Quiet One in

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  ..specifically, the suffering of animals.

  you can talk about free will/sin/people choosing to not listen to god etc to explain human suffering being allowed.. but how can you love a god that allows animals, that haven't sinned or chosen to not have anything to do with god, to have their short lives ended in often long, drawn out, painful ways.

  i could list stories i've read that would probably make you feel ill, but i'm not looking to shock anyone or start an emotional debate.

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  Hello RestoredParadise1.

  I looked at your website. You appear to be promoting a belief system that is 99.9999999999999999% Watchtower.

  Very odd!
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  God is Real in Principle

  by looter in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  now the majority of people nowadays do no go by the hope of old times.

  now the reason for this is important and goes beyond mere words.

  our culture sees ethics especially national or civil politics as the rules and standards by which we guide ourselves.

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  being rational is still a belief in itself

  No it isn't. It is a commitment to be led by evidence.

  There is always the case where "evidence" isn't totally believed or even explainable.

  I am only talking about objective evidence that can be verified by anybody.

  That doesn't mean it's irrational just because there is no refutable proof

  Believing incredible things without evidence is the very definition of irrational.

  If people just want to be honest and say that they believe because of blind faith then good luck to them. If they want to claim their belief is rational then let's hear the evidence.
  
  
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  God is Real in Principle

  by looter in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  now the majority of people nowadays do no go by the hope of old times.

  now the reason for this is important and goes beyond mere words.

  our culture sees ethics especially national or civil politics as the rules and standards by which we guide ourselves.

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  Being rational means that our belief is commensurate with the evidence - "ratio".

  If you tell me you own a pet dog I might believe you based on your word alone. If you tell me that an omnipotent deity made the world and raised Jesus from the dead I am going to ask you for a lot of objective evidence.

  No such evidence exists and the evidence to the contrary is overwhelming.

  Therefore theism is irrational.

  I still have no idea what your OP is about. Why won't you tell me?
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  God is Real in Principle

  by looter in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  now the majority of people nowadays do no go by the hope of old times.

  now the reason for this is important and goes beyond mere words.

  our culture sees ethics especially national or civil politics as the rules and standards by which we guide ourselves.

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  every time I attempted to explain he completely misinterprets it and asks me another question based on his misinterpretation - Looter

  I have never misrepresented you. I asked you patiently three or four times to explain your point and you stubbornly refused.

  I had two or three goes at summarising what I thought your point was and you still refused to tell us.

  It is entirely your fault that nobody knows what you are trying to say.
  
  
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  God is Real in Principle

  by looter in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  now the majority of people nowadays do no go by the hope of old times.

  now the reason for this is important and goes beyond mere words.

  our culture sees ethics especially national or civil politics as the rules and standards by which we guide ourselves.

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  cofty

  lm certain many unbelievers in here will silently turn to god on their death bed and pray for forgiveness just in case.Cofty might even be one of them. - atomat

  There is not even a remote possibility of that happening. I have faced the prospect of death more than once in recent years and the idea of appealing to a deity did not even cross my mind.

  
  

  All I am saying is you need to qualify your statement - Rebelfighter

  No I don't. The context is the consequences of belief in an absolute standard of morality. I cited three good examples that represent millions of christians.
  

  if we choice to believe in a religion we can pick one that best fits our belifs. - Rebelfighter

  How about just choosing to follow the evidence?

  That's a bad way of life to live hating believers because of your own stubbornness to not give credence to God. - Looter

  I don't know of any atheists who hate believers. That's just your silly persecution complex.
  
  

  l have great difficulty trying to understand how ex believers can so quickly turn their backs on god and outright deny gods existence. - automant

  It's easy. Follow the evidence.