I think Scotland is split between Perth and Glasgow but I might be long out of date with that. Can anybody confirm?
Baptism used to be a really big event at Murrayfield involving buses transporting candidates and families to the pool.
Posts by cofty
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25Regional Convention Stat. from the UK
by freddo inanother fantastic increase i mean stagnation for the jborg chariot .... cardiff, wales, uk convention july 27-29th 2018. attendances 3500/3600 (friday) - 4150 (sunday) approx.. baptisms - wait for it ... drumroll ... 10..
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Great news!
by Half banana init's a case of two down and one to go.
my darling daughter has announced to the extended family that she has left jehovah's witnesses!
deep joy!.
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cofty
Great news!
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Realization of something very close to a supernatural force but scientific
by Bad_Wolf inafter finding patterns in lottery numbers and thinking about if random truly exists, i also flipped a coin for awhile.
i was counted how many times i would get heads and tails and if they would equal out in the end.
if heads slowly was getting ahead too much, i would suddenly get a bunch of tails in a row to almost equal it out.
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cofty
It is a proven fact that energy can be, has been and continues to be ...ummm, manipulated.
I disagree.
If it is a proven fact can you refer me to the peer reviewed studies that describe the controlled experiments?
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Realization of something very close to a supernatural force but scientific
by Bad_Wolf inafter finding patterns in lottery numbers and thinking about if random truly exists, i also flipped a coin for awhile.
i was counted how many times i would get heads and tails and if they would equal out in the end.
if heads slowly was getting ahead too much, i would suddenly get a bunch of tails in a row to almost equal it out.
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cofty
I have consistently been able to throw dice and make whatever number come up that I want
Do that under controlled conditions and James Randi will give you a million dollars.
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Things which must shortly take place!
by PJ Delaney inthings that must shortly take place... the true understanding of the “generation” mentioned at matthew 24:34 may soon be revealed!.
please watch the one minute youtube video and read the explanation in the videos description.. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=n3i81uocm4k.
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cofty
Jesus was explicit that he would return in glory before his first followers passed away. He didn't. He was a false prophet.
Christians have been thinking up increasingly dishonest ways to explain his failure ever since.
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Realization of something very close to a supernatural force but scientific
by Bad_Wolf inafter finding patterns in lottery numbers and thinking about if random truly exists, i also flipped a coin for awhile.
i was counted how many times i would get heads and tails and if they would equal out in the end.
if heads slowly was getting ahead too much, i would suddenly get a bunch of tails in a row to almost equal it out.
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cofty
The law of large numbers would dictate that if you held 1000 lotteries, that the more lotteries that are held, the more the numbers will average out to an equilibrium.
Yes. Short term statistical anomalies do happen but in the long run it all tends towards the odds.
But the chances of any number being drawn next is identical.
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Realization of something very close to a supernatural force but scientific
by Bad_Wolf inafter finding patterns in lottery numbers and thinking about if random truly exists, i also flipped a coin for awhile.
i was counted how many times i would get heads and tails and if they would equal out in the end.
if heads slowly was getting ahead too much, i would suddenly get a bunch of tails in a row to almost equal it out.
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cofty
The House wins because the odds are in their favour and therefore in the long run any short-term anomalies are cancelled out by long-term statistical odds.
This has absolutely nothing to do with your assertions in your title and in the OP.
Yes I took statistic classes as required for my degree
You should have paid attention in class.
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Realization of something very close to a supernatural force but scientific
by Bad_Wolf inafter finding patterns in lottery numbers and thinking about if random truly exists, i also flipped a coin for awhile.
i was counted how many times i would get heads and tails and if they would equal out in the end.
if heads slowly was getting ahead too much, i would suddenly get a bunch of tails in a row to almost equal it out.
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cofty
Utter nonsense.
If you have 50 lottery balls, and you have held 1000 lotteries, but number 22 has only been drawn twice, the chances of it being drawn next time is still exactly the same as that of a number that has previously been drawn 200 times.
If I spin ten heads in a row the chance of the next throw being a tail is still 50:50
As OneEyedJoe suggested take some statistics classes.
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Irrationality of in important teaching
by Ireneus injesus used illustration to make things clear.
hence imagine yourself in a situation which reminds you of an important teaching:.
you are in a super market, and you are told: “someone has already paid for whatever you have purchased”[as churches teach through their ransom sacrifice].
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cofty
My apologies Perry I should not have written that.
I meant to write 'You're a sick bastard.'
Correct grammar is important.
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The Watchtower are Right About Blood...
by cofty in... but, they fail to take note of one important detail.. i believe that if we are going to have any chance of reasoning with a jw about blood, this is the place we need to begin.. don't try to convince them that it was only a dietary law.
it wasn't, and they will never go along with it.. don't tell them that saving a life is more important than obeying a law, even a seemingly trivial one.
they take pride in obedience.
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cofty
Anon sounds like he is in a panic with his response. He lists an abundance of references to biblical prohibitions regarding blood without attention to context. This is exactly how the error was made by the Watchtower in the first instance.
All his points have been answered fully earlier in the thread but I will briefly review them again.
There are two key passages in Leviticus that refute the Watchtower's position on blood transfusions.
The first is Leviticus 11 which discusses 'unclean' animals. They are not to be eaten and when they die even a vessel that they fall into is to be destroyed. So if an Israelite finds a dead mouse in his favourite pot, too bad. It has to be smashed.
Then verse 38 turns to the question of the death of an animal that is 'clean', - 'Now if an animal that you use for food dies...'
I have lived in the countryside all my adult life and have could hardly count how often I have seen an animal that has simply died for no known reason. I have never once seen an animal that has died of 'an eviscerating accident' and bled out. That suggestion is self-evidently foolish, is not supported by the context and has never been proposed by the Watchtower. I will come to their comments on this verse shortly.
The Law states that a clean animal that dies can still be used for food but doing so results in temporary uncleanness. The blood of the animal is not considered in Leviticus 11.
The context of Leviticus 17 is the killing of animals for food or for sacrifice. In every instance the blood must be poured out on the ground or brought to the Tabernacle and offered back to God the lifegiver. Then in verse 15 the Law restates the provision of Leviticus 11:38 by allowing an animal 'found dead' to be eaten, resulting only in temporary uncleanness.
Reconciling these contrasting Laws about blood is simple if we consider the underlying principle. God gives life to all living things. Blood is a symbol of life. When an animal's life is taken respect for its life must be shown by symbolically returning the life to God. The animal's blood must be poured on the ground or on the altar.
If an animal is found already dead then nobody is responsible for taking the life and the blood has no sacred symbolism. Eating - or simply touching - the dead body of the animal only results in temporary uncleanness. There was nothing sinful in doing things that caused uncleanness. Having sex, giving birth, menstruation or burying a dead relative all caused uncleanness.
The only time the Watchtower have addressed this issue they claimed that Lev. 11:38 (they ignored Lev. 17:15) must be about accidentally eating an animal that had not been bled. The fact they have not repeated this in many years is a reflection of how silly this suggestion is. It is also exposed by another aspect of the Law. An additional set of restrictions applied only to the Priesthood who must remain clean to perform their sacred duties. Among other things they were not permitted to avail themselves of the provision to eat an animal found already dead.
Every single one of the many references to blood listed in WT comments on the subject fits easily into this model. Since donated blood does not depend on the murder of the donor transfusions do not contravene bible principles.