Posts by cofty

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The Purity of God's word

by JW Answers in

god says otherwise.

therefore who will you trust... the word of god or satan?

satan uses many people today to corrupt the things of god, as well as god's word.

cofty

Therefore who will you trust... The Word of God or Satan?

The bible is not a coherent book. It is a library of books of varied quality. It contains numerous errors and reflects the superstitions and scientific ignorance of its many authors.

It promotes an ethical position that would shame the most debased totalitarian regimes of recent decades. It endorses slavery, misogyny, kidnap, rape, genocide and infanticide.

One the biggest issues with the bible is that the extant documents contain more differences than there are verses. Many of the resulting contradictions are significant and cannot be reconciled without indulging in dishonest mental gymnastics.

It is impossible for an objective reader to conclude that it is of supernatural origin.

By the way Satan does not appear in the bible until after the Babylonian exile. He originates with the Zoroastrian religion of Persia. Pre-exile Jews had no problem attributing good and evil to Yahweh.

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Overcoming our Evolutionary purpose in order to save mankind (A most interesting discussion)

by TerryWalstrom in

recently bret weinstein and richard dawkins sat down for a debate.in the following video, weinstein talks about what can be done to address an error in dawkins'selfish gene theory in terms of the new atheism's error and regarding religion as a mind virus.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rm8fksjljtm&t=1096s_____and a good follow up:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qr5yn2g4h54&t=904s.

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cofty

The core family morality that was part of strength of the Judeo-Christian make up of the west, but it's renouncing there, has weakened distinct societies. Destroying them further by immigration will hasten that progress - Waton

I agree. What is to be done?

Pretending that the supernatural is real is not an option.

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Evolution is a Fact #31 - Ten Questions for Creationists

by cofty in

i thought this would be a good time to pose some questions based on the series so far.. if creationism is true these should be easy.

answers that don't involve copy-paste would be really interesting to read.. ... .

1. since some proteins can be assembled in more ways than there are atoms in the universe why do the sequences of amino acids and bases vary between species in exactly the way evolution predicts?

cofty

Where did all the water come from ? Scientists still haven't got a clue - Automaton

No — you don't have a clue. That is the result of wilful ignorance of actual science.

If you are genuinely interested in the answer (of course we both know you aren't) read Oxygen: The molecule that made the world by Nick Lane.

The answer may surprise you - it did me.

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Overcoming our Evolutionary purpose in order to save mankind (A most interesting discussion)

by TerryWalstrom in

recently bret weinstein and richard dawkins sat down for a debate.in the following video, weinstein talks about what can be done to address an error in dawkins'selfish gene theory in terms of the new atheism's error and regarding religion as a mind virus.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rm8fksjljtm&t=1096s_____and a good follow up:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qr5yn2g4h54&t=904s.

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cofty

It may be that all intelligent civilizations end up wiping themselves out once a certain level of tecnological advancement is achieved.

But there is no evidence for any intelligent civilisations apart from our own. We may be unique in all of space and time.

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Evolution is a Fact #31 - Ten Questions for Creationists

by cofty in

i thought this would be a good time to pose some questions based on the series so far.. if creationism is true these should be easy.

answers that don't involve copy-paste would be really interesting to read.. ... .

1. since some proteins can be assembled in more ways than there are atoms in the universe why do the sequences of amino acids and bases vary between species in exactly the way evolution predicts?

cofty

I don't make dogmatic assertions. I explain the evidence and never fail to thoroughly answer all reasonable questions and objections.

You on the other hand ....

By your own admission you have never read a single science book in your entire life. Your never-ending posts on the subject betray a woeful depth of ignorance and a total lack of genuine curiosity.

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Did Ray Franz Help You To Get Out of “The Truth”?

by minimus in

jw
friends

i sneakily read his books at work.

it was written in such a way that no one could accuse him of being another bitter old apostate.. once it registered in my brain, especially after reading the second book, i knew i had to get out!.

cofty

No. I avoided ex-JWs until after I was out.

I found his first book fascinating. The second one not so much.

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Evolution is a Fact #31 - Ten Questions for Creationists

by cofty in

i thought this would be a good time to pose some questions based on the series so far.. if creationism is true these should be easy.

answers that don't involve copy-paste would be really interesting to read.. ... .

1. since some proteins can be assembled in more ways than there are atoms in the universe why do the sequences of amino acids and bases vary between species in exactly the way evolution predicts?

cofty

Here is a link to the series of forty threads in the Evolution is a Fact series.

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Evolution is a Fact #31 - Ten Questions for Creationists

by cofty in

i thought this would be a good time to pose some questions based on the series so far.. if creationism is true these should be easy.

answers that don't involve copy-paste would be really interesting to read.. ... .

1. since some proteins can be assembled in more ways than there are atoms in the universe why do the sequences of amino acids and bases vary between species in exactly the way evolution predicts?

cofty

The context was a conversation with tornapart who commented that they accept the scientific case for evolution but still believe that a creator started the process.

If we are going to take that position — theistic evolution — then we have to commit to methodological naturalism and not resort to arguments from design otherwise we have stepped outside of science into the realm of superstition and creationism.

The part in italics is assumed from the context as any intelligent and well-intentioned reader can clearly see.

I see you have still to read your first science book Hooby (or any book that doesn't come with a set of crayons)

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Overcoming our Evolutionary purpose in order to save mankind (A most interesting discussion)

by TerryWalstrom in

recently bret weinstein and richard dawkins sat down for a debate.in the following video, weinstein talks about what can be done to address an error in dawkins'selfish gene theory in terms of the new atheism's error and regarding religion as a mind virus.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rm8fksjljtm&t=1096s_____and a good follow up:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qr5yn2g4h54&t=904s.

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cofty

generally speaking humanity as a whole isn't getting better

I don't think I agree Jan.

There has never been a time in all human history when there has been such an extended period of peace and a respect for human rights.

It is without dispute that we are faced with many self-inflicted causes for unease, but compare now with any other time and we really are getting better.

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Overcoming our Evolutionary purpose in order to save mankind (A most interesting discussion)

by TerryWalstrom in

recently bret weinstein and richard dawkins sat down for a debate.in the following video, weinstein talks about what can be done to address an error in dawkins'selfish gene theory in terms of the new atheism's error and regarding religion as a mind virus.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rm8fksjljtm&t=1096s_____and a good follow up:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qr5yn2g4h54&t=904s.

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cofty

The problem with the world is human nature

Humans are the most amazing thing to happen in the entire history of our universe. We also have the potential for total destruction.

The need for belonging to groups defined by kin, geography, beliefs and ideologies will never change. The challenge is how we allow that without hating and destroying the ‘other’.