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  YOU are the Proof God exists!

  by MuchCloserLook in

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  Okay here is the first misconception, Abiogenesis IS NOT evolution.

  Evolution deals with the fact that every species that has ever lived, including the 99.9% of species that went extinct before humans appeared, descended from a common ancestor over millions of years.

  Abiogenesis is about how geochemistry became biochemistry.

  The former is known is great detail; the latter is still an open question although massive progress has been made in recent years. My offer is to discuss biological evolution.

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  YOU are the Proof God exists!

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  No books

  That was obvious from your posts.

  I can answer any objection to may have to the fact of evolution and there are many other well-informed people here.

  Let's talk about it. Nothing to lose....

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  YOU are the Proof God exists!

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  I noticed you proposed an argument from personal credulity.

  This is the most common objection used by creationists. It takes the form - 'Here is a feature about the natural world that is really complex. I haven't read anything about evolution but I can't imagine how this could come about by naturalistic processes. Therefore god.'

  It is an obvious fallacy.

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  YOU are the Proof God exists!

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  MCL - My question was 'What scientific books that present the evidence FOR evolution have your studied in recent years?'

  I noticed that - just like the other many, many times I have asked creationists that question - you didn't answer it. So far I have a 100% record on that!

  Evolution is a fact but there is also much still to be discovered. Every species that has ever lived, including the 99.9% of species that went extinct before humans appeared, descended from a common ancestor over millions of years by a process of evolution. This is as certain as anything that is known to be true. People who doubt this fact are invariably ignorant of the evidence. I used to be in that position too. Would you be open to discussing it or is your mind closed for now?

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  Active JW's - Do you see a CONTRADICTION here?

  by The Fall Guy in

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  the bible says this - acts 17:11 “...for they [the beroeans] accepted the word with the greatest eagerness of mind, carefully examining the scriptures daily to see whether these things were so.”.

  km 9/07 p. 3 question box - does “the faithful and discreet slave” endorse independent groups of witnesses who meet together to engage in scriptural research...?.

  and yet, in various parts of the world, a few associates of our organization have formed groups to do independent research on bible-related subjects... some have pursued an independent group study...so as to analyze the accuracy* of the new world translation... for those who wish to do extra bible study and research, we recommend that they explore insight on the scriptures, “all scripture is inspired of god and beneficial,” and our other publications...” .

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  as a Catholic I read it to prove them wrong, then became shocked at how wrong my church was

  Have you considered the possibility that you were right on both counts?
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  YOU are the Proof God exists!

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  MCL - What scientific books that present the evidence FOR evolution have your studied in recent years?

  If somebody had got all their information about the Watchtower from anti-WT sources would it be intellectually honest of them to reach a conclusion about the organisation?

  Do you see the parallel? Would you like to discuss it or even see a suggested reading list?

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  EVERY Religion has Hypocrites- even the TRUE One!

  by MuchCloserLook in

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  so, if you expect to find 'saints' with halos, you will never find real christians.. after over 30 years of being a jw, there are many things about the org that disturb me- yet no one else even acknowledges the only true god, as jesus referred to him.. not a 'they' or 'them' ('trinity')- but him!and he has always had the name jehovah (yehovah in hebrew)- even though the koine greek had no version of it when the nt was written.. so among the many things real christians have to endure- is often each other!

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  Hi MCL - welcome to the forum

  It seems that your confidence in the leadership of the organisation has taken a hit but your have not seriously questioned your faith in god or in the bible.

  I was in a similar position a number of years ago.

  What are the biggest reasons that make you convinced about the fundamentals and is there any potential information that could make you question them?
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  Covid-19 (Coronavirus) - Status Update Thread

  by Simon in

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  this topic is to focus on status updates & advice (no opinion or politics please).. status.

  latest status is that it's serious, probably isn't going to be contained and most large companies are making contingency plans, cancelling large events etc... which i don't think would happen if it was just people being alarmist.

  the incubation period means it may have already spread further and infected many more people than are currently known, so expect jumps in the numbers over the coming days and weeks.. tracking.

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  As a single-party state, with large and well-organized military and security services, Viet Nam has been able to make decisions quickly and enact them promptly. There is also a strong culture of surveillance, with people expected to inform on their neighbours if they suspect any wrong-doing. Source
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  Covid-19 (Coronavirus) - Status Update Thread

  by Simon in

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  this topic is to focus on status updates & advice (no opinion or politics please).. status.

  latest status is that it's serious, probably isn't going to be contained and most large companies are making contingency plans, cancelling large events etc... which i don't think would happen if it was just people being alarmist.

  the incubation period means it may have already spread further and infected many more people than are currently known, so expect jumps in the numbers over the coming days and weeks.. tracking.

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  The key thing for the UK is to make sure that the NHS can cope. So far nobody has been refused a ventilator who needed one and there is spare capacity.

  Pending an effective drug or vaccine it's about managing the risk
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  Epicurean Paradox

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  Anon it's a mistake to confuse the issue with reference to things that are logically impossible.

  Stick to reality.

  God created a world perfectly designed to maximize the suffering of conscious creatures. He subsequently has done nothing to alleviate that situation.

  That doesn't make a god impossible but it does destroy the god of Christianity.