Posts by cofty

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By What Authority Do you Teach?

by Vanderhoven7 in

i am in earnest.

i will not excuse; i will not equivocate;.

i will not retreat a single inch.

cofty

Christianity is about God given faith and trust in Christ. Some have it, some do not

Stop trying to make a virtue out of a vice.

Believing things on the basis of inadequate evidence is nothing to celebrate.

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Noah's Ark : A structure that could never have been built in Noah's day

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

the ark encounter located in kentucky (opened in 2016) is a large representation of noah's ark based on the genesis flood narrative contained in the bible.

it is 510 feet (155 m) long, 85 feet (26 m) wide, and 51 feet (16 m) high.. .

genesis 6: 14 so make yourself an ark of cypress[c] wood; make rooms in it and coat it with pitch inside and out.

cofty

Pyramids were impossible too - RTN

Eh??

I guess the question will not be answered definitively - BB

It has been answered beyond all doubt there was no global flood, no boat that could hold a zoo and no we didn't descend from a single family 4000 years ago.

Joan - you just cherry-pick all the least embarrassing bits of the bible and pretend the rest is just a metaphor. Is there anything left to take literally?

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during tonight's meeting the brother seemed to read out something along the lines of "you may be helping a poor sister who you think may be struggling, but in turn that sister may be getting financial assistance from the government.

it is always best to stick to jehovah's arrangement in these matters so that help can get to those who most need it, including the worldwide work".

i think it may have been an article about social media platforms initially and how they should be avoided and then this was mentioned.

cofty

A new low!

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Why go online

by asp59 in

so why do you think org went online?

they were selling khs left and right for years.

plus video talks and new building for filming videos.

cofty

I agree with SBF. The GB were not wrong when they constantly reminded their members that neglecting meeting attendance could result in leaving the 'truth'.

Faith-based beliefs need constant reinforcement by the rest of the group.

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“Minimus” Was Mentioned On Another Site In A Negative Way!

by minimus in

jw
friends

i was told that minimus was talked about on six screens by someone who said “minimus is a racist “.

i just want to set the record straight and say he is a great guy and loves everybody equally.

race and color does not make a person better or worse.

cofty

Don't worry, if you've never been attacked you've never stood for anything.

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2 + 2 = 5?! lol

by LoveUniHateExams in

interesting video from carl benjamin.. apparently, some philosopher is arguing that 2 + 2 doesn't always = 4; sometimes it equals 5.. this is madness, utter madness.

i'm a scientist; objective reality does exist.

the existence of gravity isn't up for debate.

cofty

Simonsez - the dichotomy between biological sex and gender is a recent innovation. The word gender used to be limited to linguistics. Your biological sex and your gender are identical. With the exception of a tiny percentage of individuals who suffer from developmental accidents our sex/gender is binary.

Of course there are females who demonstrate personality traits and preferences traditionally associated with men and vice-versa. None of that requires the denial of the fact that humans are a sexually dimorphic species just like our non-human ancestors.

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2 + 2 = 5?! lol

by LoveUniHateExams in

interesting video from carl benjamin.. apparently, some philosopher is arguing that 2 + 2 doesn't always = 4; sometimes it equals 5.. this is madness, utter madness.

i'm a scientist; objective reality does exist.

the existence of gravity isn't up for debate.

cofty

PoMo is a direct result of the failure of Marxism.

Stephen Hick's book Explaining Postmodernism: Skepticism and Socialism from Rousseau to Foucault is brilliant. You know he is right by the visceral reaction of Marxist academics and activists. It's similar to the way JWs attacked Ray Franz.

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Jesus Believed In Adam and Eve

by Parker in

i'm new to the forum.

i'm an ex-jw who actually faded from jws.

i'm here to drop by every once in a while to ask a question or two.

cofty

So humans and animals exactly like us except they never break the law - like mixing two sorts of thread or boiling a calf in its mother's milk. Is that what you mean by 'ideal'?

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Jesus Believed In Adam and Eve

by Parker in

i'm new to the forum.

i'm an ex-jw who actually faded from jws.

i'm here to drop by every once in a while to ask a question or two.

cofty

Diogenesister - I agree. Rousseau's myth of the noble savage seems to have regained popularity in the green movement. Steven Pinker does a good job of showing that pre-state society was 'solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short' as Hobbes claimed.

I'm really curious to know exactly what people like Joel mean when they harp back to some mythical time 'before the fall'. They never seem to be willing to be specific.

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The mormon church(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)

by asp59 in

anyone here thats a former mormon?

a person in the internet wrote abouth them.

that community could not be more impressive in its cohesion, sincerity, benevolence, decency, patriotism, and faith.. i seen mormons go from house to house before the convid virus.they always seem cheerful.

cofty

Hi Carmichael thanks for your insightful post. I love hearing first-hand experiences from other cults. There are so many things in common. Welcome to the forum.