Posts by cofty

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What would you change?

by ExBethelitenowPIMA in

i’m agnostic so maybe the universe started by chance or by design.. if it was by design (hypothetically) and the bible is the designers word, and jws seem to be the closest to it, then what would be the largest things you would change?.

here are a few ideas.

-do away with the governing body thinking they are gods only channel.

cofty

Do away with the risible idea that the bible is literally the inspired word of God.

It has some interesting content, some wisdom, some beauty and a whole lot of repugnant narrative.

Stop insulting the intelligence of people by insisting that Adam and Eve were actual characters and that life hasn't existed on earth for millions of years.

You shouldn't have to pretend to be scientifically illiterate in order to belong to a community.

And also - stop calling it 'The Truth '. That moniker hasn't aged well.

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Romans 9:5

by aqwsed12345 in

na28: ὧν οἱ πατέρες καὶ ἐξ ὧν ὁ χριστὸς τὸ κατὰ σάρκα, ὁ ὢν ἐπὶ πάντων θεὸς εὐλογητὸς εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας, ἀμήν.. na28 transliterated: hō̃n hoi patéres kaì ex hō̃n ho khristòs tò katà sárka, ho ṑn epì pántōn theòs eulogētòs eis toùs aiō̃nas, amḗn.. kit: .

nwt: to them the forefathers belong, and from them the christ descended according to the flesh.

god, who is over all, be praised forever.

cofty

How refreshing to see some thoughtful exchange of ideas on the forum.

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Should a person die for their religious BELIEFS?

by Fisherman in

in ancient israel many of the prophets were killed as a result of their religious assignments —from god.

even soldiers were sent out to fight against idolatrous “uncircumcised” and logically some died for example jonathan, the son of king saul.

these soldiers were said to be fighting the wars of jehovah and there was no miraculous salvation for everybody all of the time.

cofty

Fleshmarket Close in Edinburgh actually exists. That doesn't mean Rebus is a real Scottish policeman.

Same goes for Baker Street and Sherlock Holmes, or Sherwood Forrest and Robin Hood. The fact that Jehu may have really ruled Judah doesn't say anything about the veracity of Yahweh.

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A little bit of biblical Math

by psyco in

jacob had 13 children (am i wrong?

): 12 boys and 1 girl.. if you flip a coin 13 times, the probability to have 12 heads is about 0.002!.

.

cofty

Yes

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A little bit of biblical Math

by psyco in

jacob had 13 children (am i wrong?

): 12 boys and 1 girl.. if you flip a coin 13 times, the probability to have 12 heads is about 0.002!.

.

cofty

some males only give off one type of chromosome

Sorry but I don't think that can possibly be true. Do you have a source for that?

It is true that some males have a slight bias towards one or the other. In the big picture 51% of babies are males.

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Should a person die for their religious BELIEFS?

by Fisherman in

in ancient israel many of the prophets were killed as a result of their religious assignments —from god.

even soldiers were sent out to fight against idolatrous “uncircumcised” and logically some died for example jonathan, the son of king saul.

these soldiers were said to be fighting the wars of jehovah and there was no miraculous salvation for everybody all of the time.

cofty

The bible is a collection of Bronze Age and Iron Age myths that promotes some of the most repulsive morality.

Why on earth would anybody pay respect to it let alone die for it?

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If You Can Remember When This Was Displayed in the KH - You Ain't No Spring Chicken!

by mikronboy in

jw
friends

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cofty

Yes remember that well. Thanks for posting.

We had two pioneers at one point in time - a married couple. Bit embarrassing for them when they missed their hours.

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Poor metabolic health increases your risk for heart disease, diabetes, and stroke.

by was a new boy in

it’s all a big fat lie.

more precisely a big low-fat, high-carbohydrate lie.. 'it took dr. paul marik 12 weeks to prove that conventional wisdom about dieting is a lie, and that was just to himself.

he lost 35 pounds, and cured himself of type 2 diabetes.

cofty

eat mostly veg, fruit and lean meat

Lean?

Fat is not the enemy. Inuit eat mostly fat and have no heart disease.

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Poor metabolic health increases your risk for heart disease, diabetes, and stroke.

by was a new boy in

it’s all a big fat lie.

more precisely a big low-fat, high-carbohydrate lie.. 'it took dr. paul marik 12 weeks to prove that conventional wisdom about dieting is a lie, and that was just to himself.

he lost 35 pounds, and cured himself of type 2 diabetes.

cofty

Nothing wrong with bacon.

By the way Dr Berg is a crazy Scientologist.

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Did Jesus say the God of the OT is not the same God as mine??

by Diogenesister in

bart erhman states, in this you tube short presumably taken from the video series he has been doing with megan lewis*, that jesus said the god of the ot, the god of jeremiah, is not the (same)god as jesus.

bart continues "jeremiah's god killed (the children) - jesus said let the children come to me.

jesus' god said turn the other cheek" - the ot god was war-like etc (paraphrasing bart here a bit).. it's always been the thing that stopped my fully embracing the bible after leaving watchtower.

cofty

Dio - do you mean what is the difference between Bart and scholars like Richard Carrier who believe in a mythical Jesus?

There is a useful discussion of the opposing views here...