well, the wt is back on it: "today, there is a rising tide of atheistic and evolutionist propaganda dependent on flawed and baseless reasoning.
we should not let this flood of faulty thinking confuse or intimidate us.
" (pg.
I'll assume you won't read everything I wrote, so simply watch the video that was filmed live in front of an audience of students, without hollywood CGI effects, of the laryngeal nerve. Then explain why your god couldn't think of better idea for the laryngeal nerve:
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xdm5he_richard-dawkins-demonstrates-laryng_tech/
well, the wt is back on it: "today, there is a rising tide of atheistic and evolutionist propaganda dependent on flawed and baseless reasoning.
we should not let this flood of faulty thinking confuse or intimidate us.
" (pg.
Oh dear...this has been posted before but here's some evidence...
Here are some of the key evidences for evolution…I'll do my best with terminology but I'm still learning:
- DNA and our molecular clock: since our DNA has been handed down from every evolutionary ancestor our genome carries a lot of evolutionary baggage.. The term "junk DNA" has been coined for things that were functioning DNA but at some point in our history, a mutation disbled the gene – whilst leaving behind its remnants as junk DNA.
Examples are….
Humans have structures in their genetic make-up that were once used to produces enzymes to process vitamin C.
Embryos of all humans start to grow gills early in their development. This is also true for all other mammals, birds, reptiles as we share a common ancestry with fish.
- Biogeography: the geographical distribution of animal species around the planet based on tectonic plates and continental drift. We see things such as lemurs (all 37 species) only exist in Madagascar; no monkeys in Madagascar; all 20 species of armadillo exist only in South America.
Geological succession: the time at which species appear in the geological record perfectly matches up with what we would expect to see if evolution were true.
Vestigiality: evidence in our bodies of things left over from our past. Goose bumps, wisdom teeth, the planters muscle, Jacobson's organ are all examples of this. 10% of people are now born without wisdom teeth. Evolution is happening right now and the day will come when no one has wisdom teeth.
My favourite example for debunking the intelligent design babble is the laryngeal nerve. An incredible example evolution that is consistent across all mammals. Rather than try to explain, you gotta check this video out:
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xdm5he_richard-dawkins-demonstrates-laryng_tech/
Give The Greatest Show on Earth by Richard Dawkins a read. It does a great job of laying out the clear evidence for evolution across a variety of sciences. Anyone seeking truth should be interested in our real history on this planet. Fascinating stuff.
i think it can be concluded that the jehoavh's witness preaching work is not life saving.
there are a variety of reasons for this, but i think one of the main reasons is that the preaching work cannot be completed, too many people are born every day to preach to.
and countries like china, india and most of the middle east are not going to bend at all.. that being said, how can they refer to it as "life-saving"?.
Should be called the "life savings work"...because members spend theirs on the WTS.
i think it can be concluded that the jehoavh's witness preaching work is not life saving.
there are a variety of reasons for this, but i think one of the main reasons is that the preaching work cannot be completed, too many people are born every day to preach to.
and countries like china, india and most of the middle east are not going to bend at all.. that being said, how can they refer to it as "life-saving"?.
No of course not ethical....we all know it is a complete lie. That's what pisses me off about religion, they make outrageous claims that delude people and what do they get in return? Tax exemption.
THink of the 1920s (?) campaign "Millions Now Living Will Never Die". What happened to those millions who took them up on that offer? Yep, they're dead. What does the Watchtower get in return? Tax exemption! Nothing but evil.
"keep your eyes on the prize".
^ this wt slogan is quite telling don't you think?.
it illustrates what the watchtower's members motivation really is.. -sab.
That is what I find ironic about the religious zealots that say we get our morality from the bible/god.
Morality is like charity. True charity is done without hope for reward, recognition, or status...and done only for the good of others. I think your actions cease to be moral IF you are doing it for hope of reward and out of fear of punishment. Religions are built on this "anti-moral" creed.
because it's a self fullfilling prophecy!.
if you keep women couped up and force them to have only limited contact with the outside world they are going to appear sheltered and unlearned.
therefore when these oppressed women do things that are unlearned or immature all the men go "well they are the weaker vessel.".
"The great unmentionable evil at the center of our culture is monotheism. From the barbaric Bronze Age text known as the Old Testament, three anti-human religions have evolved – Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. These are sky-god religions. They are, literally, patriarchal – God is the Omnipotent Father – hence the loathing of women of 2,000 years in those countries afflicted by sky-god and his earthly male delegates." — Gore Vidal
Women should be proud they didn't write a single verse in the bible. But seeing that millions of women today gladly support their own suppression and discrimination through these evil religions is a sad state indeed.
why didn't we ever care about checking whether or not the nwt was "the most reliable bible on the planet.
" such an audacious claim and it didn't spark much investigations.. (not saying no one did check it, just seems the vast majority never did, at least not for a long time).. so here we all were, with this unverified and propietary bible using it as the word of god to teach about the meaning of life?.
-sab.
A child will accept the reality he is presented with. Since I was indoctrinated (brainwashed) from birth I didn't really have a choice.
What's that saying..."most people put more thought into their choice of vehicle than their choice of religion". Most people are simply born into it and accept what their parents tell them. My father came from a broken home and wasn't really raised a JW. So I often spend time wondering how the heck this guy got messed up in this religion, why he chose it without question.
If someone walked up to you on the street and said "I can fly". Would you simply believe him without any further proof other than his word? Same with the Watchtower...."we're god's true religion on earth and we speak for him". Wouldn't you want to independently check that out? It's like going to a Ford dealer asking about whether you should buy Chevrolet.
then i cant help but come to the conclusion that everyone who died (like 99.999% of humanity at the time) was doomed from the start.. if god directed noah to build a flotation device with very specific parameters, god must have known exactly how many people, animal species, plant etc, would be in it.. what if people actually listened to noah and thousands upon thousands turned up waiting to enter the ark?
god must have known that only so many people will listen and obey instructions.. no to mention that noahs message didnt really reach that many people.
at that time how many people could have heard it?
Good point Yan. I used to wonder the same thing, though couldn't say it out loud!
I can't remember if this was in the literature or if I just heard someone say it....but it was said that the dimensions of the ark were in line with modern ships. They pointed to that as a sign that jehovah is way ahead of man, he knew the perfect ship dimensions, and now man copies that today.
Here's the funny thing about that...the ark dimensions are similarly ideal to modern day ships BUT there's a catch. Modern day ships have PROPULSION. Without forward momentum the ark dimensions would be a flat out disaster in the open ocean. It would be thrashed about, rolled, and pretty much demolished. There's a reason rescue rafts are round, not rectangular. God wasn't too smart after all.
this is one of the top thought stopping phrases here.. it invalidates any argument presented against the organization.
it basically says this:.
"it doesn't matter who did what in the org, it doesn't matter how bad things get, we are the only ones doing what jesus did, therefore all errors and corruption are disregarded as we await the end.".
Do they really still tout the "we're the only ones preaching on earth" thing? How do they account for the Mormons, who also preach door-to-door and around the world with missionaries and such? In fact, the Mormons have over twice as many members AND are growing faster. Seems to me the Mormons are the preaching champs.
some funny opas:.
what is happening to my body?.
how can i avoid photography?.
Do I have to live forever?
