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  I am starting to understand that creationists dont understand Evolution

  by cyberjesus in

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  and thats it :-) self explanatory.

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  If evolution were true why don't we have crocoducks?
  
  
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  I'm Starting To Understand Atheist and Evolution

  by Philadelphia Ponos in

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  for many years i was sincerely perplexed when someone told me they believed in the evolution theory or were an atheist.

  i never understood how someone could ignore all the evidence for intelligent design and overlook all the holes in the evolution theory.

  for example, the human biology clock is synced with the rotation of the earth, the earth is the perfect distance away from the sun to sustain life, the earth has an ozone layer to protect us from the sun's radiation, the earth naturally produces fruits and vegetables to be used for food, our bodies produce enzymes to break down the fruits and vegetables so it can nourish us, the earth produces water and oxygen, etc.

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  So i'm gay and i'm damn PROUD of it! :)

  by TimothyT in

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  Congrats Tim. Takes incredible courage to do what you've done.
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  Does being a JW make you narcissistic

  by wyorobert in

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  i am one of the few people on earth who never had a jehovah's witness knock on my door.

  my wife was the first witness i ever met.

  i did notice certain personality traits after being around some of the people who left the religion.

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  I'd say yes. Wonder about myself sometimes...if I'm still carrying around that elitist chip on my shoulder with a negative world view.
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  Does the Christian message fall apart without a literal interpretation of Genesis?

  by nicolaou in

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  what's the point of jesus if adam & eve did not 'fall' and condemn us all to sin?.

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  Curtains...here I'll be the thread killer. No one has ordered from the Nutty Atonement Tree anyways....thought they'd sell like hotcakes.
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  38% of Americans & Glenn Beck Believe Japan Disaster a Sign From God

  by whereami in

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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iaglg45lac.

  glenn beck - "god punished japan with earthquake, tsunami".

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1dxldfxiwu&feature=related.

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  ranmac...thanks for that video. Hilarious...love The Onion.

  0:50 "...there's no harder thing than to have Glenn Beck outlive your child."
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  Does the Christian message fall apart without a literal interpretation of Genesis?

  by nicolaou in

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  what's the point of jesus if adam & eve did not 'fall' and condemn us all to sin?.

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  Okay everyone...since we are ALL sinners...I have an alternative to using Jesus for sin atonement. Yes you read that right. So if you're not into invisible friends, I have a Hazelnut tree that is no ordinary Hazelnut tree. Eat one nut from this tree and all your sins will be atoned for! I call it the Nutty Atonement Tree.
  
  It works for ANYTHING. Forgot your anniversary? Eat a nut, all better! Lied on your taxes? Nut time! Parked in a handicap spot? Mmm...nutty.
  
  Here's the special JW Forum deal I'm offering: ONLY $10 per nut....OR....3 nuts for $25! One week only...PM your orders now.
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  I'm Starting To Understand Atheist and Evolution

  by Philadelphia Ponos in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  for many years i was sincerely perplexed when someone told me they believed in the evolution theory or were an atheist.

  i never understood how someone could ignore all the evidence for intelligent design and overlook all the holes in the evolution theory.

  for example, the human biology clock is synced with the rotation of the earth, the earth is the perfect distance away from the sun to sustain life, the earth has an ozone layer to protect us from the sun's radiation, the earth naturally produces fruits and vegetables to be used for food, our bodies produce enzymes to break down the fruits and vegetables so it can nourish us, the earth produces water and oxygen, etc.

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  haha I dont know if I hate this threads.... or I love them... but I laugh a lot. :-)

  Cyber: Gotta agree with that. Frustrating there's so many clueless ones....but just damn entertaining at the same time. Schadenfreude, perhaps?
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  Are atheists less imaginative about the unknown?

  by sabastious in

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  almost every atheist i have ever come across i can get along with well.

  i love to debate and talk about the world around us and they seem to as well, but i feel like i get a lot of "eye rolls" from the atheists i speak to.. it's ironic that i am six feet six inches tall because i would describe myself as a man with his head in the clouds.

  it's up there most of the time and i feel at home when thinking of the future.

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  Brain hurts!

  
  
  Yep...this is how I felt as a child trying to wrap my around my parents saying "well, Jehovah has always existed..."
  
  If the universe is the ultimate first cause, is it intelligent?
  Good question. Does it need to be? Hence theories of a multiverse, or our universe oscillates (right word?)...constantly expanding, contracting...repeat. Though scientists fairly recently are finding the expansion of the universe is actually speeding up. Previously thought it would slow.
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  Are atheists less imaginative about the unknown?

  by sabastious in

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  almost every atheist i have ever come across i can get along with well.

  i love to debate and talk about the world around us and they seem to as well, but i feel like i get a lot of "eye rolls" from the atheists i speak to.. it's ironic that i am six feet six inches tall because i would describe myself as a man with his head in the clouds.

  it's up there most of the time and i feel at home when thinking of the future.

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  So if the First Cause has no beginning, and doesn't need one....why don't we just say the universe always existed? It is just going one step further to invoke a creator and say it always existed.
  
  Edit: Sagan says it better...

  "In many cultures it is customary to answer that God created the universe out of nothing. But this is mere temporizing. If we wish courageously to pursue the question, we must, of course ask next where God comes from? And if we decide this to be unanswerable, why not save a step and conclude that the universe has always existed?"