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  When God breaks his own laws

  by Nickolas in

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  if one assumes that god made the universe it follows that he made it according to a very complex set of physical laws that determine how things work.

  the quest to identify and understand those physical laws is at the very forefront of science and great strides have been made over the past few centuries, in particular during the last century.

  we have known for only a few centuries that the earth rotates on its axis and orbits around the sun along with a number of other planets, more recently that the solar system is located in a radial arm of a spiral galaxy swirling around some enormous black hole.

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  Nickolas

  Now I know its dealing with physical/scientific laws being broken according to opening post.

  Are we back on track? The conversation has been fascinating, regardless.
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  When God breaks his own laws

  by Nickolas in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  if one assumes that god made the universe it follows that he made it according to a very complex set of physical laws that determine how things work.

  the quest to identify and understand those physical laws is at the very forefront of science and great strides have been made over the past few centuries, in particular during the last century.

  we have known for only a few centuries that the earth rotates on its axis and orbits around the sun along with a number of other planets, more recently that the solar system is located in a radial arm of a spiral galaxy swirling around some enormous black hole.

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  Nickolas

  Nicky, have you been holding onto that all this time??

  Based on the old thread in which you quote me above.... to my knowledge, there's no evidence against the existence of a spirit realm. But there also isn't any empirical evidence for it either. Are those unscientific statements?

  But there is evidence against a global deluge. So, based on the evidence, how is my assertion that the global flood was a myth "unscientific"?

  I can't state that a spirit realm is impossible but I can state that the god described in the bible is self-refuting, therefore cannot exist in those terms. Is that unscientific?

  Diminutives now. Should I expect flowers next, or chocolates? A bottle of single malt would be preferable, thanks. Islay. 15 yo will do.

  No, I had to go back into the archives to find it. But I was only being playful (sorry, I kind of thought you'd figure that out yourself) and you are quite right, old boy. At least I think you are, if you are saying a thing needs the possibility to be both proven right and wrong, a statistical liklihood of one, before it is a valid scientific theory.
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  When God breaks his own laws

  by Nickolas in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  if one assumes that god made the universe it follows that he made it according to a very complex set of physical laws that determine how things work.

  the quest to identify and understand those physical laws is at the very forefront of science and great strides have been made over the past few centuries, in particular during the last century.

  we have known for only a few centuries that the earth rotates on its axis and orbits around the sun along with a number of other planets, more recently that the solar system is located in a radial arm of a spiral galaxy swirling around some enormous black hole.

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  Nickolas

  So when the Baptist Sunday School Bus goes off the road because of bad brakes the little darlings get to be with God. Why not just take them in their sleep and bypass the accident and getting their sweet little bodies torn to shreds.

  Dark, designs, but pointed.
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  When God breaks his own laws

  by Nickolas in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  if one assumes that god made the universe it follows that he made it according to a very complex set of physical laws that determine how things work.

  the quest to identify and understand those physical laws is at the very forefront of science and great strides have been made over the past few centuries, in particular during the last century.

  we have known for only a few centuries that the earth rotates on its axis and orbits around the sun along with a number of other planets, more recently that the solar system is located in a radial arm of a spiral galaxy swirling around some enormous black hole.

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  Nickolas

  the global flood story is a myth.

  I have a strong distaste for dogmatic & unscientific comments like this.

  (sorry, SBC, couldn't resist).
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  I want to get baptized...but how and why should it happen?

  by Joliette in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  ...and not saying that i have to get baptized as a jehovah's witness.

  i was an unbaptized publisher, but i had to step down because of some confessions i made to the elders about two years ago.

  (yes, sexual confessions, i told them that i wasnt a virgin).

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  Nickolas

  then what if one day you really wonder is there really a god. Its really amazing when u really meditate on the idea and reason on other viewpoints

  And that, TLD, is when your life's path is truly chosen by you instead of nominated for you.
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  When God breaks his own laws

  by Nickolas in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  if one assumes that god made the universe it follows that he made it according to a very complex set of physical laws that determine how things work.

  the quest to identify and understand those physical laws is at the very forefront of science and great strides have been made over the past few centuries, in particular during the last century.

  we have known for only a few centuries that the earth rotates on its axis and orbits around the sun along with a number of other planets, more recently that the solar system is located in a radial arm of a spiral galaxy swirling around some enormous black hole.

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  Nickolas

  These faith versus reason debates never go anywhere because faith depends upon the willingness to suspend reason, whenever it becomes inconvenient.

  Yeah, I guess that was the point I was trying to make. You've said it much more eloquently than I.
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  Watch the complete fragmentation of the Watchtower begin

  by Dogpatch in

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  2. friends

  wow, dudes and dudess, it really looks like glacial fragmentation is inevitable in the mighty mom.. unless j. mason is making this all up.

  but his sources seem credible.. kudos j. mason.. somehow i smell a bill bowen in this.

  that makes it hot!

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  Nickolas

  Complete fragmentation will require a critical mass of doubters and critical mass requires momentum. I perceive some tremors here and there, but not a whole lot of movement just yet. Entertaining musings, in any event.
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  When God breaks his own laws

  by Nickolas in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  if one assumes that god made the universe it follows that he made it according to a very complex set of physical laws that determine how things work.

  the quest to identify and understand those physical laws is at the very forefront of science and great strides have been made over the past few centuries, in particular during the last century.

  we have known for only a few centuries that the earth rotates on its axis and orbits around the sun along with a number of other planets, more recently that the solar system is located in a radial arm of a spiral galaxy swirling around some enormous black hole.

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  Nickolas

  Yes, we've had this conversation before, PSacramento. But we need not confine ourselves to horrific atrocities for examples of faith driven certitude. Muslims are absolutely convinced that God is preoccupied with women's clothing, the faith of hasidic jews compels them to have their infant sons circumsized by moyles who in the process suck the severed foreskins off and then spit them out, the faith of Jehovah's Witnesses compells them to carry what has been ungraciously termed as suicide cards in their wallets, Amish farmers will install electricity in their barns for the benefit of the livestock but won't have it in their homes, Hindus worship cows, fundamentalist Christians are just a-waitin' to be swept up in the Rapture and the Scientologists ... well, you get the picture. All operate on the premise that what they think and do is reasonable.
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  How Long Can WT Stonewall The Mounting Evidence For Evolution/Age of Man?

  by Room 215 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  the evidence for some form of evolution -- and the age of earth and life upon it -- is mounting almost daily.

  how long can the wts insulate its followers from the incontrovertible evidence without lapsing into total irrelevance?

  what do you think?.

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  Nickolas

  PSacramento, please see designs comment above.
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  How Long Can WT Stonewall The Mounting Evidence For Evolution/Age of Man?

  by Room 215 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  the evidence for some form of evolution -- and the age of earth and life upon it -- is mounting almost daily.

  how long can the wts insulate its followers from the incontrovertible evidence without lapsing into total irrelevance?

  what do you think?.

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  Nickolas

  http://theflatearthsociety.org/cms/

  Do you have your answer now?