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  I conclude evolution is guided

  by KateWild in

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  your qualifications are way above mine so i'd love to hear more about the specifics of what you have researched and how that supports the existence of a deity.

  k99, i am not really convinced that you're interested in my conclusions.

  in nature amino acids formed to then form dna.

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  Kate your point of view is always valued to me. Why? Because you have in your post history revealed everything's about yourself, and your qualifications, and you are always sincere. If such self expression at times is wrong, then I would be happy to be a fool.

  Anyway my point is we come on the board and we collect the material together, spending painstaking hours, even months reaching our conclusion, that doesn't make our point of view correct, but with the helpful co-operation of positive comments we can challenge our thinking, and humbly correct our viewpoint if wrong. As for your O.P " I conclude evolution is guided" the comments were beyond me, so I must answer. Who knows? Certainly not me? But I think the O.P will educate me with the answers. Thanks for that.
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  I know longer want to cherry pick holes in the organisation.

  by The Rebel in

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  instead i would rather spend my days picking fresh cherries from a tree, in fact i am having so much fun i have got the whole family involved, and the freezer is full of red berries, black currents, and today is more strawberry picking.

  i have also gone to a farm and made my own yummy honey.. anyway have you been berry picking?

  do you have any ideas how i can really enjoy my fresh goodies?

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  I would just like to add, on one of my walks along the canal to pick berries I met an ex-witnesss, and if you think i am sad berry picking, he had a pair of binoculars around his neck and had taken up bird watching. And why not? I am glad he likes poking around the countryside with his bird watcher friends watching birds, in a dirty green floppy hat, a mackintosh, and waterproof pants. I hope today he discovers a rare bird and gets over-existed. ( Think about it, it's better than knocking on doors, now that's weird :-)

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  Goodbye JWD/JWN (my last post)

  by slimboyfat in

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  after some considerable thought i have decided that i will no longer post on this forum because i want to return to jehovah.

  thank you for all the kindness and many interesting discussions over the years.

  i wish you all well in the future and the decisions you make.

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  Slim , my hyper-space friend, thank you for your posts, some of your comments were to the say the least sensational, but your point of view always fascinating. May I end my post by simply offering you my warmest " heartfelt" hope your future "if" away from the board is a happy one.

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  " I hate Jehovers Witnesses...

  by The Rebel in

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  2. friends

  yesterday a friend invited me to a barbecue .

  late in the evening for some reason a guy with tattoos all over his arms, who i didn't know shouted out " i hate jehovers witnesses".

  anyway i noted a sudden quietness in the group, but basically the entire comment passed me by.

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  DJS, thank you for the positive feedback on my posts, it's appreciated.

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  I know longer want to cherry pick holes in the organisation.

  by The Rebel in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  instead i would rather spend my days picking fresh cherries from a tree, in fact i am having so much fun i have got the whole family involved, and the freezer is full of red berries, black currents, and today is more strawberry picking.

  i have also gone to a farm and made my own yummy honey.. anyway have you been berry picking?

  do you have any ideas how i can really enjoy my fresh goodies?

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  Instead I would rather spend my days picking fresh cherries from a tree, in fact I am having so much fun I have got the whole family involved, and the freezer is full of red berries, black currents, and today is more strawberry picking. I have also gone to a farm and made my own yummy honey.

  Anyway have you been berry picking? Do you have any ideas how I can really enjoy my fresh goodies? The wife has been making some red current Jam and my boy loves his whipped cream on strawberries.

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  I'm back

  by phats in

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  hi everyone, phats here.

  i haven't posted for about 2 years as things have been so busy with work + a nervous breakdown along the way so been on meds & all sorts but things but are now beginning to get stronger & the mists are clearing.

  business is great with loads of work.

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  I look forward to checking your post history. I hope your now beyond the walls of the Watchtower and therefore recovered from your Jehovers Witness experience.

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  " I hate Jehovers Witnesses...

  by The Rebel in

  1. jw
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  yesterday a friend invited me to a barbecue .

  late in the evening for some reason a guy with tattoos all over his arms, who i didn't know shouted out " i hate jehovers witnesses".

  anyway i noted a sudden quietness in the group, but basically the entire comment passed me by.

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  Yesterday a friend invited me to a barbecue . Late in the evening for some reason a guy with tattoos all over his arms, who I didn't know shouted out " I hate Jehovers Witnesses". Anyway I noted a sudden quietness in the group, but basically the entire comment passed me by. Infact this morning I had entirely forgotten the comment. That was until the door bell rings as i am preparing my late breakfast. I open the door and the guy with tattoos all down his arms says " sorry about my comment yesterday, I didn't know you were one of them, but your one of the good guys"

  Anyway I was impressed by his humility and kindness to apologise. I mean this guy would even if I wasnt an ex-witness I believe have apologized. Infact he didn't before yesterday know me from Adam, yet he makes the time and effort to find where I live and apologise to me for a comment that didn't even offend.

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  why would God and Jesus hate the united nations?

  by nowwhat? in

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  shouldn't they say thanks for" holding down the fort" until we take over?.

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  If memory serves me correctly, I believe the answer is down to pride. So it's not a question of the United Nations being evil or not. The issue is that the United Nations, is a proud organisation, govererned by man that has set itself up, to do Jehovers work.

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  p.s Comparing Jehovers history of governing man in the old testerment I think the United Nations is doing a very good job.

  p.p.s re your O.P heading " Why would God and Jesus hate the United Nations" according to my memory the term " Hate" in watchtower loaded language can mean to love slightly less.
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  WoMD ... so where are they?

  by Simon in

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  now, the war is over, the weapons were not used and of course have not been found.. how threatening could they be if they did not even use them when being invaded by a massive force (of the countries they hate)?!

  perhaps, as many suspect, they didn't use them because they didn't have them?.

  now we're being told that we'll have to be patient and give them time to find them.

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  Slim well maybe Coftys reply to you wasn't in the Quuens English, however he may have had a point :-) . Personally I wish I could debate " Coftys" logic.

  Anyway I think you and Cofty should have all your debated posts bound in a leather skin book. They create interesting perspectives, and are actually quite entertaining. The only rule I would suggest, all comments in the " Queens English" " Nuff said"

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  p.s Slim I appreciate your comments, they have helped me to not think in black & white and are often in my opinion very courageous.
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  WoMD ... so where are they?

  by Simon in

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  2. current

  now, the war is over, the weapons were not used and of course have not been found.. how threatening could they be if they did not even use them when being invaded by a massive force (of the countries they hate)?!

  perhaps, as many suspect, they didn't use them because they didn't have them?.

  now we're being told that we'll have to be patient and give them time to find them.

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  Slim I got some great advice by P.M from Cofty on my " Anne Frank" O.P, which I hope he doesn't object to my posting here " Chooce your battles wisely. You are at risk of being misrepresented" ( I wish he had sent that advice 6 months earlier on my " Did Man Land on the Moon O.P" it would have saved me a lot of time and stress :-)

  You see I interpreted Coftys, advice to mean that whilst I like a good debate, if I personally don't have the ability to articulate my argument and defend my viewpoint on a sensitive subject, I no longer start the O.P. And that's why only after the Chilcot Report did I post my above comment. Now I feel I am fully justified in saying Blairs truth turned out to be false, and let's hope the outcome leads to Blair being tried for war crimes.

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