Posts by Jerryh

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What a Gifted Musician!

by The Searcher in

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8xmslmb1dg

Jerryh

Not sure why this quote came to mind . . .

A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song.

Chinese proverb

New business model

by Jerryh in

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"the adchoices self-regulatory programs have over 200 participants.

the most prominent participant is google inc., which uses the adchoices label on google adsense ads" (wikipedia).

(i thought this little guy was wholly owned by google but maybe not.

"The AdChoices self-regulatory programs have over 200 participants. The most prominent participant is Google Inc., which uses the AdChoices label on Google Adsense ads" (Wikipedia)

(I thought this little guy was wholly owned by Google but maybe not.)

Big Four book publishers

Simon & Schuster (a subsidiary of CBS Corporation)
HarperCollins (a subsidiary of NewsCorp)
Penguin Random House (a subsidiary of Bertelsmann and Pearson)
Hachette Livre.

e-book ˈēbo͝ok/ noun plural noun: ebooks

an electronic version of a printed book that can be read on a computer or handheld device designed specifically for this purpose.

I was never a JW, only an observer because people I love are.

As I understand the old business model they moved product inside the Kingdom hall. If the individual could recoup a little money that her problem. I can't see them going with AdChoices but they face the same world as Simon & Schuster. Will they keep a positive cash flow by donations? If you still attend meetings can you sense a trend?

Who moved my cheese This little story made the rounds several years ago. it still good.

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slimboyfat joins the Mormons!

by slimboyfat in

i know that some people on the board have experience of being mormons, so i would be interested in your feedback.

at church this afternoon it was an uncanny experience.

in the past i've read a lot about mormons, so i thought i was prepared in general for what it would be like.

Jerryh

A Latter - Day regift

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7bukaRhbI0

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Are the witnesses really False prophets?

by MrTheocratic in

when you read the following statements from the wt.

organization... do they satisfy you?

or better stated...... should you be satisfied by there answers?.

Jerryh

*** g74 3/8 p. 10 How Advertising Can Manipulate Your Mind ***

Webster’s Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary defines a “weasel word” as one that is “used in order to evade or retreat from a direct or forthright statement or position.

*** w79 7/1 How Jehovah Guides His People ***

17. Does the nonfulfillment of our own premature expectations mean that Jehovah has altered his purposes?

(Luke 19:22) . . .‘Out of your own mouth I judge you, wicked slave.. . .

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The Congregational Make Up Research Project: WTB&TS wants to know you.

by oppostate in

we have a bethel speaker on the english side.

they're pretty regular up here since it's only three and a half hours drive from nyc.. but this is a special kind of visit.. it turns out he's involved in doing a special research project and the christian congregation of jw's wants to know us better.. in order for the broadcasting to address issues more meaningful for families, they want to know the demographic make up of the congregations.. he spoke with the secretary about young single publishers and couples 20-35 y.o.

how are they employed.

Jerryh

Market Research 101

http://marketresearch.about.com/od/Market_Research_Basics/a/Market-Research-101-Data-Collection.htm

ἐμπορεύομαι = emporeuomai = emporium 1 a : a place of trade; especially : a commercial center

b : a retail outlet

http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1101985083

James 4:13 καὶ ποιήσομεν ἐκεῖ ἐνιαυτὸν καὶ ἐμπορευσόμεθα καὶ κερδήσομεν·

http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1101985085#h=9

2 Peter 2:3 καὶ ἐν πλεονεξίᾳ πλαστοῖς λόγοις ὑμᾶς ἐμπορεύσονται

through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you:

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Jehovah's Witnesses View of Jesus Compared to the Early Church by Cofty

by Jerryh in

cofty, just saw your post which you updated from 16 years ago.

if i understand your current view of the bible it's that it is without merit and should not be believed.. i respect that but at the same time your ability to summarize the doctrine is first rate.

this is not a defense of the trinity or of the deity of jesus - that's a whole different thread.. your op is great.

Jerryh

thanks...take care

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Jehovah's Witnesses View of Jesus Compared to the Early Church by Cofty

by Jerryh in

cofty, just saw your post which you updated from 16 years ago.

if i understand your current view of the bible it's that it is without merit and should not be believed.. i respect that but at the same time your ability to summarize the doctrine is first rate.

this is not a defense of the trinity or of the deity of jesus - that's a whole different thread.. your op is great.

Jerryh

Cofty, just saw your post which you updated from 16 years ago.

If I understand your current view of the Bible it's that it is without merit and should not be believed.

I respect that but at the same time your ability to summarize the doctrine is first rate. You also said :

This is not a defense of the trinity or of the deity of Jesus - that's a whole different thread.

Your OP is great. I realize trinity discussions can be a black hole but given the 9 bullet points, would you say

the trinity was a reasonable thing for the early church to deduce?

Jerryh

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Evolution is a Fact #35 - Nature Red in Tooth and Claw

by cofty in

genes only get copied to future generations if the bodies they help to build succeed in surviving and reproducing.

these sort of genes thrive in the gene pool and genes that build unsuccessful bodies don't.

this blindingly obvious fact is at the very core of understanding evolution by natural selection.. being born, finding food and shelter, escaping predators, fighting opponents, attracting a mate and raising the next generation - the challenges faced by living things are daunting.

Jerryh

I'm enjoying the conversation, thanks

Me too, though I have not been able to express my bewilderment at molecules evolving free will.

The christian narrative characterises a beautiful newborn baby as a worthless sinner "deserving of wrath" because an ancestor ate a piece of fruit.

Cofty, no doubt you know the Christian answer to this. Even the JWs cite "age of accountability".

Much more important though is what happened on the cross shows the worth of babies.

At what stage in our evolution we acquired the capacity to make moral judgements is difficult to say.

I get the picture that you are a thoughtful man which is why I entered this conversation in the first place.

Some things are difficult to say. Let me end with a hypothetical question. I understand you reject the

Christian story so I realize this is hypothetical. If it was true. If is was true. Would it be a good deal?

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Evolution is a Fact #35 - Nature Red in Tooth and Claw

by cofty in

genes only get copied to future generations if the bodies they help to build succeed in surviving and reproducing.

these sort of genes thrive in the gene pool and genes that build unsuccessful bodies don't.

this blindingly obvious fact is at the very core of understanding evolution by natural selection.. being born, finding food and shelter, escaping predators, fighting opponents, attracting a mate and raising the next generation - the challenges faced by living things are daunting.

Jerryh

Thanks for your patience. In the Christian narrative we see when "immorality" arose.

Whether a person accepts it or not we still have the narrative.

In the narrative where impersonal energy gels into the Higgs bosen- quarks - Hydrogen - water

amoeba - etc. when did amoral become immoral? not a gotcha, I am interested.

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Evolution is a Fact #35 - Nature Red in Tooth and Claw

by cofty in

genes only get copied to future generations if the bodies they help to build succeed in surviving and reproducing.

these sort of genes thrive in the gene pool and genes that build unsuccessful bodies don't.

this blindingly obvious fact is at the very core of understanding evolution by natural selection.. being born, finding food and shelter, escaping predators, fighting opponents, attracting a mate and raising the next generation - the challenges faced by living things are daunting.

Jerryh

uuumm no I associate "thing" with molecules.

Red necks don't know many words but, status maybe. The thesaurus is no help.

I'm thinking of morality, whether natural or supernatural. It is just that I as a believer in God

have to admit that I see through a glass darkly. I do not have quick easy answers and saw in this

thread a chance to get the viewpoint of some folks the see things from a different starting point.

I am not down on J. Bruce Irsay, I just saw an article on the Titanic and then this thread. Bruce did

what came naturally. My starting point comes from Ephesians 2:3, no surprise. Bruce and I share

a natural birth defect that is not molecular and 1 Corinthians 11:31 applies.

The more I think about it, free will better refers to what I was asking about. I see an unbridgeable

gap between what a hyena naturally does and what I naturally do, not singling out Mr. Irsay but using

him as a useful example. We can say what he did was natural but was it evil? What do you think?