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  Awful experience: I threw my WT library out!

  by StephaneLaliberte in

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  yes, i threw my wt library out: my recycle bin was full.

  even if i had imagined this experience to be similar to a prisoner getting rid of his chains, this was not so.. instead, it brought up all the memories i had shared with my family where we were excited about the release of the revelation book; the clear feeling of ultimate knowledge when we showed the live forever book, the questions i had practiced with my family in the organized book, my cousins who got baptized as well.

  somehow, all i could think of was only the good memories i had shared with my family and almost cried about it.. and then, i started to think of the division, the hatred and the pain that became prevalent in my family as some were disfellowshipped and thus, ostracized.

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  ecan6 asked, "How can they not be afraid of the God they claim to serve?"

  They must KNOW something that you (the world at large) do NOT KNOW, and it is that "Jehovah" is a sock-puppet, crudely fashioned from the cheapest material and with the poorest possible degree of craftsmanship; a SCARECROW of old clothing stuffed with straw and infested with vermin, a balloon-animal swiftly created by a carnival clown and filled with HOT AIR.

  Look carefully; when "Jehovah" speaks, you can see the ventriloquist's lips moving!
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  ANOTHER poke in the eye of the balloon-god YodHeVahHe

  by Nathan Natas in

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  http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/next/evolution/first-metabolic-processes-detected-outside-of-cells/.

  precis: a graduate student at the university of cambridge accidentally discovered the first evidence of metabolism occurring outside a cell.

  to test the processes that could have helped spark life on earth, students in the earth sciences department who had been working on reconstructing the chemistry of the archean ocean, which covered the planet almost 4 billion years ago helped develop some experiments.

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  VillageGirl asked, "Nathan : Why do think this disproves the existance of higher intelligence?"

  It is called "the preponderance of evidence."

  In the 18th century and earlier, most scientists held that the Bible was the inspired word of God and they would make way for popes and priests to spout their imaginings of "things Divine" as though the popes and priests were accurately reporting the features of an undiscovered country to which only popes and priests had access. The underlying presumption was that as man's knowledge grew, so would his conviction that there was an Author of All Creation who only asked that we worship Him.

  But things didn't work out that way, did they? As man investigated the universe, at each level, instead of finding signposts that said, "This way to God; Worship Him," evidence accumulated to show that "No GOD need apply here."

  No doubt about it, we've developed some nifty tools. We can examine and manipulate individual atoms, and we can peer futher and further back into time. Many marvelous and astonishing things remain to be discovered: tomorrow, next week, a year from now, a century from now.

  And nowhere will there be a sign that says, "This way to God."

  There is no Creator, there is no spirit realm, complete with all the fixings. Shit happens, and this shit is it.

  Enjoy your imaginitive flights of fancy about God, but remember that you have no evidence at all for it, only "what-ifs" and "maybes".

  WHICH of the ten thousand things called "God" is the right one?

  That's a trick question; the correct answer is NONE.

  Popes and priests and other god-hustlers are only saying what the mooing herd wants to hear. They are parasites and suck life out of mankind.
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  The new and improved Watchtower...

  by tenyearsafter in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i just saw my first watchtower magazine in about 15 years...it was tucked under my doormat.

  all i can say is wow!

  i was shocked at how small and flimsy it was.

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  Hmmm...

  I was hoping you were going to say they were switching to a paper that was much more flammable than previously. Nitrocellulose would be a GREAT medium fot the magazines and the CDs. Every day would be the fourth of July!
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  What is this new Announcement to take place in August?

  by Quarterback in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  just heard from an elder.

  he told me that there is another change to be announced in august.

  he didn't know more about it.. any other info?.

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  88JM said, " I seem to remember a thread on here about a month ago with someone who had a "friend in high places" who also said there were even bigger changes coming, but not until after the annual meeting?"

  Ha! Yeah, "Cosmic Reshuffling" is coming, but first this word from our sponsor."

  What a bunch a wankers!
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  What is this new Announcement to take place in August?

  by Quarterback in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  just heard from an elder.

  he told me that there is another change to be announced in august.

  he didn't know more about it.. any other info?.

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  Isn't it right around August when the WT begins suggesting that Armageddon "might" come in October? Jehovah IS the "Master Timekeeper" y'know.
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  What is spirit, exactly?

  by Viviane in

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  i've always wondered that.

  recently i asked that question on another thread and didn't really get ananswer.

  cofty made an excellent point that we often hear what it isn't, but that really isn't useful.. so, what is it?

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  Ethanol
  Systematic name[hide] Ethanol [1]
  Identifiers
  CAS number	64-17-5
  Jmol-3D images	Image 1
  SMILES [show]
  InChI [show]
  Properties
  Molecular formula	C 2 H 6 O
  Molar mass	46.07 g mol −1
  Density	0.789 g/cm 3 (at 20°C)
  Melting point	−114 °C (−173 °F; 159 K)
  Boiling point	78.37 °C (173.07 °F; 351.52 K)
  Acidity (pK a )	15.9 (H 2 O), 29.8 (DMSO) [2] [3]
  Hazards [4]
  MSDS	External MSDS
  R-phrases	R11
  S-phrases	(S2), S7, S16
  Flash point	9 °C (48 °F; 282 K)
  Autoignition temperature	425 °C (797 °F; 698 K)
  Supplementary data page
  Structure and properties	n, ε r, etc.
  Thermodynamic data	Phase behaviour Solid, liquid, gas
  Spectral data	UV, IR, NMR, MS
  Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C (77 °F), 100 kPa)
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  ANOTHER poke in the eye of the balloon-god YodHeVahHe

  by Nathan Natas in

  1. social
  2. current

  http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/next/evolution/first-metabolic-processes-detected-outside-of-cells/.

  precis: a graduate student at the university of cambridge accidentally discovered the first evidence of metabolism occurring outside a cell.

  to test the processes that could have helped spark life on earth, students in the earth sciences department who had been working on reconstructing the chemistry of the archean ocean, which covered the planet almost 4 billion years ago helped develop some experiments.

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  GEEZ... 21 days ago?!?!? My apologies, ladies and germs!!
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  Whats with TROLLS posting on this forum ,dont they just expose themselves as less than intelligent?

  by smiddy in

  1. watchtower
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  i mean to say it only takes a couple of posts to identify a troll , what do they hope to acheive ?

  they only convince me, how stupid they are, with not a thinking cell in their brain .. do they think its another avenue to get fs hours in ?

  do they think their going to convince one of us to go back to the kh.?

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  One man's TROLL is another man's LUNCHMEAT.
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  Rare recorded MARKING TALK on APOSTASY

  by Newly Enlightened in

  1. watchtower
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  we have a version with our commentary: http://youtu.be/yn17rj_pyd4.

  we also have an un-cut, un-edited version of the audio: http://youtu.be/pihfucr38sw.

  asl version: http://youtu.be/dd635pqpdle.

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  GREAT catch!
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  ANOTHER poke in the eye of the balloon-god YodHeVahHe

  by Nathan Natas in

  1. social
  2. current

  http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/next/evolution/first-metabolic-processes-detected-outside-of-cells/.

  precis: a graduate student at the university of cambridge accidentally discovered the first evidence of metabolism occurring outside a cell.

  to test the processes that could have helped spark life on earth, students in the earth sciences department who had been working on reconstructing the chemistry of the archean ocean, which covered the planet almost 4 billion years ago helped develop some experiments.

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  http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/next/evolution/first-metabolic-processes-detected-outside-of-cells/

  Precis: A graduate student at the University of Cambridge accidentally discovered the first evidence of metabolism occurring outside a cell. To test the processes that could have helped spark life on Earth, students in the Earth sciences department who had been working on reconstructing the chemistry of the Archean Ocean, which covered the planet almost 4 billion years ago helped develop some experiments. The environment of the Archean Ocean was an oxygen-free world, predating photosynthesis, when the waters were rich in iron, as well as other metals and phosphate. All these substances could potentially facilitate chemical reactions like the ones seen in modern cells. Most astounding was the detection of ribose 5-phosphate, a precursor to RNA. RNA is DNA’s single-stranded cousin—it encodes information, can replicate, and helps jumpstart chemical reactions. This finding suggests that oceanic metabolic processes could have, over time, engendered the conditions necessary for RNA precursors to appear.

  Baby Jesus wept.