Posts by cappytan

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Are people really happy at Bethel?

by The Searcher in

if they are this happy, why do they keep taking down this video?

:).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evulyocziz8&feature=youtu.be.

cappytan

Interesting comment on that Happy Apostate video.

So, perhaps the Happy @ Bethel video actually was done for the International Convention. Wonder if that was the video this commenter was referring to.

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Counting service time in a creative way

by nevaagain in

jw
friends

couting time and, how to count time while doing as little service as possible is often a hot topic around witnesses.

i even overheard pioneers discussing about it.

they call it "creative time counting" (i translated that phrase from a different language so bear with me ;-).

We had this thing called the Pioneer Shuffle where you made a call on one side of the city, then made your second call on the opposite side of the city, then your third was back where your first call was and so forth.

You could get 4 hours in and only make 6 calls all morning. It was awesome!

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Be nice to theists - they are victims of their genes

by cofty in

identical twin studies show there is a strong inheritable component to religiosity.

thomas bouchard studied identical and fraternal twins raised apart and tested them on religious attitudes.. the correlation for the former turned out to be 62% compared to just 2% for the latter.

his colleague.

cappytan

So when talking about "adaptation" above, we're definitely referring to physical/physiological (whichever is the proper term) adaptation and not behavior. Correct?

In that case, then yes, I agree that NOTHING adapts physically to its environment.

You can take an infinite number of dogs and place them all in the middle of the pacific ocean, thousands of miles from any land, and none of them will ever develop fins or gills before they drown. Some might get really good at swimming. But with no food, no fresh water and not being able to breathe under water, they're all shark bait.

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Be nice to theists - they are victims of their genes

by cofty in

identical twin studies show there is a strong inheritable component to religiosity.

thomas bouchard studied identical and fraternal twins raised apart and tested them on religious attitudes.. the correlation for the former turned out to be 62% compared to just 2% for the latter.

his colleague.

cappytan

NOTHING adapts to its environment.

I haven't been in on the conversation, just clicked on it, so I hesitate to interject myself in the middle of what seems to be a lively discussion.

But I will anyways. :P

Cofty: What do you mean by "NOTHING adapts?" Do you mean physiologically? Behaviorally? I think we can all agree that organisms can and do adapt behaviorally to their environment, to a limit. However, I was also under the impression that Darwinian evolution provided for the possibility of physiological adaptations, albeit over an extended period of time.

My view of Darwinian evolution, though it may be an oversimplification, is survival of the fittest. I'm not an expert, by any means. But, I was under the impression that what was "fit" was surviving because of some kind of physiological change that gave one line of genetics an advantage over another in it's environment. Is that incorrect?

Perhaps I'm using the term adaptation incorrectly. Or maybe I'm using the term environment incorrectly. Would ecosystem be a more accurate word to use then environment?

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Can't post pictures

by StarTrekAngel in

not able to do so... the posting progress is just stuck and nothing happens.

first i thought may be the pics were too big.

re sized them and still nothing... any ideas?

cappytan

If you click the button shown in the screenshot below when you're typing your "Reply" or "New Topic," you will get a pop-up window that will allow you to choose an image and insert it into your post.

Is that what you are doing?

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Oh the joy of freedom..... to be just me.

by franticfran in

finally after five years i have finally shut the door very firmly on the witnesses.

i have had this "sister" calling for over the last six months clearly trying to reactivate me,but never mentioning the reason why me and my family left the forfar congregation two years ago.

it was always any subject but the " elephant in the room" well today was the finale.

cappytan

Excellent. I can't wait for that day to someday come for me and my family.

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Are people really happy at Bethel?

by The Searcher in

if they are this happy, why do they keep taking down this video?

:).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evulyocziz8&feature=youtu.be.

cappytan

And I'm also quite convinced they never intended for mere worldlies to ever view it.

...much less so-called apostates.

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New Avatar - Korah

by cappytan in

i decided to update my avatar.. since the society says that disagreeing or speaking against the governing body is like korah challenging moses, i decided korah would be a fitting avatar!.

what do you think?.

by the way, if you didn't realize this was korah or don't know where this came from, it's from one of the new "comic book" bible stories..

cappytan

Wow!! How do they get such likeness to the original characters? At least that's how the answers being given at a Watchtower study make it sound.
They talk about the "artwork" as if they were commenting on photographs of actual events!!!

"Just look at the picture. You can just see the look of contempt and jealousy on Korah's face. You can see what he was thinking! What a loving provision from Jehovah that the Faithful Slave has provided this wonderful artwork created with Holy Spirit Art Supplies!"

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Are people really happy at Bethel?

by The Searcher in

if they are this happy, why do they keep taking down this video?

:).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evulyocziz8&feature=youtu.be.

cappytan

I'm actually related by marriage to two of the individuals in this video.

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New Avatar - Korah

by cappytan in

i decided to update my avatar.. since the society says that disagreeing or speaking against the governing body is like korah challenging moses, i decided korah would be a fitting avatar!.

what do you think?.

by the way, if you didn't realize this was korah or don't know where this came from, it's from one of the new "comic book" bible stories..

cappytan

Simon: haha! Yeah. Maybe it's too intense. When I crack a joke or attempt sarcasm, people might think I'm really angry and serious.

Perhaps it makes me look Mentally Diseased.