Posts by cappytan

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God's Spirit

by Hold Me-Thrill Me in

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friends

what is god's spirit?

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i ask this of those who believe in god.

cappytan

Expecting someone to post a detailed explanation of all the science behind evolution in a forum comment is like asking me to teach you to play the piano in a forum comment.

It's easier to just point you to the appropriate places for you to learn about the subject.

If you are truly interested in learning what science has to say on the subject of evolution, might I suggest going to your local library and start with The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins.

It's an excellent book and goes into much detail about evolution on the genetic level.

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Writing Department Interview on "The Generation."

by cappytan in

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friends

a member of the writing department was gracious enough to allow me to interview him about the "overlapping generation" doctrine.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eo1o5qmagu.

Broadcast Parody

by WatchtowerReviewz in

hey guys i just wanted to share my jw broadcast parody with you all.

i think some of you may find it humorous.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-kvrqwwgnq.

cappytan

WatchtowerReviewz: I lol'd a lot at this today!

Thanks for it!

My channel is starting to become a parody channel, too, even though that wasn't the intention. The Borg is just so easy to make fun of!

JW Broadcasting truly is a marvelous provision from Valhalla.

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Writing Department Interview on "The Generation."

by cappytan in

jw
friends

a member of the writing department was gracious enough to allow me to interview him about the "overlapping generation" doctrine.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eo1o5qmagu.

cappytan

Thanks to freemindfade for collaborating.

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Writing Department Interview on "The Generation."

by cappytan in

jw
friends

a member of the writing department was gracious enough to allow me to interview him about the "overlapping generation" doctrine.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eo1o5qmagu.

cappytan

A member of the writing department was gracious enough to allow me to interview him about the "Overlapping Generation" doctrine.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eo1O5qMaGU

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please take pity on me someone and help.. i was going to say that i suffer from aspergers syndrome but actually, i've come to rather enjoy it.. no, seriously, i really do have aspergers which is why my posts may seem a little odd to some of you.

ok, they may seem bloody odd to most of you.. my world exists in a binary frame.

things are or they are not.. i know that in the "real world" things might be or might not be as well as are and are not.

cappytan

Doltologis: do you have a link to Carrier's stuff? Or a recommendation on where to start?

Which of his books are you reading (or previously read)?

I found this quite interesting from his Wikipedia page:

Though originally skeptical of the Christ myth theory, since late 2005 he has considered it "very probable Jesus never actually existed as a historical person."[12] He also said "though I foresee a rising challenge among qualified experts against the assumption of historicity [of Jesus], as I explained, that remains only a hypothesis that has yet to survive proper peer review."

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UBM Funeral

by Clambake in

my wives friends husband from the hall died.

he wasnt a jw but she has been one for more than 60 years.

the funeral for him is going to be a lutheran church.

cappytan

In our area, it's a conscience matter and you don't get criticism if you attend.

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Interesting video debunks Watchtower's "Things are getting worse" speak

by Zoos in

can't say too much without spoiling the ending.

but this entire video is very interesting as it highlights wwii and puts the death toll in visual perspective.. https://vimeo.com/128373915.

cappytan

The thing is, like was stated somewhere (I can't remember if it was here or on reddit), they have an excuse for this as well with the "peace and security" doctrine.

Like Cedar's song says,

When good things happen,
It's the truth.
When bad things happen,
It's the truth.

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Help with understanding

by Doltologist in

please take pity on me someone and help.. i was going to say that i suffer from aspergers syndrome but actually, i've come to rather enjoy it.. no, seriously, i really do have aspergers which is why my posts may seem a little odd to some of you.

ok, they may seem bloody odd to most of you.. my world exists in a binary frame.

things are or they are not.. i know that in the "real world" things might be or might not be as well as are and are not.

cappytan

Doltologist: I will take a look at Carrier's arguments so as to be open minded.

However, the scholarly consensus is that there was a man named Jesus that existed in the first century. If he didn't exist, why do the contemporary critics of the first and second century not deny that Jesus existed? All their criticisms of Jesus were to discredit him as the Messiah, not to deny he existed in the first place.

It seems that if a figure head of a Messiah cult never existed to begin with, that would be an argument that critics would put forth during the rise of the religion. However, this isn't the case.

A handful of scholars and critics does not make an assertion true. That's like saying the handful of so-called scientists that deny Anthropogenic Climate Change deserve to be believed more than the overwhelming consensus.

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Parody of Brother Lett Asking for Your Money

by OnTheWayOut in

even if someone may have posted this, it's worth another post.. hilarious parody.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-kvrqwwgnq&feature=youtu.be.

cappytan

Oubliette: It was a big pitcher of screw drivers. The whole family has to drink them to suppress the Cognitive Dissonance.