My grandma is like "yes, yes, WWIII, let it come". They are desperately waiting for something big. I thought that there will be a relatively peaceful period before the great tribulation.
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Is the Russian action in the Crimea prophetic gold for the GB?
by konceptual99 inso chatter on the net and in coffee shops suggests lots of speculation about the re-emergence of russia as the king of the north.
does this political situation give the gb a golden opportunity to simply let speculation about prophecy fly and keep people distracted from the fact that nothing they have prophecied has actually come true?.
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Try out Ubuntu Operating System
by lambsbottom inhi everyone,.
just wanted to encourage y'all to try out ubuntu, the free and amazing operating system (alternative to windows) at ubuntu.com .
i can help anyone if they don't know how to install it.. also, don't forget to use openoffice.org office suite over microsoft office.
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will-be-apostate
Hi. I used ubuntu. I liked it however the majority of the softwares I use doesn't run on Ubuntu and you can't you Vine for everything.
I know a lot of people - friends of mine - who use Ubuntu at work and in everyday life. A background in programming is a big advantage.
When windows fails I always use Ubuntu live cd to save datas from my HDD.
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Arguments to prove Noah's Ark story is just a myth
by will-be-apostate ini've been thinking for a while about the topic mentioned in the title and came to the conclusion that the flood story from the bible provides a very good starting point for proving the bible wrong.. in the following paragraphs i'll be only presenting ideas and potentially logic errors, and possible answer.
i didn't do any serious research yet, for in order to answer various questions a good base in specific branch of science is required.. according to the bible (the internet) the volume of the ark was 137.16 m * 22.86 m * 13.716 m = 43006 cubic meters (roughly).
if we was to subtract the volume of the interior structure (elements like walls, stairs, etc.
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Phizzy, thank you for the link. I've just read the thread and it's ridiculous how the wt uses the fact that continents some time ago were united to prove their point. However they happen to neglect a small detail: that scientists also say that continents were united millions of years ago. Does that also fit into the wt view? I don't think.
Thank you for all the args and idea. I especially like the one which uses human races as a pivot. I'm gonna use it.
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Arguments to prove Noah's Ark story is just a myth
by will-be-apostate ini've been thinking for a while about the topic mentioned in the title and came to the conclusion that the flood story from the bible provides a very good starting point for proving the bible wrong.. in the following paragraphs i'll be only presenting ideas and potentially logic errors, and possible answer.
i didn't do any serious research yet, for in order to answer various questions a good base in specific branch of science is required.. according to the bible (the internet) the volume of the ark was 137.16 m * 22.86 m * 13.716 m = 43006 cubic meters (roughly).
if we was to subtract the volume of the interior structure (elements like walls, stairs, etc.
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I've been thinking for a while about the topic mentioned in the title and came to the conclusion that the Flood story from the Bible provides a very good starting point for proving the Bible wrong.
In the following paragraphs I'll be only presenting ideas and potentially logic errors, and possible answer. I didn't do any serious research yet, for in order to answer various questions a good base in specific branch of science is required.
According to the Bible (the internet) the volume of the ark was 137.16 m * 22.86 m * 13.716 m = 43006 cubic meters (roughly). If we was to subtract the volume of the interior structure (elements like walls, stairs, etc.) we would get somewhat a smaller number, but let's be generous.
There are 5490 mammal species, 9998 bird species, 9084 reptile species, 6433 amphibian species, 102,248 spider and scorpion species (See this link for a full list: http://www.currentresults.com/Environment-Facts/Plants-Animals/number-species.php ). I'm aware of the fact that many of those species already live in marine environment, moreover many of the rest would survive in water for a limited time. Then we didn't even count in the 1,000,000 species of insects.
We could approximate how much volume that number of species occupied - not counting the insects - but the result would be arguable. Some need more then 4 m3 and some less then 1 m3. So the "43006 m3 = 43006/2 species" obvously doesn't work. Then again, I'm just asking questions.
Then they also need food and drinking water for months. Maybe Jehovah disabled these needs so that they don't need any resources. The Bible doesn't say a thing about something like this. This leads me to the conclusion: the person who wrote down the story of the flood didn't think of these criterias. Moses didn't bear in mind that some day someone will question him and will try to prove him wrong. He obviosly had no idea about the large number of species that cannot survive in water and about the space they need for months. If he had had the knowledge he would have written a quite different story.
Then how did the kangaroo manage to get from Mount Ararat to Australia? Maybe Jehovah used his magic power and teleported him. Moses didn't bother to smooth out this logic error in the script. It's not his fault for he didn't know such creatures existed.
If the flood story shouldn't be meant literally then Adam and Eve and the snake shouldn't be as well.
Either evolution is a true concept or the Bible is wrong.Anyway, I was just having these thoughts and I couldn't share them with my fellow elder brothers form the congration for they would want to eliminate me. I guess I wasn't scientific enaugh and I also apologize for grammar mistakes.
I didn't talk about plants. I would like to know your opinions about this subject or if you could present an argument about plants that would be great.
Thank you for reading :)
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More Dinosaurs With Feathers Discovered
by metatron inhttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2573978/chinas-jurassic-park-yields-feathered-dinosaurs-earliest-swimming-mammal-strange-salamanders.html.
more soft tissue and actual feathers discovered in china.
i report these discoveries because i believe they show the reality and power of evolution to any who might doubt.
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will-be-apostate
Interesting discoveries indeed.
I beleive jws intentionally are ignoring these facts because in their subconscious they - and we - all know that starting asking questions in this topic would lead to the ruthless truth. They cannot cope with the idea of not having everlasting life and that they wasted their life on propagating lies.
Sorry maybe I'm off the topic but the above is what I always think when I came accross something that according to the Bible should not have even existed. ( maybe that's not entirely accurate; however why would the creator create something that he later gets rid of ?)
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According to WT rules, the virgin Mary and Jehovah are guilty of Por'neia!
by BU2B inaccording to wt tamud, if a jw does in-vitro fertilization, carries a surrogate child, uses a surrogate, and so forth then it is "por-neia".. the bible says that mary was a virgin when implanted with the embryo of jesus christ.
under the mosaic law adultery was punishable by death.
since mary was already engaged to joseph, if she was to sleep with another man it was the same as adultery in the eyes of the law.
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Metatron, how often do you watch the History channel? :D
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I'm not trying to brag, but being an EXJW is awesome!!! Status Update-
by Coffee House Girl inhello jwn!
i don't get to check in here or comment as often as i would like because i have been working so hard at school...but i just have to share my news in hopes that newbees can see that taking the leap to enroll in higher education is worth it-.
i am graduating this spring with a bachelor degree in art history, minor anthropology...many people (including nonjw's have given me flack for choosing a "dead end" career path) but since leaving the watchtower organization's group-think mentality and "leaning on my own understanding" instead... i decided to say fuck everyone else's opinion...i am going to pursue my passion to work in a museum as a curator or archivist-.
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Congratulation! I'm happy you made it. :) Never let jw thinking bring you down. But to whom am I talking? You obviously didn't let.
When I graduate and get a job I'd like to see the faces of those who said I wouldn't succeed.
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Graphic comment on last week's book study.
by Slidin Fast ini offer this with out further comment:.
12 the mosaic law made it a capital offense to profane gods name.
(leviticus 24:16).
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I remember my dad used to say when it came to talk about my relation with my disfellowshipped mum, that she would have been stoned to death in the ancient isreal. I could read from his face that he would have agreed to such an action. He clearly had no idea what he's taling about.
Even the CO used the same reasoning when tried to convince me not to say hi to my mother. The son of a b**tch...
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Graphic comment on last week's book study.
by Slidin Fast ini offer this with out further comment:.
12 the mosaic law made it a capital offense to profane gods name.
(leviticus 24:16).
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I'm not against capital punishment either, but there are "better" ways to die. I recognize that ancient communities needed to get rid of murderers however a decapitation (like in Japan) seems to me a more humane way of execution than the thing these monkeys do.
Speaking of modern days though, I don't see how such acts can be tolarated by national or international laws(?). The only conclusion I draw is that the leaders of those countries are either some pussies who are afraid of the public or psychopaths.
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Graphic comment on last week's book study.
by Slidin Fast ini offer this with out further comment:.
12 the mosaic law made it a capital offense to profane gods name.
(leviticus 24:16).
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will-be-apostate
@ecan6 sorry, after seeing the picture that is being linked to above, i did a quick google search and find this video: http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=176_1364022789
I forgot to mention the source.