I remember she was given the Nobel Peace Price for her work. Members of the Nobel Peace Prize Committee usually research the prospective recipients quite thoroughly before awarding their prize. Don't know whether one should judge her character posthumously. On the one hand she was an employee of the Catholic Church and subject of the vagaries of the Vatican. On the other hand she was quite eccentric. She might have started her mission being sincere. As she became more prominent, the Catholic bureaucracy would certainly have misused her for propaganda purposes. They would have decided where the donations would go. However, no-one should question her motives for trying to do good and serving the poorest of the poor. I know I would never be able to do that.
Posts by Vidqun
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by Saename ini often comment in threads that interest me on this forum.
moreover, some of you may know that i study the history of early christianity.
i once wrote an extensive comment on the historicity of jesus' existence in one of the threads.
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The problem of sex (or why I'm not an atheist)
by EdenOne inas i write this under the shadow of the walls of saint jorge's castle in lisbon, two very bored jws are standing just five metres away from me with a literature cart .... in my journey away from jwism i accepted evolution as a fact.
i also became anti-religion, agnostic and apatheist.
and, while i lean towards the persuasion of the atheist arguments, there are a few reasons that make it difficult for me to completely discard the notion of an intelligent origin of life.
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Vidqun
Cofty, it's easy to put individual processes into words, then using connectives to put them all together. It's a completely different matter demonstrating the overlapping and/or merging of these processes in real life. I would be interested to see it demonstrated from A-Z.
So, one would have to start by demonstrating the spontaneous generation of living organisms from inanimate matter. From there one would have to demonstrate how these basic life forms, through what you call cell fusion, segregation and recombination, would be forming multi-celled organisms. Yes, endosymbiosis could be demonstrated in existing life forms, but how about demonstrating it all the way (from single cell to multiple celled organisms to complex life forms).
Now to show how these multi-celled organisms would create in themselves specialized functions in order for them to evolve into complex life forms. Complex life forms would then be adapting the processes of mitoses and meiosis, differentiating themselves into multiple sexes. And if scientists would succeed in such a feat, to put it all together and demonstrating it in a lab, they would be called gods, being able to create life.
I don't think the above would ever happen. Here I should add, finding basic life forms, or even the remains of life (i.e., fossils), on other planets, e.g., Mars, would help your cause no end. I predict they will find no life at all. So we will have to wait and see.
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Hypocrisy of the governing body & abuse of J.W.'s
by The Searcher inhere is what the present "faithful & discreet slave" spewed out just a few years ago:.
w06 3/15 p. 24 par.
12 “each one will carry his own load” - "the source of pay and the location of the employment also enter into the picture.
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Vidqun
Do what we say. Do not do what we do.
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The problem of sex (or why I'm not an atheist)
by EdenOne inas i write this under the shadow of the walls of saint jorge's castle in lisbon, two very bored jws are standing just five metres away from me with a literature cart .... in my journey away from jwism i accepted evolution as a fact.
i also became anti-religion, agnostic and apatheist.
and, while i lean towards the persuasion of the atheist arguments, there are a few reasons that make it difficult for me to completely discard the notion of an intelligent origin of life.
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Vidqun
if we were deliberately designed by a deity, he'd be an unsupervised six-year-old with ADD who'd gotten ahold of his dad's tools
No, I'm afraid an unsupervised six-year old will not make the grade. Not even a sixty year old will. This cannot be called circular reasoning either, just plain stupid.
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The problem of sex (or why I'm not an atheist)
by EdenOne inas i write this under the shadow of the walls of saint jorge's castle in lisbon, two very bored jws are standing just five metres away from me with a literature cart .... in my journey away from jwism i accepted evolution as a fact.
i also became anti-religion, agnostic and apatheist.
and, while i lean towards the persuasion of the atheist arguments, there are a few reasons that make it difficult for me to completely discard the notion of an intelligent origin of life.
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Vidqun
No, Sheperdless, not only is it the manual of life, it also runs a factory, assembling protein and what not, one that we have not been able to duplicate. It actually has a built-in error correction system. Sorry for that oversight. It is much more than a manual. So, if it is circular reasoning, how would you describe it?
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The problem of sex (or why I'm not an atheist)
by EdenOne inas i write this under the shadow of the walls of saint jorge's castle in lisbon, two very bored jws are standing just five metres away from me with a literature cart .... in my journey away from jwism i accepted evolution as a fact.
i also became anti-religion, agnostic and apatheist.
and, while i lean towards the persuasion of the atheist arguments, there are a few reasons that make it difficult for me to completely discard the notion of an intelligent origin of life.
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Vidqun
an assembly manual compiled of a hodgepodge of a dozen different (poorly translated) languages, egregious spelling mistakes, pages out of order, random text upside down, outdated code, dead end or useless instructions, and some of the worst examples of grammar you've ever seen.
Funny about this lot, with all these stupidities, it actually works. Even "a hodgepodge of a dozen different (poorly translated) languages," comprising of information, need to be compiled by an intelligent mind. That's how languages work. These would fall under the laws of information. There is no such thing as "junk" DNA. You were an embryo before you were born. A lot of it was used then, and not again. And if it is that simple, why don't you come up with exactly how it works, clever boy. Why don't you improve on the recipe then to make it better? Put your money where you're mouth is.
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The problem of sex (or why I'm not an atheist)
by EdenOne inas i write this under the shadow of the walls of saint jorge's castle in lisbon, two very bored jws are standing just five metres away from me with a literature cart .... in my journey away from jwism i accepted evolution as a fact.
i also became anti-religion, agnostic and apatheist.
and, while i lean towards the persuasion of the atheist arguments, there are a few reasons that make it difficult for me to completely discard the notion of an intelligent origin of life.
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Vidqun
Eden, if you can believe any of the above, you can just as well believe in God and the Bible. These actually make more sense. Think of DNA as a manual of how to build a cell/organism. In time minor changes (or mutations) could occur, changing the manual. Major changes (or mutations) would kill off the organism. The manual, as information, cannot arise by itself, from organic or inorganic matter. You need someone to write the manual and its applications.
So how would the sexes originate? The manual needs to be written (programmed) for that. The question is: Who wrote the manual? What the evolutionists are saying: Archaea (basic or simplified organisms) > Eucharyotes (complex organisms) > colony formation > multicelluar organisms > male/female organisms. How would they prove their theory? How would they be able to demonstrate such changes? Archaea > male and female mammal (and everything in between). So far they have been unsuccessful. Wishful thinking if you ask me.
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Debating With Evolution Deniers is Just Like This
by cofty inarguing with those who reject scientific evidence can be like arguing about football; just as angry and passionate, but the goalposts keep moving, and one team doesn't exist.. read more here....
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Caedes: Answering any of my questions would be a start because you didn't answer really answer my last question either did you?
I rather suspect that you know you didn't answer it and are hoping that using a very specific example will deflect away from that.
I will ask another question, why should anyone believe what you have to say about micro-biology?Caedes: Come on Vidqun you can do it, have a go at actually answering a question!
why should anyone believe what you have to say about micro-biology?Caedes: Come on Vidqun, why should anyone follow your advice? why should anyone believe anything you have to say?
Caedes: Has anyone heard of the phrase 'when you are in a hole it's best to stop digging'? It seems relevant somehow.
Caedes, I actually went to the trouble of checking your last few contributions towards the thread in case I missed something. Actually, I missed nothing. So do follow Cofty's advice and contribute something constructive. If you are incapable of doing that, we'll understand. Not all have good communication skills.
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Debating With Evolution Deniers is Just Like This
by cofty inarguing with those who reject scientific evidence can be like arguing about football; just as angry and passionate, but the goalposts keep moving, and one team doesn't exist.. read more here....
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Vidqun
Cofty: Is there even a remote possibility of getting back on topic?
WhatshallIcallmyself, perhaps we should follow Coftys advice and concentrate on the topic. Attempts at character assasination is quite out of place here or anywhere for that matter. I know what a troll is, but what is a Poe? Don't answer, I'd rather not know. It must be something nasty.
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Debating With Evolution Deniers is Just Like This
by cofty inarguing with those who reject scientific evidence can be like arguing about football; just as angry and passionate, but the goalposts keep moving, and one team doesn't exist.. read more here....
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Vidqun
Yes, it's a big problem. Imagine treating one of the flesh eating bacteria or TB which are resistant to all known antibiotics. What do you think the prognosis of such a patient would be? I do believe some doctors, especially GPs, are plain stupid, just like you, Viv. Hilarious indeed! You can ridicule all you want, but it's no joking matter.
And thank you Viv, you are a wonderful example of an evolutionist with a bad attitude, trying your best to demean and belittle those that do not share your beliefs. What was that about moving the goalposts and treating the other team as though they do not exist?