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  Could someone please explain this self contradiction made by Dr. Furuli?

  by I_love_Jeff in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  "furuli's hypothesis is self-contradictory.

  if it were true that the planetary positions "represent backward calculations by an astrologer who believed that 568/67 was year 37 of nebuchadnezzar ii," and if it were true that "the original tablet that was copied in seleucid times was made in 588/87," which furuli argues was the 37th year of nebuchadnezzar, then the astrologer/copyist must have dated the tablet to the 37th year of nebuchadnezzar from the very beginning!

  no modern manipulation of the date would then have been necessary"..

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  Vidqun

  For the record, I don't know much about chronolgy. But, like a good detective, I would wonder about "motive." What would be the motive of a person in 1906 (or later) to want to tamper with the evidence? All the tablets and cylinders point to 587/586 BCE as the time of the destruction of Jerusalem, thus according to secular chronology. Even the WTS admits that. However, if someone were to tamper with a tablet to point to another date, e.g., 607 BCE, then I would become suspicious. It would be out of sync, the only tablet to do so.

  I understand the argument of the seventy year desolation. Quite a few scriptures indicate 70 years. Counting back from 538 BCE, specifically 539 BCE (the release of the Jews by Cyrus), would bring one to 606/607 BCE. Only problem with that view is that it is supported by Bible writers only, and perhaps Josephus. All secular evidence points to 587/586. Perhaps Furuli should stick to this argument, rather than taking on secular scholars or their sources.
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  Was it ever written "with" a thief but changed to "as" a thief?

  by N.drew in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  revelation 3:3. so remember what you have received and heard; and keep it, and repent.

  therefore if you do not wake up, i will come like a thief, and you will not know at what hour i will come to you.. revelation 16:15.

  ("behold, i am coming like a thief.

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  Vidqun

  That's why it is absolutely criminal to suggest a date (day or year) for the end to come. It goes completely against the grain of what Jesus taught. No one knows the date, not the angels, not the Son, only the Father (Matt. 24:36). Furthermore, the analogy of the thief confirms this (Matt. 24:43, 44).
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  Was it ever written "with" a thief but changed to "as" a thief?

  by N.drew in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  revelation 3:3. so remember what you have received and heard; and keep it, and repent.

  therefore if you do not wake up, i will come like a thief, and you will not know at what hour i will come to you.. revelation 16:15.

  ("behold, i am coming like a thief.

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  Vidqun

  N.Drew, in each case the comparative particle hous is used with klepteis (thief), meaning “as” or “like.” BW classifies it a subordinating conjunction.

  1 . a comparative particle, marking the manner in which someth. proceeds, as, like (BDAG)
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  Where is Outlaw?

  by Iamallcool in

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  he is one of my favorite posters, i look him up from time to time.

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  Vidqun

  Outlaw is taking a holiday from JWN. During his sabbatical he is posting on a JWonly website under the pseudonym of Sheriff in order to keep the peace.
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  What happened to Rolf Furuli?

  by Vidqun in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  rolf seems to have disappeared from the face of the earth.

  he is not active on b-hebrew or other message boards anymore.

  i wrote to him with a query, and has not heard a thing.

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  Phizzy: I respect Rolf and his views" may I ask why ?

  I corresponded with him for a short while and he seemed sincere in his beliefs (if somewhat deluded by sticking to the WT version of events). A true scholar/scientist would have looked at the situation objectively, and reject that which contradicts. As we know there's a lot of contradictions in Watchtower theology. He did admit though, that there were some serious shortcomings with the WT view of Hebrew aspect/tense. Another thing that put me off was that he insisted that I buy his books, and at that stage I could not afford them. I never got into chronological discussions with him because I view them as being of secondary importance. Overall, he held some liberal views, e.g., encouraging secular education.
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  G-spot discovered

  by Vidqun in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  a doctor claims he has dissected the g-spot, proving that it exists.

  this is an area of female anatomy that has always fascinated me.

  being a student of anatomy (really), i made a study of it.. first of all, i'll relate an interesting anecdote in connection with a medical article, dealing with the subject.

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  Vidqun

  This is an article by an American gynecologist. He seems to have a vested interest in the subject. Seems as though the Italians are also quite knowledgeable in that area. Surprisingly, according to most sexologists, the jury seems to be out on the G-spot.

  The study in question, called G-Spot Anatomy: A New Discovery, appears in The Journal of Sexual Medicine and was conducted by Adam Ostrzenski, director of the Institute of Gynecology in St Petersburg. It claims to shed some real light on the existence of the G-spot, through dissection of a cadaver's vaginal wall. From New Scientist :

  "He found a clearly defined sac in a layer between the vagina and the urethra close to the perineal membrane. The sac was around 16 millimetres from the upper part of the urethral opening. At less than a centimetre long, it was positioned at a 35-degree angle to the urethra... Inside the sac Ostrzenski found a "worm-like" structure with three distinct regions that broadly "resemble erectile tissue – normally found in areas such as the clitoral body"."
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  G-spot discovered

  by Vidqun in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  a doctor claims he has dissected the g-spot, proving that it exists.

  this is an area of female anatomy that has always fascinated me.

  being a student of anatomy (really), i made a study of it.. first of all, i'll relate an interesting anecdote in connection with a medical article, dealing with the subject.

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  Vidqun

  What proved the connection between a primordial prostate and the G-spot for me, is female ejaculation in some women, which has been documented and demonstrated. The fluid of the ejaculate is similar to prostatic fluid.
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  G-spot discovered

  by Vidqun in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  a doctor claims he has dissected the g-spot, proving that it exists.

  this is an area of female anatomy that has always fascinated me.

  being a student of anatomy (really), i made a study of it.. first of all, i'll relate an interesting anecdote in connection with a medical article, dealing with the subject.

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  Vidqun

  If I remember correctly, the fetus becomes a female (in the physical sense), however genetically stays male (XY).
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  G-spot discovered

  by Vidqun in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  a doctor claims he has dissected the g-spot, proving that it exists.

  this is an area of female anatomy that has always fascinated me.

  being a student of anatomy (really), i made a study of it.. first of all, i'll relate an interesting anecdote in connection with a medical article, dealing with the subject.

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  Vidqun

  Knowledge is power, especially when one keeps the women folk happy. I think important to know for those involved in a relationship.
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  G-spot discovered

  by Vidqun in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  a doctor claims he has dissected the g-spot, proving that it exists.

  this is an area of female anatomy that has always fascinated me.

  being a student of anatomy (really), i made a study of it.. first of all, i'll relate an interesting anecdote in connection with a medical article, dealing with the subject.

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  Vidqun

  A doctor claims he has dissected the G-spot, proving that it exists. This is an area of female anatomy that has always fascinated me. Being a student of Anatomy (really), I made a study of it.

  First of all, I'll relate an interesting anecdote in connection with a medical article, dealing with the subject. I owned this very elaborate and graphic article on the G-spot. I showed this article to a Bethelite, and he insisted on taking it with him to Bethel. And that was where my medical journal disappeared. At the time, I thought it very unusual for something like that to be stolen in Bethel, but in hindsight I know now that there are at least as many wierdos and pervs in Bethel, as there are in the general population (if not more - the testosterone levels there must be sky-high).

  Back to the subject, in Embriology we learnt that the development of the male and female fetus run parallel, and at some stage the fetus differentiates into a male or female (if the testosterone supply is cut off in a male fetus it turns into a female, even with a Y-chromosome).

  Now according to my studies, the G-spot in the female is "a leftover" of the prostate. The reason why it is more prominent in some than others has to do with its development or lack thereof. So this new finding comes as a surprise. I thought the G-spot has been "proved" a long time ago. Perhaps our medical students and/or doctors have more up-to-date information on the subject.