Posts by tornapart

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Evolution Gap - Where's the Fur?

by shadow in

evolution paints human ancestors covered with fur.

fur has several benefits as stated by britannica "the pelts of fur-bearing animals are called true furs when they consist of two elements: a dense undercoat, called ground hair, and longer hairs, extending beyond that layer, called guard hair.

the principal function of ground hair is to maintain the animal’s body temperature; that of guard hair is to protect the underlying fur and skin and to shed rain or snow.".

tornapart

The answers may explain why humans lost their fur in hot places like Africa but doesn't explain why they didn't grow it back again once they reached the Arctic. Most mammals have either thick fur of lots of blubber. Humans have neither. Without clothes they'd die of hypothermia.

And Ruby has a point.. that article of Cofty's is full of.. 'our model' 'we suggest' 'maybe' 'we postulate' 'a good case can be made' 'our revised model' 'we believe' 'we assume' .... they are not actually saying that these are all facts, they are 'assuming', 'predicting', conducting an experiment.

Sounds a bit like WTs 'evidently'.

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Evolution Gap - Where's the Fur?

by shadow in

evolution paints human ancestors covered with fur.

fur has several benefits as stated by britannica "the pelts of fur-bearing animals are called true furs when they consist of two elements: a dense undercoat, called ground hair, and longer hairs, extending beyond that layer, called guard hair.

the principal function of ground hair is to maintain the animal’s body temperature; that of guard hair is to protect the underlying fur and skin and to shed rain or snow.".

tornapart

Must be because we became so intelligent we didn't need our own fur... we could make clothes out of other animal's fur/wool...

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My heart's not in it

by What is Truth? in

jw
friends

you know how when your asked to talk about something your not interested in how annoying it is, or difficult to debate something from the opposite side of your view.

after learning ttatt i've come to regard the nonsense the org spouts as quite evil then to have to give parts about how great it is makes me hate it that much more.. story aside, what might you say to the elders to get them to dismiss it or get off your back if you told them your heart's not in it any more?.

not the obvious it's a stupid hypocritical cult that needs to be wiped from the face of the earth..

tornapart

It's sad isn't it that as full grown adults who are volunteering their time to do something (like give a talk) cannot say they don't want to do it anymore without having to make up a load of stories and excuses as to why they don't. We've all been there, some have the courage to just walk away, for others it's so much harder. This is what it is to be in a cult... you have no freedom or choice like normal people do.

Tell yourself you have the right to choose what you do and don't do in your life and that you don't owe anyone a reason or explanation. It's very freeing!

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Amazing Kingdom Hall transformation

by Esse quam videri in

so, on tues august 2/16 i happen to be driving down westminster highway in richmond, b.c.

[a suburb of vancouver] and notice activity at the kingdom hall at shell ave. hmm, i say to myself, they must be having a 'work bee' or some such thing.

i continue on to work.

tornapart

Just had a look on google street view, going by your directions and it shows in July 2015 a large sign outside with 'Development variance permit application' written on it, so maybe they are just building a new KH? This happened to the one in our area, they knocked it down as it needed a lot of renovation and was too costly, so they started from scratch.

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GB wives, what do they do all day. Are they divas, b%*$hes, or other?

by aintenoughwiskey in

i was wondering what encounters others have had with the wives of bethel big shots?.

tornapart

There's a good video on youtube on the channel of Susan Gaskin... look for 'interview with former Bethelite'. She knew GB wives and tells one or two stories.

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ISIS Want to Clear up Why They Do Terrorism

by cofty in

every time isis commit one of their atrocities, well-meaning folks mumble self-loathing apologies on behalf of "the west".

noam chomsky and his sort lead a chorus of masochistic confessions.

apparently everybody is to blame for islamic terrorism (according to bill nye global warming causes isis) - apart from islamic terrorists of course.

tornapart

They say they commit terrorism because 'you are disbelievers'. if this is their reason then why are many of their targets fellow muslims? What about the atrocities they committed in Kabul and Baghdad recently? Are shiah muslims not believers in their eyes? What about the ISIS attack at Mecca, supposedly their Holy City, back in May? Also the number of lone wolf attackers such as the one in Nice, aren't even practicing muslims, doing many things condemned in the Quran. Many 'non-believers' probably live more moral lives than they do. What they have to say as to their reasons is just a cover for their violent tendencies and desire for destruction. Their real reason is that they want control and power over as many people as they can and will use any kind of fear, terror, destruction, hatred and violence to get it.

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Recent mistakes of the Governing Body contributing to the decline of JWs

by slimboyfat in

they have made so many strategical mistakes it's hard to keep track.

some changes within the last decade or so that are contributing to declining numbers of jws:.

1. elimination of book study groups, the most informal, enjoyable and sociable of the jw meetings, contributed to loss of sense of community among jws.. 2. policy of consolidating kingdom halls.

tornapart

Elderly ones having to buy 'tablets' and not understanding how they work, those that don't, feeling left behind.

Older COs being made redundant, and leaving them feeling exactly that!

The big Bethelite clearout. Nothing like being kicked out on the street with no money, job or home to make you 'wake up'.

The wacky broadcasts, that although may appeal to the die-hards, for anyone with a few doubts, it'll just add a few more.. then a few more...

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How to Fade - The Basics!

by The Searcher in

jw
friends

this really works.

i've already applied the basics of this with one elder who "offered" us a shepherding visit.

we've been totally ignored since!!!

tornapart

It's worked well for me... my elder husband has told the other elders that I have issues and doubts but I don't want to talk about it. They've not tried anything. Maybe my husband is my 'firewall'!

I went to the meeting the other day, first time in a couple of months and an old friend came and talked to me. She was my pioneer partner decades earlier who had moved elsewhere but was now back in the congregation for a while and she said she'd not seen me on her visits. I told her I don't go much anymore and she asked me why. I told her I had my reasons but didn't want to talk about it. She was fine with it, she thought it was sad but never said anything more about it. It really doesn't matter who wants to know the 'whys', if you don't want them to know, then don't tell them! Be firm that it is your business and not theirs.

I've been fading for five years now and not had any problems at all. It takes patience and self-control (not spilling the beans!) but it's worth it when you can keep your family and close friends and even be on speaking terms with everyone else.

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Racial Insensitivity

by Coded Logic in

"blue" lives matter!

- sheriff david clarke at the rnc.

this bs really makes my blood boil.

tornapart

Would be good if more could happen as in Wichita Kansas where the police and the community got together

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Things I remember growing up in the 70s

by The Rebel in

jw
friends

i remember sitting on my daddy's lap and driving an imaginary car, i also remember sitting on my mummies lap on the front seat, without a seat belt whilst my dad drove a real car.

i remember we bought fish and chips from the chippy wrapped in yesterday's newspapers.

i remember bouncing up and down on my space hopper in the garden.

tornapart

Rebel, you can't beat fish and chips wrapped in newspaper can you? Today's are not the same!

Some of my memories...collecting as many creepy crawlies from the garden as I could and putting them all in a jar and getting bitten by a centipede. Even though I was a 'girly' girl, insects and other creatures fascinated me.

My dad's cars (always bangers) never failed to pack up when going on a long trip and being stuck by the side of the road for hours while he (or more likely a mechanically minded friend) fixed it.

Teasing a little boy and pinching his schoolcap (they wore them back then) and flinging it into the older children's playground so he couldn't get it. (my way of showing I liked him... I was only five) and one day his mum finding me and giving me a good ticking off. I never did it again!

The first episodes of Corrie in B&W... I've watched it ever since! Elsie Tanner and Ena Sharples...