part 1 - protein functional redundancypart 2 - dna functional redundancypart 3 - ervspart 4 - smelly genes.
in part 4 we saw that roughly half of the 800 genes in the human genome that code for olfactory receptors are broken remnants of our evolutionary history.
they were vital to our distant ancestors but in humans, as in our primate cousins they have been allowed to fall into disuse as our eyes became more important to our survival than our nose.
Evolution is a new and fascinating subject to me. I remember visiting the natural history museum in New York and not being able to explain away the skulls that clearly didnt belong to any modern human or gorilla or monkey.
Interesting article cofty. Thanks.
some years ago, i attended a jw wedding.
marriage speaker said something which changed my life for the better, and it helps me even now.
he told the couple: “the very make up of man and woman is such that conflicts can often arise between you.
Nothing you could have learned that is beneficial from being a JW that could not have been picked up in a 100 other places, books, TV show...
If you go to college, by the way, you learn public speaking as well.
I agree with you ttdtt. I think even if i wasnt raised a JW i would have studied the various belief systems out there anyway. And as for the public speaking, i think it just pushed me to do it at a relatively young age (10yo i think).
some years ago, i attended a jw wedding.
marriage speaker said something which changed my life for the better, and it helps me even now.
he told the couple: “the very make up of man and woman is such that conflicts can often arise between you.
The only positive thing from my JW upbrinding is that i have a very good bible knowledge. Of course i regard it all as fiction now.
And public speaking.
i want to share my story.
(might be a tad long).
i have no idea where i stand anymore regarding being a jw and where i stand in my marriage.. im 28 years old and the years are certainly ticking by.
what made you leave the organization?
Go to JWFacts.com and read Crises of Conscience by former Governing Body memeber Ray Franz. He was disfellowshipped for eating a meal with a disassociated person because they couldn't get him on anything scriptural.
Doesn't the Bible say his truth would be in the form of an organization?
No?
How else would the good news be preached?
Many religions preach. Not just JWs. Also, the message JWs are preaching is vastly different from what Jesus preached. 1914? Armageddon? Vegetarian Lions playing with a beach ball?
If you never had anything to begrudge about it why leave?
Because it's not true! And it's a very controlling religion to be in, having to seek the approval of elders and COs and made to feel guilty for normal human desires and goals.
But back to you... i can relate in some ways. I was in a loveless marriage for 7 years. Had one beautiful child. In my case, us splitting up was the best thing that ever happened. I felt zero loss or regret when she left me (for leaving the org). That's not the reaction of someone who love's his wife is it?
The memories you have of your ex are candy coated. Sure, i've never met him, but our brains work that way. They remember the lovely, warm fuzzy things of our ex's and diminish anything that was bad. If you did leave your husband and get back with this guy it wont really match up to the fantasy version you have in your mind. Im not going to tell you what to do but if this guy has moved on and with with someone and has kids, are you comfortable breaking that up?
hi guys.
sooner or later we're going to get a jw knocking on our door.
just like when we were jw's doing the knocking, it's good to have a question prepared to get them thinking about their own beliefs.
There isnt a single verse in the bible that condemns slavery. In fact, there are many saying it's ok to own a slave. With that in mind, if it were legal in this country to own slaves, could i own one and still become a JW?
was talking with a family member today and they said that there is something special going on at the kh this weekend.
any idea what it is?
they said that some kind of broadcast from bethel for everyone..
I know my congregation schedules one day a month to watch the Broadcast together. So the old biddy's and technophobes can get their fix of Steven Lett's rubber face.
october 2, 2017 to all bodies of elders in the united states branch territory re: contributions received at the 2017 annual meeting.
Wow.... just... wow....
It's on JW-Wayback.org in many languages.
Go to WT EX-TJ then RAYMOND FRANZ
http://library.jw-wayback.org/jw-wb/photos-pictures/people/guy%20pierce%20(1934-2014).pdf.
interesting to read his backstory.
a little sad that they refer to his first marriage as "guy married a woman with 2 children".
http://library.jw-wayback.org/jw-wb/Photos-Pictures/People/Guy%20PIERCe%20(1934-2014).pdf
Interesting to read his backstory. A little sad that they refer to his first marriage as "Guy married a woman with 2 children". Did she have a name?
http://jw-wayback.org/en/static1/library.
the owner has done an excellent job of scanning, downloading and making available pretty much everything watchtower ever did.. one to bookmark i think!.
http://jw-wayback.org/en/static1/library
The owner has done an excellent job of scanning, downloading and making available pretty much everything Watchtower ever did.
One to bookmark i think!
