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  How to Argue for Creationism

  by cofty in

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  all creationist arguments follow an identical pattern.. first a quick way to remember the format - 'complexity, complexity, complexity; therefore god'.. now a more detailed guide to formulating an argument.. identify some complex feature of the natural world.

  a quick google search or nature documentary will quickly provide inspiration.

  creationist websites have hundreds of them you can copy-paste without attribution.. do no research at all on what is currently known about the evolutionary history of this feature.

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  pale.emperor

  My favorite creationist arguments include:

  If we came from monkeys, why do we still have monkeys?

  If you put all the components of an iPhone into a blender and switch it on, it's not going to make an iPhone

  If you were walking along a beach and found a slab of stone that had JOHN JONES WAS HERE 1892 you wouldn't say that it was carved in there by natural occurrence or by chance.

  Science has been wrong before.

  Isaac Newton believed in God!

  But it's only a theory.

  Oh, yeah, i suppose it "just happened"?

  I do believe in science... and God is the greatest scientist.

  There are laws of thermodynamics, laws of physics, laws of gravity... so who put those laws in place?

  Annoying isnt it?
  
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  New Member Of The Governing Body 24 Jan 2018

  by pale.emperor in

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  just seen this announced on reddit:.

  ken cook was announced today at morning worship as the new member of the governing body.

  i dont recall him from the broadcasts, but he was formally a helper on the writing committee as per https://www.jw.org/en/jehovahs-witnesses/faq/governing-body/.

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  They are making assumptions about his character over at jwtalk, just from looking at his picture:

  

  Thats The Halo Effect in action right there. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halo_effect

  This guy looks so kind and understanding too:

  
  
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  Pillowgate - John Cedars

  by CitizenofEarth in

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  is this true?

  is this really true?!.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qirjv48c55m.

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  I couldn't resist:

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdRbJcl8H-w&feature=youtu.be
  
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  Pillowgate - John Cedars

  by CitizenofEarth in

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  is this true?

  is this really true?!.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qirjv48c55m.

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  I don't know how Lloyd Evans gets these vids, id love to do a rebuttal on it too.

  The tight pants even got a mention. Tony is likely the instigator for this brilliant video. I notice no GB member had the balls to present this topic.

  So the Watchtower has now banned beards, tight pants, certain sleeping positions, sitting on a bethel boys lap and humping sheets.

  Fuck, I would make a terrible JW if I went back. There's nothing I like more than sitting on a boys lap with a pillow between my legs while we engage in skinless pornea.
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  New Member Of The Governing Body 24 Jan 2018

  by pale.emperor in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  just seen this announced on reddit:.

  ken cook was announced today at morning worship as the new member of the governing body.

  i dont recall him from the broadcasts, but he was formally a helper on the writing committee as per https://www.jw.org/en/jehovahs-witnesses/faq/governing-body/.

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  Hang on a minute.... some JWs actually bought that overlapping generation crap?!!!!

  
  
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  New Member Of The Governing Body 24 Jan 2018

  by pale.emperor in

  1. watchtower
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  just seen this announced on reddit:.

  ken cook was announced today at morning worship as the new member of the governing body.

  i dont recall him from the broadcasts, but he was formally a helper on the writing committee as per https://www.jw.org/en/jehovahs-witnesses/faq/governing-body/.

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  No more magnificent seven
  

  Allow me to be the first to coin this term...

  

  I take credit for this new name guys.
  
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  The "Imperfect Men" Argument

  by steve2 in

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  one of the most common "defences" of jw organization is that "the brothers" are imperfect yet still strive to follow god's word.

  "sure, they make mistakes," so the argument goes, "but so did god's people in the past, including in bible times.

  " the key point is their readiness to keep studying god's word and learning from their mistakes.".

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  You know who else are "imperfect men, sincere in their study of the bible?"

  The Pope

  The Archbishop of Canterbury

  Thomas S Monson (Mormon president)

  St.Jerome (translated the bible into Latin)

  Martin Luther

  Yet, if we dared to follow what these men say/said we'd be out on our ear. We're supposed to follow "the best imperfect organization on earth".
  
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  New Member Of The Governing Body 24 Jan 2018

  by pale.emperor in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  just seen this announced on reddit:.

  ken cook was announced today at morning worship as the new member of the governing body.

  i dont recall him from the broadcasts, but he was formally a helper on the writing committee as per https://www.jw.org/en/jehovahs-witnesses/faq/governing-body/.

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  Part of me wishes that while i was in i should have claimed to be anointed and watch what happens. I was always the bible scholar. The stand-in talk guy when a speaker didnt turn up, i did talks because i actually liked doing them.
  

  Should have claimed to be anointed. The elders would hate me for it.
  
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  New Member Of The Governing Body 24 Jan 2018

  by pale.emperor in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  just seen this announced on reddit:.

  ken cook was announced today at morning worship as the new member of the governing body.

  i dont recall him from the broadcasts, but he was formally a helper on the writing committee as per https://www.jw.org/en/jehovahs-witnesses/faq/governing-body/.

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  Another perk for the Cooks is that now they get to travel anywhere they want to in the world, with first class air and 5 star accommodations, for "theocratic" activities.

  I wonder why Tony Morris wanted to give a talk in Trinidad? I hear the climate is lovely over there.

  Meanwhile, the poor brothers in Russia are having meetings in secret with digital publications downloaded off the internet. No GB member planning a visit? No? Oh, yeah, "we're with you in spirit brothers".

  Was it Paul who was beaten up and thrown out of the city gates? And then returned years later and preached again? The GB should take a leaf out of his book.
  
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  New Member Of The Governing Body 24 Jan 2018

  by pale.emperor in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  just seen this announced on reddit:.

  ken cook was announced today at morning worship as the new member of the governing body.

  i dont recall him from the broadcasts, but he was formally a helper on the writing committee as per https://www.jw.org/en/jehovahs-witnesses/faq/governing-body/.

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  From Darkspilvers thread:

  One brother I know well was "anointed" at Wallkill, while sitting at this desk, three or four years ago. He was in his early 50's at the time.

  Anointed at his desk. The poor cleaner.

  Does this mean Mr and Mrs Cook get upgraded to a penthouse suite like the Letts and the Morris's?