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Confusing Opinions with Facts
by cofty in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
in a discussion about the best flavour of ice cream everybody's opinion is equally valid.. in a discussion about the shape of the earth or the origin of species everybody's opinion is equally irrelevant.

only objective facts and evidence matter.. confusing these two categories is a common feature of conversations in this forum.

people deserve respect, errors do not..
Anders Andersen

There is a reason we're debating semantics about evolution here.
It's because there is no Theory of Divine Creation to discuss.
It's because there is no such thing as the Law of Prayer we can argue about
It's because God has never been observed.
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Confusing Opinions with Facts
by cofty in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
in a discussion about the best flavour of ice cream everybody's opinion is equally valid.. in a discussion about the shape of the earth or the origin of species everybody's opinion is equally irrelevant.

only objective facts and evidence matter.. confusing these two categories is a common feature of conversations in this forum.

people deserve respect, errors do not..
Anders Andersen

A good scientist should stay skeptical and curious about EVERYTHING.
And every scientist whose facts-based conclusion is not supported by Bronze Age writings is not skeptical and curious enough?
Using my cellphone, too lazy to paste all the links to actual sources but this should get you started: Evolution as a fact and theory: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolution_as_fact_and_theory?wprov=sfla1
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RC 2016 Leaks & Releases
by wifibandit in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
in an effort to reduce the number of posts, this year i will try to add links to this post.

now, on with the leaks & releases!

first up.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nzvwhflss4.
Anders Andersen

Note for the users that value their anonimity: make sure you first go to drive.google.com and log out before connecting to public Google Drive links...
Or use a Google account that is not connected to your real identity.
This is a general remark. I think WiFiBandit is cool :-)
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RC 2016 Leaks & Releases
by wifibandit in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
in an effort to reduce the number of posts, this year i will try to add links to this post.

now, on with the leaks & releases!

first up.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nzvwhflss4.
Anders Andersen

Thanks again WiFiBandit!
You saved us all a whole lot of work!
171
RC 2016 Leaks & Releases
by wifibandit in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
in an effort to reduce the number of posts, this year i will try to add links to this post.

now, on with the leaks & releases!

first up.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nzvwhflss4.
Anders Andersen

WTF who let that guy with the beard in Paradise? He is obviously an apostate!
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Evolution is a Fact #37 - Testicles
by cofty in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
take a look at the back of your tv/entertainment centre.

a mass of power and signal cables connect the various pieces of equipment in very specific ways.

imagine you wanted to switch the locations of your satellite receiver and your dvd player.
Anders Andersen

Reacting to some nonsense a couple posts back:
A scientific theory is a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world that is acquired through the scientific method and repeatedly tested and confirmed through observationand experimentation. Scientific theories are the most reliable, rigorous, and comprehensive form of scientific knowledge.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_theory?wprov=sfla1

If you can't even get that right, why bother joining the discussion?
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Evidence for a Young Earth
by Perry in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
for additional information:.

for additional information:.

for additional information:.
Anders Andersen

Perry, please accept the challenge even if it's just to shut Cofty up.
Oh wait. Now is the moment you normally abandon the thread because you know your position has no real foundation whatsoever.
And then in a couple of days you start a new thread spouting nonsense, unwilling to discuss beyond 'you're all wrong. I can't hear you LALALALALALALALALA'
[frustrated mode off]
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Evidence for a Young Earth
by Perry in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
for additional information:.

for additional information:.

for additional information:.
Anders Andersen

How is the average person supposed to know which half is true and which half isn't ?
Perry, are you being intellectually dishonest on purpose, or are you really clueless?
First you present 'research' that support your wring ideas. Then, when actual scientific research is presented that shows you wrong is, you suddenly say research can't be trusted? And you present research to prove research can't be trusted?
Don't you see the logical problem there?
Anyway, the article you linked to is research into the field of medicine. Do you have similar research that actually applies to the fields of biology, genetics, archeology and geology?
Did you hope we wouldn't notice the difference? Or didn't you notice the difference yourself?
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Evidence for a Young Earth
by Perry in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
for additional information:.

for additional information:.

for additional information:.
Anders Andersen

@LisaRose,
This. Yes.
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New DNA Study Confirms Noah
by notsurewheretogo in
1. watchtower
2. bible
http://www.icr.org/article/9325/.

amazing read...go on , have a laugh if you want to.. new dna study confirms noah.

by brian thomas, m.s.
Anders Andersen
For those who believe the Bible to be true:
The Bible is not evidence of anything. The Bible is a set of claims.
Just like any other writing.
Yes, even science books and research papers are just claims, not evidence!

So what is the big difference?
- The Bible leaves it at just claims. It presents no verifiable evidence to support the claims.
- Scientific writings present evidence: they point to verifiable processes, events, objects, phenomena to show the claims made are not just made up, but have a solid foundation.
Anyone who ever says "evidence found in the Bible" or "evidence found in this science book" doesn't understand the difference between a claim and evidence.
Example:
I write a (admittedly short) book. It says: "Send Anders Andersen all your money, and you'll live forever".
You might ask me: how do I know this to be true?
I answer you: Look, the evidence is here in my book! Can't you see?
You: Oh I see now. It's really true! Here's all my money! Yay, eternal life!