Posts by jp1692

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Flat earth vs round earth
by Jrjw in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
my brother has been talking about the earth being flat and some big conspiracy going on to make people beieve otherwise.

what are people's thoughts on this?.
jp1692

Those other planets aren't mentioned in the bible ...
Oxygen isn’t mentioned in the Bible and yet you’re brother breathes.
The kind of ignorance and paranoia you describe is stunning for their depth and breadth, particularly in the face of centuries of evidence to the contrary. The paranoia you describe is particularly profound. The stubborn tenacity with which some people will cling to ridiculous ideas seems to know no bounds.
It’s simply ludicrous to believe an international conspiracy lasting thousands of years with no evidence at all to support it.
Ask you brother how the government(s) control the sun, moon, stars and other shiny objects in the sky that aren’t any of the above.
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The Scientific Method
by cofty in
1. social
2. humour
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jp1692

So which new theories have science come up within the past decades?
Epigenetics.
Google it.
Then google “latest scientific discoveries” and prepare to have more then you’ll ever be able to read.
Seriously. What’s with the anti-science bias?
You might as well get out a horoscope, Ouija board, crystal ball and a lucky rabbit’s foot and consult them with your questions.
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Flat earth vs round earth
by Jrjw in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
my brother has been talking about the earth being flat and some big conspiracy going on to make people beieve otherwise.

what are people's thoughts on this?.
jp1692
Can a flat Earther please explain the difference between the _____________ in (say) the U.K. and New Zealand? (Northern and Southern hemispheres)
- Time zones?
- Seasons?
Can a flat Earther please explain the _____________:
- Lunar phases?
- Eclipses, lunar and solar?
- Retrograde motion of Mars?
- Daily tides?
- Geostationary/geosynchronous satellites: why don’t they fall out of the sky?
Seriously, believing in a flat earth in this day and age is just so completely, fucking stupid it defies description!
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Charging $150 To Tell Your Stories
by Bangalore in
1. jw
2. friends
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/how-to-escape-from-jehovah-s-witnesses-religion#/.

for $150: collaboration with the backer so that their story of successfully escaping an abusive belief system (300 words max) features along with others in the final pages of how to escape from jehovah's witnesses.

the text will be written by the author but will include a minimum of one quote worded by the backer.
jp1692

It’s really not nice to make fun of Lloyd this way.
C’mon, you’re talking about the man he loves!
315
Flat earth vs round earth
by Jrjw in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
my brother has been talking about the earth being flat and some big conspiracy going on to make people beieve otherwise.

what are people's thoughts on this?.
jp1692
315
Flat earth vs round earth
by Jrjw in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
my brother has been talking about the earth being flat and some big conspiracy going on to make people beieve otherwise.

what are people's thoughts on this?.
jp1692
315
Flat earth vs round earth
by Jrjw in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
my brother has been talking about the earth being flat and some big conspiracy going on to make people beieve otherwise.

what are people's thoughts on this?.
jp1692
315
Flat earth vs round earth
by Jrjw in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
my brother has been talking about the earth being flat and some big conspiracy going on to make people beieve otherwise.

what are people's thoughts on this?.
jp1692
315
Flat earth vs round earth
by Jrjw in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
my brother has been talking about the earth being flat and some big conspiracy going on to make people beieve otherwise.

what are people's thoughts on this?.
jp1692
Here's a cool, on-topic article by Ian Whittaker, Nottingham Trent University (November 29, 2017):
- Even a Kid Can Prove the Earth Is Round: Here's How
He includes a bit o' history of science for context and then proceeds to deliver the titled thesis.
Thank you Ian!
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Charging $150 To Tell Your Stories
by Bangalore in
1. jw
2. friends
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/how-to-escape-from-jehovah-s-witnesses-religion#/.

for $150: collaboration with the backer so that their story of successfully escaping an abusive belief system (300 words max) features along with others in the final pages of how to escape from jehovah's witnesses.

the text will be written by the author but will include a minimum of one quote worded by the backer.
jp1692

According to Lloyd himself, copyrights can only be breached if you are selling it for profit.
This is not correct.
That's like saying it's okay for me to take someone else's personal belongings and give them away just as long as I don't sell them for a profit. Most people are smart enough to recognize this is stealing!
Theft is theft. What a thief does after they take something that doesn't belong to them changes nothing.
The intricacies of copyright law can be complex and difficult for non-attorneys to comprehend, but the basic principles are simple: If it's not yours, you cannot redistribute it in any way, shape or form. Whether or not money is involved in the transaction is frankly irrelevant.
I've come to believe that most people that claim they don't understand copyright law are dishonest and just want to violate it.
Interestingly, as with Mr. Evans currently, when it comes to their own copyrights those same people suddenly become "experts" on the subject.