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  Noah's Ark - Kentucky

  by BoogerMan in

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  regardless of belief/non-belief in the bible account, why is the ark nearly always depicted by both believers & non-believers as a huge boat, with a rounded hull & stern, and a tapered bow?

  https://arkencounter.com/ .

  the ark was crate shaped according to the measurements.

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  On the "crate" vs "boat" shape:

  This is an area where Evangelicals are right and JW's are wrong.

  Although the scales described in the Genesis story are unlikely, a boat shape is much more plausible. A rounded hull would absorb and spread out the force of impacts (i.e. waves) whereas a rectangular box would transmit those forces directly to the stress points (i.e. The corners)

  That's why a bowl is stronger than a box of the same material (Which is something that can be easily tested)
  

  We use width, height and depth to describe all manner of objects, from cars to trains, to airplanes, so there is really no reason to make that inference from the story to begin with.
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  Early Hominem. Neanderthals. Evolution.

  by solameguy12 in

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  so i grew up as a witness but i’m no longer active, i have some family that still practices very seriously.

  but i don’t want to ask them my question.

  but what does the bible and teaching’s of jw’s say about early hominids?

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  From left to right:

  1. A. afarensis

  2. A. africanus

  3. H. habilis

  4. H. erectus

  5. H. heidelbergensis

  6. H. neanderthalensis

  7. H. sapiens sapiens

  8. H. sapiens

  AFAIK, JW's would draw the line between ape and human pretty far to the left. --Probably between #2 & #3 or between #3 & #4
  
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  Nephilim...Only desired females

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

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  2. bible

  bible questions answered.

  who were the nephilim?.

  the bible account says that “the sons of the true god began to notice that the daughters of men were beautiful.” (genesis 6:2) those ‘sons of god’ were actually spirit creatures who rebelled against god when they “forsook their own proper dwelling place” in heaven, materialized human bodies, and “began taking as wives all whom they chose.”​—jude 6; genesis 6:2.. the hybrids born from this unnatural union were no ordinary children.

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  "Materialization" is closer to 20th century science fiction than anything the actual writers would have believed.

  --Not trying to be argumentative. It's just confusing when xjw's treat a JW belief as established science and then use it as a springboard for further reasoning.
  
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  Nephilim...Only desired females

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  bible questions answered.

  who were the nephilim?.

  the bible account says that “the sons of the true god began to notice that the daughters of men were beautiful.” (genesis 6:2) those ‘sons of god’ were actually spirit creatures who rebelled against god when they “forsook their own proper dwelling place” in heaven, materialized human bodies, and “began taking as wives all whom they chose.”​—jude 6; genesis 6:2.. the hybrids born from this unnatural union were no ordinary children.

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  Anachronism:

  The act of attributing a custom, event, belief or object to a period to which it does not belong.

  The JW distinction between spirit vs biological beings is a modern belief that isn't accepted by all Christian religions even today.
  
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  Nephilim...Only desired females

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  bible questions answered.

  who were the nephilim?.

  the bible account says that “the sons of the true god began to notice that the daughters of men were beautiful.” (genesis 6:2) those ‘sons of god’ were actually spirit creatures who rebelled against god when they “forsook their own proper dwelling place” in heaven, materialized human bodies, and “began taking as wives all whom they chose.”​—jude 6; genesis 6:2.. the hybrids born from this unnatural union were no ordinary children.

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  The Book of Jubilees claims the angels are circumcised. The JW view of non-corporeal, sexless entities is a modern innovation.
  
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  Something that bothers me personally

  by Blotty in

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  (i apologise if this is the wrong section for this - its the one i think suits best)this may sound really cliché (it does in my opinion) and a first world thing, but it bothers me someone can be like this and spout these "illogical" arguments (among others, which i will list as questions in the near future)i recently (as of 21/11/22) finished up a conversation with someone on a few things - i find one of their "implications" slightly concerning.. they wouldn't accept "evidence" from scholars who seemingly didn't agree with their standpoint which is interesting.

  i.e on the divine name, i listed scholars such as george howard - i got the answer "try a real scholar"or another example i cited beduhn as (in my opinion) he is easy to understand but then got told "he doesn't teach greek at a university so his opinion is not valid" - scholars may not cite beduhn, but from looking at other factors he really gets nothing wrong (linguistically)once again i apologise if this is wasting anyone's time.

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  If you have a basic understanding of a subject, then don't argue with those who don't.
  

  If you don't have a basic understanding of a subject, then don't argue at all.

  You can't argue trigonometry with someone who doesn't understand a right triangle and you can't argue translation with someone who is not familiar with both languages.
  

  -Not trying to be flippant and sorry if it sounds that way.
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  Impact of Death of Favorite Character

  by peacefulpete in

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  i'll assume we have all felt a jolt of loss when a favorite tv, movie or book character dies.

  when i watched the death of the incredible hulk tv movie after years of reading the comics and watch the tv show i was impacted.

  funny even today it just feels wrong.

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  Wasn't happy about the death of Paul Atreides (Dune) but I suppose I should have seen it coming.

  Two that really bothered me were the deaths of Bubba Blue and Freida Riley (Forest Gump & October Sky)
  
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  Who wrote the book of Hebrews?

  by Fisherman in

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  there are good reasons to belief that paul wrote hebrews.

  i am convinced he wrote it.

  is there any any convincing evidence or argument that can validate the belief?.

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  One of the things that makes writing styles distinctive is that the average person only uses about 1/4 to 1/3 of the words available in their language and this vocabulary varies from person to person to person.

  So when one book of the Bible contains approximately 150 words that aren't found in any other book, it is definitely a distinctive writing style.

  One can no doubt find ways to explain this discrepancy, but I would agree that dismissing what little evidence we have is not evidence in and of itself.
  
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  Who wrote the book of Hebrews?

  by Fisherman in

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  there are good reasons to belief that paul wrote hebrews.

  i am convinced he wrote it.

  is there any any convincing evidence or argument that can validate the belief?.

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  Paul generally made a point of naming himself as the author of the books he wrote, apparently because he was concerned about forgeries in his name. The writer of Hebrews does not name himself.
  

  Paul repeatedly states that he received the Gospel directly from Jesus himself, whereas the writer of Hebrews places himself one step lower in the chain, stating that he heard it from those who heard it from Jesus. (...ὑπὸ τῶν ἀκουσάντων)
  

  The writers of the NT were a mixed bag, with the writer of Revelation being barely literate, (At least in Greek) clear up to the writer of Hebrews, which is arguably the most sophisticated Greek in the NT. The writings that are definitely authored by Paul really aren't at this level.
  
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  Freemasons

  by UnDisfellowshipped in

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  i am posting this thread because i've seen some people ask "who are the freemasons?

  back a few years ago, i had never heard of the masons before.. then, i had some masons involved in my life, so i did a lot of research into them (at the library, on the internet, in books, testimony by former masons, etc.)..

  i will start a thread soon and post my beliefs and opinions on freemasonry.. here are a few things i have found in my research.. in a "well-ordered" masonic lodge, masons are allowed to believe in any god they want to, except jesus christ.. in fact, in a "well-ordered" masonic lodge, the name jesus christ should not even be mentioned.. that makes one wonder, doesn't it?.

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  Why not just reach and talk to your local Masons?

  Indeed