Posts by Saintbertholdt

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Starlight in a Young Universe

by Perry in

the scientific method begins with a faith statement called a hypothesis, and then goes on to look for evidence, for or against support of the faith statement.. secular materialists often change their ideas on exactly how things have made themselves, but never whether they did.. the manifesto for this self imposed mental ban seems to be summed up by geneticist richard lewontin:.

‘our willingness to accept scientific claims that are against common sense is the key to an understanding of the real struggle between science and the supernatural.

we take the side of science in spite of the patent absurdity of some of its constructs, in spite of its failure to fulfill many of its extravagant promises of health and life, in spite of the tolerance of the scientific community for unsubstantiated just-so stories, because we have a prior commitment, a commitment to materialism.. it is not that the methods and institutions of science somehow compel us to accept a material explanation of the phenomenal world, but, on the contrary, that we are forced by our a priori adherence to material causes to create an apparatus of investigation and a set of concepts that produce material explanations, no matter how counter-intuitive, no matter how mystifying to the uninitiated.

Saintbertholdt

Hi there Perry,

You quoted an article called: DNA in Dinosaur Bones from the Institute for Creation Research. Early on in the article the author/s wrote: "Fossil experts have studied original dinosaur tissues and biochemicals for a long time. When tyrannosaur and hadrosaur bones from Montana were viewed under a microscope, they were found to harbor fresh-looking bone cells called osteocytes. Researchers even verified original—not mineralized—dinosaur proteins called collagen and elastin in 2009."

In 2014 she co-authored a paper called: Synchrotron Chemical and Structural Analysis of Tyrannosaurus rex Blood Vessels: The Contribution of Collagen Hypercrosslinking to Tissue Longevity

In the paper the researchers came to the following conclusions:

T-Rex tasted just like chicken. The collagen corresponded to the type found in chickens and so it strengthens the hypothesis that the therapod dinosaurs were the ancestors of birds.
They also concluded that what was thought initially to be red blood vessels turned out to be an Iron mineral (goethite).
Lastly this mineral was possibly responsible for the preservation of the collagen in the first place through two possible chemical pathways.

Footnote: Mary Schweitzer is an evangelical Christian.

Also see: God of the gaps

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Proof the earth can be flat

by slimboyfat in

"our perception of reality has more to do with what is going on in here (our brain) than what's going on out there (in the world).".

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03g221y.

is it a dark square or a light square?

Saintbertholdt

"Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away." - Philip K. Dick

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Office Jargon, drives me nuts

by punkofnice in

'granular' seems to be the latest buzz word going around my office.

previously it was 'appetite'.. abstract words that appear to be designed to make the person saying it appear powerful and part of the 'team'.. as lord sugar has observed before; why not just speak english and say what you mean.. office jargon really annoys me.

i had enough loaded language and jargon in the disgusting jw cult..

Saintbertholdt

Well you should cultivate an enthusiastic appetite for the unifying yet sometimes granular nature of corporate communication synergy. It is a fact that the tangential convergence of linguistic tendencies throughout the corporate structure energizes it, so that the focus can be reshifted to the underlying mission and vision driving the dynamic to the bleeding technological edge, resulting in greater economies of scale and gains for the investor, so much so that they can hardly count.

Talk at you later.

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You don't paint the rooms on the Titanic

by TTWSYF in

this was the line my nephew gave me regarding why jws don't give alms.

i had several rebuttals to give him, but didn't.

i was hoping for some comments from this board.

Saintbertholdt

Divergent,
Can a hungry person eat a Bible?

It would seem that you can:

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Is proselytizing less condescending when evolutionists do it?

by paul from cleveland in

is it just me?

Saintbertholdt

First it starts with evolution - next thing we know you'll be promoting science!!!

Look evolution is one thing, but promoting science is where I draw the line.

So go ahead, make my day...

Image result for dirty harry

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Is proselytizing less condescending when evolutionists do it?

by paul from cleveland in

is it just me?

Saintbertholdt

TheOldHippie,
Strange, the, that some of the foremost of them admit that if there is one thing they are, then it is being great story tellers.

There is nothing like a good story. And if it turns out to be true, Wow!

Now OldHippie, you promised the forum we'd all go the lake for the weekend and smoke some premo shit.

When are you going to deliver? I even bought a new bong.

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for those still interested in bible discussion check out this website

by nowwhat? in

http://www.discussthetruth.com/.

it's an objective forum in association with beroean pickets.

for those like me who are fed up with the organization but still believe in gods word.. snarky comments to follow!

Saintbertholdt

Oh I wont be snarky. Shame on you.

Its cool as long as the forum doesn't start to offer Bible studies.

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You don't paint the rooms on the Titanic

by TTWSYF in

this was the line my nephew gave me regarding why jws don't give alms.

i had several rebuttals to give him, but didn't.

i was hoping for some comments from this board.

Saintbertholdt

You don't paint the rooms on the Titanic

If this system is by analogy the Titanic and is sinking and everybody is therefore looking for a lifeboat, I guess.what he is saying is that we should support Elon Musk to settle on Mars, right? But instead you now have people on the deck of the Titanic preaching about the iceberg. And what about the band that played on the deck? Oh we have the pop-star Prince today, silly me.Well at least in 80 years time there will be a movie about the incident with stunning special effects, with a mediocre love story and a so so theme tune. Meh, I can wait for the movie... In the meantime I'm watching Space-ex vidoes on YouTube.

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The Deep Things of Jehovah(tm). What are they?

by punkofnice in

i just wondered.

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Saintbertholdt

The deep things of Jehovah (tm) (c) patent pending:

Spiritual paradise - You get to read magazines written at primary school reading levels with some ok photos and the odd nice picture of a kid with a panda in a garden. Oh there are also some animations, some are about ice cream money.

Sacred secret - You get to go door to door and sit at the literature cart while thinking about shopping.

Gifts in men - You get to listen to endless special needs talks given by these gifts in men on how the organization requires your financial assistance. You may perhaps even get to have your first sexual experience with one of these gifts in men.

Well that about covers it I think.

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How do you feel about the expression "The Truth"?

by stuckinarut2 in

jw
friends

it's amazing how the expression "the truth" has become such an ingrained term used by witnesses.. "we have 'the truth'".

"is he 'in the truth'?".

most here have found out so many facts about the organisation, and felt the effects of being "gut-punched" as we realised these facts.. so how do you feel about the expression "the truth" now?.

Saintbertholdt

How do you feel about the expression The Truth?

Well firstly you should use the correct spelling and pronunciation:

Its The Twuth and not The Truth, you know like Shibboleth vs. Sibboleth. These things are important.

So how do I feel about it? I don't know what The Twuth really means, but if there is such a thing it would seem that the Watchtower corporation is aiming for a point where its furthest from.