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  Want to know why people accept evolution ?

  by snare&racket in

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  do you have questions about or want to understand evolution?

  it is a difficult concept to communicate and so if it is not explained well , it is understandable that we would dismiss it.. i sincerely want to talk with people who want to learn more or see what all the fuss is about.

  we are all learning and increasing our knowledge all the time and it is good to go over facts with critical eye.. evolution we can discuss, looking at the foundational facts and evidence, one at a time for you to go and check, agree or disagree with and return.. no pressure to accept it, you can decide for yourself, also no mocking etc of what you have to say.. .

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  Cofty, thx for the details.

  Next thing on my list.... research porcupines...

  cha ching!
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  Want to know why people accept evolution ?

  by snare&racket in

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  do you have questions about or want to understand evolution?

  it is a difficult concept to communicate and so if it is not explained well , it is understandable that we would dismiss it.. i sincerely want to talk with people who want to learn more or see what all the fuss is about.

  we are all learning and increasing our knowledge all the time and it is good to go over facts with critical eye.. evolution we can discuss, looking at the foundational facts and evidence, one at a time for you to go and check, agree or disagree with and return.. no pressure to accept it, you can decide for yourself, also no mocking etc of what you have to say.. .

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  Wowzers and dowzers!

  Thx, TD & Cofty... and yes, I am having a bit of a fun day .. I am not trying to be mean... but still pondering..

  I guess I really wanted to ask those questions forEVer ;-)

  No, Cofty, I am not super duper educated, haven't read up on evolution to the max, but from the rules of nature that i see, I thought I was being logical.

  If I can, I'd like to ask you: Are you saying that everyone has the possibility of becoming an Ass? (haha) (Yes, just being 'ironic')

  But, seriously, I guess I'll have to study up on the possibilities of zygotes becoming anything they want to become. When I worked as a Teacher's Aide at a High School, the teacher had the kids make a 'gene chart' with possibilities of dog's tail length, eye color, fur, and leg length. The kids could only make 'dogs' within the gene codes of mom and daddy dog.. No exceptions. I do not understand how creatures can turn into other creatures if they are limited by their "genes."

  Aaaaaaannnddd, since you might be able to help me understand, Cofty, what about DNA? Chromosomes? and the "Periodic Table of the Elements"?? All of these things call for precision, order, and yes, design... Try making a chart yourself without any research, just start making things up, and you won't have 'order', predictability. Scientists knew that some of the elements existed before they were even discovered, simply because? yep, there HAD to be something between A B C and E F G. (I am not giving specifics, don't have too much time, but you are aware of what I am referring to, right?)

  Please go easy on me

  cha ching, pondererofpossibilitiesproponentoftruth
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  Want to know why people accept evolution ?

  by snare&racket in

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  do you have questions about or want to understand evolution?

  it is a difficult concept to communicate and so if it is not explained well , it is understandable that we would dismiss it.. i sincerely want to talk with people who want to learn more or see what all the fuss is about.

  we are all learning and increasing our knowledge all the time and it is good to go over facts with critical eye.. evolution we can discuss, looking at the foundational facts and evidence, one at a time for you to go and check, agree or disagree with and return.. no pressure to accept it, you can decide for yourself, also no mocking etc of what you have to say.. .

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  Wait a minute here.....

  Lion & Tiger... hmmmm "cat family"... that is realistic that they could breed...

  Same thing with Mule and Hinny... "horse family"

  Just because a line "ends," becomes 'sterile', 'drifts apart' does not automatically say "hey, they all came from one thing"

  In fact, to me, it means "less variety", they can only breed with those of their "family."

  No one has ever explained how a bear, raccoon, cat, whatever, can become a porcupine? hmm.... quillls, throwing them, etc. Ok, one piece of fur becomes a quill... Then, a million years later, another pice of fur becomes a quilll... then that family of "quill creatures" dies off... Start over... How many quills does a porcupine have? 30,000.

  Not that I believe in a "God" anymore, however, I do see evidence of design.... So, let's say I believe in "an inventor." Not that I have all the answers, nope... but I won't accept theories or guesses or assumptions or leaps in logic any, any, more. Science will be put to the test, taken to task, just like the WT.
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  The watchtowers biggest mistake

  by Truthexplorer in

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  the moment the leadership of the wt (a publishing company whose purpose was originally to produce pamphlets and books to edify christians) first made the claim to be gods sole channel of communication for dispensing biblical truth here on earth.

  that not so discreet assumption has now left them wide open to 'everything they teach as truth'.

  as a result, every time an error is exposed or a teaching is changed, their credibility will continue to be affected.

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  Interesting insight (and funny) TruthExplorer!

  lol, haha, so funny BandontheRun.. "If my neighbor made such a claim..."

  so true so funny so sad.
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  Jan 2014 WT study - more vomit

  by EndofMysteries in

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  articles such at "100 years of kingdom rule" in which jehovah has 'in a sense' begun ruling as king, and jesus in a sense was made king.

  even though the kingdom hasn't actually come.

  it's not clear if the 1,000 year reign has began or not, if so only 900 years left of jesus rule?

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  Never a jw Mark Twain was right when he said "There's three types of lies: Lies, damn lies, and the Watchtower statistics". I obviously slightly modified Twain's quote at the end.

  Haha! LUUUUUVVVV it! Gotta use it!

  End of mysteries:

  That's great isn't it? Either the WT can point out the TRUTH about that they were completely SURE what was going to happen in 1914 and see their socalled predictions were false, OR say they foretold 1914 years in advance, they had no idea what was going to happen, but they knew something was going to happen. EVERYBODY SIGN UP!!! Infact, I predict that tomorrow something is going to happen, I don't know what, but it is significant and if you turn on the news, you'll see it's true, something will happen!

  This is hilllaaarrrrious! So simple, so true.. Just say it out loud, and it is ridiculous!

  Aposta-Z, I loved your quote too! That lesson sounds exactly like the past charades and games they played & still do…

  Then measuring down the "Entrance Passage" from that point, to find the distance to the entrance of the "Pit," representing the great trouble and destruction with which this age is to close, when evil will be overthrown from power, we find it to be 3457 inches, symbolizing 3457 years from the above date, BC 1542. This calculation shows AD. 1915 as marking the beginning of the period of trouble; for 1542 years BC plus 1915 years AD. equals 3457 years. Thus the Pyramid witnesses that the close of 1914 will be the beginning of the time of trouble such as was not since there was a nation -- no, nor ever shall be afterward. And thus it will be noted that this "Witness" fully corroborates the' Bible testimony on this subject..."

  Anonymous: I agree… they are getting ready to use the new “Bethel” as proof of some kind of authority or sanction from god, just like the conventions (Wow! Seven of them!) in the early 1900s proved they were chosen by god.

  As mindnumbed put it “They have no accountability!”

  “Master Spin Doctors”indeed, Oubilette! Good description!

  thx for the laughs!
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  Im new and need help!

  by Batman89 in

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  hello everybody, before i begin i just wanna say that i have really found alot of great posts on here that have been helpful forme , theres definitely alot of brilliant people here!.

  i am a born in jw(24 years old) ive been baptized for 7 years and was a ministerial servant for 4 years(i am no longer one).

  recently me and my parents have have woken up to ttatt(about 2 months ago).

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  That is so true Batman!

  (what just kidding said is so true)

  We met a guy who had been "out" & DF'd for 20 years, but he kept feeling like he might need to come back, tho he never thought he would. So, he never got married, tho he wanted to, and had this circular reasoning for twenty years, never 'going' anywhere in his batmobile...

  Someone I know had nightmares about 'returning.' Nightmares that they would somehow be drug back into the religion, that his parents would return, and the nightmare would keep going... The WT digs deep into brains, making it hard for some to ever forget.

  Start anew with a freshoutlook...

  Give yourself a couple of years to get your head on straight, to know what you really desire, what you reallly think (your own thoughts, not WTBS) and just breathe....

  Life does go on, it changes, it gets better.

  :-)
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  Want to know why people accept evolution ?

  by snare&racket in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  do you have questions about or want to understand evolution?

  it is a difficult concept to communicate and so if it is not explained well , it is understandable that we would dismiss it.. i sincerely want to talk with people who want to learn more or see what all the fuss is about.

  we are all learning and increasing our knowledge all the time and it is good to go over facts with critical eye.. evolution we can discuss, looking at the foundational facts and evidence, one at a time for you to go and check, agree or disagree with and return.. no pressure to accept it, you can decide for yourself, also no mocking etc of what you have to say.. .

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  Am I free to join in toooooo?????

  OK, so, now we have turtles..

  http://www.asknature.org/strategy/f98e7a8e7a954bf5cb3240c74a60a5fe#.U0FT9yxOU1o

  "An alligator snapping turtle lies in wait for a passing fish, well camouflaged against the muddy river bed. Like all turtles and tortoises, it has no teeth, but its jaws are covered in a sharp-edged horny beak suitable for shearing flesh. On the floor of its mouth is a fleshy pink worm-like lure, which the turtle waggles to attract fish. Eager to seize the 'worm', a fish may swim right in the turtle's gaping mouth."

  How did THIS turtle "think" / "get" this worm tongue? Did he "need it"? No, there are lots of other turtles that "survive" w/o it.

  Once he "got" this 'worm tongue', he had to survive to pass it on to his kids... But maybe he didn't find a mate, and died off before he could, or maybe his gene pool did not let him pass this gene on, and his kids did not inherit it...

  How did he learn to use it? Did he even know he had it? and how did his kids learn?.... etc.

  Any ideas? Explanations?

  I would love to hear.......

  cha ching!
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  No more WWI veterans... Only 5 people born before Jan 1st 1900

  by ILoveTTATT in

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  we should keep watching this list: http://www.grg.org/adams/e.htm.

  this list shows the list of verified oldest people alive.

  technically, articles in the 1960's and even in the 1980's indicated that "this generation" meant people born before 1900.. 5 more people, and we can officially celebrate another failed wt prophecy.. when i was "in" i thought that the wwi veterans had to die.... they're all dead... all of them... not a single person on earth now can tell you what happened when they served in wwi.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/list_of_last_surviving_world_war_i_veterans_by_country.

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  NewYork44m & Blondie,

  I remember this too... I was like, "Hey, How can they just change this like that?!"

  Next thing I say is, "Well, no one knows the day and the hour, I will have more time to help people learn the truth"

  That is how cognitive dissonance & propaganda work.

  Very well......

  The WTBS is a finely tuned machine that knows what it is doing.
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  Im new and need help!

  by Batman89 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  hello everybody, before i begin i just wanna say that i have really found alot of great posts on here that have been helpful forme , theres definitely alot of brilliant people here!.

  i am a born in jw(24 years old) ive been baptized for 7 years and was a ministerial servant for 4 years(i am no longer one).

  recently me and my parents have have woken up to ttatt(about 2 months ago).

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  Dear Batman89....

  Remember when you were...10? 13? like any girls?

  Felt sad when they didn't want you? Then you became 16? 18?

  Other girls came along... The others faded...

  Once you move on without this girl, you WILL find another..

  24 / 25 is still young, surprise, surprise (wait until you are 50, 60, 70)

  There is a LOT to life left, LIVE it! EXPLORE it, ENJOY it!

  Get in your batmobile and gooooooo!!!!!!
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  First post after a year or two of lurking on this site-Sorry for the length!

  by Pattytheperfect1 in

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  not sure of the point of telling my story, but just got off the phone with my grandma and i am so angry, stressed and i don't know what else...i guess i just wanted to hear from someone other than my husband that i'm not crazy for my reaction to family interaction.. my condensed story gramatical errors and all :).

  father was a born in jw, mother was a convert.

  i was born the last of 3 siblings and shortly after my birth in 1981 my parents divorced.

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  Hi Patty! Good for you!

  Like 'nando said, and I agree, 'letting it out feels good'... frees the soul,

  and I was thinking the same thing Jgnat was: Just show up unexpectedly!

  (You should never have to spend another second with that terrible man!)

  Hugs to you! & hugs to your hubby who loves you ;-)

  Cha Ching!