Posts by GrreatTeacher

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A State of Emergency has been declared

by Bungi Bill in

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everybody here right now is busy "battening down the hatches" as they wait for the approach of a tropical cyclone.

a state of emergency has been declared in the district - the second one in as many weeks.

(the floodwaters from the tropical cyclone that hit just last week have still not drained away).. so far, the biggest hazard looks like it will be the storm surges from the ocean, and people living in some exposed coastal areas have already been evacuated.

GrreatTeacher

Glad you're okay. Cyclones are dangerous and can be unpredictable even if you know they're headed generally in your direction. Should you get that emergency bag with passports, medications and insurance documents ready? Or should you just go to bed and hope it blows over? Sometimes it's hard to decide.

The last big hurricane that came our way dropped a tree on our roof. Others have just been a question of whether the power go out and cut off the sump pump and flood our crawlspace. Oh, yeah, and we'll have no internet and air air-conditioning, either!

Hey, it's a great time to be a utility worker. I'm sure they are making some great overtime right now!

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UK number plate

by stan livedeath in

here in the uk--private--or personal- car registration plates are popular.. heres one i photo'd tonight.. .

GrreatTeacher

Meow

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Mathematically Measuring Evolution.

by towerwatchman in

mathematically measuring evolution.. when judging relationships in terms of morphological characteristics we will always be bound by the subjective.

morphologically one cannot exactly measure the distance between two organisms strictly in mathematical terms.

using the standard method of taxonomy we cannot quantify the difference between a horse and a mouse, or know which is closer mouse to cat, or mouse to fish.

GrreatTeacher

"See the troll in its natural habitat: the internet forum."

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Man answers the door naked when JW's appear..

by James Mixon in

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http;www.worlstarhipop.com/videos/video.php?v=wshhmg115hx2qp8inyuo.went too far, man answers the door naked when jw's appear..https//www.youtube.com/watch?v=akj2w94el_a...oh hell search, went to far, man answers the door naked when jw's appear, a young black male......it was e-mail to me and i'am using the same address but not working for me,hopefully you will find it.

a young jw child was present, not good.......

GrreatTeacher

Yup. Happened to me when I was about 9. The sister I was with hastily put her hands over my eyes.

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Long article, but it explains a lot of things

by JeffT in

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i found this the other day, and read it last night.

i think it explains a lot of what is going on in both american politics and many religions around the world.

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/03/this-article-wont-change-your-mind/519093/?utm_source=feed.

GrreatTeacher

I liked this article. It'll take another read-through, but it's very interesting.

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Have You Found Your Place in the World?

by Rainbow_Troll in

we were all told when we were in the watchtower that we should be grateful to be part of such a loving family.

we were told that just beyond the superficial glamour of the world was a quagmire of despair, emptiness and pain waiting to suck us in.

obviously, we took that part with a mountain of salt or we wouldn't be here today.

GrreatTeacher

Eh, finding a community that shares your values is overrated.

Yeah, young people do drugs and screw up relationships. They're inexperienced.

I'm over 40 and now most of the people I know don't do drugs, are in stable relationships, are homeowners and are raising lovely children.

Most of them were also stupid and did stupid things when they were young.

You, yourself is the only one you can count on to make good choices that will put you on the path to a fulfilling life.

I do hope you can believe that your social milieu is not the only one out there, and you have the ability to trade up. But, you've got to do it alone.

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Mathematically Measuring Evolution.

by towerwatchman in

mathematically measuring evolution.. when judging relationships in terms of morphological characteristics we will always be bound by the subjective.

morphologically one cannot exactly measure the distance between two organisms strictly in mathematical terms.

using the standard method of taxonomy we cannot quantify the difference between a horse and a mouse, or know which is closer mouse to cat, or mouse to fish.

GrreatTeacher

"All you have is a fish with 5 bones."

Exactly. No animal is ever more than it is in that moment.

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Mathematically Measuring Evolution.

by towerwatchman in

mathematically measuring evolution.. when judging relationships in terms of morphological characteristics we will always be bound by the subjective.

morphologically one cannot exactly measure the distance between two organisms strictly in mathematical terms.

using the standard method of taxonomy we cannot quantify the difference between a horse and a mouse, or know which is closer mouse to cat, or mouse to fish.

GrreatTeacher

Nope, what you are doing is changing the subject.

You started the discussion on the subject of evolution, and now you are changing it to abiogenesis.

Stick with your own thesis.

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Mathematically Measuring Evolution.

by towerwatchman in

mathematically measuring evolution.. when judging relationships in terms of morphological characteristics we will always be bound by the subjective.

morphologically one cannot exactly measure the distance between two organisms strictly in mathematical terms.

using the standard method of taxonomy we cannot quantify the difference between a horse and a mouse, or know which is closer mouse to cat, or mouse to fish.

GrreatTeacher

Eusthenopteron is a very cool fossil. I showed my class a picture of a Coelocanth fossil that had front fins that had 5 bones similar to hand bones. Very cool.

What really blew my kids away was when I told them that these creatures still exist! An organism that shows transitional features and has happened to live in the west Indian Ocean off the east coast of Africa for millions of years. It hasn't evolved further because it hasn't had to. It's suited for its environment. Had the environment changed, it would have had to adapt or die. But, the ocean environment has been very similar for millions of years.

That's the interesting thing and what a lot of people misunderstand: if an animal is suited to its environment, the environment doesnt change, and no mutations pop up that are useful for survival, the species survives as is.

If the environment changes, then the organism can either benefit from mutations that may provide a useful advantage in survival, or, if there are no helpful mutations, it dies. It either ADAPTS or DIES. So many have died and are now extinct. Only the fittest survive to reproduce.

Lovely work, Cofty.

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Ranting

by FedUpJW in

please excuse me for long-winded ranting.

i know, as do most of us here that "love" is not something that the jdub's are known for except in their deluded, feeble minds.. i can handle their hypocrisy when it is directed at me, but when it is aimed at family who for decades have genuinely been the type of jw that the watchtower presents to the public, and when it is motivated by pure hate, then i get pissed!.

my mother was dunked in the 1940's and my father in the 1950's.

GrreatTeacher

The problem with a works based religion is that you can never stop working and retire.

This is a problem when you physically can no longer keep up and have to "retire."

In the world, when you retire, you get a pension.

In the JWs, you get insults and contempt for being so "weak" as to actually age, get sick, slow down and become unable to participate.