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  oldest known skulls of modern humans?

  by frogit in

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  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/2983300.stm

  if you missed the neanderthal tobic this might interest you.

  frogit

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  drwtsn32

  AiG's web site is rediculous and their answers for most things are far fetched. Regarding the flood, they claim that "if the earth's topology was leveled off, the water would cover the dry land." Perhaps that is true. But the topology is NOT flat. Also, Mt Everest did not exist until AFTER the flood? Hello? Plate techtonics are responsible for mountain ranges. The plates move very slowly; Mt Everest did not spring up only 4500 years ago! Of course that's not a problem for AiG to believe because they are young earth creationists.

  Most of their answers are speculatory at best. Their answers to some things are even crazier than JW beliefs. One of the craziest things I've read on their site is how "scientists explain evidences to fit their predetermined ideas." They next claim that they are absolutely confident that all evidence will match the "facts" in the Bible. Um, who now has a predetermined mold that they must fit all evidence into?

  Oh yeah, and the Grand Canyon took millions of years to form. It didn't happen in a matter of days from the flood.
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  oldest known skulls of modern humans?

  by frogit in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/2983300.stm

  if you missed the neanderthal tobic this might interest you.

  frogit

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  drwtsn32

  Concepts such as theistic evolution, local floods etc, are not compatible with a Biblical prespective.

  I couldn't agree more. That's why I no longer believe the bible to be true. At best it is filled with some good moral stories but they are only allegorical.

  If the flood really happened, why is there no hard evidence for it? Unless God hid all of the good evidence. Also, there is not enough water on the planet to cover the highest mountains.

  I agree that evolution is not compatible with the Bible's teaching of original sin from the first human pair. When I was still a JW and yet believed in evolution, I initially thought maybe God used evolution. But it's clear that it wouldn't have worked with the original sin concept.
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  Walking With Cavemen

  by Blueblades in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  cavemen evolve into homosapiens over a span of 3,500,000 years.. how is it that this statement is stated as fact?

  if it is proven as fact,then is the genesis account of creation false?.

  in order to believe it must one believe in evolution?.

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  drwtsn32

  ashitaka,

  When I was still a dub and struggling with the evolution/God thing, I read a book called "The Source." (I do not remember the author right now.) It was interesting to read this as a JW. The author believes in God, but shows how you cannot dismiss radiometric dating, the age of mankind, and even evolution. It does get a bit weird near the end when he discusses how me meshed the belief in God with the belief of evolution, but it was thought provoking nonetheless.

  My wife bought this for me in hopes that it would strengthen my faith in God, but it didn't work.
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  Walking With Cavemen

  by Blueblades in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  cavemen evolve into homosapiens over a span of 3,500,000 years.. how is it that this statement is stated as fact?

  if it is proven as fact,then is the genesis account of creation false?.

  in order to believe it must one believe in evolution?.

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  drwtsn32

  hominid...hom-i-nid...not "humanoid"

  You're right of course... I don't know what I was thinking. I will go sit in a corner.
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  Walking With Cavemen

  by Blueblades in

  1. jw
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  cavemen evolve into homosapiens over a span of 3,500,000 years.. how is it that this statement is stated as fact?

  if it is proven as fact,then is the genesis account of creation false?.

  in order to believe it must one believe in evolution?.

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  drwtsn32

  http://www.answersingenesis.org

  Ah, what a great place to go for accurate information. I looked at that site quite a bit when I was struggling with evolution and my JW faith. At least the JWs are not young earth creationists.
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  I need your help

  by SpiceItUp in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so the good news will start now...... some of you may remember that i stumped my mom http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/51940/1.ashx.

  anyway here is the update.

  i went on vacation but my mom to my knowledge did not pick up coc and read it.

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  drwtsn32

  Fantastic!!! I am hoping that some day I can reach my parents. Planting seeds of doubt must be done very, very carefully so as not to trigger their automatic defenses.

  Again, great news! We wish you success!
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  New World Translation Errors

  by ClassAvenger in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  hi guys, im on a time budget here.

  a jw friend of mine is trying to prove that i have a wrong, twisted bible full of errors and added scriptures.

  i have a king james bible, and he has the nwt of course.

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  drwtsn32

  Maybe you should ask your friend why, if the NWT is such a top notch translation, it is not viewed as such by any experts outside of the WTS?

  (If it *is* viewed as excellent by some experts, please let me know, but as far as I know there aren't any.)
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  Walking With Cavemen

  by Blueblades in

  1. jw
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  cavemen evolve into homosapiens over a span of 3,500,000 years.. how is it that this statement is stated as fact?

  if it is proven as fact,then is the genesis account of creation false?.

  in order to believe it must one believe in evolution?.

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  Abaddon, very well said!
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  Patriot Act reaches out and touches ME !!!

  by Amazing in

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  yes, folks ... i was shocked, horrified, and dumbfounded by what took place this evening.

  a chapter right out of george orwell's 1984 ... big brother listens in for quality assurance.

  even my radical right-wing conservative republican sensibilities were shaken to the ground.

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  drwtsn32

  Unfortunately, when drastic things happen (Sept 11) people are desperate to do anything to make sure it doesn't happen again. That law was snuck in when people were vulnerable.
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  As a loyal JW, what made you to start doubting the Watchtower ???

  by run dont walk in

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  i'm sure all of us were loyal at one time to the watchtower, believing in all of it.

  (some of us probaly hated it from day one as well but, ).

  what were some of the first things that happened or were said, that made you to start doubting it and beginning the loss of your loyalty to the organization ??????.

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  drwtsn32

  BTW, the entire process took a few years for me. It progressed (degressed?) from believing the JW's 100%, to thinking they were right about almost everything but might have a couple details wrong, to believing that God may have used evolution, to believing in God but not the bible, and finally to not believing in God or the bible.

  I basically questioned complex teachings first and went down to where I was questioning the most basic things (God, Bible).