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  The Origin-of-Life Foundation, Inc. The Secret $1,000,000 Prize

  by Deputy Dog in

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  from http://www.scienceagainstevolution.org/v9i11f.htm

  the secret $1,000,000 prize

  one of the best kept secrets of science is the origin of life prize sponsored by the origin of life foundation, inc. when we first ran across their web site (www.lifeorigin.org), we thought that the offer of one million dollars to anyone who could propose a plausible theory for the origin of life was just a slick creationist trick for showing that the emperor had no clothes.

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  slacker911

  Good to see you here too; now go to your room, you've been a naughty boy poor hooby-wooby got a boo-boo.

  One of the most wonderful things about people of such a mindset is that they set themselves up to be ridiculed by their own actions. It's almost enough to restore one's faith in human nature.

  Reminds me of weebles, those little egg-shaped toy people that don't fall over. It's not like the fact it keeps on popping back up no matter how hard it gets whacked means it is tough or smart; it's a senseless lump of plastic.

  But, as has been pointed out, more people get a grounding in why Creationism is ignorant supersticious nonsense from threads like this than would otherwise happen. We could write posts about evolutionary biology all day that wouldn't appeal to those most in need of the information they contained.

  Hooberus and those like him unwittingly provide fantastic opportunities to correct the misconceptions about and distortions of evolutionary biology such vulnerable ones have, as they are more likely to be attracted to threads defending what they have been conditioned to believe.

  I firmly believe most realise through such discussions just how wrong and deceptive the arguments used by Creationists and ID-ots are. It's just a tad amusing that Creationists et. al don't realise the best thing they could do is avoid such discussions, as they are entirely counter-productive to their goals.
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  Measuring your spirituality

  by architect in

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  where in the scriptures do we find that a persons spirituality is judged by how many meetings, how many field service hours and comments one makes?

  (this is practiced in the congregations in case you didnt know)

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  steve2

  I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought of something like that as a reply... I was going for '12 inches of throbbing spirituality', but decided against it as it sounds like something off a Dubbie MySpace profile...
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  The Origin-of-Life Foundation, Inc. The Secret $1,000,000 Prize

  by Deputy Dog in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  from http://www.scienceagainstevolution.org/v9i11f.htm

  the secret $1,000,000 prize

  one of the best kept secrets of science is the origin of life prize sponsored by the origin of life foundation, inc. when we first ran across their web site (www.lifeorigin.org), we thought that the offer of one million dollars to anyone who could propose a plausible theory for the origin of life was just a slick creationist trick for showing that the emperor had no clothes.

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  I'll listen to those worshipping their literal interpretation of accounts written by Bronze Age pastoralists (that modern science falsifies) chuntering on about abiogenesis with considerably more interest after they present a theory of abiogodesis that doesn't involve unprovable assertions (god is outside this Universe and the laws don't apply/god has always been here and had no beginning).

  Without a theory to validate their own beliefs they act as if the lack of a definitive theory of abiogenesis actually means their beliefs are correct. It is idiotically simplistic thinking, and is identical in its validity to the beliefs held by those religionists who still worship rocks and put bones through their noses.

  hooberus, you are accused by myself and others of using this board to try and get to those recovering from a cult before they have developed the thinking skills to see that you are merely another species of cultist on a recruitment drive, and now want moderator protection for your modus operandi. This is not an insult, it is demonstrable fact using your own posts.

  By your endorsement of cult recruitment websites, you obviously support the vastly inflated salaries paid to their executives in comparison to comparable charities, and yet whilst supporting such profiteering using poor science and omission of facts as tools to deceive, you get snitty if your actions are referred to in the language they deserve. This is not an insult, it is demonstrable fact using your own posts.

  Your morals are severely screwed up; shame on you. If selling drugs within so many yards of a school is wronger than selling it away from a school, your actions are clearly more contemptible than innocent debate as you have an active agenda targeting the vulnerable carried out in a locale of little direct relevance to your own life.

  Call the disgusting thing by it's name I say.
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  Confession me reply to your message RE Richie

  by Beep,Beep in

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  i do not agree with your reading of "policy".

  i base this on personal experience on a couple of fronts.

  1. i have yet to come across a single verifiable of a cover up.

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  Ditto to the comment's that the poster is showing classical black-white thinking;

  About stealing, maybe I'm a victim of my upbringing

  You got that right.

  but I do not believe it is acceptable to steal even to feed your family. There are other, legal ways to do so. I don't accept that there is no other way.

  Outside of blinkered thinking one can easily see some people do encounter situations where there only way to feed their family is theft, even if you are in a place where this is not a likely eventuality due to the existence of various charities et.al. Other people aren't so lucky, but you obviously are not thinking about other people.

  I believe that any injustice can be corrected without resorting to theft, lying or any other form of dishonesty.

  In addition to this showing your naivety, legal fact shows that you are wrong. Sometime an organisation or person will be engaged in illegal activity or the support and/or solicitation of illegal activity, or otherwise engaged in activity which will violate the rights of others. To technically violate law or positions of trust in order to disclose such actions is RIGHT, and in

  what's to stop you from stealing when you will profit from it? Or lie when it serves your interests?

  Distortion of the case at hand. It has NOTHING to do with personal interests, but is a matter where the public have a right to know.

  Of course, if the Borg practised judicial control as per the Bible (in public 'by the gates of the city'), then 'unauthorised' disclosure would not be necessary. It is the secrecy (which is Biblically unsupportable) which makes it necessary.

  When do you stop defending the indefensible?
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  Measuring your spirituality

  by architect in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  .

  where in the scriptures do we find that a persons spirituality is judged by how many meetings, how many field service hours and comments one makes?

  (this is practiced in the congregations in case you didnt know)

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  Abaddon

  It's like the bit in Dead Poet's Society, where Robin Williams' character lampoons the assigned text's introduction for stating that a poem's worth can be plotted on a graph with 'Truth' on one axis and 'Beauty' on the other...
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  DARE :READ THIS

  by Abbadette in

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  people everywhere listen ; lead a revolt!

  go to a memorial when they pass round the bread and wine (or "flesh" and "bllood" if you prefer) get back to me to tell me what you think, or if you are brave enough the results of the dare!

  abbadette.

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  Abaddon

  Her avater is a cat's eye... man, you should avoid ink-blot tests!
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  Dan Sydlik dies, the last of the moderating forces.

  by SadElder in

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  our good friend dan sydlik died today about 2 pm eastern time.

  he was the last of the moderating forces on the gb.

  lately he has had little influence among the ted (aka the boss) jaracz (head of the bethel cia - the service department) henchmen and loyalists.

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  Abaddon

  There's no 'springtime for hitler', nor for any GB member other than Ray Franz, who actually stood up to be counted against what any reasonable person would see as wrong.

  The death of a GB member is like the death of any member of a ruling totalitarian government body who has sat and presdied over human rights abuses without saying "NOT IN MY NAME". Oh dear, what a pity, never mind. I certainly wouldn't 'rejoice', as that is unseemly, but I give respect where it's due and he and his ilk are due none.
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  Dan Sydlik dies, the last of the moderating forces.

  by SadElder in

  1. jw
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  our good friend dan sydlik died today about 2 pm eastern time.

  he was the last of the moderating forces on the gb.

  lately he has had little influence among the ted (aka the boss) jaracz (head of the bethel cia - the service department) henchmen and loyalists.

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  Leolaia

  I wonder who's going to fill his seat.

  With the recent deaths the average age of a GB member will plummet, so I'd say it's less likely any one in the GB will "fill their seat" in any given GB session.
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  How completely and utterly messed up JW's are.

  by Abbadette in

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  2. friends

  who's with me in saying being a jehovahs witness is soooooooooooooooooo wrong.

  i recon they should be called jehovah's sheep!

  (well they are, apparently we are his"flock") how many poeple at had (or have) to go through torture.

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  ballistic

  There was nothing I could do other than beat the crap out of them one at a time, but in the end that made me a better person.

  She has studied the effect of precussive discussion, to good ends, after putting up with more than enough...
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  DARE :READ THIS

  by Abbadette in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  people everywhere listen ; lead a revolt!

  go to a memorial when they pass round the bread and wine (or "flesh" and "bllood" if you prefer) get back to me to tell me what you think, or if you are brave enough the results of the dare!

  abbadette.

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  Abaddon

  Do-do-do-do do-do-do-do dodily-oop

  Now that's spooky

  love

  Dad