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My son is not sure about what he has been taught about the common ancestor

by KateWild in

this week my son expressed he is agnostic as he is not sure what to believe about evolution and the common ancestor.. i thought any jw hang ups were gone.

i told him that what they teach in school is trustworthy and he can be rest assured that there is evidence to support that the common ancestor was the real link to the evolution of humans.. he has got critical thinking skills.

and responded with "for hundreds of years schools have been teaching things and have changed their thoughts".

KateWild

If you can't read a book without looking up terminology on most pages it's out of your depth and requires considerable interest and determination.

I did also ask him about the alternative to evolution. I asked him if you believe that God created all the species that exist today, do you believe they all fitted in the ark which was smaller than the Titanic?

He thought that was a good question. I then asked him if the ark settled in the Middle East how did the kangaroos get to Australia and the the penguins to the North Pole?
He said these were good questions. I then said evolution teaches that environment has a lot to do with how species evolve.
Perhaps that's enough for this week. I really did want to find something that supports what he is being taught in school that isn't bias. But it's no big deal really.
Kate xx
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JWR usernames list

by StarryNight9 in

jw
friends

i created this thread so that jwr members can list their old jwr username with their username for whatever site they've moved to.

i apologize if this has already been created somewhere else.. jwr = starrynight.

jwd = starrynight9.

KateWild

This site is widely known as JWN not JWD. I think that was an old name since before I was a member.

Kate xx

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That good old JW rumour mill

by punkofnice in

because i simply decided the watchtower corporation wasn't the truth(tm) i was da'd in a secret jc that i didn't attend.

i was writing songs with a friend that day instead.. jws wasted no time in labelling me as an evil villain.

the rumours abounded.. i was labelled as 'a false prophet'.

KateWild

Wow such rumours. They are still talking about you punky. Shows you were well known and respected in my opinion.

I wonder if there are any rumours about me. I doubt it. I could generate them if I went to a meeting in my circuit. But I have some paint that I need to watch dry.

Kate xx

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My son is not sure about what he has been taught about the common ancestor

by KateWild in

this week my son expressed he is agnostic as he is not sure what to believe about evolution and the common ancestor.. i thought any jw hang ups were gone.

i told him that what they teach in school is trustworthy and he can be rest assured that there is evidence to support that the common ancestor was the real link to the evolution of humans.. he has got critical thinking skills.

and responded with "for hundreds of years schools have been teaching things and have changed their thoughts".

KateWild

I did also ask him about the alternative to evolution. I asked him if you believe that God created all the species that exist today, do you believe they all fitted in the ark which was smaller than the Titanic?

He thought that was a good question. I then asked him if the ark settled in the Middle East how did the kangaroos get to Australia and the the penguins to the North Pole?

He said these were good questions. I then said evolution teaches that environment has a lot to do with how species evolve.

Perhaps that's enough for this week. I really did want to find something that supports what he is being taught in school that isn't bias. But it's no big deal really.

Kate xx

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My son is not sure about what he has been taught about the common ancestor

by KateWild in

this week my son expressed he is agnostic as he is not sure what to believe about evolution and the common ancestor.. i thought any jw hang ups were gone.

i told him that what they teach in school is trustworthy and he can be rest assured that there is evidence to support that the common ancestor was the real link to the evolution of humans.. he has got critical thinking skills.

and responded with "for hundreds of years schools have been teaching things and have changed their thoughts".

KateWild

Yes thanks we have read that website and he feels that he doesn't know whether or not to believe it.

There are three types of micro biologists, the scientists, religious nuts and the atheists.

Atheists and religious nuts want to look for confirmation bias, scientists evaluate the scientific results and draw scientific conclusions based on the evidence and don't try to confirm whether or not God exists.

Thank you all for your support

Kate xx

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My son is not sure about what he has been taught about the common ancestor

by KateWild in

this week my son expressed he is agnostic as he is not sure what to believe about evolution and the common ancestor.. i thought any jw hang ups were gone.

i told him that what they teach in school is trustworthy and he can be rest assured that there is evidence to support that the common ancestor was the real link to the evolution of humans.. he has got critical thinking skills.

and responded with "for hundreds of years schools have been teaching things and have changed their thoughts".

KateWild

Well either I have forgotten or didn't learn it. Even though I have the definition I still don't understand the relationship.

This is not school level biology.

This is going off topic too. My abilities are what they are. And as such I want to teach my son evolution is a fact at a level we both understand.

Kate xx

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My son is not sure about what he has been taught about the common ancestor

by KateWild in

this week my son expressed he is agnostic as he is not sure what to believe about evolution and the common ancestor.. i thought any jw hang ups were gone.

i told him that what they teach in school is trustworthy and he can be rest assured that there is evidence to support that the common ancestor was the real link to the evolution of humans.. he has got critical thinking skills.

and responded with "for hundreds of years schools have been teaching things and have changed their thoughts".

KateWild

In 1966 microbiologist Kwang Jeon was studying a population of amoebae in the lab when they began to die off unexpectedly. He noticed thousands of tiny dots in the cytoplasm of each individual which turned out to be a bacterial infection. Most of them weakened and died but surprisingly a small percentage recovered and seemed to be back to norm

I don't know what amoebae are and I don't understand the relationship they have with cytoplasm. For me to continue reading I need to know more and have to have the desire to check definitions. This is higher than high school biology.

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My son is not sure about what he has been taught about the common ancestor

by KateWild in

this week my son expressed he is agnostic as he is not sure what to believe about evolution and the common ancestor.. i thought any jw hang ups were gone.

i told him that what they teach in school is trustworthy and he can be rest assured that there is evidence to support that the common ancestor was the real link to the evolution of humans.. he has got critical thinking skills.

and responded with "for hundreds of years schools have been teaching things and have changed their thoughts".

KateWild

Cofty, I don't understand the series, because I am not interested in biology. It's not a linear subject like chemistry.

You haven't written the series at a lamans level. There are too many phrases that are non comprehensive to the laman at my level of high school biology.

I understand that you have put a lot of effort into writing the series and its commendable. But it's not going to hold the attention of a teenager or someone who only has high school biology qualifications.

Thank you for your responses. I appreciate you want to help and be supportive thanks very much

Kate xx

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My son is not sure about what he has been taught about the common ancestor

by KateWild in

this week my son expressed he is agnostic as he is not sure what to believe about evolution and the common ancestor.. i thought any jw hang ups were gone.

i told him that what they teach in school is trustworthy and he can be rest assured that there is evidence to support that the common ancestor was the real link to the evolution of humans.. he has got critical thinking skills.

and responded with "for hundreds of years schools have been teaching things and have changed their thoughts".

KateWild

Okay Angus,

Just checked out the book. A big fat no. I am not buying him anything by Dawkins. He is a fundamentalist and he writes with bias. I don't care if my son believes in God or not. I just want him to know evolution is a fact.

Cofty, I will check out your books too.

Kate xx

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My son is not sure about what he has been taught about the common ancestor

by KateWild in

this week my son expressed he is agnostic as he is not sure what to believe about evolution and the common ancestor.. i thought any jw hang ups were gone.

i told him that what they teach in school is trustworthy and he can be rest assured that there is evidence to support that the common ancestor was the real link to the evolution of humans.. he has got critical thinking skills.

and responded with "for hundreds of years schools have been teaching things and have changed their thoughts".

KateWild

LUHE,

To find out what the common ancestor is and what teenagers are taught at school.....look up on google " bitsize evolution GCSE "

Cofty, I have seen all your threads about evolution. I don't understand them. I appreciate how much effort you put into them but really if I don't understand the biology then how can I expect to teach it to my son.

The GCSE teaching of human evolution is very simple. I understand it and it is a fact. I just need a way to help my son realise that it is fact.

Angus, thanks for the suggestion of the book. I will have a look now.

Kate xx

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If you can't read a book without looking up terminology on most pages it's out of your depth and requires considerable interest and determination.

I did also ask him about the alternative to evolution. I asked him if you believe that God created all the species that exist today, do you believe they all fitted in the ark which was smaller than the Titanic?

I don't know what amoebae are and I don't understand the relationship they have with cytoplasm. For me to continue reading I need to know more and have to have the desire to check definitions. This is higher than high school biology.