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".
We went to a museum together and looked at all the skulls dating back 7 million years to today.
He grasped the fact that it's a slow process of change and that it is small changes that take place. So inspite of the fact there are not more skulls and links there is a picture and there is evidence that humans came from a common ancestor.
I will do some of the recommended reading too.
Thanks everyone for your input except WMF.
Kate xx
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".
Witness My Fury - "I think Kate is trolling again..."
Um, how can someone troll their own thread?
Well Vidiot, WMF obviously doesn't like me. Some posters have predjudices and that's life. It might be something to do with the fact I know more about chemistry than him. Or it might just be because I believe in God. Who knows. But I have got passed caring.
Thanks for pointing it out though.
Kate xx
i wanted to write my experience on how my husband helped me see the ttatt (the truth about the truth).
first, let me mention that he wrote his own experience a couple months ago under the name sanchy.
for his story please click here….. http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5148261828526080/walking-thin-line-resigning-elder
Mark
i'm wondering why believers remain members of this forum which is clearly hostile to believers.
as one member said, nonbelievers pounce on any semblance of belief like piranhas on prey.
as former jws we should have had our fill of judgmental know-it-alls, but here we are.
Phizzy,
I disagree with you. We can't generalise about posters like that. We don't know who will sign up next.
Also you can't say that there have never been posters who break the posting rules and name call and use condescending tone.
Most of the time Simon does address it. But you can't say it never happens.
A poster made an accusation against me yesterday for trolling. So these things do happen.
Believer, you have my support.
Kate xx
i'm wondering why believers remain members of this forum which is clearly hostile to believers.
as one member said, nonbelievers pounce on any semblance of belief like piranhas on prey.
as former jws we should have had our fill of judgmental know-it-alls, but here we are.
I am here to give balance to this forum. To show new members that you can leave WT and still remain a believer.
I am sorry you feel like you have been mistreated by some posters.
Is there any way I can support you?
Kate xx
my name is tatersalad.
i have been disassociated for about six years now.
i have moved past most of my jw issues, but i feel like it would be cool to get to know others like myself.
Welcome. I hope you have fun here and connect with some.
Kate xx
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".
I am not misrepresenting your efforts intentionally Cofty. Sorry. It's just complicated to me.
Kate xx
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".
Fair enough Cofty I will read all the OPs since you put so much effort into them.
But I am looking to explain to him about the common ancestor and cantleave also wrote this https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/244307/common-ancestry-thread which I think is worth reading too. I will prioritise as I see fit.
And as I have already said I am thinking about reading the Dawkins book cantleave recommend.
Kate xx
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".
Gargamel
Thanks for your post and welcome to JWN or JWD.
I had a phone conversation with Angus today (cantleave) and he said the same thing about Dawkins earlier books. So I might look into them.
Kate xx
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".
GT,
My son is not having trouble with biology. He just isn't sure of what the school is teaching is true.
Also just because someone is qualified and specialises in one subject it doesn't automatically mean they can grasp everything.
You can't understand why I don't do everything in my power to learn about evolution. How do you know I haven't?
Kate xx
