Posts by sunny23

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Scientists Should Not Dismiss Genesis So Quickly

by Chris Tann in

nasa discovery proves the bible scientifically accurate.

the debate.

for decades there has been a long standing debate between science and religion as to the validity of the biblical genesis account of creation.

sunny23

26 pics that will give you perspective on our place in the galaxy and further:

http://www.buzzfeed.com/daves4/the-universe-is-scary

Then go here and watch the short 4min accompanying video:

http://www.iflscience.com/space/our-home-supercluster-gets-map-and-name

http://youtu.be/rENyyRwxpHo

I have no doubt that the chance of a rock that forms into planet, being the right distance from a star and a moon to give necessary gravity and heat, would be very very plausible and not at all as unique as we think. Theoretically you could come up with other life sustaining scenarios if you adjust factors that describe our own. Distance from sun, size of sun, number of suns, size of planet, size of moon, number of moons, distance from moon/s, speed of orbit, speed of rotation of planet. Take from one, add to others to compensate. In fact one could probably come up with an even more ideal scenario for life than we have hear. A planet whose seasons are not as extreme, who's tectonic plates are less rigid to prevent severe earthquakes/volcanoes, who's atmosphere is more protective, etc. There are 100-200 BILLION observable galaxies. I'm no stats major but this earth might have had better chancesof supporting life than winning the Powerball?

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"Preaching To The Choir" here? Try Facebook

by sunny23 in

sometimes certain topics here can get redundant given enough time naturally.

i have created topics only to get various links to older threads in answer as others have as well.

has anyone gone elsewhere to spread the knowledge they have gained from here as break from debating and arguing the same things over and over as i see here?

sunny23

Sometimes certain topics here can get redundant given enough time naturally. I have created topics only to get various links to older threads in answer as others have as well. Has anyone gone elsewhere to spread the knowledge they have gained from here as break from debating and arguing the same things over and over as I see here? Not hating, and I know there are other news articles, personal experiences, and humor posted here that I thoroughly enjoy. I'm speaking only of biblical and religious doctrine now.

I decided to start a second Facebook account dedicated to sharing what I think to be my favorite marked threads and comments from this forum onto the group pages concerned with religious topics. So far I have only joined two JW related groups and have been campaigning against "blood martyrdom." I figured that if I'm going to spend a certain amount of time each day browsing/posting on this site, I might as well alott some time to working towards the bettering of humanity and showing others new perspectives.

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Doctors and surgeons say no to blood transfusions

by Mr Negative in

my mum recently told me that even surgeons won't have blood transfusions, but the common people don't get told this.

i have also seen or heard others say that a bunch of doctors/health officials/surgeons were asked, at some point, if they would accept a blood transfusion and they all said no.

is this true?

sunny23

Wow amazing work orphancrow. BTW is your name referencin GoT?

My favorite WT quote on blood has always been this one..

"The blood in any person is in reality the person himself. ... poisons due to personal living, eating and drinking habits ... The poisons that produce the impulse to commit suicide, murder, or steal are in the blood. Moral insanity, sexual perversions, repression, inferiority complexes, petty crimes - these often follow in the wake of blood transfusion." Watchtower 1961 Sep 1 p.564

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Anybody else relate, "Take me to Church" by Hosier to the KH and elders?

by EndofMysteries in

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a good chunk of this song matches up to a life as a jw.. here are some lyrics and how i relate it.. .

my lover's got humour she's the giggle at a funeral knows everybody's disapproval i should've worshiped her sooner (whole verse about perhaps a spouse who left first and shunned by all, and now the other spouse who finally left should have supported them long ago) if the heavens ever did speak she's the last true mouthpiece every sunday's getting more bleak a fresh poison each week (the gb say they are the 'mouthpiece' of god.

this persons other is who revealed ttatt.

sunny23

See the music video?

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Scientists Should Not Dismiss Genesis So Quickly

by Chris Tann in

nasa discovery proves the bible scientifically accurate.

the debate.

for decades there has been a long standing debate between science and religion as to the validity of the biblical genesis account of creation.

sunny23

Chris T,

near the begining of the article you pasted it says,

"the Bible's description of planet formation is amazingly accurate in view of the fact that the Hebrew word translated 'day' (yom) can mean various lengths of time, not just a 24 hour period. This indicates that the six creative days of Genesis were six creative phases of an unspecified length, which coincides with these scientific discoveries where light from the sun, emerged gradually."

I disagree, how do you reconcile that statement with this logic...

"There is a theory that says each of God's days in Genesis were actually millions of years for us. Is this true? Maybe we need to ask what does the word "day" mean in Genesis?

The Hebrew word "yom" is translated as day in Genesis. Just as our word "day" can have different meanings based on its context, so can the word "yom". For example, in the Old Testament "yom" is translated to mean a 24 hour day 1109 times. It means a long, long period of time--such as an age--about nine times.

However, every time the word "yom" is used with the term evening or morning in the Bible, it means a regular 24 hour day.

Every time the word "yom" is used with a number, such as "40 yom" (40 days), it means a regular 24 hour day.

What we now see is that in Genesis chapter one God is going out of His way to emphasize that each day is a normal 24 hour day. For example in verse five He says:

"And there was evening and there was morning, one day."

Verse 8: "And there was evening and there was morning, a second day."

Verse 13: "There was evening and there was morning, a third day."

For each day of creation the pattern is the same: evening, morning, number, day. Just part of that pattern, for example using the words "evening" and "day" together, tell us it was a 24 hour day. But God tells us in three ways -- evening, morning, number -- that the word day means... an ordinary 24 hour day.

God is making it very clear: He created everything in six ordinary days."

Also don't forget that biblical chronology puts the creation of homo sapiens at 6,000 years ago. Google "age of homo sapiens" and see what happens LOL

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Jehovahs Witness new mother dies after she refuses to be given blood

by Laika in

just spotted this on the tube ride home.

sorry if it's been posted already, didn't see anything.

i've noticed the standard prints a few articles about jw scandals, i wonder if they have an exjw in their midst?.

sunny23

i'm fine with people worshipping whoever and however they please unless that worship encroaches upon the well being emotionally or physically on anyone! Then something needs to be done. Someone needs to be called out and shamed for their stupidity. This is sick!

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Where is Jesus RIGHT NOW?

by kairos in

let's say he began ruling in 1914.. where is that rulership?.

i'm hoping this line of thought gets someone thinking.. .

.

sunny23

He is a spirit and thus has no physical location.

Wait so how can he and other angels be described using physical terms including white, light, robes, crowns, etc? How can man be made in Gods physical image if he is not a physical thing and is instead just a spirit without atoms? How are "images" produced in physics? Anything that can effect physical objects must itself exert physical forces and have within itself physcial traits right?

GMJLMT is Jesus selectively omnipresent now? Maybe You mean "the idea of jesus and thoughts of jesus dwells in people who believe in jesus," not that jesus is a physical thing that choses to dwell in some 4th dimension ONLY within human bodies that chose to believe in him right? If it's the later, then what purpose does it serve? If actual rewards come from the dwelling of Jesus in a person then that would be like a random stranger rewarding you with a gift when you just happened to make a choice to turn right down a street rather than left. It would be unfair to all those who chose left due to circumstances they cant control. Getting rewarded because you happen to chose to believe in something is unfair and would be the worst and highest level of "playing favorites" by divine beings.

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Name Some Stupid Watchtower Rules or Ideas

by minimus in

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there's a lot.. one rule that is dumb is that a brother must wear a suit for a sunday public talk that he is giving.

any other time, the brother could wear a suit coat with a different pair of pants and not be counseled for it.. another dumb idea is that you cannot date a person unless you seriously might marry them.

if you're on a date, you were supposed to always have a chaperone and holding hands might not be allowed as well as sitting together.. what other dumb rules and ideas can you add?.

sunny23

Gathering of singles is forbidden as it will result in a mass orgy everytime!

I actually walked into a hotel room that had 6 single JW kids during a convention where exactly that was happening. Those 6 people were announced as DF'd from my hall the next week. Biggest regret now was not joining as the 7th person "floater."

Moral of story, gathering of sex deprived sheltered hormone rampant JW teens definitely WILL lead to a mass orgy!

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Jesus Christ's horrible death

by Crazyguy in

it amazes me how much thinking one does when you're out of the cult.

i mean another thread got me thinking about the story of jesus death.

so adam breaks a little test lives for 900 plus years and then dies of natural causes.

sunny23

No Perry its not just about death in general. The process leading to the death is what is in question here in specific torture and agony and if thats necessary. Putting a dog to sleep and then stopping its heart can not be equated to slowly using a steak knife over many hours to saw at, stab and bleed the conscious dog out, got it? Adam had it easy compared to Jesus, and Jesus would have had it easy if he was born in the US in 2014, in fact he would have had to kill himself or God would have to "put it in someones heart" to kill jesus but I doubt it would be as torturous.

God allows man the ability to sin, man sins, God makes man suffer and die for sin for several thousands of years, God then comes to earth at a time before cameras and internet in order to die a miserable torturous death so that He balances out some giant divine sin scale that he could not in all his power be able to balance otherwise..ooh and because he loves us sooo much. Stupid. If your wife came in to the bedroom and slit her wrists to show you how much she loved you or worse killed herself, would you buy it? This concept of invisible sin that only Jesus death could give attonement for is ridiculous the more you think about it.

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MY CONCLUSION IS: 'GOD' DOESN'T EXIST

by NAVYTOWN in

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i have come to the conclusion that there is no god.

period!!!

if there was a loving, righteous, all-knowing, all powerful god up there somewhere, where is he and what good is he???

sunny23

transportu:

God at an atomic level is far too complex to have just always existed without something creating HIM.

In fact He is far more complex than anything we know. If higher levels of complexity means a greater need to have been created then your logic is flawed when God is most complex ;)