Viviane

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  Evidence based folks: what is your stance on GMO's and why?

  by cappytan in

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  so, the anti-gmo movement scored another victory today.

  chipotle has opted to only use non-gmo food items.. hooray for them.

  i'm pretty neutral on the subject, mostly because, other than questionable treatment of farmers, i have seen no evidence to avoid gmo's for health reasons.. basically, my neutrality boils down to the stance that i'll buy non-gmo, so long as the price is reasonable.

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  Viviane

  Because evolution, everything is genetically modified. There is zero evidence that GMO food is better or worse than non GMO
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  is this still a belief? no 'marraige' after being resurected?

  by sowhatnow in

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  i was having a discussion with my sister yesterday, and she said to me,'mom told me that if dad dies at armageddon, she cant get remarried in the new system' .

  i told he i have never heard such a thing, but i do recall that it was believed that anyone who dies now, cannot be married in the 'new world' because they are to be as angels in heaven.. she said , so why be resurrected if yiu cant live your dream of having a loving mate and perfect children?

  god is still dictating to you how you will live.

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  That was, as far as I know, never a belief regarding living forever on the earth and only for the anointed.
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  "In the beginning, God created the Heavens and the Earth . ."

  by nicolaou in

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  so where did god exist before he created the heavens?

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  The comfort zone for atheists would be increased if it is certain that there is nothing, no feature, outside the observable universe.

  You don't speak for atheists and have no idea what their, each being unique individuals, comfort zone is.

  But the "where" question is broader if we are to accept the theorists that work with the dark energy of the void, energy that becomes part of the universe as it expands, the theory that there are other universes, in other space than ours, or the hyperspace that we are expanding into , moving into the future too.

  That doesn't even begin to approach the concept of making sense.

  to quote: "define nothing"-- how are thinly veiled ad hominem remarks helpful, compared to refuting specific assertions?

  Thinly veiled? Interesting concept. Irrelevant and untrue, but interesting.

  You've mentioned nothing. Please define that and give an example of "nothing".
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  "In the beginning, God created the Heavens and the Earth . ."

  by nicolaou in

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  so where did god exist before he created the heavens?

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  Even some atheist believers in pre-beginning virtual fluctuations to start the beginning, assume that there was time and energy, possibly eternally. What if the creator just existed, having all the ur-exo-space and eternal time with him, all the energy*?

  There is no "beginning" if there is "eternal". Being an atheist has nothing to do with believing contradictory things. Also, what if the creator is my dog, having gone back in time? Asking ridiculous questions makes them no less ridiculous simply because you couch them in pseudo-scientific and religious terms.
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  "In the beginning, God created the Heavens and the Earth . ."

  by nicolaou in

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  so where did god exist before he created the heavens?

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  http://www.passmyexams.co.uk/GCSE/biology/life-processes.html
  "I scored above 98%"

  Yes yes, good for you. What are YOU defining as life's processes? You can't turn to science to explain an unscientific view. Everything on that list can apply to a rock.

  False, if the organism dies, the machines cannot keep it alive. Even with the machines, at some point the organism will die. If the only thing keeping it alive was the machines, it would never die as long as the machines were the only thing keeping it alive. Think about it.

  You can't claim "falsw" until you tell me what this substance is that animates life. Everything that's every lived has died, so you've actually equated the machine with this mysterious substance.
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  "In the beginning, God created the Heavens and the Earth . ."

  by nicolaou in

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  so where did god exist before he created the heavens?

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  Viviane

  You don't know.

  Fisherman, you said there was a "substance" that animates living things. What is this substance?

  Besides that, it is true that living organisms carry out the processes of life but they must be alive to do so. It is also true that dead things (including rocks) do not carry out life's processes. Nor has it been shown that processes induce the state of life.

  Define, specifically, what these "life's processes" are and what, exactly, is a "state of life", please.
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  "In the beginning, God created the Heavens and the Earth . ."

  by nicolaou in

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  so where did god exist before he created the heavens?

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  You try to create anything out of nothing, then show and talk.

  You prove that nothing can even exists. No one has ever encountered an example of it.

  Movement through time is compulsory only for us. Pure energy is exempt.

  "Pure energy" is a meaningless term.
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  The poor and deprived life of JW children.

  by Esse quam videri in

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  i find it hard to believe that adults on this forum make such a big deal about not celebrating birthdays, x-mas, easter, halloween, etc, etc, etc.

  i grew up as a jw kid and it actually made me feel good, being different from the other kids in school.

  we went to meetings.

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  Viviane

  My mom's birthday was last week. Today we had a birthday party for her, aged flank steak with chimuchurri sauce, corn roasted in husk, grilled Ceasar salad and a vanilla cake with almond butter frosting.

  My kids had a great time with their grandmother, spending a day with her, for her, giving her presents and cards they picked out and wrapped.

  Depriving people of normal social interaction is despicable.
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  The poor and deprived life of JW children.

  by Esse quam videri in

  1. watchtower
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  i find it hard to believe that adults on this forum make such a big deal about not celebrating birthdays, x-mas, easter, halloween, etc, etc, etc.

  i grew up as a jw kid and it actually made me feel good, being different from the other kids in school.

  we went to meetings.

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  My Mom had the Congregation Servant [no body of elders then] come down

  I bet she did.
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  Why would a Swingers Club Want to Become a Religion?

  by cha ching in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  " a nashville swingers club has undergone a conversion it now says that it is a church in order to win city approval, so that it can open next to a christian school.

  " (associated press).

  the article explains, "a church is something that cannot be defined under the u.s. constitution"..... wt lawyers explain to the court all of the time; 'you can't interfere with our internal church policies, or you will be infringing on our first amendment rights.

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  Viviane

  Think of it this way, there is already a lot of screaming "OH MY GOD! OH MY GOD"! and maybe even "OH JESUS YES! YES YES YES OH JESUS!"