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  Abiogenesis takes another step forward.....

  by snare&racket in

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  spark of life: metabolism appears in lab without cells19:42 25 april 2014 by linda geddesfor similar stories, visit the evolution and human evolution topic guidesmetabolic processes that underpin life on earth have arisen spontaneously outside of cells.

  the serendipitous finding that metabolism the cascade of reactions in all cells that provides them with the raw materials they need to survive can happen in such simple conditions provides fresh insights into how the first life formed.

  it also suggests that the complex processes needed for life may have surprisingly humble origins.. "people have said that these pathways look so complex they couldn't form by environmental chemistry alone," says markus ralser at the university of cambridge who supervised the research.. but his findings suggest that many of these reactions could have occurred spontaneously in earth's early oceans, catalysed by metal ions rather than the enzymes that drive them in cells today.. the origin of metabolism is a major gap in our understanding of theemergence of life.

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  Great article snare! Interesting to see what else is on the horizon.
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  My fading files volume III

  by Jon Preston in

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  well its been a while since my doubts were first realized.

  ive been through hell mentally, but no where near what some on this site and those lurking have been through.

  i got lucky, if you believe in that sort of thing.

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  Amen dazed hehe
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  Improving your memory

  by snare&racket in

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  i have never had teaching on memory, i have never really had any advice given to me on memory, but i think it is something we would all benefit from knowing, even at a young age.

  as we know how our brains make connections now, it seems a missed resource that they don't overtly teach memory methods in school to suit our anatomy and physiology.. anyway, for those that are interested in discussing it and have sought out your own methods, i am interested to hear them!!!.

  everyone has slightly different memorising techniques, i am a very visual learner and i have a very visual memory.

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  are there any sources out there for preschoolers? I wan to do this with my kids
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  My fading files volume III

  by Jon Preston in

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  well its been a while since my doubts were first realized.

  ive been through hell mentally, but no where near what some on this site and those lurking have been through.

  i got lucky, if you believe in that sort of thing.

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  Thanks New hope. Muchas appreciation
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  My fading files volume III

  by Jon Preston in

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  well its been a while since my doubts were first realized.

  ive been through hell mentally, but no where near what some on this site and those lurking have been through.

  i got lucky, if you believe in that sort of thing.

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  NOT alone! Youll never walk alone. We are all here!
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  untitled

  by sparrowdown in

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  the borg expect people to spend every waking moment (pooping and peeing excepted) "workin for the man", in fs, meetings, personal study, praying, meditating on gb's infallibility, kh working bees, erecting statues of gb in the back garden etc etc.

  so between work, school, erands, shopping, home maintenance, mowing lawns etc most would agree that doesn't leave you much time.. question.. if genesis account is to be believed then god provided adam and eve with some skins to cover themselves with, but nothing else.. everything else he expected them to do for themselves.

  that would have included long days of backbreaking work planting crops, finding shelter so on and so forth.. with no mod cons it would have taken all their time just to do basic things.

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  fter the flood slavery was invented and since then man has don a fantastic job of enslaving men
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  My Simple Advice

  by minimus in

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  live your life to the fullest and try to put the past behind you..

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  I will say amen brother and hold that as truth over religious doctrines and condemnations
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  Theists, why does God allow suffering..

  by The Quiet One in

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  ..specifically, the suffering of animals.

  you can talk about free will/sin/people choosing to not listen to god etc to explain human suffering being allowed.. but how can you love a god that allows animals, that haven't sinned or chosen to not have anything to do with god, to have their short lives ended in often long, drawn out, painful ways.

  i could list stories i've read that would probably make you feel ill, but i'm not looking to shock anyone or start an emotional debate.

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  So perry, is the universe as it is cause of adam?
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  My fading files volume III

  by Jon Preston in

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  well its been a while since my doubts were first realized.

  ive been through hell mentally, but no where near what some on this site and those lurking have been through.

  i got lucky, if you believe in that sort of thing.

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  Im still scared, still hurt, but NOT alone. All lf JWN is here, and my family i know, now, is on my side. I wish the same for all on here, especially the ones who have invested much of their life to the society...
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  My fading files volume III

  by Jon Preston in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  well its been a while since my doubts were first realized.

  ive been through hell mentally, but no where near what some on this site and those lurking have been through.

  i got lucky, if you believe in that sort of thing.

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  Jon Preston

  noun 1. the act of saving or protecting from harm, risk, loss, destruction, etc.

  Salvation

  each person has different ideas of salvation. Mine has been rescue fromWT.