the popular berkeley evolution site (while responding to the misconception that evolution is just "a theory about the origin of life" does state:.
"evolutionary theory does encompass ideas and evidence regarding life's origins (e.g., whether or not it happened near a deep-sea vent, which organic molecules came first, etc.
), but this is not the central focus of evolutionary theory.
'Evolution' definition can include 'origin of life' - wonderful!
Now Hooberus can ignore all the masses of evidence for evolution that is post-abiogenesis and hijack any evolution thread, anytime he likes, by always directing the conversation back to abiogenesis.
i saw on another forum a post somebody made about the melbourne assembly.
it seems the religion is still knocking full time jobs/careers and saving for retirement.. you would think at this point in time - after thousands of bethelites were sent home; many thousands of rank & file jws are at or near retirement age with no preparation - that the religion would change its tune, but no.
they are still stubbornly sticking to their guns on this issue.. i’m sorry for any young jws who listen to this.. i’m just glad i never followed their advice and certainly would not want to be in any congregation surrounded by these desperate people!.
You would think at this point in time - after thousands of bethelites were sent home; many thousands of rank & file JWs are at or near retirement age with No preparation - that the religion would change its tune - you're right, any reasonable person would think that the religion would change its tune.
They are still stubbornly sticking to their guns on this issue - we're dealing with a religion that thinks all its members - including children - should refuse blood transfusions in life-threatening situations. Remember, too, that this religion's official policy is not to report (or encourage parents to report) allegations of child abuse unless the state explicitly requires it.
JWs aren't reasonable people, that much is clear.
Hopefully WT stubbornness will backfire on the organisation.
we need to save the planet so we have to stop using plastic bags!
in massachusetts, the new law will be going into effect soon.
if you go food shopping, you only cat get paper bags.. what is your opinion of the state banning plastic bags?
Plastic pollution in the sea is a serious issue so, yeah, I'd like our use of plastic bags to become less.
The problem doesn't lie with the consumer. Supermarkets give us/used to give us free plastic bags.
When we're talking about law, I hope it's not gonna target ordinary people. It's up to supermarkets to provide us with sensibly-priced, environmentally-friendly, bags-for-life.
i think it's really sad that people that wasted countless hours preaching for a cult are deciding to waste more hours on that same cult after leaving it.. get a hobby.
enjoy life.. "the best revenge is a life well-lived.
" - some person said this..
Here's the thing: JW conventions will go ahead whether ex-JWs protest outside or not.
Obviously, they're not protesting against the actual conventions, they're protesting against the organisation.
If people want to protest outside the conventions, then fine, but I think it's better to criticise the org at other times ... e.g. during street witnessing or cart witnessing, during work when JW employee tries to witness to you, etc.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/man-who-raped-jehovah-s-witness-girls-sentenced-5-years-n1082136.
man who raped jehovah's witness girls sentenced to 5 years in prison .
"it’s finally over.
Good for the justice system for finding him guilty ... but, seriously, just 5 years?
Should be 50, not 5 ...
…(and for the very first time), i thought i'd post a new topic completely non-wt-related... about a subject matter i have a particular affinity for.... ..i'm a major movie geek (most people here already know that), but one of the many things i especially like are what i call "middle-finger victory lines".. they are memorable (and extremely quotable) moments of dialogue, wherein the protagonist says an extremely cool or badass comment to a very deserving defeated opponent.... ...usually (but not always) said when victory has just been literally snatched from the clutches of certain defeat, and serving as a tall, proud, and victorious flipoff to the often (but not always) shocked-at-the-sudden-turn-of-events enemy.. my ten favorites:.
"smile, you sonofabitch.
"sheriff brody to the shark......just before firing his last bullet into a scuba tank lodged in the charging shark's open jaws.jaws (1975).
"I got you ... I got you, you sonofabitch" - Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver), after she blew the xenomorph out the airlock in Alien (1979).
…(and for the very first time), i thought i'd post a new topic completely non-wt-related... about a subject matter i have a particular affinity for.... ..i'm a major movie geek (most people here already know that), but one of the many things i especially like are what i call "middle-finger victory lines".. they are memorable (and extremely quotable) moments of dialogue, wherein the protagonist says an extremely cool or badass comment to a very deserving defeated opponent.... ...usually (but not always) said when victory has just been literally snatched from the clutches of certain defeat, and serving as a tall, proud, and victorious flipoff to the often (but not always) shocked-at-the-sudden-turn-of-events enemy.. my ten favorites:.
"smile, you sonofabitch.
"sheriff brody to the shark......just before firing his last bullet into a scuba tank lodged in the charging shark's open jaws.jaws (1975).
"Yeah, f**k you, too!" - MacReady (Kurt Russell) to the 'Blair thing' at the end of The Thing (1982).
i literally had dozens of suits.
i still have more dress clothes than anyone i know.
i did give some suits and clothing away and to be honest, i still like wearing a nice suit.. brothers and sisters, are all your “ meeting clothes” still in your closet?
Lots of cheap suits and polyester ties ... I threw them out.
many years ago, we lived in a world where the one tv in your house might be black and white, perhaps color if you were lucky, but either way the screen was small and the arial on your house would struggle to deliver a decent signal but often fail in a fuzzy mess.
most of the movies you saw were old, there was no home video or rental - you got a chance to see something and then it was gone.
planning your viewing was important to make sure you didn't miss something so you'd carefully scan the tv guide to pick out your favourites ... good job there were only 2 or 3 channels to look through.. but you could still see quality if you went to the movie theatre and there you got to see glorious film on a giant screen (which is only now being equalled quality wise).
@Pale Emperor - yeah, Jet was gorgeous!
She could beat me up any day.
I remember Gladiators first being on my TV in 1992.
I was 13. XD
it seems like mobilizing after the election, which seems pointless.
i keep hearing demands for equal rights but don't understand what rights they are missing exactly.. normally a march is to show the support (and potential votes) for a cause, but ... votes for what?
... and the election happened already.. is anyone else confused?
Just thought I'd return to this thread.
Q&A is a panel show in Australia that deals with current issues and politics. It's basically the Aussie version of Britain's Question Time.
There's this batsh*t-crazy feminist called Mona El-Tahawy.
Apparently, she is against the death penalty and prison on principle but she speaks of killing rapists extra-judicially. Yeah, honest. You have to watch this crap to believe it.
"How long must we wait for men and boys to stop murdering us ..."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zTsCPE7Kks
Full program (starts at approx. 7mins): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DF-RjItEXYk
