Yes when I went to conventions in the 1990s there were loads of pretty young women. But when I went to the convention last year it was more like geriatric central. The small section they used to reserve for the hard of hearing seems to have expanded to include most of the ground floor. It certainly gives a different feel to the whole thing. The lack of young people will no doubt discourage the remaining young people in a downward spiral.
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Aust 2016 Census observations: JW's getting older, more kids leaving, and 30+ group aren't returning
by shepherdless in1. median age.
experts will tell you that if you want to know if a population is in growth or decline, the best single number to look at is the median age of the population.
i have extracted aust census data and calculated the following approx median ages:.
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Aust 2016 Census observations: JW's getting older, more kids leaving, and 30+ group aren't returning
by shepherdless in1. median age.
experts will tell you that if you want to know if a population is in growth or decline, the best single number to look at is the median age of the population.
i have extracted aust census data and calculated the following approx median ages:.
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slimboyfat
Interesting to note that the average age is not only rising but rising at an accelerating rate: 2.5 years and then 2.7 years. All the more significant since death puts an upper limit on age, obviously, so an accelerating trend like that can't continue for long.
Although you say the figures may not be accurate to the decimal point I thought I'd point it out.
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Aust 2016 Census observations: JW's getting older, more kids leaving, and 30+ group aren't returning
by shepherdless in1. median age.
experts will tell you that if you want to know if a population is in growth or decline, the best single number to look at is the median age of the population.
i have extracted aust census data and calculated the following approx median ages:.
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slimboyfat
This is excellent work, much appreciated. If my like button worked I would like it, so consider it liked.
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Books are not dying out and this is not the reason for the WT turning to tablets
by slimboyfat inthere's a popular misconception that books in general are in terminal decline, that this is the reason the wt organisation has turned to tablets instead of print, and this in turn has created a financial crisis for the organisation which traditionally relied upon publishing books for income.
this is wrong on a number of levels.
firstly physical books are not in terminal decline, they are as popular as ever with consumers.
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slimboyfat
Following fastJehu's link on the previous page I came across this letter from the Society in 1991.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4oXVPm4nrmfNnkwVUZwQXVHNGM/view
This was one year after the new "donation arrangement" had been introduced to replace charges for the literature. Notice at the end of the letter it makes the comment:
Although funds received for the worldwide work have diminished somewhat over the last year, we are confident that Jehovah will continue to bless these arrangements.
In my recollection (limited as I was young) brothers were pretty good about donating the right amount for the literature for the first few years (they kept a sheet with prices behind the desk) and this gradually diminished over time. So if the Society was already noticing a reduction in donations within the first year, then we can only assume that it got even worse in the following years.
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The coordinator of cong visited me last night
by Chook inhe ran into me a work and asked could he come , i said only if you're by yourself and don't wear company garb.
3 hours later and i might as well talked to myself.
i used every illustration and persuasive argument.
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slimboyfat
I said if you want me before your kangaroo court Geoffrey Jackson needs to be dealt with first.
It's good you held something back, otherwise he might have concluded you're apostate.
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Evolution is a Fact - Index of Parts 1 - 40
by cofty in#1 protein functional redundancy comparing the sequences of amino acids in ubiquitous proteins confirms the relationship between all living things..
#2 dna functional redundancy comparison of the dna that codes for the amino acids of ubiquitous proteins predicts the tree of life with an astonishing degree of accuracy..
#3 ervs endogenous retroviruses that infected our ancestors are found in the same place of the genome of our closest primate cousins..
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slimboyfat
Your thread claims "evolution is a fact". I was discussing whether evolution is a fact. This isn't nit picking, it's the central question.
As usual you are the one who dragged up a flat earth and worms. And ironically blame me for responding.
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Evolution is a Fact - Index of Parts 1 - 40
by cofty in#1 protein functional redundancy comparing the sequences of amino acids in ubiquitous proteins confirms the relationship between all living things..
#2 dna functional redundancy comparison of the dna that codes for the amino acids of ubiquitous proteins predicts the tree of life with an astonishing degree of accuracy..
#3 ervs endogenous retroviruses that infected our ancestors are found in the same place of the genome of our closest primate cousins..
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slimboyfat
As the discussion shows: I was happy talking about evolution. It was you who cast up flat earth, postmodernism and worms. As usual.
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Evolution is a Fact - Index of Parts 1 - 40
by cofty in#1 protein functional redundancy comparing the sequences of amino acids in ubiquitous proteins confirms the relationship between all living things..
#2 dna functional redundancy comparison of the dna that codes for the amino acids of ubiquitous proteins predicts the tree of life with an astonishing degree of accuracy..
#3 ervs endogenous retroviruses that infected our ancestors are found in the same place of the genome of our closest primate cousins..
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slimboyfat
Why is the second self-evidently true?
And if all you can offer is ridicule what makes you better than a medieval believer ridiculing disbelief in God?
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Evolution is a Fact - Index of Parts 1 - 40
by cofty in#1 protein functional redundancy comparing the sequences of amino acids in ubiquitous proteins confirms the relationship between all living things..
#2 dna functional redundancy comparison of the dna that codes for the amino acids of ubiquitous proteins predicts the tree of life with an astonishing degree of accuracy..
#3 ervs endogenous retroviruses that infected our ancestors are found in the same place of the genome of our closest primate cousins..
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slimboyfat
Yes of course. I do not believe that "man is the measure of all things".
As I see it there are various options:
1. Objectivity is defined by how God views the world.
2. Objectivity is defined by how humans view the world.
3. Objectivity is defined by how worms view the world.
Cofty apparently thinks the first has been disproved, the second is self-evidently true, and the third is ridiculous.
Personally I think they're all problematic, including the second, which just happens the be the current orthodoxy. That doesn't make it true. And when Cofty is challenged to prove it all he can do is resort to ridicule. In the same way a medieval believer might ridicule anyone who expresses doubt in God.
If anything I am leaning toward the first option as the most viable.
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Evolution is a Fact - Index of Parts 1 - 40
by cofty in#1 protein functional redundancy comparing the sequences of amino acids in ubiquitous proteins confirms the relationship between all living things..
#2 dna functional redundancy comparison of the dna that codes for the amino acids of ubiquitous proteins predicts the tree of life with an astonishing degree of accuracy..
#3 ervs endogenous retroviruses that infected our ancestors are found in the same place of the genome of our closest primate cousins..
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slimboyfat
As far as we know that's true. But it doesn't mean new information won't necessitate revision.
Incidentally the insertion of the phrase "or more" means a creationist could agree with the statement too.