hamilcarr
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Catholic ex-JW's? Interpretation Questions for You.
by bavman inin view of the much publicized conversion of tom cabeen on this website i thought i would ask a couple of questions.. do all catholics interpret the scriptures literally or do they allow for metaphorical interpretation?
such as the miracles of jesus or the trinity understanding itself.
i seem to see a difference between some believers and especially between certain traditions within the church itself.
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Yet Another Dub Uban Legend...
by brinjen induring the eighties i remember hearing that our then prime minister robert hawke (also an athiest) said if he was ever going to join a religion, it would be the jehovah's witnesses as "they made the most sense.".
anyone else hear of this one?
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The year 1908, 100 years of change.
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the year 1908. .
this will boggle your mind, i know it did mine!.
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Gay Marriage - The War for Equality
by Inquisitor ini've just read lola28's thread "for those against gay marriage".
i thought i should present a clear message on what i think the gay marriage issue is all about.
the trouble with most discussions on this issue is that it gets clouded by a plethora of side-issues, non-issues, cave-men chest-thumping and medieval puritanism.
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Is the Watchtower really wrong according to your standards?
by hamilcarr in'we all have a priori knowledge, so we can't claim objective knowledge.
by the way, our senses only observe part of reality.
then, how do you dare asserting that you're right?
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Reduction in Pio Hours & New Message?
by conoroberst inhello all,.
i have heard over the last couple of weeks , from 2 different sources that the pioneer hours are to be reduced to 60, this has come from uk bethel sources, but not seen anything posted here about that here... also that the new wt for the witnesses contans an article that gives 3 new points of 'revised light'... any ideas what these are about?.
i have also had lots of fun recently, questioning people on what the scripture mean whan it says .. do not forsake the gathering of yourselves together, even more so as you behold gods day drawing near... in view of the recent book study stuff....
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One Reason Why I Worship the God of the Bible
by snowbird inwhile this may be construed as a rebuttal to nvr's thread re: why i post about atheism, that is not my intent.. it is my intent, however, to show how i developed a belief in and love for the god of the bible.. my paternal grandfather, who died before i was born, was a baptist preacher, so you could say i cut my teeth on the bible.
i loved having it read to me, and once i learned how, reading it for myself.
i'm convinced that spirituality runs deep in my blood.. i've always had such a strong sense of right and wrong that injustices make me literally sick.
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The Word
by R.Crusoe in'in the beginning was the word.........'.
i ask myself if i understand what 'word' means in such a context?.
if i stand with a female in a room the silent stillness can become enchanting.. the same in a wood or anywhere in nature.. the word is in my being and temporarilly encased within my form (body) until this form dissolves and it moves onward.. the word is more than speech and essentially is not speech.
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Endosymbiosis --- A challenge to Dawkins' Universal Darwinism
by hamilcarr ininspired by dawkins' notion of universal darwinism, biologists have been trying to prove that all sorts of evolution can be explained by a simple paradigm of random mutation and natural selection.
because of dawkins' ardor to spread the word, many have no idea there's far more to discover about evolutionary mechanisms beyond natural selection.. one of these challenges to dawkins' universal darwinism is called the endosymbiotic theory, popularized by lynn margulis in the 90s.
she's known for her bold rejection of some neo-darwinian interpretations.