We've had a lot of families move out which has left some empty chairs. In the old days though new families seemed to move in to take there place. Not now though. We probably lost 20% in the last two years
hippikon
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Kingdom Hall thinning out?
by OrangeBlossom ini was thinking about the post about japan closing about 300 congregations in the past 3 years.
i know that the hall i occasionally go to is usually less than half full compared to a few years ago.
my mom says that the elders in her hall are trying to come up with ways to get more to attend as attendance is really bad.
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Carbon-14 Dating
by Amazing inhello all: in discussing evolution, creation, and bible chronology we will at some point pass through various dating methods that challenge religious beliefs, especially that of the watch tower religion.. some years ago the watch tower society published material (i forget the actual reference) that challenged carbob-14 dating as flawed and prone to error, especially when dating fossils.
the wts cited some sources that dealt with sample contamination that may cause errors in reading half-life of carbon-14.. i wish i could find the article again, because it was published when i was still working in nuclear engineering.
i recall feeling that the wts was stretching the claims to cover the understanding of bible chronology regarding the age of homo sapiens being about 4,026 years.
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hippikon
Apparently (although I’m no expert) carbon 14 is made in the upper atmosphere and filters down. A reaction between carbon 12 and ultraviolet light I think. So if the atmosphere was different the rate of C14 production would not be constant as is the assumption.
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Bjg Brains
by hippikon inok the reasoning goes like this.
we use les than 1% of our brains (some even less).
there fore we have a huge unused capacity (our brains could be 99% smaller and we wouldnt notice).
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hippikon
It would seen the society prefers people with small brains so I’m off to get a lobotomy straight away. (They might make me an elder)
It would seem that pea brain could be quite a compliment for JW’s
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Bjg Brains
by hippikon inok the reasoning goes like this.
we use les than 1% of our brains (some even less).
there fore we have a huge unused capacity (our brains could be 99% smaller and we wouldnt notice).
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hippikon
But the articles in the “Watchtower Torah” are fastidiously researched and they can’t possibly be wrong. Just look at the ct book page 62.
*** ct 62 4 How Unique You Are! ***
Some neuroscientists estimate that during an average life span, a person uses only 1/100 of 1 percent (.0001) of his potential brain capacity. You might well ask, ‘Why do we have a brain with so much capacity that we hardly test a fraction of it in a normal lifetime?’So there!
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Bjg Brains
by hippikon inok the reasoning goes like this.
we use les than 1% of our brains (some even less).
there fore we have a huge unused capacity (our brains could be 99% smaller and we wouldnt notice).
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hippikon
OK The reasoning goes like this. We use les than 1% of our brains (some even less). There fore we have a huge unused capacity (our brains could be 99% smaller and we wouldn’t notice). There fore we are designed to live forever. OK got that. Wales have an even bigger brain and do less. (how big a brain do you need to dodge Norwegian fishing boats) Therefore whales were designed to live longer than forever.
If anyone has and information on the anatomy and relative size of animal brains to human brains I would be very interested
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I'm curious
by teejay into all loyal jehovah's witnesses:.
the bible says that at the mouth of three witnesses let every matter be firmly established.
so i'm curious... if you had to choose only three, what three things about the watchtower society and/or it's teachings convinces you beyond any doubt that jehovah's witnesses has the truth about the bible and is the sole representative of jehovah on earth today?.
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hippikon
Attn: Gianluca
You forgot to mention the evils of Oral Sex but I guess it could be included under vaccines
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Whats an Apostate
by hippikon inwas luther an apostate, or hus or wykliffe or calvin.?.
and what about the lollards the waldenses or the anabaptists were they all apostate?.
or were they just standing up for what they thought was right?.
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hippikon
The intelligence level on this site impresses me. There are a lot of mad / kooky people in the “Truth” (mentally deficient at the least) and every congregation has at least one raving lunatic. My impression to date has been that a lot of “apostates” are on the lunatic fringe. I would be interested in how many just plain left the “truth”. How many were removed for wrongdoing and how many were kicked out for having differing points of view
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Whats an Apostate
by hippikon inwas luther an apostate, or hus or wykliffe or calvin.?.
and what about the lollards the waldenses or the anabaptists were they all apostate?.
or were they just standing up for what they thought was right?.
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hippikon
Was Luther an Apostate, or Hus or Wykliffe or Calvin.?
And what about the Lollards the Waldenses or the Anabaptists Were they all Apostate?
Or were they just standing up for what they thought was right?
Are they heroes or villains?
It seems to me the society has made heroes out of such people and claimed them as there own yet expels and castigates those that display similar defiance.
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Sydney BBQ
by buscar inhello fellow sydneysiders.
the sydney bbq is neigh.
the time is almost upon us.
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hippikon
Ill be there with bells on. Is it going to happen this generation?
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The dilema of Uncle onion.
by uncle_onion inmy dilemma.
those of you who know me personally and via the web will know that i am a studious person.
now take a look at genesis 36:31. this verse says these were the kings who reigned in edom before any israelite king reigned.. at the time of writing genesis, they were no kings of israel.
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hippikon
What about hard scientific evidence. If god caused the flood by a miricle he could have done other stuff to help them stay alive etc etc etc. So what about Tree Ring dateing and Ice Core Dateing. What dose this show. But I geuess god could have fabricated this as well. Which calls into question his character. Whats he hiding from. Or maybe its just all bull$hit???