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  Radiocarbon dating totaly inaccurate before 2000 BCE

  by opusdei1972 in

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  it seems that this portion was published in the watchtower in the year 1977 (as i have in the spanish version):.

  the radiocarbon dating method has been widely accepted by many scientists as showing that humans lived back to at least 50,000 b.c.e.

  that conflicts with what the bible says.. but physicist r. brown of andrews university claims that this radiocarbon dating method is highly inaccurate.

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  jgnat

  I take it you are referring to this Robert H. Brown (Ret.)

  http://www.oocities.org/vr_junkie/NotableOldEarthCreatinists.htm#Brown

  Background on Radiocarbon Dating that I trust:

  http://www.radiocarbon.com/about-carbon-dating.htm
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  I need some help

  by RedRightHand in

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  2. friends

  for purely informational purposes, i am planning a visit to a local kingdom hall.

  it has been years since i've set foot in one and i need to know what the current terminology is so i don't stick out like a sore thumb.

  what are the studying?

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  jgnat

  Oh, yes. Only the Governing Body are the Faithful and Discreet Slave.
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  I need some help

  by RedRightHand in

  1. jw
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  for purely informational purposes, i am planning a visit to a local kingdom hall.

  it has been years since i've set foot in one and i need to know what the current terminology is so i don't stick out like a sore thumb.

  what are the studying?

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  jgnat

  Sorry, I am as out of touch as you are. If you walk in with the right magazine, appropriately highlighted, on your iPad it might help. Here's the current offering:

  http://www.jw.org/en/publications/
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  What is a morally upright life?

  by jgnat in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  is it relative, or do all human societies and cultures hold at least some things to be good?.

  i don't think right and true is "universal" other than what is right and true for people.

  a dolphin or a praying mantis may have alien perceptions of what is "good".

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  jgnat

  Simon, there's been some interesting experiments (algorithms) where it is shown that collaborative groups can overtake individual selfishness.

  http://www.forbes.com/sites/stevedenning/2012/04/15/why-do-we-collaborate/

  Indeed, our human domination of this planet may very well come from our ability to work together.
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  Have you ever read the review of Steven Hassan's books on Cult news.com?

  by Enzo in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  hi, to everyone my username is enzo, .

  recently a saw a video presented by john cedar presenting steve hassan as a cult expert.. .

  but read this reviews presented on cult news about steve hassan's books, and it's up to you make your own opinion about the video.

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  jgnat

  The European Union classifies cults?
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  What is a morally upright life?

  by jgnat in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  is it relative, or do all human societies and cultures hold at least some things to be good?.

  i don't think right and true is "universal" other than what is right and true for people.

  a dolphin or a praying mantis may have alien perceptions of what is "good".

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  jgnat

  Is it relative, or do all human societies and cultures hold at least some things to be good?

  I don't think right and true is "universal" other than what is right and true for people. A dolphin or a praying mantis may have alien perceptions of what is "good". So for this discussion I am going to limit it to human perception of right and good.

  I've mentioned this before, but I found Haid's moral foundations to be a revelation. The idea that "anything goes" in a world without god-values just didn't sit right with me. Surely there are forces working within us, pre-bible, that drive us to good and spurn evil. There must be a reason we "universally" spurn some activities as unjust or disgusting.

  Haidt's foundations, though different in application from one society to another, are universal in their generalized traits.

  Let's take sanctity for example.

  It may be symbolised as a white wedding dress, clean-shaven face, or the Arab constraints over the use of the left hand.

  http://dakinewavamon.blogspot.ca/2006/04/understanding-arabs-use-of.html

  There is thought that this universal preference for sanctity came out of our scavenger roots. Don't eat yukky stuff, or rank meat. You'll live longer.

  So when we meet people who are striving to live a sainted life, can we understand, as odd as their preferences may appear, that they are doing their best to meet a particular ideal?

  Or if we meet someone who has repudiated or lost society's norms, that we recognize the source of our disgust and look deeper?

  http://www.viralforest.com/barber-spends-sundays-giving-free-haircuts-homeless-people/

  http://www.fastcodesign.com/1673225/can-good-graphic-design-help-the-homeless
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  Topics I’ve Been Pondering On

  by JWINQUESTION in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  this is my first post on here so bear with me.

  currently i am still an active jw with serious questions about the jw org.

  i was hesitant signing up but really need as much input from the people on this forum to get a clear understanding on things.

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  jgnat

  To really blow your mind, might I suggest "The Year of Living Biblically" by humourist A. J. Jacobs
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  Topics I’ve Been Pondering On

  by JWINQUESTION in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  this is my first post on here so bear with me.

  currently i am still an active jw with serious questions about the jw org.

  i was hesitant signing up but really need as much input from the people on this forum to get a clear understanding on things.

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  jgnat

  I'd like to see you take up dancing again. Anything that fills your heart with joy and meaning. There's precious few opportunities to do that in this world, so don't waste them.

  You sound like an intelligent and sensitive young man. You will do well. Graduating at 26/27 is not too old at all. Take it from me, a fiftysomething grandma.
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  EBOLA -why should America take the lead in handling it?

  by hamsterbait in

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  2. friends

  millions have died in africa from civil wars where the governments have squandered money on bombs guns and tanks, whilst allowing millions more to die of malaria, diarrhoea and other treatable diseases.

  thousands more have died in nigeria from religious killing than ebola.. and now big bad america is the one they all turn to (in mainly muslim countries) to save them, just like kuwait did in 1991.

  (condemned after for their interference).

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  jgnat

  As for religious beliefs, it's a mixed bag:

  Dem. Rep. of Congo, Majority 50% Catholic

  Senegal - 94% Muslim

  Liberia - 85.6% Christian

  Guinea - 85% Muslim
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  EBOLA -why should America take the lead in handling it?

  by hamsterbait in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  millions have died in africa from civil wars where the governments have squandered money on bombs guns and tanks, whilst allowing millions more to die of malaria, diarrhoea and other treatable diseases.

  thousands more have died in nigeria from religious killing than ebola.. and now big bad america is the one they all turn to (in mainly muslim countries) to save them, just like kuwait did in 1991.

  (condemned after for their interference).

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  jgnat

  http://www.who.int/csr/disease/ebola/en/

  http://www.who.int/mediacentre/events/meetings/2014/lop-ebola-consultation.pdf

  http://www.mappbio.com/ - US Company

  http://www.tekmira.com/ - Canadian

  http://www.sarepta.com/ - US Company

  http://www.toyama-chemical.co.jp/en/index.html - Japan

  http://www.biocryst.com/company_overview_mission - US Based with partners in Japan, Taiwan and Korea

  So it is safe to say that this is a world-wide collaborative effort with the advanced treatments coming from first-world countries, of which the US is one.