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  Evidence for a Young Earth

  by Perry in

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  for additional information:.

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  cantleave

  

  That is a stalactite /\ /\ /\ /\
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  Evolution is a Fact #37 - Testicles

  by cofty in

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  2. beliefs

  take a look at the back of your tv/entertainment centre.

  a mass of power and signal cables connect the various pieces of equipment in very specific ways.

  imagine you wanted to switch the locations of your satellite receiver and your dvd player.

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  Vidquin. Never quote a reference you have have not read. Your very sloppy use of Jerry Bergmen's article on the Institute for Creation "Science",(a complete travesty of a site BTW), references Blechschmidt's book,which describes the path of the laryngeal nerve during the embryonic development, but no where does that book refute the evolutionary development.

  The sloppy Bergmen article actually writes

  Professor Erich Blechschmidt wrote that the recurrent laryngeal nerve's seemingly poor design in adults is due to the "necessary consequences of developmental dynamics," not historical carryovers from evolution

  Note the highlighted text is not from the original Blechschmidt text but an inference made by Bermen that is not inferred from the original text. The book is about embryology not evolutionary development and never once refers to evolutionary development..

  Likewise, there is no reference to evolutionary development in either the 1999 Sturmiolo paper "The Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Related to Thyroid Surgery", which is an evaluation of surgical procedures (you can read the abstract here) or the Steinberg's 1986 paper "Anatomy of the recurrent laryngeal nerve," which is just an anatomical description, not an evolutionary history.

  Bergmen tries to make out the sub-optimal design is a consequence of embryonic development when he states in his ridiculous article "For the laryngeal nerve, the ligamentum arteriosum functions like the hyoid bone to allow movement. Nerves cannot normally be severed during foetal development and then regrown somewhere else, nor can the body sever nerves to allow the movement of existing nerves elsewhere where they reconnect "

  He is stating exactly the point Cofty makes in the opening post, only rather than looking at the evolutionary cause, he is putting it down to embryonic development.. Embryonic development, of course, reflects what happened during evolution. The bottom line is that if the Laryngeal nerve was designed it would go directly from A - B without detouring via C.

  
  
  
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  Are there more ex-witnesses than current witnesses?

  by stuckinarut2 in

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  2. friends

  for years the society has said that over 40,000 a year are disfellowshipped.

  add to that the 10's of thousands who simply disassociate or fade.... so by that logic, would it be correct to assume there are actually more former witnesses on the earth than the number of current active witnesses ?

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  cantleave

  Broad and spacious is the road to destruction, the road to life is narrow and few are the ones finding it!

  Jehovah only picks those who he wants............Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah!

  I am sure there are more Ex-dubs / never baptised kids of dubs, than those currently active.
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  Damaging Children With the Christian Gospel

  by cofty in

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  2. bible

  the christian gospel begins with the dehumanising assertion that all humans are fallen sinners who deserve nothing but god's judgement and wrath.. not only does this taint all relationships between christians and unbelievers, it destroys the beautiful innocence of childhood.

  in a recent edition of the popular christian radio program "family life today", titled “introducing your child to god,” co-host bob lepine discussed teaching “practical theology” to his young daughter, explaining:.

  when my daughter, amy, was still less than two years old, i started teaching practical theology to her.

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  Child abuse takes on many forms.
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  Many are leaving their enforced, inbred and inherited religions, and surprise it's not just JWs...

  by UNCONDITIONAL LOVE in

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  i want to share this great article from an informative website on religion and how it is an age old play on emotions and why many are fleeing from religion, including you.

  the other insightful articles on this website will help to soothe your complex worries and open your eyes to a great reality.. one love.

  http://wakeup-world.com/2015/11/21/waking-up-from-religion/.

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  cantleave

  I'm glad I read the rest of this thread before clicking on a cult recruitment link.
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  What's your favourite feel good movie ?

  by jhine in

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  2. experiences

  maybe it's time for a less serious thread .

  i have just finished watching dirty dancing ( again ) .

  what is your feel good movie , the one that makes you smile and cry happy tears ?

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  cantleave

  The Exorcist - it makes me feel good because I don't believe in supernatural bullshit any more.
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  2016 Regional Convention - Sunday Morning synopsis

  by Jehalapeno in

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  via reddit.

  here are the morning program highlights.

  will update for the afternoon once it's all over.

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  cantleave

  Scaremongering cult!
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  Were you beaten as a child?

  by purrpurr in

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  i've been confronting my mother with her dubious parenting skills (abuse) of me as a child.

  particularly the beatings i would get with the wooden spoon.

  not a light smack but hitting me as hard as she could for as long as she could.

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  cantleave

  I was beaten, pinched, punched, kicked, had my hair pulled, made to eat soap, stripped naked and whipped with a belt......all because my mother loved me and didn't want me falling away from the truth!
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  What would happen if...

  by StarTrekAngel in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  in an effort to excuse yourself from elder persecution, you present an argument.

  whether at a jc or just in an average elder shepherding call.

  most people who have confronted a jc, have tried to explain to the elders about what they know of the org but the incriminating questions always come up.. when confronted with the question, do you still believe the gb is the f&ds?

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  cantleave

  It would depend on who is on your committee, but generally any criticism, even if implied, will be seen as apostate thinking.
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  Bible Reading Assignment This Week is About THE LEVIATHAN

  by xjwsrock in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  a brother went on stage and read .

  job 41:1-26. jehovah is straight up talking to job about a fire-breathing dragon in this passage.

  it was surreal to hear this read without as much as a raised eyebrow in the audience.. here it is: (mind you this is almighty god talking one-on-one with job).

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  cantleave

  Don't they say this lightning emitting, fire-breathing monster is just a crocodile? Oh the mental gymnastics are astounding!