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  Dawkins-The Greatest Show on Earth

  by KateWild in

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  as many may be aware.

  i don't like the man.

  but i have chosen to review the first chapter of his book.. chapter 1... only a theory?.

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  GLTirebiter

  That is exactly how scientific discoveries are made, we have a theory, do an experiment. Some prove our theory some do not.

  The word "Prove" is where this statement deviates away from Science. Experiments are not performed to "prove" a theory, they are deliberate attempts to falsify that theory. Theories that survive the gauntlet and make useful statements about natural phenomena are accepted and continue to be used--only while they remain unfalsified and continue to make useful statements. When experiments falsify the theory, when it fails to make accurate statements about natural phenomena, then it must change: be corrected, expanded, restricted in scope, sometimes abandoned.

  This distinction between "prove" and "falsify" is no minor detail. Scientific rigor, scientific progress is firmly rooted in the humility to say "I must continue to test the theories I accept, because they could be just as flawed as the ones that came before them." The hubris of believing any theory is The Answer, that it is The Truth, is the death of honest science. That is how investigators become blind slaves of their preconceptions. That is when theories wander down blind alleys of increasing absurdity, trying to preserve the "Truth" of a favored (erroneous) concept: for example, planetary motion in epicycles, or the static eternal universe.

  The phrase "settled science" is an oxymoron: genuine science is, by definition, always subject to revision. When a theory becomes sacrosanct, it is no longer scientific.
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  Disfellowshipped but still forced to pay maintenance or alimony

  by Markw1509 in

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  can i ask for your opinion?

  i have been disfellowshipped and divorced for a few years.

  my ex-wife and my daughter have cut off all contact from me.

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  GLTirebiter

  Speaking in general terms, you cannot stop paying just because she is interfering with your parenting time (i.e. "two wrongs don't make a right"). You will need the court to enforce the custody and visitation order, and that means you should consult a lawyer. If the divorce decree was issued in the state where you live, enforce it through the local courts and make her come 300 miles to defend herself--use the home field advantage if you have it. Recognize that this will not be an easy task: the enforcement of financial support has a strong enforcement agency behind it, but there is little (if any) help for non-custodial parents whose children are being alienated from them.

  I recommend the National Parents' Organization web site for anybody dealing with such issues.
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  Sadly, fading is bad for my marriage

  by stillin in

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  while headship has always been a problem in my marriage, partly because i'm more of a team player and my wife has man issues, now that i'm clearly fading my wife feels that i have nothing of worth to say.. i resist the idea of divorce but this is not much of a marriage.

  since she doesn't/ can't hold down a job alimony would be ridiculously expensive.

  cheaper to keep her, as they say.. i get zero cooperation or even discussion for any adjustments i feel might be in order for us as we grow older: obabmacare?

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  GLTirebiter

  Dude she's a spoiled brat. Tell her to grow up and knock the spending off. And drag her a$$ to a counselor.

  Cancel every joint credit card.

  And tell her to get a PAYING JOB, so she can contribute to the family's finances and help pay off those credit cards!

  Notify any account that is in her name only that YOU will not be responsible for it (and that she has no income).

  That may not work, it depends on state laws (community property, etc). Check with a lawyer before you do it.
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  Is Jesus dying really more important than his resurrection?

  by Band on the Run in

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  i was reading about khs on wikipedia and i noticed a link for the memorial of jesus' death.

  why would any christian religion celebrate his death and not his resurrection.

  a man dying is fairly common.

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  Who is the greatest Witness of Jehovah?

  Based on Matthew 26:31-45, I'd suggest Mother Theresa of Calcutta. "In truth I tell you, in so far as you did this to one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did it to me... In truth I tell you, in so far as you neglected to do this to one of the least of these, you neglected to do it to me."

  Let me know when the Watchtower goes to an impoverished country and opens a food dispensary, or a hospital, or an orphanage, or a school, or digs a town well, "for the least of these." Taking care of your own is not enough, we are called to care for strangers, even enemies--as told in the parable of the good Smaritan (Luke 10:29-37). "Which of these three, do you think, proved himself a neighbor to the man who fell into the bandits' hands?" "The one who showed pity on him." "Go, and do the same yourself."
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  Anyone Celebrating Halloween this Year???

  by cognac in

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  i started yesterday.

  took the kids (they were both princesses) and my nephew to 3 different events.

  got tons of candy and the kids had a blast.. .

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  GLTirebiter

  @KWJoe: "Hey! My eyes are up he...ah... oh, never mind!"
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  Anyone Celebrating Halloween this Year???

  by cognac in

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  i started yesterday.

  took the kids (they were both princesses) and my nephew to 3 different events.

  got tons of candy and the kids had a blast.. .

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  GLTirebiter

  It wasn't always about horror movies and witches. For a less commercialized interpretation, see Dia de los Muuertos (Day of the Dead).

  Assured that the dead would be insulted by mourning or sadness, Dia de los Muertos celebrates the lives of the deceased with food, drink, parties, and activities the dead enjoyed in life. Dia de los Muertos recognizes death as a natural part of the human experience, a continuum with birth, childhood, and growing up to become a contributing member of the community. On Dia de los Muertos, the dead are also a part of the community, awakened from their eternal sleep to share celebrations with their loved ones. (from National Geographic)
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  Anyone Celebrating Halloween this Year???

  by cognac in

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  i started yesterday.

  took the kids (they were both princesses) and my nephew to 3 different events.

  got tons of candy and the kids had a blast.. .

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  GLTirebiter

  Who's the person that used to post here (or perhaps still does) that likes to dress like a dragon

  That would be Ziddina. She hasn't been on the board for many months.
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  The bible condemns Christian religions that teach, Wait!

  by Crazyguy in

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  know where in the bible will you find christian religions being condemned for teaching the trinity or hell fire doctrines, but you will find jesus condemning those that come as messiah's or christs (both mean anointed) and declaring 'the time is near'.

  you will also find paul cursing anyone that preaches a gospel different then the apostles preached as well as cursing those that change or add to the bible.

  oh darn jw's thats you, you fit the bill in all of these!!!!!!

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  GLTirebiter

  How do Jehovah's Witnesses preach a gospel different than the apostles?

  The Watchtower has a teaching different than the apostle John wrote in chapter 6 of his Gospel. Every year at the "memorial", the Watchtower teaches emphatically that the rank-and-file must not partake, but will nevertheless enjoy eternal life. But John, quoting Jesus, says that all believers must partake if they are to share in His eternal life:

  " 'I am the living bread which has come down from heaven. Anyone who eats this bread will live forever; and the bread that I shall give is my flesh, for the life of the world.'

  Then the Jews started arguing with one another: 'How can this man give us his flesh to eat?' they said. Jesus replied:

  'I tell you most solemnly, if you do not eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you will not have life in you. Anyone who does eat my flesh and drink my blood has eternal life, and I shall raise him up on the last day. For my flesh is real food, and my blood is real drink. He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood lives in me and I live in him.' "

  [The Jerusalem Bible (1966).]
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  Goodbye JWD/JWN (my last post)

  by slimboyfat in

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  2. friends

  after some considerable thought i have decided that i will no longer post on this forum because i want to return to jehovah.

  thank you for all the kindness and many interesting discussions over the years.

  i wish you all well in the future and the decisions you make.

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  GLTirebiter

  I hope your life turns out well. If not, if the Brothers and Sisters turn on you, we will always welcome you back. Unconditionally.

  Farewell, SlimBoy!
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  Watchtower Legal Team Makes Threats

  by Brother Mike in

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  i don't want to alarm anybody but the i have heard that the watchtower legal team has made threat to have various websites shut down for leaking important documents out to the public and to its various members of the christian congregation.

  has anyone else heard this?

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  GLTirebiter

  jgnat: This site has profiled several Jehovah's Witnesses who were lawyers too. In at least one case, the WTBTS paid for their education.

  There have been female lawyers on the Watchtower staff, too. Carolyn Wah testified that she helped prepare the "Preparing for Child Custody Cases" publication: [with a tip of the hat to Compound Complex]

  Watchtower legal battles have “become so common [that] they offer its followers a pamphlet entitled ‘Preparing for Child Custody Cases’ (Montgomery, 1992, p. 14)” intended for Witnesses facing court custody battles. The booklet, which openly advocates deception and advises Witnesses to deceive the court, was

  … designed for their internal use in helping their members prepare to discuss custody matters in divorce hearings [and] encourages Witness children, under oath, to present a distorted view of the opportunities that a Witness child has to assume a place in the larger world. An example of this is the comment in this publication that Witness children could become journalists (a vocation requiring a college degree), when attending college is at best strongly discouraged, and at worst condemned by the Witnesses as a vehicle by which Witness children can lose their faith and be subjected to immoral association (Duron, 1991, p. 18).

  Court testimony states:

  Watchtower attorney Wah also stated under oath that she assisted the Society in writing the booklet Preparing for Child Custody Cases in about 1986, and admitted the booklet was produced because of a growing concern about articles published in the social science and psychological literature by Watchtower critics that were detrimental to the Society’s interests.