Posts by tornapart

a team of swedish scientists led by evolutionary geneticist erik axelsson from uppsala university have identified genetic changes that could have been responsible for the transformation of wild wolves, into the ancestors of our beloved pet dogs.

tornapart

well... african elephant/indian elephant = kind

llama/alpaca= kind

common dolphin/bottle nosed dolphin= kind

scottish wildcat/domestic cat= kind

Brown bear/black bear= kind

Animals that are different species but can mate and produce fertile offspring.

When it reaches the limits of it's kind ie. donkey/horse, lion/tiger although they can produce offspring, the offspring are infertile.

Animals of different kinds cannot produce any offspring at all, ie. cow/horse.

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Would you read your child's diary?

by DATA-DOG in

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this is obviously a question for parents.

i have made my decision, but i am interested in your views and feelings.

if you are a young person, i would be interested in your thoughts and feelings too.

tornapart

Absolutely not! It's an invasion of their privacy. Like invading their private thoughts. All the things we hate for ourselves. The 'thought police' comes to mind!

If you want to know what's in their minds/hearts then have a good relationship with them where they come to you and tell you what they are thinking /doing.

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Interesting Genetic Research Published on Dog Evolution

by cantleave in

some interesting work has been published this month in nature and reported in various blogs and journals.

it is work that gives more evidence to support the fact of evolution.

a team of swedish scientists led by evolutionary geneticist erik axelsson from uppsala university have identified genetic changes that could have been responsible for the transformation of wild wolves, into the ancestors of our beloved pet dogs.

tornapart

Wolves 'adapted' to live with humans after a period of time. (I saw the experiment with the foxes in a documentary, it was very interesting). Dogs 'evolved' from wolves. However a wolf and a dog can still mate and have fertile offspring. They still belong to the same 'kind'. A dog has not become a new kind.

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New here and just sick!

by msconcerned in

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hello, i am new and i feel soooo wrong about being here.

anyway i am an m.s and have been disillusioned ever since the new understanding that came out in october.

i have read many things on this board that i have and also have not thought about.

tornapart

Hi msconcerned. Don't be worried about being here. I'm an elder's wife and no one in my congregation knows I come here. I've been here for over a year now. It's an awful place to be when you start to discover 'the truth about the truth'.

If you want to visit a really factual site to start with to find out more things try jwfacts. There's so much to find out about the doctrines and wether the bible supports them or not. Also, many changing doctrines over the years. It's truly eye opening.

One thing I would say though, when you start to discover things don't go around telling anyone what you've discovered. It's a fast way to being disfellowshipped. Learn how to handle it first, then decide what you want to do.

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(For our non-JW guests) How to get rid of a JW using only two words.

by cedars in

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if creepy contact lenses, facial piercings and people who talk insanely fast (and over-use the word "legit") are not your thing, then don't watch this video!.

however, if those things don't bother you, and you're curious about the "nuclear" way to eject jehovah's witnesses from one's doorstep, this video explains how this can be done swiftly and effectively.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrvc1yoydby.

i can actually remember at least a couple of instances where someone revealed they were gay on the doorstep to my partner and i and this didn't get rid of us immediately, but it did force us onto the back foot.

tornapart

Hahaha!! Brilliant!! He ought to do that as a comedy routine on 'Britains Got Talent' LOL!

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Give me good honest reasons why you will ..............

by Phizzy in

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attend the memorial this year..

tornapart

Because I don't want elders knocking on my door asking me why I didn't. I will fade in my own way, at my own pace and I don't need to answer to anyone else the way in which I will do it.

Sorry Phizzy, but I don't like questions like that from anyone. It sounds no different to me than for an elder asking me why I didn't go.

Elder... "Give me good honest reasons why you didn't attend the memorial this year"

Me... "Mind your own business"

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Christian questions to ask current JWs

by Christ Alone in

here are some questions that i thought would be interesting to ask a jw if they were open to a free and open discussion.

this assumes a christian worldview that the bible is the word of god.

if you have any others, please post them!

tornapart

CA.. one I asked my friend a few days ago....

Where are the Great Crowd? Showed Rev 7:9, then verse 11. Also Rev 19:1

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My Mother Passed

by Roberta804 in

thank you for all of your support durning the two difficult weeks my mother was on her death bed.

last night at 10:30pm she breath her last with my sister and i by her side.

this is a real end of an era for me as i have known little these past 8 years other than taking care of my parents.

tornapart

So sorry to read this Roberta. Keeping you in my thoughts and prayers. A big hug