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  Early Hominem. Neanderthals. Evolution.

  by solameguy12 in

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  2. beliefs

  so i grew up as a witness but i’m no longer active, i have some family that still practices very seriously.

  but i don’t want to ask them my question.

  but what does the bible and teaching’s of jw’s say about early hominids?

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  peacefulpete

  Man, I remember the arrogance of mocking stuff like those in that video. So much is assumed about the subject and so little respect given for the intelligence and integrity of science. The key words in the NOVA transcript are: This was a plaster cast of the pelvis. And that location of where 2 parts of the pelvis joined together was... broken into a series of individual pieces, which were then fused together in later fossilization.....they're in an anatomically impossible position.

  He (Lovejoy) then removed the fragmented pieces and found the intact pieces naturally oriented at a more curved shape.

  The speaker in that video made himself a fool by mocking that he could read a newspaper through the holes as if that was relevant. Of course there were holes! The area of the shattered pieces had been removed!
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  Early Hominem. Neanderthals. Evolution.

  by solameguy12 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so i grew up as a witness but i’m no longer active, i have some family that still practices very seriously.

  but i don’t want to ask them my question.

  but what does the bible and teaching’s of jw’s say about early hominids?

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  peacefulpete

  The WT used to accept evolution until Rutherford regressed to literalism. Anyway today they are playing a coy game of denying evolution but insisting all the worlds species came from a couple hundred "kinds" in just 3500 years. It's ludicrous of course. Key to this is never defining "kind".

  As far as hominid fossils, they dismiss them as deformed humans or apes. They dismiss the dating.
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  Babylon the Great

  by Godlyman in

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  2. bible

  do jw's still believe that babylon the great is the empire of false religion?

  inquiring minds want to know .

  estephan.

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  peacefulpete

  The WT leadership is again not being original or unique in their interpretation. Protestants have labeled the Roman Catholic Church as the Harlot for hundreds of years, (ironically because the real target the Roman empire no longer exists) The WT shared that doctrine. Then around the time of the birth of Adventism/Millennialism (late 1800s) the individual sects widely identified all Christendom (apart from themselves of course) as the Harlot. The WT was actually late to adopt that teaching.
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  Science News article: ‘Case closed’: 99.9% of scientists agree climate emergency caused by humans

  by Disillusioned JW in

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  a news article has the headline of " ‘case closed’: 99.9% of scientists agree climate emergency caused by humans"; see https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/oct/19/case-closed-999-of-scientists-agree-climate-emergency-caused-by-humans .

  the article says in part the following.. 'the scientific consensus that humans are altering the climate has passed 99.9%, according to research that strengthens the case for global action at the cop26 summit in glasgow.. the degree of scientific certainty about the impact of greenhouse gases is now similar to the level of agreement on evolution and plate tectonics, the authors say, based on a survey of nearly 90,000 climate-related studies.

  this means there is practically no doubt among experts that burning fossil fuels, such as oil, gas, coal, peat and trees, is heating the planet and causing more extreme weather.. a previous survey in 2013 showed 97% of studies published between 1991 and 2012 supported the idea that human activities are altering earth’s climate.. this has been updated and expanded by the study by cornell university that shows the tiny minority of sceptical voices has diminished to almost nothing as evidence mounts of the link between fossil-fuel burning and climate disruption.. the latest survey of peer-reviewed literature published from 2012 to november 2020 was conducted in two stages.

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  peacefulpete

  Of course wind turbines and solar panels have a lifespan as does everything. Coal power plants last about 25 years diesel generators about the same.

  Yes China makes a large percentage of solar panels. They made a State decision to be the world's supplier and did it. And presently China's energy production is moving away from coal faster than the USA. About 43% is now solar hydro or wind. In my state we are about 10%.

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renewable_energy_in_China#:~:text=China%27s%20total%20renewable%20energy%20capacity%20exceeded%201%2C000GW%20in,capacity%2C%2010.2%20percentage%20points%20higher%20than%20in%202015.
  
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  Souls on Ice

  by peacefulpete in

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  you may have seen the story of the couple who just gave birth to twins who developed from embryos frozen for 30 years.

  i'm delighted for the parents and hope the twins grow to be healthy.

  it does pose some questions for those who insist embryos are in fact humans with souls.

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  peacefulpete

  Sorry this thread seems have been duplicated.
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  Babylon the Great

  by Godlyman in

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  do jw's still believe that babylon the great is the empire of false religion?

  inquiring minds want to know .

  estephan.

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  peacefulpete

  Once you ignore the text's own explanation you are free to reinterpret them anyway you want. Generally the "harlot" has been identified with the enemies of the groups doing the interpreting, real or imagined. I've seen Jerusalem, the Pope, Napoleon, and Mohamed identified as the "harlot".
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  Would You Like To Be God?

  by Ultimate Axiom in

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  we know there are a few on this forum who think they are, but consider this for a while.

  if you are god, you are omniscient, therefore you have nothing to learn.

  nothing to research, investigate or explore as there is nothing you don’t already know.

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  peacefulpete

  It is ironic that the more evolved the concept of God gets the less relatable and approachable it gets. For example, emotions have to be feigned if you always know what's going to happen. Oh the good old days when gods had weaknesses and limitations.
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  Babylon the Great

  by Godlyman in

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  do jw's still believe that babylon the great is the empire of false religion?

  inquiring minds want to know .

  estephan.

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  peacefulpete

  Your objection is overly literal. Compare how Daniel 7 describes a fourth beast as devouring and crushing the whole earth. This represented Greece (Christians say Rome). Either way the description is from a perspective of someone unaware of the western hemisphere and far East.
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  JW Harrasment

  by enigma1863 in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  as most probably know scientology harasses stalks and even spreads lies about their former members to convince you not to trust them.

  they are very good at smearing peoples names.. has their been any evidence the jw organization uses the same methods on specific individuals?

  i don’t mean the general all apostates are bad stories posted for the rank and file.

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  peacefulpete

  No. Though I've been told they monitor sites like this sometimes. Maybe to identify leaks. And I believe there are active jws counting time trying to preach.
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  Babylon the Great

  by Godlyman in

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  do jw's still believe that babylon the great is the empire of false religion?

  inquiring minds want to know .

  estephan.

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  peacefulpete

  the blood of all the prophets & her drunkenness with blood of the prophets or the holy ones past present and future would obviously not fit Rome

  You've added a few word's not in the text.

  And I saw the woman being drunk with the blood of the saints and with the blood of the witnesses of Jesus..............And in her blood of prophets and of saints was found and of all those having been slain on earth.

  A pretty apt description of the most powerful, extensive and ruthless empires the ancient world ever knew, especially from the perspective of a Christian bitter over recent bouts of persecution under Domitian.