We really should find more of these examples of bastard creatures and have a little series of them.
konceptual99
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Jehovah's Wonderous Creation - The Guinea Worm
by pale.emperor inyou're not likely to see this in an awake!
magazine, but here goes.
for those that believe in intelligent design please explain this one to me:.
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Mythical Nemesis and Nibiru, or is it?
by Vidqun ina long time since the topic has been raised on jwn.
" according to the majority of scientists, it's all our fault.
our high carbon emissions and increase in co2 are causing changes in our weather.
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konceptual99
I don't think any rational person discounts the inevitability that we shall have to face a potentially life threatening impact from something in space. This is the similar to the fact that at some point we shall experience a volcanic eruption or earthquake way beyond anything experienced in the past several hundred or even thousands of years.
What this has to do with climate change is beyond me.
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Theme of this year's series of Conventions
by MrTheocratic init was announced this week that the theme for the 3 day convention is "do not give up".
these are the words that are spoken to someone who is struggling and is in the process of giving up.
this theme tells me that many in the organization are tiring out and slowing down.
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konceptual99
It's "Don't".
It's a great theme. Smacks of desperation, negativity and an awareness from the top down that all is not well in dubland. It says to me that the GB know they are living on borrowed time as far as their eschatology is concerned and they are running out of ideas to keep people motivated and in.
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AND STILL NO RELEASE OF THE 2017 JW YEARBOOK
by steve2 inhere we are on the cusp of the new year, and the 2017 yearbook of jws has still not been released.
jw.org continues to feature the 2016 yearbook in its list of main publications.
in previous years, the upcoming yearbook's annual report on jws was released in november for the january 1st then the feb 1st watchtower, then earlier in december when it was only featured in the yearbook, then more recently with a couple of days of december 25th.
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konceptual99
Maybe no direct quotes but a big shift in emphasis. In years gone by the declining number of partakers was seen as a good indication that the end was near. Now it doesn't matter anymore and there is an implication that those new partakers may be a little deluded.
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No updated Watctower's articles on Evolution
by opusdei1972 inas far as i know, the "creation" book is out of print ?, am i right?.
well, i was searching for new watchtower articles trying to debunk, for instance, human evolution.
so, i did my homework, for the first time, so as to read past and updated papers and books on human evolution.
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konceptual99
Has the extent of plagiarism in the blue Creation book been laid out fully anywhere?
There is a section on the Creation book on jwfacts.com. Scroll down here...
http://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/misquotes-deception-lies.php
Much of this is sourced from here:
http://corior.blogspot.co.uk/2006/02/misquotations-in-creation-book.html?m=1
There are also a couple of good sites debunking the Origin of Life brochure here:
http://www.tj-encyclopedie.org/Discussion:L%27Origine_de_la_Vie
http://www.thebattles.net/rationality/JW_The_Origins_of_Life_Five_Questions_Worth_Asking.html
We also have a number of threads here on misquotes in this and the other brochure "Was Life Created"
https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/196792/blatant-misquote-origin-life-booklet?size=20&page=2
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No updated Watctower's articles on Evolution
by opusdei1972 inas far as i know, the "creation" book is out of print ?, am i right?.
well, i was searching for new watchtower articles trying to debunk, for instance, human evolution.
so, i did my homework, for the first time, so as to read past and updated papers and books on human evolution.
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konceptual99
The WTS gave up years ago trying to do what the Creation book does especially when it comes to human evolution. There were the two brochures a while back but even these are rarely referred to now.
The two tracks the WTS follows now are highly simplistic. One is to extol the wonders of a feature of a particular plant or creature and then finish with open question "what do you think, did the amazing <insert feature here> happen by evolution or was it designed?".
The other track is to pull some Witness who is a professional from any branch of medicine or science and put them up as an example of someone educated that believes in creation.
Both tracks are weak but enough to bolster the confirmation bias of most dubs.
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So, Anglo-American-Russian world power?
by schnell inwasn't russia strongly hinted recently to be the king of the north once again, as it tried to shut down the wtbts there?
and isn't the king of the north said to lead a coalition of nations against babylon the great?
so why is the king of the north allying itself with one half of the king of the south, the anglo-american world power?
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konceptual99
So you don't think I need to dig out my copy of "Your Will be done on Earth" any time soon??
It probably makes as much sense as anything out there now...
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So, Anglo-American-Russian world power?
by schnell inwasn't russia strongly hinted recently to be the king of the north once again, as it tried to shut down the wtbts there?
and isn't the king of the north said to lead a coalition of nations against babylon the great?
so why is the king of the north allying itself with one half of the king of the south, the anglo-american world power?
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konceptual99
They keep getting their noses trying to predict the future and interpreting politics to accommodate their BS. Seems like it works.
And when it doesn't then they simply resort to balancing the cognitive dissonance with the good ol' get out of jail card of "Jehovah will put it into their hearts"...
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Information Disparity
by doublespeak inthe scriptures reveal that god never takes advantage of the ignorance of anyone.. j.rutherford, jehovah, brooklyn, international bible students association, 1934, p.19.
would that the oligarchy followed suit.. tom..
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konceptual99
The org don't just take advantage of people's ignorance they actively encourage wilful ignorance through actions such as discouraging education, suppressing critical thinking skills, spoonfeeding well debunked bad science, circular reasoning, misquoting sources, demonising critics and constant appeals to authority.
They maintain a veneer of transparency and intellectual honesty and lull adherents into a false sense of logical security.
Dubs genuinely believe they are getting the best information via the WTS and that there is no need to go anywhere else.
Fools.
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So, Anglo-American-Russian world power?
by schnell inwasn't russia strongly hinted recently to be the king of the north once again, as it tried to shut down the wtbts there?
and isn't the king of the north said to lead a coalition of nations against babylon the great?
so why is the king of the north allying itself with one half of the king of the south, the anglo-american world power?
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konceptual99
All faithful dubs are looking to any nation that seems to be opposed to the Anglo-American world power to become the new KOTN.
What they are forgetting is that the one big side effect of globalisation is that the interdependencies between nations are simply getting more tightly wound together making the effects of conflict far greater.
Putin may have re-ignited a real love of mother Russia and promoted a sense of solidarity against the West but he is bright enough to know that very few at home really want to see trade and development with the West closed down let alone anything approaching the days of the Cold War and actual conflict.
This is why his response to the frankly childish efforts of Obama to undermine Trump's impending administration by provoking the Russians is very clever and I speak as someone who can't stand Trump or Putin. He has completely defused the situation, taken the moral high ground and kept things from escalating, not because he is weak but because he knows that he doesn't need full blown conflict with the West to keep his people happy - in fact it would do the opposite.
JDubs are wishing the world into conflict yet economics is forcing the world to cooperate and they just can't see it.