Posts by waton

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A Scientific American discussion of current thinking on a biological basis for same sex preferences

by fulltimestudent in

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the scientific american web-site has the above article, dated april 25, 2017. its entitled, "cross-cultural evidence for the genetics of homosexuality - mexico's third gender sheds light on the biological correlates of sexual orientation.".

here's the link to the article: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/cross-cultural-evidence-for-the-genetics-of-homosexuality/?wt.mc=sa_facebook-share.

and the first few paragraphs .... the reasons behind why people are gay, straight, or bisexual have long been a source of public fascination.

waton

"" aka.the phenomenon whereby male androphilia...

yeah, I wished David would have stuck (no pun intended) with Jonathan, and left Bathsheba alone. Did David have older Brothers? got kicks out of collecting those 200 foreskins?

P.S. the article mentioned a common genetic source for the condition and "anxiety from separation fro parents " aka (sissy) .a more interesting detail:

sex during pregnancy might make men gay? mothers' elevated sex hormones during pregnancy affects the unborn son's brain? like: I want that female rush again?

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Whatever Happened to the District Overseers? Who Took Over their Responsibilities?

by Village Idiot in

when i was in, during the 1970s, i would see circuit overseers twice a year.

i think there were two occasions when i saw a district overseer give a talk at the hall.

were eliminated as part of a streamlining process but who the hades has taken on their responsibilities?

waton

It would be a good question to ask them, or their wives: "You always had the help of the DO before, who assists you now?" do congregations "rate" you?

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Would human settlement of Mars invalidate Bible prophecy?

by truthseeker in

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i don't think this topic has been discussed before but yesterday i read something to the effect that trump wants a human mission to mars to be completed within his presidency.. with that being said, the watchtower teaches that what started on earth ends on earth, in other words, the fall of adam and eve would end with the passing of the 1,000 year millennial reign when christ destroys all his enemies, rebellious "perfect" humans, and the devil and his demons who are let out the abyss for a short while.

he then hands the kingdom back to his father.

an elder in my old congregation once told us during a public talk that he was an ardent astronomer but then referenced the scripture where it says, "the earth he has given to the sons of men" (psalms 115:16).

waton

"- Jews look forward toward the Messianic era or the World to Come,

DJ, Mars the god of war apart, can you elaborate on that please? I never got a detailed discussion with the impressive gentlemen that replied to me with that in his house in the d2d work.

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Would human settlement of Mars invalidate Bible prophecy?

by truthseeker in

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i don't think this topic has been discussed before but yesterday i read something to the effect that trump wants a human mission to mars to be completed within his presidency.. with that being said, the watchtower teaches that what started on earth ends on earth, in other words, the fall of adam and eve would end with the passing of the 1,000 year millennial reign when christ destroys all his enemies, rebellious "perfect" humans, and the devil and his demons who are let out the abyss for a short while.

he then hands the kingdom back to his father.

an elder in my old congregation once told us during a public talk that he was an ardent astronomer but then referenced the scripture where it says, "the earth he has given to the sons of men" (psalms 115:16).

waton

Don't forget the stone dome

VA: yeah, that why it is called " Firmament ", so firm. handy to keep Satan and his Demons confined in the vincinity of the Earth. (wt doctrine).

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A.N.Z.A.C. Day 25th April 2017.

by zeb in

this day is when there are memorial services across australia and new zealand for our nations' war dead.. on the 25th april 1915 the australian and new zealand army corp' swept ashore at a beach on the mainland of turkey at a place they call galliboli or gallipoli as it is known to us.

the soldiers were landed at the wrong beach and were shot to hell they faced cliffs and thick coastal scrub.

they were supposed to be landed some miles further along the coast which was lightly defended and flat sandy beaches.

waton

It seems there is no hatred between the two sides now. Hard to hate near antipodes? but

Turkey learned it's lesson, did not get involved in the re-match,-- WW2. and of course, there was not a lot of recrimination because of the two sided mistreatment of prisoners of war so common in the other conflict. Armenia aside.

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Whatever Happened to the District Overseers? Who Took Over their Responsibilities?

by Village Idiot in

when i was in, during the 1970s, i would see circuit overseers twice a year.

i think there were two occasions when i saw a district overseer give a talk at the hall.

were eliminated as part of a streamlining process but who the hades has taken on their responsibilities?

waton

2 parts to that question:

a) what happened to the people? have not seen one of them since. perhaps they live in better places than me, affordable only with tax free green handshakes?

b) what happened to the supervising of circuit overseers? they are now more centrally trained. who knows how they are monitored?

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Would human settlement of Mars invalidate Bible prophecy?

by truthseeker in

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i don't think this topic has been discussed before but yesterday i read something to the effect that trump wants a human mission to mars to be completed within his presidency.. with that being said, the watchtower teaches that what started on earth ends on earth, in other words, the fall of adam and eve would end with the passing of the 1,000 year millennial reign when christ destroys all his enemies, rebellious "perfect" humans, and the devil and his demons who are let out the abyss for a short while.

he then hands the kingdom back to his father.

an elder in my old congregation once told us during a public talk that he was an ardent astronomer but then referenced the scripture where it says, "the earth he has given to the sons of men" (psalms 115:16).

waton

A common mistake. The concept of Earth as a planet is a contemporary idea. References to earth in the Bible are invariably references to the land/ground itself.

TD: a good point. bible writers, until ~ 100 years after Christ did not realize that the ground is not flat, but curves into a ball over the horizon. The geeky Greeks actually measured the curvature, and established the size of the earth with 10% accuracy. ~ 200 Before CE. It became a planet with Kepler ~400 years ago. so :

Does a settlement of Mars contradict bible prophecies?? : since those predictions require a flat Earth,:------- only if Mars is below the horizon ha ha.

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Would human settlement of Mars invalidate Bible prophecy?

by truthseeker in

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friends

i don't think this topic has been discussed before but yesterday i read something to the effect that trump wants a human mission to mars to be completed within his presidency.. with that being said, the watchtower teaches that what started on earth ends on earth, in other words, the fall of adam and eve would end with the passing of the 1,000 year millennial reign when christ destroys all his enemies, rebellious "perfect" humans, and the devil and his demons who are let out the abyss for a short while.

he then hands the kingdom back to his father.

an elder in my old congregation once told us during a public talk that he was an ardent astronomer but then referenced the scripture where it says, "the earth he has given to the sons of men" (psalms 115:16).

waton

ask the astronauts how it feels to be above and free from Satan's control, Armstrong and co were already above it all.

feel sorry for the crews that go, to live in those ugly machines. stressed and deprived of beauty there, genetically altered, life shortened.

I thought the Apollo program violated bible teachings (keep rebels & co confined on the Earth). The seal is already broken. countdown to lift-off, even one way missions.

An Awake sentence /article once said that we would possibly seed the universe, 60s.( damn the bible) or find a text to twist.

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Solar power rip off! Aussie government destroyed free electricity. Scum!

by Witness 007 in

so my friends have had free power for years thanks to solar panels and a great contract with power company.

they even get credits for having 20 panels on thier roof!

i put 18 solar panels on my roof cost $9900 dollars.

waton

add Moon power, the tides, water coming in and going out.

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8,000 Filipino Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia?

by OrphanCrow in

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pinoy jehovah’s witnesses in russia face deportation.

philippine daily inquirer / 05:40 am february 24, 2017. baguio city—jehovah’s witnesses (jw) in the philippines have asked the department of foreign affairs (dfa) to intercede on behalf of filipinos who face arrest or deportation in russia for belonging to their faith.. the watchtower bible and tract society of the philippines, the legal and corporate arm of jw, made the appeal when it met dfa officials this week on behalf of more than 8,000 filipino jehovah’s witnesses in russia.. read more: http://globalnation.inquirer.net/152841/pinoy-jehovahs-witnesses-russia-face-deportation#ixzz4f8s5kznb .

there are 8000 filipino jehovah's witnesses in russia?

waton

at least the vodka flows more freely than in Saudi, Doha, one incentive to stay. And you don't have to go h2h anymore.