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Campbell Biology - An Awesome Textbook!
by cognisonance ini just finished a general biology course at my university (covering cellular/molecular biology, function, and structure).
also, received an a+ too!
:) our textbook was campbell biology.
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The emptiness of science may explain the rise of fundamentalism...
by cognisonance inneurophilosopher, thomas metzinger says in his book:.
the ego tunnel: thescience of the mind and the myth of the self.
the ego evolved as an instrument in social cognition, and one of its greatest functional advantages was that it allowed us to read the minds of other animals or conspecifics and then to deceive them.
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I'm at a loss at how to get thru to my parents. I fear they will die before they will stop shunning me.
by cognisonance inall i want is this: for us to be a family, to spend time together enjoying life.
i don't wish to debate about their beliefs when together.
they can remain jws for all i care.
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JWs Teach Their Children to Lie (or at least unwittingly accept and spread lies)
by cognisonance inso i was curious what they are saying about evolution in recent years.
i found this:.
[t]he july 2009 awake!
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Huge Research Finding relates to the brochure: ORIGIN OF LIFE, THEāFIVE QUESTIONS WORTH ASKING
by cognisonance infirst the new finding: summary and the actual paper.. now, consider this snippet from that brochure, especially the bold emphasis i've added (pages 5-7):.
researchers have learned that for a cell to survive, at least three different types of complex molecules must work togetherdna (deoxyribonucleic acid), rna (ribonucleic acid), and proteins.
today, few scientists would assert that a complete living cell suddenly formed by chance from a mix of inanimate chemicals.
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How good are we at spotting propaganda and logic fallacies outside the religion of the JWs?
by cognisonance inin the book take back your life, recovering from cults and abusive relationships, i think it mentioned that many often jump from one cult (or abusive relationship) to another, not being able to see the tell-tale signs with foresight, only hindsight.
therefore, i encourage everyone to take at least a cursory look at this report.
what are your thoughts?.
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Cults and Convergent Evolution
by cognisonance ina thought popped in my mind on the way to work today.
most jws don't think they are in a cult (or an organization with many cult-like features).
this isn't really surprising considering most cults dont think they are, well, a cult.
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Are Jehovah's Witnesses a Cult? (alternate title: Balls, Cuts, and Dudes - Oh My!)
by cognisonance inoh my... from their jw.org site:.
no, jehovahs witnesses are not a cult.. .
nice rebuttal to the question.
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I don't want to be right!
by cognisonance inor judging by the url, the alternate title would have been: why do people persist in believing things that just arent true?.
key snippets:.
one thing he learned early on is that not all errors are created equal.