new handill for convention: see the relationship here: http://www.jw.org/en/publications/.
note: i'm not saying the wt is part of the illuminati, just noticing the use of "a world goverment"..
They have finally wised up by replacing the word drama with theatrical productions. They finally realize that drama is now the name of a genre.
By the way, is it just me or does it seem strange that JW.org provides telephone numbers and snail mail addresses but doesn't allow you to email them? There is an email link here but it is not operational. What an embarrassment! They're making all this fuss about being online and they're not allowing something as simple as email?
http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleno/39718/title/artificial-blood-is-patient-ready/.
a new source of blood could be just around the corner: red blood cells grown from fibroblasts that have been reprogrammed into mature red blood cells in the lab.
the blood, developed by researchers at the university of edinburgh and the scottish national blood transfusion service (snbts), would be type o negative, also known as universal donor blood, which currently comprises just 7 percent of the blood donor pool.. we have made red blood cells that are fit to go in a persons body, project leader marc turner, medical director at snbts, told forbes.
I think it's important to qualify what is meant by artificial. They are not ontologically artificial, just born of an artificially initiated process.
i know isaac asimov's answer, which makes sense to me.
anyone else have any answer to the question about what happens when an irresistible force meets an immovable object?.
Viviane: Unfortunately, no. If the force stops moving, it was, by definition, not irrestistable.
The force doesn't stop moving. It passes through the immovable object. The immovable object, beng immovable, does not absorb any of the force but perfectly conducts the force from one side to the other.
from the snarky apologist.
https://ia600305.us.archive.org/7/items/responsetowhatdoesthebiblereallyteach/response_to_what_does_the_bible_really_teach.pdf.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nntsobk6jee .
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they have been, from their inception, a sect that was considered different from mainstream christianity.
they loved being different.
they bragged about being "persecuted.
The biggest change is that they've moved from rejecting the idea of an organization in the days of C.T. Russel, to now practically idolizing the organization as being a vital pillar to their faith on par with the bible and Jesus . . . ok maybe not on par with Jesus - they definitely think more of the organization than Jesus. LOL.
see the article here:.
http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2014/04/18/the_wellcome_trust_is_funding_research_to_make_human_blood_from_stem_cells.html.
blood could become much less scarce if a british research group succeeds in bringing a version made from stem cells to human trials, and eventually to market.
The other fact is that I am almost 100% sure that if the WTS could retract the blood prohibition [without] legal and financial implication then they would. They know it's a load of bollocks but can't risk the lawsuits and effect on the flock of such a turnaround.
Anything that would allow them to leave the prohibition there but give people enough work arounds as a "conscience" matter is the next best exit strategy.
I agree.
see the article here:.
http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2014/04/18/the_wellcome_trust_is_funding_research_to_make_human_blood_from_stem_cells.html.
blood could become much less scarce if a british research group succeeds in bringing a version made from stem cells to human trials, and eventually to market.
Correct me if I'm wrong but wouldn't this still be blood? The only difference would be the manner in which it is produced, but it would still be blood and since JWs say no blood can be taken into the system then they would reject it. Consider a parrallel situation: The JW organization considers artificial insemination with sperm donated from someone you're not married to as fornication - even though no sexual intercourse is involved. If that's their stance on artificial insemination I don't see how they would approve of blood transfusions just because the blood is produced, or rather, its production is triggered, by artificial means. Once it's actual blood they will refuse it.
However, the Watchtower has been known to be inconsistent in it's reasoning, applying X reasoning to Y situation but then inconsistently turning around and applying A reasoning to y situation. Consider for examply their position on marrying young as compared to being baptized young. They have no problems with minors making what they consider to be the most important decision in life - baptism - with severe repurcussions if they change their minds later in adulthood; but they say young adults should wait until they're older an more mature before entering into marriage. Two diametrically opposite positions for two comparable situations, both involving making important life decisions at a young age. It is noteworthy that the two inconsistent positions benefit the organization.
So if the organization stands to benefit by allowing the transfusion of stem-cell blood then they will inconsistently permit it and use some kind of twisted logic to deceive the rank and file into thinking there's a huge difference between stem-cell blood and normal blood. If the organization is looking for a way out of bad publicity due to the refusal of transfusions then they might see stem-cell blood as an opportunity to get out of the blood quagmire by permitting JWs to have it. Then slowly they could just start turning a blind eye to the whole blood issue and not have to fear lawsuits from families who died refusing natural blood in the past because there was no stem cell blood in the past to give them. They can definitely see it as their window out of the blood issue.
i went to a small non-denominational church yesterday - first time in a church since i left the borg 4 years ago - and this is how i observed several of the members singing.. .
boy... do those people love to sing.. .
i try not to judge the sincerity of others but i was a little put off by the experience because it looked fake, showy display-ish.
If I remember correctly there was an issue with the number of heads in the front row of singers not matching the number of pairs of feet. LOL.
i know isaac asimov's answer, which makes sense to me.
anyone else have any answer to the question about what happens when an irresistible force meets an immovable object?.
You get penetration. The irresistible force will penetrate the immovable object. That outcome preserves the character of the two participants. The force remains irresistible and the object remains unmoved.
the golden rule, matthew 7:12:.
so in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the law and the prophets.. .
a whle back i had a management course.
jws, I actually made that same point on a post some months back. I used the example of hot pepper. I love hot pepper. I would love it if anyone who hosts me were to put hot pepper in the food they serve me. So should I in my capacity as a host put hot pepper in the food I give to guests because I would want others do that to me?
The golden rule isn't even uique or original to the bible. The bible is a very human work. There is nothing in it that stands out as wisdom that is beyond human origination. I remember a poster a few months back issuing the challenge for anyone to point out anything Jesus said that revealed he had unique or unprecedented wisdom, or something to that effect.
