'Missing Link' in human evolution found

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Fossil Ida: extraordinary find is 'missing link' in human evolution
James Randerson guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 19 May 2009 15.30 BST

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Scientists have discovered an exquisitely preserved ancient primate fossil that they believe forms a crucial "missing link" between our own evolutionary branch of life and the rest of the animal kingdom.

The 47m-year-old primate ? named Ida ? has been hailed as the fossil equivalent of a "Rosetta Stone" for understanding the critical early stages of primate evolution.

The top-level international research team, who have studied her in secret for the past two years, believe she is the most complete and best preserved primate fossil ever uncovered. The skeleton is 95% complete and thanks to the unique location where she died, it is possible to see individual hairs covering her body and even the make-up of her final meal ? a last vegetarian snack.

"This little creature is going to show us our connection with the rest of all the mammals; with cows and sheep, and elephants and anteaters," said Sir David Attenborough who is narrating a BBC documentary on the find. "The more you look at Ida, the more you can see, as it were, the primate in embryo."

"This will be the one pictured in the textbooks for the next hundred years," said Dr J?rn Hurum, the palaeontologist from Oslo University's Natural History Museum who assembled the scientific team to study the fossil. "It tells a part of our evolution that's been hidden so far. It's been hidden because the only [other] specimens are so incomplete and so broken there's nothing almost to study." The fossil has been formally named Darwinius masillae in honour of Darwin's 200th birthday year.

It has been shipped across the Atlantic for an unveiling ceremony hosted by the mayor of New York Michael Bloomberg today. There is even talk of Ida being the first non-living thing to feature on the front cover of People magazine.

She will then be transported back to Oslo, via a brief stop at the Natural History Museum in London on Tuesday, 26 May, when Attenborough will host a press conference.

Ida was originally discovered by an amateur fossil hunter in the summer of 1983 at Messel pit, a world renowned fossil site near Darmstadt in Germany. He kept it under wraps for over 20 years before deciding to sell it via a German fossil dealer called Thomas Perner. It was Perner who approached Hurum two years ago.

"My heart started beating extremely fast," said Hurum, "I knew that the dealer had a world sensation in his hands. I could not sleep for 2 nights. I was just thinking about how to get this to an official museum so that it could be described and published for science." Hurum would not reveal what the university museum paid for the fossil, but the original asking price was $1m. He did not see the fossil before buying it ? just three photographs, representing a huge gamble.

But it appears to have paid off. "You need an icon or two in a museum to drag people in," said Hurum, "this is our Mona Lisa and it will be our Mona Lisa for the next 100 years."

Hurum chose Ida's nickname because the diminutive creature is at the equivalent stage of development as his six-year-old daughter. Hurum said Ida is very excited about her namesake. "She says, 'there are two Idas now, there's me I'm living and then there's the dead one.'"

"It's caught at a really very interesting moment [in the animal's life] when it fortunately has all its baby teeth and is in the process of forming all its permanent teeth," said Dr Holly Smith, an expert in primate development at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, who was part of the team. "So you have more information in it than almost any fossil you could think of."

The fossil's amazing preservation means that the scientific team has managed to glean a huge amount of information from it, although this required new X-ray techniques that had not previously been applied to any other specimens.

The researchers believe it comes from the time when the primate lineage, that diversified into monkeys, apes and ultimately humans, split from a separate group that went on to become lemurs and other less well known species.

Crucially though, Ida is not on the lemur line because she lacks two key characteristics shared by lemurs ? a grooming claw on her second toe and a fused set of teeth called a tooth comb. Also, a bone in her ankle called the talus is shaped like members of our branch of the primates. So the researchers believe she may be on our evolutionary line dating from just after the split with the lemurs.

According to the team's published description of the skeleton in the journal PLoS ONE, Ida was 53cm long and a juvenile around six to nine months old. The team can be sure Ida is a girl because she does not have a penis bone.

"She was at this vulnerable age where you are no longer right with your mother," said Smith, "Just as you leave weaning you are not full grown, but you are on your own."

The unprecedented preservation of Ida meant working out how she died was more like a modern day crime scene investigation than the informed guess-work that palaeontologists usually make do with. The team noticed that she had a broken wrist that had begun to partially heal. The injury did not kill her, but they speculate that it contributed to her premature demise.

"It might be that her mother dropped her once or that she fell down from a tree earlier in her life," Smith said. She survived the accident, but her climbing abilities would have been impaired. Unable to drink from water trapped by tree leaves, she would have had to venture down to the lake to drink. This would have proved to be a fateful decision.

The huge range of magnificently preserved fossils at Messel suggest that the volcanic lake was a death trap. Scientists believe that it sporadically let forth giant belches of poisonous volcanic gases that would have immediately suffocated anything in, around and even over the water. Ida would then have fallen into the water and been preserved in the sediment deep at the bottom.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2009/may/19/ida-fossil-missing-link

The term "missing link" is antiquated and rarely used since evolution is a gradual change over an immense period of time. But this find is just another one of the thousands of examples of transitional species that support evolution.

Mountains of mutually agreeable evidence is why evolution is one of the most widely accepted theories today. The other one is the big bang theory.
 

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The term "missing link" is antiquated and rarely used since evolution is a gradual change over an immense period of time.

Although there is also evidence that changes sometimes occur in evolution leaps, which could be termed "revolution". What I am talking about is immediate impacts of phenotype changes on genetic materials (first observed by Stephen J. Gould).

Now there is evidence that malnutrition during World War induced diseases in grandchildren's generation. So even without the missing link, evolution would have been a reasonable scientific theory.

And no: it is not "a matter of opinion". Even reasonable Christians agree that evolution is a fact. They just differentiate between mythological/religious narratives and scientific narratives which follow rather different "grammars".
 
And no: it is not "a matter of opinion".
How is it not matter of opinion? Do all scientists agree with the theory of evolution? How can they expect the common folk to believe in evolution, if the scientific field is not 100 percent behind the evolutionary theory?






Even reasonable Christians agree that evolution is a fact. They just differentiate between mythological/religious narratives and scientific narratives which follow rather different "grammars".

Actually, there is not one reasonable Christian on earth who believes in evolution. "Christian" means to be a follower of Jesus Christ. Jesus knew his father to be the creator, and expressed this sentiment many times. Being that evolution would deviate from that thought, it is no small wonder Jesus never spoke of evolution as happening in any sense at all. So anyone professing Christianity, and proclaiming evolution is only being reasonable to the masses.

Back to the topic though. Few things jumped out at me.

""This little creature is going to show us our connection with the rest of all the mammals; with cows and sheep, and elephants and anteaters," said Sir David Attenborough who is narrating a BBC documentary on the find. "The more you look at Ida, the more you can see, as it were, the primate in embryo."

I will keep my eye on this. We'll see what comes up in a few years.


"This will be the one pictured in the textbooks for the next hundred years,"

Im not that excited about this, because Neanderthals were once very scary monkey men in text books, and now are pictured much more modern in nature as the scientific theories changed over the years...



"It tells a part of our evolution that's been hidden so far. It's been hidden because the only [other] specimens are so incomplete and so broken there's nothing almost to study."

Would you hang your hat on a theory based on incomplete specimens, that there is almost nothing to study, until now? I'd be a little leery.
 

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How is it not matter of opinion? Do all scientists agree with the theory of evolution?

Do all theologists agree on the correct interpretation of the Bible? The Bible is a text. Some Christians say written by God himself THROUGH man(verbally inspired). Others say the Bible was written by man and is an expression of the bond between God and man. Interpretation already starts with your name "Jehova", is a 19th century misconception about biblical Hebrew. It is pronounced more like "Jahwe".

Actually, there is not one reasonable Christian on earth who believes in evolution.
http://www.theistic-evolution.com/

Jesus knew his father to be the creator, and expressed this sentiment many times. Being that evolution would deviate from that thought, it is no small wonder Jesus never spoke of evolution as happening in any sense at all.

That is because global travelling was rare if not non existent and human influence on the surrounding environment was sparse, which means there was not that much change to be experienced.

Im not that excited about this, because Neanderthals were once very scary monkey men in text books, and now are pictured much more modern in nature as the scientific theories changed over the years...
However, their skulls are still depicted as being flat, and genetic analysis of the Neanderthals has shown remarkable differences to the homo sapien's genetic pool.- Although there is some evidence, that cross-breeding was possible (about five per cent of today's human genetic pool is of Neanderthalian origin), most archaeological findings suggest that the Neanderthals were squeezed out by the homo sapient.


Would you hang your hat on a theory based on incomplete specimens, that there is almost nothing to study, until now? I'd be a little leery.

However, that is more than mankind has ever seen of God, at least if you agree with those theologists who say that the Bible was written by man (the only explanation why there are so many contradictions in both the Old- and the New Testament).
 
Do all theologists agree on the correct interpretation of the Bible? The Bible is a text. Some Christians say written by God himself THROUGH man(verbally inspired). Others say the Bible was written by man and is an expression of the bond between God and man. Interpretation already starts with your name "Jehova", is a 19th century misconception about biblical Hebrew. It is pronounced more like "Jahwe".

No they do not. Hence why there are many diff Christian sects as we speak. The problem we have here is that people interpret the Bible according to their feelings and belief, rather than letting the Bible itself speak.

If you were to do a report on Hamlet, and you say it's about pigs and a blanket, I am positive you will have missed the authors theme of the book. The same rule applies to the Bible. It has one overall theme. that is the Vindication of Jehovah's Sovereignty, by means of his heavenly Kingdom, headed by his Son Christ Jesus.

There is a group of people on earth whole ardently study the bible and use just it as a basis for a personal relationship with God, high moral standards, and the hope of a peaceful future for mankind. Just one.


http://www.theistic-evolution.com/
http://www.theistic-evolution.com/

That is because global travelling was rare if not non existent and human influence on the surrounding environment was sparse, which means there was not that much change to be experienced.

That may have held true for any other human in existence except Jesus since, he alludes to having an existence in heaven long before the earth was even habitable.

Jesus says in John 8:23-?YOU are from the realms below; I am from the realms above. YOU are from this world; I am not from this world.

The Bible in proverbs Chapter has wisdom personified, and it alludes to Jesus being the personage, or Master worker of God.

Therefore, When Jesus spoke of Being alive before Abraham, or seeing Noah enter the ark, or Adam and Eve, he was speaking as a witness to these events, and attesting to them.

The Bible says Jesus committed no sins against God, so he could not then have been lying about his whereabouts prior to his being made human.

This is why no true follower of Christ can believe that evolution is the cause of life, because Jesus agrees with and even eye witnessed the Biblical accounts of all such happenings.

However, their skulls are still depicted as being flat, and genetic analysis of the Neanderthals has shown remarkable differences to the homo sapien's genetic pool.- Although there is some evidence, that cross-breeding was possible (about five per cent of today's human genetic pool is of Neanderthalian origin), most archaeological findings suggest that the Neanderthals were squeezed out by the homo sapient.

The Bible says that God made all species according to their KINDS (Gen 1:24) The evidence of neanderthal has proven that they are a species of man that has died off. But man none the less. Which then does not prove that humans evolved at all, but rather just as the Bible says, there were KINDS of human species.



However, that is more than mankind has ever seen of God, at least if you agree with those theologists who say that the Bible was written by man (the only explanation why there are so many contradictions in both the Old- and the New Testament).

John 1: 18 No man has seen God at any time; the only-begotten god who is in the bosom [position] with the Father is the one that has explained him.

That only begotten is Jesus. Jesus lived his life in perfect harmony with God's will, and gave an accurate reflection of what God would be like in person. So therefore, it is not true that that we have not seen more of God, he sent his son who acts just like he does! Who would you wanna sit down and converse with, Jesus, or Darwin?


The bible was written by man, But don't you find it funny that none of the men who wrote in it take credit for being it's author? That all of them give credit to Jehovah for the inspiration? And they all lived over different time periods, in vastly different lands at times? In fact 2 tim says

3: 16 All Scripture is inspired of God and beneficial for teaching, for reproving, for setting things straight, for disciplining in righteousness, 17 that the man of God may be fully competent, completely equipped for every good work.

If it is true that the Bible can be used for Disciplining in righteousness, setting things straight, reproving, and teaching, How can it then be contradictory? That would then mean these verses and others like it are a fallacy.

Only through ardent bible study have I been convinced the Bible is harmonious and sound. It will benefit anyone to take a serious study of the Whole bible before saying it is contradictory, not just bits and pieces.
 

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When I saw the title of this thread I right away knew that there would be some kind of on going debate between an evolutionist and a creationist.These kind of debates have been going on since the beginning of the post Origin of Species era and will continue for many years to come.

Many Atheists and Agnostics embrace the theory of evolution because it gives them a sense of comfort to believe that the religious accounts of creation are fallacious and erroneous.They will do whatever they can to disprove the accuracy of the bible by paraphrasing the subjective arguments of other non believers.I am 90 percent certain that when these people open up a bible they don't do it with objective motives but they rather allow their personal opinions to dictate what the bible actually has to say about their actions.People don't have trouble accepting the bible because they're torn between atheism and theism but the real reason that they won't accept the bible is because they don't want to be held accountable to the laws of a supreme law maker.Notice how they will believe that every author and historian that wrote a book were actual people that inhabited the earth but will tell you that the people in the bible were mythological characters? They will openly believe that guys like Charles Darwin,Isaac Newton, and Copernicus were actual people, even though they never personally met them, but will put Jesus in the same category as Santa Claus and the Greek gods.

To believe that everything in this life happens by chance or coincidence and that the only purpose for us on this planet is to eat, breath, toil and produce offspring is to believe that this life is pretty much obsolete and meaningless.Why should people celebrate the accomplishments of others if everything will eventually come to pass and be easily forgotten by future generations? Why live with this feeling in your heart that tells you that you will be alive on this planet for a very long period of time if more than 150 thousand people die each day? There has to be a greater purpose than what a science text book tells you.
 

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When I saw the title of this thread I right away knew that there would be some kind of on going debate between an evolutionist and a creationist.These kind of debates have been going on since the beginning of the post Origin of Species era and will continue for many years to come.

Many Atheists and Agnostics embrace the theory of evolution because it gives them a sense of comfort to believe that the religious accounts of creation are fallacious and erroneous.They will do whatever they can to disprove the accuracy of the bible by paraphrasing the subjective arguments of other non believers.I am 90 percent certain that when these people open up a bible they don't do it with objective motives but they rather allow their personal opinions to dictate what the bible actually has to say about their actions.People don't have trouble accepting the bible because they're torn between atheism and theism but the real reason that they won't accept the bible is because they don't want to be held accountable to the laws of a supreme law maker.Notice how they will believe that every author and historian that wrote a book were actual people that inhabited the earth but will tell you that the people in the bible were mythological characters? They will openly believe that guys like Charles Darwin,Isaac Newton, and Copernicus were actual people, even though they never personally met them, but will put Jesus in the same category as Santa Claus and the Greek gods.

To believe that everything in this life happens by chance or coincidence and that the only purpose for us on this planet is to eat, breath, toil and produce offspring is to believe that this life is pretty much obsolete and meaningless.Why should people celebrate the accomplishments of others if everything will eventually come to pass and be easily forgotten by future generations? Why live with this feeling in your heart that tells you that you will be alive on this planet for a very long period of time if more than 150 thousand people die each day? There has to be a greater purpose than what a science text book tells you.

I disagree. I think you have it backwards. I would say that people believe in religion because it gives them a sense of comfort to believe they are special and someone listens to them, and there is a better place waiting for you when you die. All of which is based on zero evidence. I am certain religious people don't open up a science book with objective motives either.

Atheists and agnostics don't do whatever they can to disprove the bible. The scientific evidence does that by itself. I am not an atheist because I don't want to be held accountable to the laws of a supreme leader. I am an atheist because there is zero evidence of god and mountains of facts and evidence that contradicts religion. Or at least a personal god that listens to your thoughts. Plus the bible contradicts itself. It's not that hard to see.

If you actually believe life on earth is 6,000 years old (impossible), every human being came from Adam and Eve (impossible), Noah crammed 2 of every currently living species into a boat (impossible) and every one of those species made the populations that exist today (impossible), Jonah lived in a belly of a whale (impossible), the entire 14 billion year old universe was made for us and that scientists have created a massive worldwide conspiracy to disprove religion...then you my friend are either misinformed, uneducated or delusional.

Facts are facts. And they disprove religion. See above YouTube video I posted about Genesis Revisited and ask yourself why did god create so much evidence for his non-existence and so little for his existence? Plus, I implore you to objectively study astronmomy, genetics, biology and archeaology. I objectively believed the bible. I was raised in a religous family. But knowledge changed my beliefs, not my desire to be a bad person.
 
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I disagree. I think you have it backwards. I would say that people believe in religion because it gives them a sense of comfort to believe they are special and someone listens to them, and there is a better place waiting for you when you die. All of which is based on zero evidence. I am certain religious people don't open up a science book with objective motives either.
There is nothing about any technology on earth that just appeared. Someone first had to think of it to produce it. You constantly go ob and on about how wonderful the universe is, but then concede that it just magically appears by sheer chance.The evidence of intelligent design is all around you, you choose to ignore it. Jehovah says the righteous will inherit the earth and the wicked will be destroyed. In a sense, that has already happened because he has a people earthwide who he deems righteous and are waiting to usher in this new order. All that is left is the removal of the wicked. So once again, God catches the wise in their own cunning, because he has prophesied these things will happen, and they have taken place, right under peoples noses, but like Jesus said would happen " people will take no note ". Right now, one of those people happens to be you.And you cannot say I don't know what I'm talking about, because I happen to be living and keeping on the watch. So I see it. Its happening.
 

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There is nothing about any technology on earth that just appeared. Someone first had to think of it to produce it. You constantly go ob and on about how wonderful the universe is, but then concede that it just magically appears by sheer chance.The evidence of intelligent design is all around you, you choose to ignore it. Jehovah says the righteous will inherit the earth and the wicked will be destroyed. In a sense, that has already happened because he has a people earthwide who he deems righteous and are waiting to usher in this new order. All that is left is the removal of the wicked. So once again, God catches the wise in their own cunning, because he has prophesied these things will happen, and they have taken place, right under peoples noses, but like Jesus said would happen " people will take no note ". Right now, one of those people happens to be you.And you cannot say I don't know what I'm talking about, because I happen to be living and keeping on the watch. So I see it. Its happening.

Again, I disagree. At first glance by someone with little knowledge of the universe and life, they might see intelligent design. But once you actually look in depth at how things work you see more evidence for stupid design, not intelligent design. Our bodies and many other lifeforms bodies are poorly designed at best. Way too many things go wrong and could have been designed much better. Plus, it's easy to see the earth and the universe were not made for us.



Evolution does not form complex life out of nothing. That's your argument. That god produced life out of nothing. Complex life from evolution is driven by natural selection over an immense period of time.

Plus the argument that things are beautiful and complex therefore they must have been designed is fallacious. If life is too complex and therefore must have been designed, wouldn't the designer have to be equally or more complex and beautiful? Then you would have to ask who designed the designer? Because he is too complex, something must have designed him.

In addition, life being comlex certainly does not lead to a designer especially one like you believe. But you want to believe that we have to brush our teeth twice a day or else they'll fall out because Adam and Eve were convinced by a talking snake to eat an apple.

And I don't trust your group's prophecies. You guys are like 0 out of 100.
 
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Again, I disagree. At first glance by someone with little knowledge of the universe and life, they might see intelligent design. But once you actually look in depth at how things work you see more evidence for stupid design, not intelligent design. Our bodies and many other lifeforms bodies are poorly designed at best. Way too many things go wrong and could have been designed much better. Plus, it's easy to see the earth and the universe were not made for us.

When did Jehovah say he created the UNIVERSE for us? Because out of all the planets we've discovered, only the Earth is prepared to inhabit life. And not just human life, all sorts of life. So all of us here on earth just got lucky? If the Earth was not made for life, what planet was? let us relocate there!


Evolution does not form complex life out of nothing. That's your argument. That god produced life out of nothing. Complex life from evolution is driven by natural selection over an immense period of time.
Where does the Bible say that God produced Man or life out of nothing? Because I could have sworn some things took place before man could live. Maybe I misread. Please, show me.


Plus the argument that things are beautiful and complex therefore they must have been designed is fallacious. If life is too complex and therefore must have been designed, wouldn't the designer have to be equally or more complex and beautiful? Then you would have to ask who designed the designer? Because he is too complex, something must have designed him.
Why can't the designer be the anomaly? Why does the designer have to have a designer? Because imperfect human intelligence, and faulty reasoning says so?


In addition, life being comlex certainly does not lead to a designer especially one like you believe. But you want to believe that we have to brush our teeth twice a day or else they'll fall out because Adam and Eve were convinced by a talking snake to eat an apple.
Who said what they ate was an apple? Does the bible say what sort of fruit it was? Maybe I misread that as well. But I try to be a careful reader, and usually meditate on what I read. I will re-read it to see if the fruit was an apple today.

What I do know is that the Bible eludes to there being three PERFECT human beings. Adam and Eve, and later down the Line Christ Jesus. Once Adam and Eve sinned, they began to feel the effects of death, since that was the penalty for sin. Which is why they began to get sick, old and die. Just like we do. If Jesus was not wrongfully Killed, he'd still be here according to God's word of how long a perfect man shall live. Never heard of Jesus being sick or anything, and his intelligence is beyond compare. No man who ever lived is lauded the way he is and for good reason. Who's word shall I take about Jehovah, Adam, Eve, Noah, etc.. Jesus, or Science's? Easy choice.


And I don't trust your group's prophecies. You guys are like 0 out of 100.

Now about this 0-100, Maybe thats your free throw percentage or something, because you seriously cannot apply that to biblical prophecy.


My "group" does not have prophecies. However, God's word does. But my group does take a keen interest in God's word, and keep on the watch as to how things will unfold. I have mentioned before this scripture, but I will rehash it today to finish up.

Acts 1:6 When, now, they had assembled, they went asking him: ?Lord, are you restoring the kingdom to Israel at this time?? 7 He said to them: ?It does not belong to YOU to get knowledge of the times or seasons which the Father has placed in his own jurisdiction; 8 but YOU will receive power when the holy spirit arrives upon YOU, and YOU will be witnesses of me both in Jerusalem and in all Ju?de?a and Sa?mar?i?a and to the most distant part of the earth.?

This is the last time his disciples would see him on earth, for he was about to ascend to heaven at this point. But this was after his resurrection, and he appeared to upwards of 500 people. Notice they were so eager to see the Kingdom restored, that they thought perhaps then was the time. But clearly it was not as Jesus said Jehovah placed that specific time in his own jurisdiction. And he eluded to a massive preaching work that had to be done about the Kingdom to the worlds most distant parts. But What Jesus didn't do was even more telling. He did not berate them for having wrong thoughts about the time of the end, he did not call them false prophets as those religious leaders in his day were. He simply corrected their thinking, and put them on the right path.

Now if its true as the bible calls Jesus the faithful and true witness of Jehovah, if they were false prophets, he would have had no dealings beyond preaching truth to them at all, even less appearing to them after his death for 40 days. Jesus only draws close to those who draw close to his Father as well as himself. That applied for the disciples in Jesus day, to now. Just because Jehovah's witnesses have had wrong ideas about exactly when the end would come is not even new hat, biblically speaking. What's most important to God is that they adhere to his word, laws and principles, and keep on the watch. That is what Jehovah's witnesses do. And it must be ok with Jehovah because there has never been more witnesses of Jehovah at the same time on earth, ever.

Jesus said gave a multi faced sign that would identify the end of a system of things in Mathew 24. At verse 14 this jumps out 14 "And this good news of the kingdom will be preached in all the inhabited earth for a witness to all the nations; and then the end will come."

You can look away, you can turn your nose up, you can kick rocks, throw rocks, do whatever you need to do, but this prophecy is HAPPENING. There is nothing you or science can do or say that can defy this. IT IS HAPPENING. Notice that a group of people called Jehovah's witnesses are preaching the good news of God's Kingdom all over the globe (even some of the most remote) Giving a witness, as the world keeps plunging further and further into madness. But before the end comes, the news will have to be preached enough for God's liking. Since the end is not yet, there must be still some people left that God feels will adhere to his will. He does want to save as many that want to listen. But he has to allow them to hear first, correct?

Bible prophecy 1 opposition 0. I'll keep count as we go along.
 

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When did Jehovah say he created the UNIVERSE for us? Because out of all the planets we've discovered, only the Earth is prepared to inhabit life. And not just human life, all sorts of life. So all of us here on earth just got lucky? If the Earth was not made for life, what planet was? let us relocate there!


Where does the Bible say that God produced Man or life out of nothing? Because I could have sworn some things took place before man could live. Maybe I misread. Please, show me.


Why can't the designer be the anomaly? Why does the designer have to have a designer? Because imperfect human intelligence, and faulty reasoning says so?


Who said what they ate was an apple? Does the bible say what sort of fruit it was? Maybe I misread that as well. But I try to be a careful reader, and usually meditate on what I read. I will re-read it to see if the fruit was an apple today.

What I do know is that the Bible eludes to there being three PERFECT human beings. Adam and Eve, and later down the Line Christ Jesus. Once Adam and Eve sinned, they began to feel the effects of death, since that was the penalty for sin. Which is why they began to get sick, old and die. Just like we do. If Jesus was not wrongfully Killed, he'd still be here according to God's word of how long a perfect man shall live. Never heard of Jesus being sick or anything, and his intelligence is beyond compare. No man who ever lived is lauded the way he is and for good reason. Who's word shall I take about Jehovah, Adam, Eve, Noah, etc.. Jesus, or Science's? Easy choice.




Now about this 0-100, Maybe thats your free throw percentage or something, because you seriously cannot apply that to biblical prophecy.


My "group" does not have prophecies. However, God's word does. But my group does take a keen interest in God's word, and keep on the watch as to how things will unfold. I have mentioned before this scripture, but I will rehash it today to finish up.

Acts 1:6 When, now, they had assembled, they went asking him: ?Lord, are you restoring the kingdom to Israel at this time?? 7 He said to them: ?It does not belong to YOU to get knowledge of the times or seasons which the Father has placed in his own jurisdiction; 8 but YOU will receive power when the holy spirit arrives upon YOU, and YOU will be witnesses of me both in Jerusalem and in all Ju?de?a and Sa?mar?i?a and to the most distant part of the earth.?

This is the last time his disciples would see him on earth, for he was about to ascend to heaven at this point. But this was after his resurrection, and he appeared to upwards of 500 people. Notice they were so eager to see the Kingdom restored, that they thought perhaps then was the time. But clearly it was not as Jesus said Jehovah placed that specific time in his own jurisdiction. And he eluded to a massive preaching work that had to be done about the Kingdom to the worlds most distant parts. But What Jesus didn't do was even more telling. He did not berate them for having wrong thoughts about the time of the end, he did not call them false prophets as those religious leaders in his day were. He simply corrected their thinking, and put them on the right path.

Now if its true as the bible calls Jesus the faithful and true witness of Jehovah, if they were false prophets, he would have had no dealings beyond preaching truth to them at all, even less appearing to them after his death for 40 days. Jesus only draws close to those who draw close to his Father as well as himself. That applied for the disciples in Jesus day, to now. Just because Jehovah's witnesses have had wrong ideas about exactly when the end would come is not even new hat, biblically speaking. What's most important to God is that they adhere to his word, laws and principles, and keep on the watch. That is what Jehovah's witnesses do. And it must be ok with Jehovah because there has never been more witnesses of Jehovah at the same time on earth, ever.

Jesus said gave a multi faced sign that would identify the end of a system of things in Mathew 24. At verse 14 this jumps out 14 "And this good news of the kingdom will be preached in all the inhabited earth for a witness to all the nations; and then the end will come."

You can look away, you can turn your nose up, you can kick rocks, throw rocks, do whatever you need to do, but this prophecy is HAPPENING. There is nothing you or science can do or say that can defy this. IT IS HAPPENING. Notice that a group of people called Jehovah's witnesses are preaching the good news of God's Kingdom all over the globe (even some of the most remote) Giving a witness, as the world keeps plunging further and further into madness. But before the end comes, the news will have to be preached enough for God's liking. Since the end is not yet, there must be still some people left that God feels will adhere to his will. He does want to save as many that want to listen. But he has to allow them to hear first, correct?

Bible prophecy 1 opposition 0. I'll keep count as we go along.

You didn't address the argument or the logic behind the argument. You do this often and it's quite annoying. You said that there is evidence for intelligent design and I just ignore it. I proposed an argument for how poorly designed life is (which would indicate un-intelligent design) and how it's obvious the world and universe were not created for us.

Then, myself being in pre-rebuttal mode (because I know you think we should be perfect but are not because of an imposible story) wanted to display the logical fallacy for which I knew you would have answered to the above argument. You then focus on the details that have no pertinent meaning to the logic of the argument. I don't care if it wasn't an apple. Who gives a shit about that? It could have been a freaking grapefruit for all I care. The point was that you believe we have to brush our teeth twice a day because Adam and Eve were convinced by a snake to sin, not because bacteria will destroy your teeth if you don't take care of them. Which is utterly ridiculous.

And your prophecy is, to be brutally honest, full of shit.

And this good news of the kingdom will be preached in all the inhabited earth for a witness to all the nations; and then the end will come."

You're saying becaue the word "witness" is used that it is a sign of prophecy being fulfilled.

In another version of the bible it states:
And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.

So, 1.) you are misinterpreting the meaning of "witness". (not surprising you guys misinterpret the bible all the time) and 2.) What about a religous group calling themselves Jehova's Testimony? And them claiming their understanding of the bible and the prophecies is the best because the word "testimony" is in their names?

Do you understand the argument and logic I'm presenting? Probably not. You guys have real trouble in intrepreting things. Even quotes in the bible which you all claim to be the best at understanding. I'm sure you will go off on some tangent about some little word in the argument but not the argument itself.

*waits for meaningless and illogical reply*
 
You didn't address the argument or the logic behind the argument. You do this often and it's quite annoying. You said that there is evidence for intelligent design and I just ignore it. I proposed an argument for how poorly designed life is (which would indicate un-intelligent design) and how it's obvious the world and universe were not created for us.

Then, myself being in pre-rebuttal mode (because I know you think we should be perfect but are not because of an imposible story) wanted to display the logical fallacy for which I knew you would have answered to the above argument. You then focus on the details that have no pertinent meaning to the logic of the argument. I don't care if it wasn't an apple. Who gives a shit about that? It could have been a freaking grapefruit for all I care. The point was that you believe we have to brush our teeth twice a day because Adam and Eve were convinced by a snake to sin, not because bacteria will destroy your teeth if you don't take care of them. Which is utterly ridiculous.

Why would I think not brushing your teeth only hurts imperfect people? I'm sure a perfect person would want good oral hygiene.


And your prophecy is, to be brutally honest, full of shit.



You're saying becaue the word "witness" is used that it is a sign of prophecy being fulfilled.

In another version of the bible it states:


So, 1.) you are misinterpreting the meaning of "witness". (not surprising you guys misinterpret the bible all the time) and 2.) What about a religous group calling themselves Jehova's Testimony? And them claiming their understanding of the bible and the prophecies is the best because the word "testimony" is in their names?
Not surprised we misinterpret the Bible you lack proper understanding of? I'd really be interested to hear your thoughts of the scriptures, since as you say, we're misinterpreting it.

I have some questions then. What is hell? Is Jesus God along with the Father and Holy Spirit? Who actually recieves the heavenly reward?

Now Of course, I know you believe none of the bible, but if you say we're misinterpreting it, then you should have the correct interpretation, belief in it or not. PLEASE DO SHARE, or at least drop the "we misinterpret the bible all the time" argument.



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Why would I think not brushing your teeth only hurts imperfect people? I'm sure a perfect person would want good oral hygiene.


Not surprised we misinterpret the Bible you lack proper understanding of? I'd really be interested to hear your thoughts of the scriptures, since as you say, we're misinterpreting it.

I have some questions then. What is hell? Is Jesus God along with the Father and Holy Spirit? Who actually recieves the heavenly reward?

Now Of course, I know you believe none of the bible, but if you say we're misinterpreting it, then you should have the correct interpretation, belief in it or not. PLEASE DO SHARE, or at least drop the "we misinterpret the bible all the time" argument.



*waits for a meaningful and logical reply*

Once again you missed the argument. Either you're purposely doing this to annoy me or you are really slow. It is just a minor example of something we have to deal with on a daily basis that portrays how we are poorly designed (i.e. not intelligently designed) and how it's obvious we are not special. Why would a perfect being have to worry about bacteria in their mouth? Why would god create bacteria in the first place?

Other examples, upon thousands, are impacted molars, appendicitis, poor vision, back pain, kidney stones, choking on food. That's not including the thousands of diseases, bacteria and viruses that kill thousands of people each year. Watch the Stupid Design Youtube video I posted in my las post.

Or natural disasters like floods, tsunamis, hurricanes, earthquakes, and volcanoes. Why would god make these things if we are his most precious creations?

But I know your answer. Because a snake convinced Adam and Eve to sin. SMH.

And back to the universe for us argument. If the universe was not made for us then who was it made for? For him to cruise around in? Why make such a massive universe if we are his most precious creation. Why not just make our solar system and be done.

And back to the designer needing a designer. This was simply to display the logical fallacy of "something is complex therefore it must have a designer". That's all. But you misinterpreted that too.

All of this is part of my main argument which is there is so much evidence for a lack of intelligent design and a world and universe not made for us and so little evidence for your side.

And as far as saying you guys misinterpreting the bible often...do I really need to show all the false prophecies misinterpreted by JWs again? Even in that previous Matthew quote, it's obvious you are misinterpreting the word "witness" to make it seem like JWs are something special prophesized in the bible.
 
Once again you missed the argument. Either you're purposely doing this to annoy me or you are really slow. It is just a minor example of something we have to deal with on a daily basis that portrays how we are poorly designed (i.e. not intelligently designed) and how it's obvious we are not special. Why would a perfect being have to worry about bacteria in their mouth? Why would god create bacteria in the first place?
I'm not a scientist, but I do know that God has a reason for making whatever he desires to make. And what I also know is that he intended for man to live forever on earth. And since that is the case, he must have accounted for bacteria in a perfect man in some way, in order for that person to live forever. If you are asking me for the ins and outs, and whats and whys, can't help you. But if something is designed to live forever, then how can it possibly be poorly designed? None of us knows what it is to be in complete perfect health, without the prospect of dying. Yet, at least.

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]Other examples, upon thousands, are impacted molars, appendicitis, poor vision, back pain, kidney stones,[/B] choking on food. That's not including the thousands of diseases, bacteria and viruses that kill thousands of people each year. Watch the Stupid Design Youtube video I posted in my las post.
All of these highlighted are strictly due to imperfection. Perfect men don't get sick at all, or die, unless wrongfully killed like Jesus was. Choking could be induced or accidental. How is that a complaint about design, because it's possible? That's pretty weak, and lame, really. To me at least.

And I watched that video, the guy was over the top, and not really making waves as far as stressing how stupid we are made. All he did was harp on imperfect man. The easy answer to that will always be imperfection. But never heard Jesus speak of a back ache, or complain about how stupidly he was designed in that perfect body of his. So again, I'm gonna side with the greatest man who ever lived.



Or natural disasters like floods, tsunamis, hurricanes, earthquakes, and volcanoes. Why would god make these things if we are his most precious creations?

But I know your answer. Because a snake convinced Adam and Eve to sin. SMH.
Again, not a science major, but I know some of these things must take place in order for natural balance in climate on earth, to a degree. The bible promises that the earth will be a paradise, and Jesus once calmed a storm his disciples were sure would kill them with simple words. If that account is true, which I believe it to be, then I can could see why the bible could garuantee man would live forever. Jesus is God's chosen king, if he can calm a storm as a human, Im pretty sure he can make sure natural distasters will not destroy even one of Jehovah's people when that time comes.

And back to the universe for us argument. If the universe was not made for us then who was it made for? For him to cruise around in? Why make such a massive universe if we are his most precious creation. Why not just make our solar system and be done.
God is the creator. The very name Jehovah in Hebrew means "he causes to become" Jehovah never makes things without a purpose. My guess is maybe he wants to fill all those planets with life of some sort. If you had power to create whatever you could think of, would you ever stop creating?

And back to the designer needing a designer. This was simply to display the logical fallacy of "something is complex therefore it must have a designer". That's all. But you misinterpreted that too.

All of this is part of my main argument which is there is so much evidence for a lack of intelligent design and a world and universe not made for us and so little evidence for your side.
In other threads I have posted things that support intelligent design. You want to ignore those, do so. I originally was not commenting on this thread to have another 7 page back and forth on who is right or wrong. All I said about your original post is, it is still just a matter of opinion, which if if nothing else you or I say, is the truth. Not every scientist even agrees with this story, so why should the common folk?

And the bottom line for me is, I have a book that says things will happen, and they do. People are there when they do, and they witness them, and document them. In my own time, I see and even live out some of these things that were written long before evolution was even a theory. Im taking the witness of people over the guesstimations of imperfect man's machines that claim a set of bones is 47 million years old, when there was not one eye witness to this. That's nuts.



And as far as saying you guys misinterpreting the bible often...do I really need to show all the false prophecies misinterpreted by JWs again? Even in that previous Matthew quote, it's obvious you are misinterpreting the word "witness" to make it seem like JWs are something special prophesized in the bible.

No, what I'd like you to do, my friend, if you have the capability, is to accurately interpret these questions for me. Is Jesus 1/3 God, part of a trinity? What is Hell? Who recieves the heavenly reward? And does man have an immortal soul apart from his flesh, based on the bible?

You cannot tell me we have it misinterpreted if you can't comprehend it. You seem to know it all, so I expect some logical, meaningful responses.
 

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I'm not a scientist, but I do know that God has a reason for making whatever he desires to make. And what I also know is that he intended for man to live forever on earth. And since that is the case, he must have accounted for bacteria in a perfect man in some way, in order for that person to live forever. If you are asking me for the ins and outs, and whats and whys, can't help you. But if something is designed to live forever, then how can it possibly be poorly designed? None of us knows what it is to be in complete perfect health, without the prospect of dying. Yet, at least.

I didn't want to get in a back and forth with you again either. But you responded to my post for JohnStarky with more full of shit claims that there is plenty of evidence for intelligent design. Therefore I had to set the record straight. I've not ignored them, I've pointed out the many flaws in that argument. You choose to ignore my arguments.

OK back to the above post. Don't you see how you're wrong here. You can't explain anything that questions the logic of your god. You and I know that it just doesn't make sense. If god was so powerful and all-knowing he wouldn't make these obvious logical errors and mistakes. Plus, you mention that god created bacteria so perfect people can live forever, but it kills imperfect people. That makes no sense at all. Why would he have to create bacteria. You make it seem like god is bound by some natural law. But he creates the laws, if he were a logical being, he wouldn't create bacteria at all.

And nothing is designed to live forever. There is no perfect being. You can't answer these questions of logic because you know your beliefs are not logical. My beliefs answer these questions.


All of these highlighted are strictly due to imperfection. Perfect men don't get sick at all, or die, unless wrongfully killed like Jesus was. Choking could be induced or accidental. How is that a complaint about design, because it's possible? That's pretty weak, and lame, really. To me at least.

Choking because we have the same hole to eat and breathe is poor design. Dolphins have different holes for breathing and eating and they are mammals. Thousands of people die a year due to choking. This is poor design. And that's just one example. There are several just for our bodies alone. A perfect designer would not create our bodies. Too many mistakes.

Again, not a science major, but I know some of these things must take place in order for natural balance in climate on earth, to a degree. The bible promises that the earth will be a paradise, and Jesus once calmed a storm his disciples were sure would kill them with simple words. If that account is true, which I believe it to be, then I can could see why the bible could garuantee man would live forever. Jesus is God's chosen king, if he can calm a storm as a human, Im pretty sure he can make sure natural distasters will not destroy even one of Jehovah's people when that time comes.

Again, you make it sound as if god is bound by some natural law. He makes the laws, he shouldn't have to make natural disasters in order for natural balance for climate on earth. He should just be able to make the natural balance without having to kill so many of his most precious creation. Again, faulty logic here.

And to think all of these examples are because a snake convinced Adam and Eve to sin (a story that I've already proven is impossible) is just ridiculous and ultimately displays your inability to objectively and logically understand the world and universe.

Maybe someday you will be able to. I suspect it will take a long time and won't come from me. Just remember these debates we've had when you are very old (hopefully you live a long life) and the end of the world has not happened. Eventually the JWs will go away. It may be another 100 years, or more, from now. When all of your prophecies have not happened, again, people will stop believing. Maybe someday religion all together will be a worldwide minority. I can only hope. But eventually, as time keeps passing and the prophecies still never happen, and we learn more about the universe and life...eventually religion will be seen for the farce that it is.

But go on believing that every religion in the history of mankind is either made up in their minds or a misinterpretation of the bible except your group and that scientists get the things that make your life better right but always get the things that contradict your version of the universe wrong.

No, what I'd like you to do, my friend, if you have the capability, is to accurately interpret these questions for me. Is Jesus 1/3 God, part of a trinity? What is Hell? Who recieves the heavenly reward? And does man have an immortal soul apart from his flesh, based on the bible?

You cannot tell me we have it misinterpreted if you can't comprehend it. You seem to know it all, so I expect some logical, meaningful responses.

These are ridiculous questions to ask of me. For one, many christians don't interpret the bible the same way you do. In fact all christians, including christian scholars say the JWs have misinterpreted the bible. Not just me. But you guys always claim to be the best interpreters of the bible. So whatever answer I give, if it's not the same as your group's answer, you will immediately claim I don't understand the bible. Completely arrogant and unnaccepting of other people's views. Which is the basis of all religions.

But I will answer these questions with the truth. Because I am 100% certain your version of the universe is wrong. I guarantee it. And in the past I have been willing to bet my entire life savings with you because I am so certain. There are way too many holes in the logic and way too much evidence against it. But here goes...

1.) Is Jesus 1/3 God, part of trinity. (your answer: 1/3 god) My answer: Neither. There is no God.

2.) What is Hell? (your answer: death) My answer: There is no such thing, does not exist.

3.) Who recieves the heavenly reward? (your answer: JWs) My answer: nobody because there is no such thing.

4.) And does man have an immortal soul apart from his flesh? (your answer: ?? yes, I think) My answer: no it doesn't exist.
 
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I didn't want to get in a back and forth with you again either. But you responded to my post for JohnStarky with more full of shit claims that there is plenty of evidence for intelligent design. Therefore I had to set the record straight. I've not ignored them, I've pointed out the many flaws in that argument. You choose to ignore my arguments.

OK back to the above post. Don't you see how you're wrong here. You can't explain anything that questions the logic of your god. You and I know that it just doesn't make sense. If god was so powerful and all-knowing he wouldn't make these obvious logical errors and mistakes. Plus, you mention that god created bacteria so perfect people can live forever, but it kills imperfect people. That makes no sense at all. Why would he have to create bacteria. You make it seem like god is bound by some natural law. But he creates the laws, if he were a logical being, he wouldn't create bacteria at all.[/quote] First, what I said was God must have accounted for bacteria when he purposed man to live forever, NOT that he created it for a man to live forever. simply, that in spite of it, we can live forever. In fact, we live pretty decent as imperfect beings now with bacteria.

And unlike you, I have no problem with how I'm made. Humans are the highest life form on earth, so what I only have one passage to eat, and breathe. What that tells me is that God accounted for us bein able to live because if we had no mouth at all, we couldn't live! That fact that we live is enough fior me. If the lame "we could be made better" argument works for you, so be it. I call it a reach. Why stop there? Why not have 4 thighs? 3 Penises? Why cant women have 6 breasts?! That would really be a great design!!! Please! Why can't we have wings? Why not have 10 brains? I could do that silliness all day. That us essentially what that man in the video you posted did. So before you respond with how silly I sound, go look back at that video and aim that barb at him too.




And nothing is designed to live forever. There is no perfect being. You can't answer these questions of logic because you know your beliefs are not logical. My beliefs answer these questions.
What's logical to you and me border on different planes. You deal with dead animals supposedly from millions of years ago, that no human witnessed, I deal with real actual documented history, dealing with people like you and I who lived these things, and live them now. And you're the one who says I can't see and touch, and God never spoke to me. Neither do them fossils brother. But God did make a way for those seeking him to find him. You just stopped searching. You're bad.

Just because you made a choice to believe what you do, does not make it accurate. A lot of what you believe is still just opinion. Fortunately, the bible deals with only facts. I like facts. I'll go with that every time.




Choking because we have the same hole to eat and breathe is poor design. Dolphins have different holes for breathing and eating and they are mammals. Thousands of people die a year due to choking. This is poor design. And that's just one example. There are several just for our bodies alone. A perfect designer would not create our bodies. Too many mistakes.

So now, because Jehovah made dolphins with diff holes for breathing, Humans suck? I really don't even believe this argument is coming from you. I'd rather be human than any other animal that ever walked the earth. Sorry if being human sucks for you. I like it.



Again, you make it sound as if god is bound by some natural law. He makes the laws, he shouldn't have to make natural disasters in order for natural balance for climate on earth. He should just be able to make the natural balance without having to kill so many of his most precious creation. Again, faulty logic here.
I read that a lot of scientists are blaming the cause of these things on us. How we're not taking care of the earth the way we should, and if we were, a lot of these things would not be much of a worry. To put it simply, we're doing more damage to the earth than all of thse disasters ever could. Is this true? Because if it is, I can show you where Jehovah prophesied about those ruining the earth. Could that be our fault?



And to think all of these examples are because a snake convinced Adam and Eve to sin (a story that I've already proven is impossible) is just ridiculous and ultimately displays your inability to objectively and logically understand the world and universe.
I don't see how that's far fetched. The first human couple were given the assignment to procreate and make the whole earth a paradise. That means Jehovah gave us the task of taking care of the earth. Clearly we have not done so! Even Science attests to this. So yes, original sin is the cause for the peril on earth.

And you have proven nothing. You have your version. Jesus has his. He was perfect. Said he seen it, I'll take his word over yours since his heart has no deceit in it, and you are sinful by nature.

Maybe someday you will be able to. I suspect it will take a long time and won't come from me. Just remember these debates we've had when you are very old (hopefully you live a long life) and the end of the world has not happened. Eventually the JWs will go away. It may be another 100 years, or more, from now. When all of your prophecies have not happened, again, people will stop believing. Maybe someday religion all together will be a worldwide minority. I can only hope. But eventually, as time keeps passing and the prophecies still never happen, and we learn more about the universe and life...eventually religion will be seen for the farce that it is.
That will never happen. Because everything that Jehovah said would happen has already, or will shortly. It's really crazy because, you are really that blind. Because nothing about you says you're stupid, or unintelligent. So Blind it must be.

Imma try this again though, cuase it really amazes me how you miss it. Jesus said the end would be marked by increased wars, pestilences, and lawlessness, and at that very same time, the Kingdom message (meaning the same exact message he preached) will be preached globally. It just so happens that the 20th century was the worst 100 years in human history, and at that same time, Jesus same message was and still is being preached globally. Only one group on earth preaches that same message that he did while alive. Not 5, not 10, 1. You cannot say you preach the Kingdom message and it not be according to the word Jesus went by. Now, unless you live under a rock, This prophecy is happening!!!!! Why then do you continue to blindly say this "the prophecies still never happen"?

All one needs to do is learn what Jesus preached to find out what the Kingdom message was, and look around and see if anyone is preaching that. If you find a group doing it, then only a fool would defiantly say "the prophecies still never happen"

Why then does a smart guy like you say "the prophecies still never happen" when they are happening right in front of you? But you can't tell me how many nuetrons a sun has 20 trillion light years away. Makes no sense.

But go on believing that every religion in the history of mankind is either made up in their minds or a misinterpretation of the bible except your group and that scientists get the things that make your life better right but always get the things that contradict your version of the universe wrong.
This ain't new. Pharoah didn't know Jehovah either, but he found out! The Jews thought they had it together, until Jesus set things straight, and the ones keeping on the watch, followed him. False religion is a tactic Satan uses to confuse the masses. I for one don't see how it's hard to fathom one way being the right way. Before Satan and Adam and Eve sinned, there was only 1 religion. Jesus said in Mat 7 to travel the narrow road, because broad and spacious is the road leading off into destruction, and many will go there. He also said only through him can a man get to the father. That means there is only one way to God. Everything else is the broad and spacious road, and many will find it.

Again, Jesus was perfect, and widely regarded as the greatest man who ever lived. I'm taking his word over anyone's.

Speaking of science, please stop tooting it's horn. While it has made some credible advances for the betterment if human kind, some of them work against us in ways. Cars are great. The gas ain't good for the environment. Weapons of mass destruction. Shall I continue?




These are ridiculous questions to ask of me. For one, many christians don't interpret the bible the same way you do. In fact all christians, including christian scholars say the JWs have misinterpreted the bible. Not just me. But you guys always claim to be the best interpreters of the bible. So whatever answer I give, if it's not the same as your group's answer, you will immediately claim I don't understand the bible. Completely arrogant and unnaccepting of other people's views. Which is the basis of all religions.

Then it should be even more ridiculous for you to claim we misinterpret the bible. And it's based on other peoples word at that. That is suprising coming from you. If you make that statement, you should be able to back it up with your knowledge. And we don't claim to be the best interpreters of the bible for our own publicity. But we are the only group who fully adheres to the entire bible, and let the bible explain itself, rather than the opposite. And that is the difference between what we believe, and what others do. How could someone say they understand the bible, but don't adhere to it fully? That has nothing to do with arrogance, or being unnaccepting or other views. Jesus preached to the pharasees from the same books they had, and they all thought he was crazy, save a few. So it is not a suprise that again when the truth is revealed, people reject it for the most part. It's been happening since sin!




But I will answer these questions with the truth. Because I am 100% certain your version of the universe is wrong. I guarantee it. And in the past I have been willing to bet my entire life savings with you because I am so certain. There are way too many holes in the logic and way too much evidence against it. But here goes...

1.) Is Jesus 1/3 God, part of trinity. (your answer: 1/3 god) My answer: Neither. There is no God.

2.) What is Hell? (your answer: death) My answer: There is no such thing, does not exist.

3.) Who recieves the heavenly reward? (your answer: JWs) My answer: nobody because there is no such thing.

4.) And does man have an immortal soul apart from his flesh? (your answer: ?? yes, I think) My answer: no it doesn't exist.

1.) Is Jesus 1/3 God, part of trinity. (your answer: 1/3 god) My answer: Neither. There is no God.

No, he is not. Can't be God and then worship a God as well. Does not make sense.

2.) What is Hell? (your answer: death) My answer: There is no such thing, does not exist. Hell is an actual place. Its your natural resting place, or grave, taekn from the Hebrew word She'ol and Greek Haides, which both mean the same in thier respective languages.

3.) Who recieves the heavenly reward? (your answer: JWs) My answer: nobody because there is no such thing. Actually. You were right in a nutshell, but only 144k will be selected for that, since it is a special privelage. God intended man to live on earth, not heaven, so why would he take every man to heaven?


4.) And does man have an immortal soul apart from his flesh? (your answer: ?? yes, I think) My answer: no it doesn't exist.

I see you don't even know enough of what we believe to say we misinterpret the bible. The bible says in leviticus 17 that the soul or life of a man is his blood, meaning when thats gone, so is he. Plus at Ecc 9.5 it says the dead are conscious of nothing at all.

Do you know what these so called scholars say when they see this verse which contradicts their immortal soul theory? Why won't you ask, see how many different answers you get to that. If you think we don't make sense, I'm sure you'll have lots of fun with those answers.

I have no issue with you not believing me, or JW's or any religious sect. But I do have issue with you saying we misinterpret the bible when you have the bare minimum, and you also go on other peoples idea's as well.

That is beneath you.
 
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