Anderson

A friend of mine recently gave me this book called, "Life- How did it get here? By Evolution or by Creation?" (long title)

So I've been reading through some of it, trying to keep an open mind (though it is published by the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society), and I've been sorely dissapointed. I'm about 5 pages in so far.

Just some quotes I found interesting:

"No large building could stand without a foundation. 'The evolutionary theory lacks a proper foundation.' say two scientists."

"A well-known geologist said this about the Genesis account:..."

"Some scientists are proposing ideas once popularized only in fiction."

...

Hmm... I hear that well-known geologist is quite good. And those two scientists mentioned above really know what they're talking about. I swear, half of the quotes are from unnamed sources.

It only sounded sort of biased when I started reading it, so I skipped to the conclusion.

"Where did the theory of evolution really originate? -- We need to face the fact that the theory of evolution serves the purposes of Satan."

Alright, I'm done. Just thought I would share some of these quotes.

pz

I've got that book! It really is awful. The worst bits, I thought, were at the end, where they start jabbering this utterly heinous JW philosophy. This is what always gets me:

Look at the happy smiling Witnesses strolling joyfully across the devastated land where millions have died! You gotta wonder at these sick bastards who find so much satisfaction in looking forward to the pain and suffering that everyone else is going to experience. You also gotta wonder where they get their shirts laundered in all that rubble.

Peez

No sh*t! It is things like this that make me dislike these people, not merely disagree with them.

Peez

Anderson

"There will be a restoration of harmony between humans and animals."

Then it shows a picture of a little girl hugging a family of tigers. In the background, a guy is feeding deer and sheep, with a big bear following behind him."

Not to mention the loss of respect I have had for the religion, I am now truly and deeply scared.

pz

...and it's all done in that cheesy pseudo-realistic cartoony style with everyone dressed in clothes from the 1950's. Anyone who swallows that crap has got to be a pod person.

Queen of Swords

Originally posted by Anderson:
<strong>"There will be a restoration of harmony between humans and animals."</strong>

Imagine a human covered in swollen buboes and pustules and lesions, smiling happily because he's in harmony with a lot of pathogenic bacteria.

pz

Would you believe that just a few pages before the picture described above, there is a photograph of a young African boy with his face covered with such marks? Only he isn't smiling.

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ashibaka

Maybe we should call up the authors and ask them if they've heard about all those stories about moon landings written before Apollo 11.

Then again, the authors are probably <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=certify" target="_blank">certified </a> by now.

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Coragyps

Yeah, why is that? You can tell it's a Watchtower from clear on the other side of the Laundromat just by the art! It's as distinctive as Jack Chick's dreck. And they always have Adam and Eve, nekkid behind shrubberies, and Eve's just had her hair done.....

Anderson

Actually, Adam and Eve are sitting nude behind pairs of large cats. Eve is quite the babe, I might add.