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The Food and Drug Administration?

Well, midnight is the start of a new day.

Good question. I found it. https://jwtalk.net/topic/45502-turns-out-dinosaurs-probably-didnt-look-as-frightening-as-we-thought/#comment-738916

If you search on here, you'll enjoy a previous discussion on this. I actually learned about this topic from a post on here.

That really is the only useful purpose for the Doomsday Clock. We know it does not indicate how close we are to doomsday or Armageddon. Those we talk to in the ministry, however, do not have our faith or am accurate understanding of what doomsday really is. My opinion is that, once the prophecy of "Peace and Security" is fulfilled that the Doomsday Clock will be set back to the farthest from midnight it has ever been set to. To date the farthest from midnight was 17 minutes in 1991. I would not be surprised if the clock is set to 1 hour before midnight right before Armageddon.

But we know that is pure propaganda. Can't tell they were brutes by their fossils. It's the shrink wrap technique in a different form. https://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/tetrapod-zoology/dinosaurs-and-the-anti-shrink-wrapping-revolution/

If Eden was in the middle of the area where Neanderthal fossils were found, then they could be from any of Adam and Eve's children, no? Jewish tradition, according to Josephus, is that Adam and Eve had 33 sons and 23 daughters. Of course, ultimately, all of these Neanderthals came from Adam and Eve's line regardless which child in particular. In fact, there is no reason to conclude these Neanderthals came from only 1 of Adam's children.

You do you. There are a number of sisters I know that are "single for life." They have concluded they will never find the perfect man in this system and so are resolved to be single in this system of things. They are living their best life to the full. While I am sure they have their moments of loneliness, they do not dwell on these moments. They are not sitting at home pining. They do not complain loud whenever there are talks or Watchtower articles about marriage. Their single state is not the focus of their lives. They are too busy living their best life. On the other hand, I am married because I met someone, a woman (duh) that I wanted in my life forever. I've had other friends come and go and this made me sad. When my wife entered my life I was not interested in marriage and we were friends for a long time. It was only when I realized that, since friends can come and go, I needed to do something permanent if I wanted her in my life permanently. We've been married 23 years this June. You do you. A brother on a different board long time ago said he was given advice to choose a spouse from among his friends. That is the best advice anyone seeking a mate can get. Be friends first. Maybe not even think about marriage. None of us need to be married, but all of us need friends, even if that's just 1 or 2 people. If you are friends first, that's actually easier to choose to marry because our spouse needs to eventually be our closest friend. You do you. Live your life. Live your best life. Be happy with who you are right now. If you can't be that, then change the things you can change to become happy with yourself. You can't change your marital status by yourself, so that is out of your control. What is in your control is changing your life so that you are happy with yourself. Pioneer. Take that trip. Choose that job. Simply your life. Take that class. Be a need greater. Be a solid publisher. Write that book. Adopt that child. You do you. Be happy with yourself. Be content with yourself. Feel good about yourself. If you meet someone you want in your life forever, then take the next step and see if he feels the same. If you never meet someone this side of Armageddon, that's fine. Water off your back. No sweat. C'est la vie. You are still happy and have a full life. You do you. We live our lives in the moment. Jesus said don't worry about tomorrow. Just focus on today. Make today your best day. One day at a time. You do you.

Why do you feel this way as opposed to the 'Neanderthals' being from Seth's line or some unnamed child of Adam and Eve?

Serious? Depends on your point of view. It was serious enough that England's Prince Andrew lost his royal titles and status because of his connection to Epstein. The Epstein situation is pretty serious and gross from a moral standpoint. Man owned a private island where he used underage girls to have sex with many rich, powerful, important, and prominent people. If their involvement ever was revealed their carriers could be over and they could fall into disgrace like Prince Andrew or maybe face criminal charges. That is if anyone actually cares. The sad fact is that these type of situations are more often used by powerful people to pressure or influence those involved. Such powerful people do not care about the lives of the victims. As for if this is a distraction, that also depends on someone's point of view. Distract from what? There are a number of major situations right now. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) procedures are resulting in turmoil in the US. The economy is always a factor. The war in Ukraine is ongoing. While tensions may have lessened in the Middle East, Hezbollah and Israel still hate each other. Trumps Board of Peace is attracting attention. The US is still involved in Venezuela in some fashion. This is just off the top of my head. People will pick whichever topic is most important to them and then claim the other topics are distractions.

That would be 33.3 years in length each generation.

The Neanderthal from Altamura was human. Glad they agree

My calendar already said winter lasts for 6 more weeks.

*** w98 7/1 p. 17 par. 13 “The Dead Will Be Raised Up” *** What of those who would be alive during that presence? Paul says: “Look! I tell you a sacred secret: We shall not all fall asleep in death, but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, during the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised up incorruptible, and we shall be changed.” (1 Corinthians 15:51, 52) Clearly, not all anointed ones sleep in the grave awaiting a resurrection. Those who die during Christ’s presence are transformed instantaneously.—Revelation 14:13. https://www.jw.org/finder?wtlocale=E&docid=1998484&srctype=wol&srcid=share&par=18 Those who die during Christ's presence. They still die. They just are not waiting for a resurrection. Upon death the immediately begin life in heaven. But they still die.

No. They died. To suggest they did not die but were transferred to heaven makes it sound like or gives the impression that the teaching of the rapture is correct. All people who are resurrected to heavenly life must first die and complete their earthly course of life. The fact their resurrection is instantaneous the moment of death is irrelevant. They still die first.