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That was what was so interesting about the programme sleepy. they seemed to think that they had found evidence for a detached conciousness-although it was a physical electrical impulse outside of our usual understanding of where conciousness should be centred, not proof that the 'spirit' was leaving the body but that conciousness could exist outside of it when close to death for a limited time.

Hence the near death experiences some people have when they have 'died' on an operating table for example; and can see what's happening to themselves and describe events later...i'll have to try and remember what the programme was and if i can find a link to it-it was last year.

But there was a provable natural occurance in the death throws of the firing neurons; I think, that explained it convincingly..

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Chilling experience

by TallTexan in

o.k....most people that know me know me to be a rational and logical person not prone to hype or the sensational.

nor am i infatuated with the supernatural as many jw's/ex-jw's are/were.

with that said, let me relate what happened to me at work last night.. on saturday night, we had four bad burns come in.

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I can't understand why these things always seem to happen to solitary individuals. Why doesn't a spirit approach a group of people instead of just individuals? Why do they need to talk to just one person? How do they know where to find that carefully selected person? Why do some people have stories like these, and others not

I dont think anyone can; but the incidences often involve more than one person.I was at a friends' house which has had so many visitations theyre common place now.My daughter has seen so many people , movement of objects-some very violent, and weve heard voices calling to 'us' .

When I was there for supper we bolted a window , she said it would reopen and it did so many times.We did it over and over again.Once a perfect pyramid of soil appeared in the centre of the table just before i arrived and ive seen a figure on the stairs that I thought was her husband-but he appeared behind me as I was laughing at him to come down and stop scaring everyone....

when my mother died I heard her call my name very clearly,so loudly I thought she was right by my ear... that was at the exact time of her death.My mother, my sister and i were telepathic with eachother and I wonder whether only certain people receive these visitations as theyre just adept at picking up an electrical impulse sent out in to the cosmos...

I have had more experiences than i can explain, but do feel rather than there being a 'supernatural' explaination that the answer lies in us not completely understanding how the mind works.

We tend to think of our existance being centred in out brain-we think out conciousness had a 'seat' whereas after research into near death experiences it has been proved that our reality is actually physically 'around' us when close to death.The electrical impulses that fire within us travel; our conciousness isnt confined to our physicality.

I wonder if these impulses can be identified by others who are attuned to us.

just a thought..

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What is the ONE thing the world needs MORE of...

by Sirius Dogma in

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besides love.... your opinion?

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........free public healthcare, education, and clean water.

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What Would A Jehovah's Witness Reality Show Be Like??

by minimus in

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...this should be interesting!

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There was one on the telly a few years ago, It showed two couples and how they courted.

OMG! if it's the same one I was tinking of i was still in and it was excruciatingly embarassing..a woman and her boyfriend, both witnesses; did'n want to bring any reproach upon jehovah while they dated and she had her own house..they didnt feel they could meet eachother inside the house for fear of eith what they wouldbe tempted to do or what the neighbours would think, so they would sit in the car all evening where everyone could see them....it actually made me squirm it made them look so strange..i was praying none I knew was watching it...

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Where do you find spiritual fulfillment now?

by marked in

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hey everyone.. i've been "out" for about six months now, fully enjoying life for the first time in a very long time.

part of my joy comes from the freedom i now have to explore other spiritualities.. i will say, though, that since leaving i've felt something lacking in my life.

not because i regret my decision to leave.

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I 'm like a lot of you...I like being able to appreciate the beauty around me and interpreting it in my own way.I'm a bit of a nature child and like to grow a lot of herbs and use them.

I 'm happiest out of doors all day ; so I just find alot of peace and 'spirituality' in the natural world which works well for me at the moment.A day spent in the woods has alot more impact on my spirituality than a couple in the Kingdom Hall ever did.....

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Prepare for an encounter with a JW

by Sirona in

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after reading cyber-sister's post about a jw who knocked on her door, i thought it might be a good idea to talk about preparing ourselves for the almost inevitable time when a jw will try to "preach to us" and try to get us to return.. like cyber-sister i met a jw fairly recently who immediately started preaching to me.

she said jehovah had removed his holy spirit from me and that is why i can't see the "truth".

at the time i was taken unawares and didn't really know what to say, apart from that i don't believe it anymore.

reboot

That's a good point Sirona, if you've prepared something in your mind you'll probably be able to 'find' it when you're taken unnawares next time.

Iv'e only been called on once since I've left and wrote one letter.

I simply told them , 'I'm sorry, I can't come back to meetings because due to the UN issue and the Child Abuse cases that ar'nt being dealt with in a christian way and the behaviour of Elder X, my concience won't allow it'.

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How Tall Are You?

by Sunspot in

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we've learned so much about each other and i thought i'd toss this out atcha.....

i'm five feet tall (or short---however you see it :-) and wondering how tall you are!

annie

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5' 7'' but 5' 11 with my favourite boots on........id love to be taller

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Who here does NOT own a bible?

by unbeliever in

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when people find out i don't own a bible they can barely believe it.

my friend thinks i am the only person on the planet who does not own some type of bible.

i don't think that is the case.

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I love all books, especially antiquarian ones, and would no more throw them out then thrown out my children....so I have all my old bibles-some from childhood Catholicism and methodist(ism ? )and the NWT for reference.I like to keep them although im no longer ' Christian' as they're part of my past and hold memories.

My favourite is a large family bible from the 1800's with the births marriages and deaths of my family in it.There are passages underlined and pages folded which is the reason I love old books and a link to the past.

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Self-Respect Test

by Lady Lee in

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hmmm i'm on a roll tonight.

the self-respect test.

http://www.queendom.com/tests/minitests/fx/self_respect.html

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Boy are you in trouble with me now Ohio....get up to your room and we'll start revising for the retake...