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  Informal Apostate Gathering

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  the rumours that i am going to sydney tomorrow to catch up with certain apostates who post to this board may or may not be true...

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  Stephanus

  The rumours that I am going to Sydney tomorrow to catch up with certain apostates who post to this board may or may not be true...
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  A Vision of Paradise

  by Stephanus in

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  finally rehashed something i wrote about 5 years ago, entitled "how to create a vision of paradise":.

  http://jsefton.users1.50megs.com/paradise.htm.

  (randy watters mentioned something about putting part i in freeminds journal; i don't know if it ever happened)

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  The bigger they are...
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  A Vision of Paradise

  by Stephanus in

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  finally rehashed something i wrote about 5 years ago, entitled "how to create a vision of paradise":.

  http://jsefton.users1.50megs.com/paradise.htm.

  (randy watters mentioned something about putting part i in freeminds journal; i don't know if it ever happened)

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  Stephanus

  Awk! Just noticed that I stuffed up the numbers in the article. Have now fixed them:

  http://jsefton.users1.50megs.com/paradise.htm
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  A Vision of Paradise

  by Stephanus in

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  finally rehashed something i wrote about 5 years ago, entitled "how to create a vision of paradise":.

  http://jsefton.users1.50megs.com/paradise.htm.

  (randy watters mentioned something about putting part i in freeminds journal; i don't know if it ever happened)

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  Stephanus

  How about this one?

  But back to the topic, what about some more basics of modern life? Like: where do they refine the fuels and lubricants for all the machinery which produces all their day to day necessities?
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  A Vision of Paradise

  by Stephanus in

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  finally rehashed something i wrote about 5 years ago, entitled "how to create a vision of paradise":.

  http://jsefton.users1.50megs.com/paradise.htm.

  (randy watters mentioned something about putting part i in freeminds journal; i don't know if it ever happened)

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  Stephanus

  Prisca:

  ...having.... anxiety....... attack.... can't.... breath......

  Prisca in leather:
  
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  A Vision of Paradise

  by Stephanus in

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  finally rehashed something i wrote about 5 years ago, entitled "how to create a vision of paradise":.

  http://jsefton.users1.50megs.com/paradise.htm.

  (randy watters mentioned something about putting part i in freeminds journal; i don't know if it ever happened)

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  Stephanus

  Good points Prisca and NewbieGirl: Plastic is a ubiquitous part of modern life, yet the artwork tends to ignore it as much as possible; perhaps there's some sense of "unnaturalness" to it that wood, clothing and even glass don't have. It also needs a huge industrial infrastructure to support it. As for telecomms, yes, I've thought of that one too. I assume that Bethel would still be giving orders to the R&F via the KH network; I can't see them being satisfied by carrier pigeon deliveries. How many JWs can repair fibre optic cables?

  Ozzie, there IS life beyond leather: try latex!
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  A Vision of Paradise

  by Stephanus in

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  finally rehashed something i wrote about 5 years ago, entitled "how to create a vision of paradise":.

  http://jsefton.users1.50megs.com/paradise.htm.

  (randy watters mentioned something about putting part i in freeminds journal; i don't know if it ever happened)

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  Thanks Ranchette!

  TR, their "visions of paradise" always raise those sorts of questions with me too (especially the lumbermill one!).

  In addition to your points:

  1. What chemical plant is producing: the dyes for those checked shirts (and other clothing) they all wear?
  2. The fertilisers for this lush vegetation they all produce?
  3. In some of their pictures the houses they build have very large sections of glass. Float glass production is a highly specialised technology requiring a lot of plant, machinery and infrastructure. Are they training the Bethelites in its production?
  4. What about the bricks and concrete used in all these projects? Large amounts of capital equipment required for these too.
  5. Electricity, gas, etc?

  I've raised some of these points with Dubs - they tend to dismiss them with a wave of the hand and "These pictures are just meant to be a guide". I then counter: "I can read quite well; I don't need some hammy pictures to help me out. Why does Bethel bother?" Even my mother, who doesn't usually give a rat's about the Dubs says that their pictures of Paradise are "a bit twee".
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  A Vision of Paradise

  by Stephanus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  finally rehashed something i wrote about 5 years ago, entitled "how to create a vision of paradise":.

  http://jsefton.users1.50megs.com/paradise.htm.

  (randy watters mentioned something about putting part i in freeminds journal; i don't know if it ever happened)

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  Finally rehashed something I wrote about 5 years ago, entitled "How to Create a Vision of Paradise":

  http://jsefton.users1.50megs.com/paradise.htm

  (Randy Watters mentioned something about putting Part I in Freeminds Journal; I don't know if it ever happened)
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  11 ??????????

  by borgfree in

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  just received this from a friend.

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  borgfree.

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  Stephanus

  FRED HALL SUX: 11 letters!
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  11 ??????????

  by borgfree in

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  just received this from a friend.

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  borgfree.

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  Stephanus

  SELECTIVE BS: 11 letters!