a hell of a anchor, a wooden anchor
Perhaps hooked to a giant sea creature, now extinct and undiscovered, causing fear in the Greeks of Poseidon.
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River flowing from the garden of Eden
by joey jojo inhey there.. if this point has been covered before please forgive me.. i have had the principles of noahs flood used by jw's to encourage me to attend meetings recently and this has got me musing about the flood....again.. genesis states that a river flowed from eden and branched out into four rivers, two of which being the tigris and the euphrates.. heres the baffling part; if it had never rained before, how is it that rivers existed before the flood?!!?.
a brief google search tells us that the euphrates begins its journey as snow melt and rain ( as most rivers do) in mountains in turkey.. ecc chapter 1 mentions the water cycle and describes the rivers flowing into the sea but the sea not becoming full.
how did it work pre-flood?
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S K Ditta
normal behaviour
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people’s behavior
"appears" different...but, means the same.
Worth a thought, isn't it?...you be the "judge".
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Forum feature request
by EdenOne inthis one for simon.
others chime in if you agree.. sometimes i find it hard to track the threads where i have posted and where i have posted last on a particular thread.
it's very time consuming to go and look for it.
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S K Ditta
Thank you, Mr. Simon.
Your site is already nice...and you seem courteous.
Wish you well.
PS: I appreciate your Community Guidelines page.
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Neil Young...similar idea as yours...in a song
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How can I succeed in life not being a jw again?
by victory inwhen i was a jw, i was taught that i can never succeed in life if i leave the sect.
now that i am no longer a member of the fold, how can i succeed in this only life i have and achieve my dreams?.
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S K Ditta
May I ask for your consideration:
What interests you?
What natural ability do you have?
What particular skill might align your interest with that ability?
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S K Ditta
Fewer people; more time!
Nice subject.
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My Introduction - An ex-elder's story of waking up later in life.
by doubtfull1799 inbackground:.
my parents got the “truth” while i was in primary school.
i was baptised at 14. i loved school and was extremely studious.
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S K Ditta
You have patience, doubtful1799.
Beautifully written; a journey for sure!
I wish you well.
We keep the peace by not discussing anything at all controversial.
Words of wisdom, these.
Don’t get me wrong, I have had a good life, but I could have done so much more with it if I had known the real truth. I could have been a real help to people, not just pseudo help.
That is a beautiful sentiment, but your dissatisfaction might not be called for.
One question: How do you think, your experience has affected your idea/expectations of "truth"? Please respond at your convenience.
Thank you,
S K Ditta.
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" We don't need no university education"
by The Rebel ini left school at 16, because i was studying and getting the best " university education" in the world.
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how did the theocratic ministry school benefit you?.
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S K Ditta
How did the theocratic ministry school benefit you?
Perhaps, the art of seeing relations between concepts in a "pre-defined" structure.
And how words in books can connect in ways with realities of actions, words, and behaviors.
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If "the Truth" is the truth, why are witnesses so scared of research?
by stuckinarut2 init is an often asked question i know, but it perplexes me.. if witnesses are so convinced that they have "the truth", why is the act of researching information from external sources so taboo?
didn't the bible itself tell people to "use their powers of reason" and also praised ones like the boreans for researching things they were told??.
seriously, if there is no doubt about the organization being "god's channel" on earth, and it alone having the "truth", surely researching would only enhance such 'facts'?.
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S K Ditta
May I answer the opening question with the question:
Between Pilate and the Jewish people of Jesus' time, who appears to be the wiser? They both had "the truth" standing right there in front of them!
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It seems that many witnesses simply dont care about facts?
by stuckinarut2 ini often wonder if the current crop of witnesses, especially the youth and younger ones simply don't care about facts?.
i mean for some, even with knowledge of the past scandals, misleading teachings, mistruths, etc etc, they simply don't care.
"it is the truth after all".. they are so intertwined in the operations and activities of the society, that they cant see anything outside of it.
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S K Ditta
Beliefs can happily flourish without any facts at all.
Yes, they do because people are bound also by objectives, not just beliefs.
Like "alternative facts"...outside the JW world.