Posts by Magnum

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Another heart-worming story

by StephaneLaliberte in

today, i got an email from an old friend with a story told by brother andre ramseyer who attended training at patterson in england.

a service dog regularly attended the meetings with his owner.

when the owner passed away, the dog was given to another blind man.

Magnum

I have some really smart animals, but I don't think an animal could recognize days of the week. I don't think the dog could have known which days were Tuesdays and which were Sundays.

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Theory of Wuhan virus being created in a viral lab now being considered

by JimmyYoung in

i thought it was a strange coincidence that there was a weapons lab right near the supposed wet market where it started.

china needs to pay for this one way or the other.

https://www.foxnews.com/world/state-department-cables-coronavirus-origin-chinese-lab-bats.

Magnum

Supernerdboy, I agree with your post.

I have no feeling one way or the other about whether China created the virus, but I think it's wrong to call those who consider the possibility "conspiracy theorists". As for the fact that Chinese Individuals have contracted the virus, well, I think the Chinese government couldn't care less about the rank and file Chinese and would sacrifice them in a heartbeat to serve itself.

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Earth Boxes - Has Anyone Here Tried to Use Them to Grow Vegetables

by RubaDub in

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friends

with some extra time on my hands (putting it mildly), i decided to try planting some vegetables using these things called earth boxes.

they are basically rectangular tubs with the soil suspended a few inches from the bottom using a screen and you put water into the bottom and you just add water through a tube to the bottom and the plants get their water from beneath instead of adding water from the top.

then you put a plastic covering around the plants so that weeds don't grow.

Magnum

Thanks for the info.

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Theory of Wuhan virus being created in a viral lab now being considered

by JimmyYoung in

i thought it was a strange coincidence that there was a weapons lab right near the supposed wet market where it started.

china needs to pay for this one way or the other.

https://www.foxnews.com/world/state-department-cables-coronavirus-origin-chinese-lab-bats.

Magnum

joey jojo: Black plague, smallpox, Spanish flu, sars, mers,
This has happened before and it will happen again.
No conspiracy needed.

Considering the history and reputation of the Chinese government, I see nothing wrong with exploring the possibility that it created the virus. To call someone who wonders about such a "conspiracy theorist" is, I think, at best, immature

Individuals and governments can be and many are evil & self-serving. The term "conspiracy theory" has a negative connotation but I say it shouldn't. For thousands of years Individuals and various entities have "conspired" or come together to achieve certain ends. If I theorize that two or more entities worked together to achieve a goal, you can correctly call my theory a conspiracy theory. It doesn't make my theory wrong, and it shouldn't indicate that I'm some kind of nut job.

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Earth Boxes - Has Anyone Here Tried to Use Them to Grow Vegetables

by RubaDub in

jw
friends

with some extra time on my hands (putting it mildly), i decided to try planting some vegetables using these things called earth boxes.

they are basically rectangular tubs with the soil suspended a few inches from the bottom using a screen and you put water into the bottom and you just add water through a tube to the bottom and the plants get their water from beneath instead of adding water from the top.

then you put a plastic covering around the plants so that weeds don't grow.

Magnum

I have seen excellent results with tomatoes, but don't know about anything else.

Just curious - if I remember correctly, you're in Florida. I'm thinking about moving there. You said the growing season is coming to an end in the next few weeks. Why is that? Will it be too hot? I want to know because I was looking forward to growing stuff if I move there.

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Anybody have news of Blondie?

by BluesBrother in

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friends

we have all enjoyed reading the proliferation of posts by blondie.

however, the latest one seems to be four months ago.

i do hope that she is o k. .

Magnum

I, too, wonder and miss her.

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App message about jw.org HQ

by Gorbatchov in

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friends

got this week a message from a jw friend about the jw.org headquarters move to warwick.. the message shows how even rational witness (my friend is a rational businessman) share the jw emotional madness that's going arround the jw social media now.

how sad!

read for your self:.

Magnum

If Jehovah can so clearly tell them when and where to engage in real estate business, why can't he tell them what a "generation" is? Why couldn't/didn't he stop them from printing all the BS they've printed over the last century that's come back to haunt them?

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My ExElder Best Friend Has Coronavirus

by minimus in

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friends

this has been a horrible month.

my best friend’s wife just called to tell me that my friend had to be hospitalized due to severe coronavirus complications.

he has severe pneumonia, is put on a ventilator and is in a coma .

Magnum

Do you think it's his age that's the reason he's having a hard time? What is he - 60ish? I'm curious like 3rdgen; are they PIMI?

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Need help - How do you determine whether to show a JW the truth or not?

by AlainAlam in

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friends

how do you determine whether to show a jw the truth or not?.

now some of you still believe in the bible.

to you the answer would be obvious - we preach to anyone as much as possible.

Magnum

I think it's getting harder to show JWs the truth - not because we lack evidence, reasoning ability, etc., but because JWs now seem to be blindly loyal to the org & GB and less open-minded . In the recent past, I was thinking it was going get easier and easier to reason with them because of the mounting evidence that JWism is wrong.

I recently tried to reason with two JW relatives who I thought would be more open and reasonable. In the past they were level-headed and reasonable, but they've changed. It seems JWs are more brainwashed than ever. My two relatives were completely unreasonable and closed-minded.

To answer your question, I guess you would have to sort of know the person's current state of mind and feelings to know whether there is an opening. If there is an opening, you could maybe present some point as if it's disturbing you and you're just seeking the JW's opinion. Maybe that would penetrate the 'force field' around his head and get him on the road to seeing TTATT (the truth about "the truth").

On the other hand, if you don't see an opening - some kind of doubt, frustration, genuine honesty, etc. on the part of the JW - it might be best to not try to show him the truth, or to let some time pass and see whether he changes, or perhaps to just briefly mention some point maybe in question form as if you're wondering about it.

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WT study April 5 - how uplifting! How happifying! How encouraging!

by sir82 in

for you poor saps unfortunate enough to have missed yesterday's zoom watchtower study, i thought i'd prepare a little summary for you.. in fact, to keep things really short, i'll just highlight the outstanding verbs from the article.. paragraph 2: do not view.

paragraph 4: think seriously about the warning.....partake unworthily.

paragraph 5: do not feel...does not give....do not feel....would never tell.

Magnum

Wow! That article oozes positivity!

I haven't seen it, so what's the deal? Are they attempting to address the doctrinal issue they're having with the increasing number of partakers?