Posts by Muddy Waters

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Who did you believe the scriptures were describing when you were a JW?

by James Mixon in

it never hit me until i was out.

matt:23;4 "they tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them.

on other people shoulders".

Muddy Waters

It would be very interesting to ask a JW this question. Who are these scriptures talking about? -- who puts these heavy loads upon their flock?

And the j-dub would answer something like, "Why, the clergy of Christendom, of course." (an aside, have you ever noticed how often JWs and the publications preface or end a sentence with '... of course...'??)

And then you would ask, "And what are these heavy loads and burdens they put upon their flock..?"

Yes, I would love to ask those questions.....

(... and I used to wonder too, about Jesus' words about his load being light, and that we would find refreshment! It sure didn't feel that way!!)

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My Free Book About the Serects of Life and Death and Why We Keep Coming Back

by new boy in

jw
friends

my novel is now free on kindle for the next five days.

albert’s einstein said "reality is merely an illusion albeit a very persistent one!

the buddhist say the same thing.

Muddy Waters

Title of book?

Am always interested in new thoughts and ideas. :)

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Cappytan has made a video. Here is the link

by joe134cd in

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friends

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsbfnzrbiqq

Muddy Waters

Bwhahaha, Sonewall! "Invisibly present!"

I'm sure our endurance & faith will be rewarded at the proper time. Just need to keep on the watch.

We can encourage each other all the more so as we behold the video drawing near....

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Cappytan has made a video. Here is the link

by joe134cd in

jw
friends

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsbfnzrbiqq

Muddy Waters

Haha, hadriel! :D

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Cappytan has made a video. Here is the link

by joe134cd in

jw
friends

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsbfnzrbiqq

Muddy Waters

Well, poop. I still can't see it (Canada). "User removed video" message. :(

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Physical vs. Mental

by Coded Logic in

i used to think there was a true dichotomy between things in the physical world and things that were abstract or imagined.

but now i can't seem to understand why i ever thought that way.. i consider the mental to be a subset of the physical world (just as trout are a subset of fish).

all ideas, abstractions, imaginings, etc.

Muddy Waters

That is so cool -- I have been having similar thoughts.

Thinking about dementia -- when a person loses their memories, what is left? It seems a person is "made" from their collection of memories.... Yet we don't get many of those memories without experience.

And imagination doesn't compare with reality... Yet when all one has left is imagination or memory.... oop, haha, I think I started falling asleep. I have no idea where I was going with that thought ....

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