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These types of products typically come with listed disclaimers, the most prominent usually being "Not for microbiologically unsafe water".

"I have secret knowledge that others don't"......VPW (sort of) This approach is pretty standard fare for cults, in general.

The short answer is "no". For water to be considered potable, it must be fit for human consumption, safe for drinking. Hudson River water has salt, turbidity, PCBs, radioactivity, micro pathogens, and on and on and on. It's not something you could render potable using home-type filtration systems.

Unless I'm mistaken, the OP (original poster) is somewhere in an area that receives its drinking water for the NYC water system. NYC is well known for having some of the highest quality drinking water in the country. If, on the other hand, the preference is just to have better smelling, tasting water, a simple carbon filter, such as you would find in a refrigerator ice maker, might provide the solution. Bear in mind, carbon has saturation limits that, if exceeded, don't only lose effectiveness, but can have negative repercussions. This is why it's critical to change filters within the recommended life expectancy.

Hint: It wouldn't. Water needs to be rendered microbiologically safe before being passed through purification devices.

Does it remove tds? (total dissolved solids) Is there data that shows specific values?

I'm not a mod, but I did a copy/paste in doctrine. Hope that works.

I don't know, I don't think using an existing model for creative inspiration necessarily constitutes plagiarism. That's not what Wierwille did. He just outright plagiarized other sources and claimed them to be his own.

Urban Legend "...An urban legend may include elements of the supernatural ...."

I'm starting to think this VPW fella might not have been as honest as we thought he was.

I've worked for quite a few places that went out of business, but I swear I had nothing to do with it.

I tried to get past the first sentence but I can't remember where I put my hip waders.

The title page says 1968. I took it in 1973.

Well, believe it or not (heehee), the Advance Class, on pages 26 and 27 of the silly-bus, gives some answers to this question. It seems that this kind of believing is the kind that comes from the renewing of the mind and is used to operate the law of believing. It's not the same as the manifestation of Believing, which is an impartation manifestation. "The manifestation of Believing is your operation of the God-given ability whereby you may believe to bring to pass the impossible at your command according to what God has revealed to you by Word of Knowledge, Word of Wisdom and Discerning of Spirits. It also inspires believing in others." Now take your Sing Along The Way books and turn to "It's Only Make Believe".

"The Word like it hasn't been known since...Uhhhhh 1967."

When I first took PFAL (has it really been 50 years?), I was told *cough* "We don't subscribe to a statement of beliefs because we change as our research evolves." *cough* That was supposed to explain the New Dynamic (ever changing) Church.

"I come to the garden alone While the dew is still on the roses." I think I figured it out. Too much dew, not enough roses to catch it.

Rainbow Bridge

More like the revenant. It just keeps coming back from the dead.

There is a place in PFAL where Wierwille intends to say "It just sits there like a diamond", but, for whatever reason, says "It just sits there like a duck." Now, some have argued that it only sounds that way, but I have personally listened to it many, many (too many) times and to me it sounds for all the world like he says "duck". In fact, it sounds so much like duck, we used to create minor distractions at that point in the session so it wouldn't be noticed by the class participants.

Isn't that tremendous! It just sits there like a duck.

FUN FACT "Nowhere in the Bible will you ever find mention of someone named Skippy." Source: Some comedian I can't remember.

You die because you stop believing? I'm pretty sure when an M777 howitzer comes to tell you a bedtime story, the lights are gonna go out whether you believe it or not.

I should add that, because it was considered non-retractable, it gave leadership an excuse to encourage followers to ostracize family and friends. It was a pretty handy tool to justify isolationism. No need to continue your relationship with them because they were beyond the point of ever being helped.