I agree with IP_SEC:
An educated individual with critical thinking skills is less likely to want to remain a member of brain-dead-mid-nineteenth-century-end-of-the-world- religious-cult.
What's the Society's beef - The act of going to college OR getting a degree
by truthseeker 14 Replies latest jw friends
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daniel-p
"Somebody on here quoted a recent WT where it says "Education can even lead to suicide"
Can anyone confirm this?
-ithinkisee"
Here you go:
WT: "Education can even lead to suicide." -
blondie
You are thinking of the first non-study article in the October 15 issue, What Kind of Education Can Make Your Life a Success?
For instance, does higher learning help you to be a good parent, mate or friend? For that matter, people admired for their intellectual achievements may develop undesirable personality traits, fail in their family life, or even end up committing suicide.
Of course, no JWs ever commit suicide and we can't connect it with their religious life or because of their Bible training. (SARCASM)
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theinfamousone
this one is so close to my heart... i was basically told to choose between being a witness and going to school... I TOLD THEM TO FUCK OFF, I WANT AN EDUCATION!! to be honest, their fear is neither, their fear is that those who go to school will start to think about their bs... almost every DUB that i know that went to uni is no longer a dub... its not a bad influence, it just got us thinking...
ill never forget, "university may lead to independant thought, independant thought is wrong and prideful"... those are the words the elders gave me.. ha ha, DAVE LEFT A RUNNIN!
the infamous one
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seattleniceguy
Oh. My.
For instance, does higher learning help you to be a good parent, mate or friend? For that matter, people admired for their intellectual achievements may develop undesirable personality traits, fail in their family life, or even end up committing suicide.
This is the absolute height of absurdity. These guys are sounding more like the North Korean Ministry of Information all the time. Well, I say, keep it coming. Hopefully it will wake up the reasonable ones.
SNG