Your opinion: Are those raised as Witnesses more likely to end up godless? (page 2)

hambeak

I can only speak for myself. If you look at creation it is so beautiful, the forests, trees, mountains, rivers lakes, the animal kingdom. All things without mans interference has a beautiful and balanced nature to it. I believe there is a God and man has distorted his true purpose for us and this planet. Man wants power and dominion over others look at the world leaders today. In Jesus time he never preached in a fancy temple he went to the people and led by example. I still hold some of the jw teachings not all though and have no desire to look anywhere else. I believe one day we will all know the truth and as long as we are peacable and do the best we can we will be ok

becca1

Personally, had I not been raised a witness I don't believe I would have become one. I don't feel a need to worship in a traditional sense. Whether this is my core being speaking or the result of deep dissatisfaction with my upringing, I'll never know.

As for the future, as I continue to fade further form the WT, I don't see myself ever joining another religion. I have purchased some other Bible translations to refer to from time to time but I don't feel a need to delve to deeply. I do believe in a creator and I keep an open mind as to how world events unfold.

I do try to live by the "golden rule" and I aspire to develope good quilities like the fruitages of the spirit, but I attribute that to life experience and the desire to better myself each day. Is it religion? Who knows...

Jerohobobonadad

Good question.

My case, I was born and raised JW. I am now agnostic leaning (to a greater degree as time goes by) atheist. I am totally a-religious. I , personally, cannot see the appeal that religion can have when the facts are looked at.

rolling rock

YES...

jaguarbass

agnostics are the only honest people there are theist and atheist are both full of baloney.

Mr. Kim

Are those raised as Witnesses more likely to end up godless?

Answer: NO!

You just have to weed through all of the crapola first! LOL

AlmostAtheist

In my experience, the more informed a person is (generally, not just on a particular topic), the less likely they are to take religion all that seriously, and the more likely they are to become agnostic/atheist. This is just an observation folks, and just a generalization. Yes, there are idiot atheists. And yes, there are well-informed believers. But I regularly come into contact with a large population of well-informed people and a large population of poorly-informed people. There is a pretty clear line of "belief" between them.

That having been said, you are more likely to exit JW's if you are inclined to study and learn. So the people that exit are pre-selected from the group that is likely to be well-informed.

So I'd guess that yes, people exiting JW's are more likely to wind up not believing in a god.

Hey, it's my birthday, don't flame me TOO hard! 'k?

Dave

OnTheWayOut

I was not raised a witness, my mother left JW's when I was young after 1975, she went back a few years later. I did not study with JW's until many years after that. I guess I don't know if I confirm your suspisions or don't really qualify because of my strange upbringing. I really didn't get much religion growing up.

NOW, I am as agnostic as I can be. I don't know if there is a God. I suspect that the Bible is not HIS work, but that of Hebrew priests wielding power over people, stealing and converting stories, writings. Later, people who knew/followed Jesus did the same thing. Or I am completely wrong. I do not want to get involved with any religious group, whatsoever, for fear of being misled.

SickofLies

Only if they are lucky

Mysterious

Maybe, maybe not. It all depends on whether you think the JWs twist the bible or in leaving you discover it was twisted enough on its own already.

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