Sure the WT deceived you with its claim to be God's channel but why for so many is there a subsequent loss of faith in God ? It puzzles me and makes me wonder why they were JW's in the first place.
Whenever I come across a question like this, I point to a couple of things. All Christian religions come from the same manipulated book, the bible. Jesus as a god comes from the bible. I don't discount the possibility that a historical person who came to be known as Jesus walked the earth at some point, roughly around the time the NT points to. But to worship him? I can't do that.
The one thing the bible reports on is that Jesus died. The religious leaders who put him to death were worried that the disciples of Jesus would steal his body and claim he was resurrected. I wonder who won that one?
It has been commented on several times on this board that YHWH, (or "Bible god") is a prick not worth worshipping.
Now for the one that might make your head hurt, I allow for the possibility that someone/thing might have started life here, or started evolution. Why not, I can't disprove it?
I also acknowledge that for many, "worship" allows them to live happier, healthier lives. "Faith" helps them to make it through the day. Why would I take that away and begrudge someone that? I don't. And for myself, I can see that there is a quality of life that I must replace. Spirituality is something that intrigues me, and it makes me a better person. Not worshipping people or gods. Not superstition appeasement of a heretofore invisible and non-present entity. But what makes me a better person and the community I live in better.
If I believe in an invisible, heretofore non-present entity, I would certainly be the last person to advertise that, or suggest that others should do the same, as some others on this board do. For anyone who leaves JW's, they need to learn to think critically first and get their brain back, instead of jumping into another superstitious tradition.
Faith is a dangerous thing. It takes away intellectual honesty. Theists are still wont to insist as to the certainty of their god, invisible and heretofore not present as being the right one. Not one can prove that she is there. I don't like the fact that faith in god leads to so many turning off their brains and in some cases, becoming a liar.