The ethics of pretending to believe

by pirata 13 Replies latest watchtower beliefs

  • ziddina
    ziddina

    I used to be VERY rigid in my interpretation of "living undercover..."

    (Hmmm.... That would be a good 'alias' as an on-board name... )

    But now I kinda wish I'd approached my time in the WTBTS in a drastically different direction... I've previously mentioned the job interview which posed the question, "Which would you rather be, a spy, or a fireman?" Wherein I was forcefully repulsed by the idea of being a spy...

    But no longer...

    My personality is WAY too straightforward, outspoken, direct, 'honest' - but in a brutal way... Going 'undercover' might enable me to develop subtlety, tact, guile, subterfuge, self-restraint, and witty style...

    So, although it may feel TERRIBLE to be stuck in the organization right now, it could - with an attitude adjustment - be quite a bit of mischevious fun... But it's never really fun to be stuck in a cult... I know.

    Sometimes you just want to stand up and scream at the top of your lungs, "It's ALL A LIE!! RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!!"

    Most people just can't do that... I was in a position to do that, when I left, but instead all I did was write a one-line letter... "I no longer wish to be considered a Jehovah's Witness..."

    But part of me would love to be a 'spy' in the Borganization!!

    Zid

  • stillajwexelder
    stillajwexelder

    Well - if like me you pretend to believe, you are living a lie

  • Open mind
    Open mind

    This life is (almost certainly) all there is.

    Fast forward to your twilight years.

    Will you regret the decisions you are now making?

    I was a TOTALLY deceptive, double-agent with my immediate family for three years. Kept my elder hat all that time.

    They all awakened. It was well worth it for me.

    My wife realizes that the deception was for all of our benefit.

    Each one must carry their own load.

    om

    p.s. Have you posted what your general family situation is before?

  • thetrueone
    thetrueone

    The ethics of pretending to believe is entrenched with emotional and psychological immaturity, is it not ?

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