Good luck Punko,
I have got to the stage now where I say "I do not believe in anything" belief in that statement meaning thinking something to be true with no evidence or logic to back it up.
I trust in certain things being true, even without proper proof, for instance Black Holes, I am not in possesion of incontrovertible proof they do exist, but I trust the judgement of others who have studied the facts pertaining to them, and they may well exist, but in the present position I certainly would not stake my life, or waste my life ,say, on studying them, based on that trust that I have.
As to a God or Gods and Godesses, and fairies and Flying Spagetti Monsters I see no proof, and no one who has looked at the so called proofs for God in a truly scientific way, weighing the evidence with an open mind, has stated they will present a testable hypothesis.
Some scientisits do believe, but that is as my first definition, they are prepared to do so without evidence, I see no need to.
And I feel to deny the scientific principle of gaining knowledge, study the facts, see what they predict, test the hypothesis etc, is very silly, we did that for too many years in the WT.
The journey is not without its shocks, it is a bumpy road, and I am still travelling, but where I am now is agood place, locked in the WT ivory tower was not.
I hope you manage to free your loved ones, but till then, keep learning, and keep happy ! Happiness is not in the WT, and never was, it is where we are, free to think.
