To me, one of the most pathetic and lamest of all Watchtower teachings is the fantasy that Satan and the demons rule the world. The Witnesses are terrified of these demons getting into their minds through everything from wearing old clothes bought at the thrift store to smoking cigarettes (remember all drugs give demons easy access to your mind.)
They would have you believe that each country on Earth is controlled by really big mean and tough demons (hey demons can’t be nice you know) and they are actively controlling the minds of the political leaders in a global chess game because they have nothing better to do.
I was wondering then if anyone can show me a single itsy bitsy tiny amount of evidence to show any credible physical evidence or logical/metaphysical reasoning to back the JW ideological boogey men. I would be especially interested in seeing how anyone who believes in demons might reason that minds are being controlled by demons. How do you think this is possible? Do you think demons only symbolically control the world or do you think they actually possess people? Do you think George Bush is demonized for example?
I’ve also wondered how many demons do you think there are? When I was a dub, I heard once that there were literally thousands of demons because they came to Earth before the flood and were having sex in human bodies.
I’m not so much fishing for Biblical answers as I am trying to understand why some people believe this story. I remember when I asked questions way back then in my pioneering days, nobody had any answers…is there new light?
Skipper