by Lore 8 Replies latest jw experiences
You know how witnesses will say they have to go to a lot of doors looking for someone 'with an open mind'.
They might even study with someone for months and then if they eventually call off the study they'll be considered 'closed-minded'
I find that funny.
Methinks this is a perennial failing we all struggle with from time to time in some shape or form - only the Watchtower leads the pack in the extreme category (despite articles exhorting the opposite).
"Everyone who disagrees with me is closed-minded
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What you said in the post plus as seem in recent post again, we are firm in our beliefs and thoughts
someone else comes alone and takes the comments in another sense... feelings get hurt
i nsults lead to loss of reason
You know how witnesses will say they have to go to a lot of doors looking for someone 'with an open mind'.
They are really looking for an "empty mind".
Now I know why anyone with half-a-mind kicks them off the steps.
DOC
An old Dilbert strip:
Dogbert: From now on I will not try to reason with idiots I encounter. I will dismiss them by waving my paw and saying "Bah"
Dilbert: Just because someone thinks differently from you doesn't mean he's an idiot, Dogbert
Dogbert: {waving paw} Bah
This can be proven by an NMRI brain scan.
bah
in the J W phrasebook "Everyone who disagrees with me is:
closed-minded
lacking an honest heart
blinded by false religion
a wicked evil-doer deserving of destruction
mentally diseased"
