Do I have this straight? In the time of the end.....

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Remember at one time they applied 'the love of the greater number will wane' to the Rank and File so yes they have covered all the bases.
Ding

To the WTS, EVERYTHING is proof that they are right and the end is near, so whether the evidence shows more, less, or the same of anything they find a way to spin it as proof of their teachings.
And if, for some reason, they don't like the evidence, they "change" it as they did with Russell's pyramid measurements.