The glass prison

by Normalfulla 10 Replies latest jw experiences

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  Normalfulla

  Cognitive dissonance. A term I came to learn about after waking up as I'm sure many of us here did. I was thinking of how this condition is similar to the proverbial glass prison, how jw are unknowingly confined by the walls of their belief while observing life around them but are truly captives to a concept as Ray put it..

  I recalled the last conversation I had with my elder brother and after explaining why I can't believe in the flood for instance because of x.y and z I said "how can you believe something that has been debunked by science and logic?"

  He said in a frustrated pissed off tone, "I don't need to prove it happened or didn't, jesus believed it was true so that's good enough for me! "

  I found that statement totally absurd...

  " There's no walls here see I'm free!" So says the captive from inside their glass prison
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  smiddy3

  What a good point you make Nf, regarding Cognitive dissonance and their glass prison .

  I can truly relate to that.

  However its funny how they are an Old Testament religion that focuses on that GOD and only quote Jesus when it suits them .

  As I like to point out, nowhere in the New Testament are Christians told to be witnesses of Jehovah whereas about 20 times in the NT they are told to be witnesses of Jesus Christ .

  Which they are not .
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  Whynot

  We get manipulated into believing that we're a part of something bigger than ourselves and we have "the truth". I remember telling myself this repeatedly each time I was faced with beliefs or situations that were hard to swallow. It's a willingness to ignore logic. I'm glad I finally decided I wasn't going to do that anymore.
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  stuckinarut2

  Nice post NF!

  Yes, they think they are free...but in reality they are trapped.

  I posted a pic on Instagram a few weeks back with a picture of JWs at a convention. It had a caption that said

  None are more hopelessly enslaved, than those who falsely believe they are free
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  Wake Me Up Before You Jo-Ho

  
  
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  truth_b_known

  I wonder how well he would take it if you said there is no evidence outside the Bible that Jesus even existed as written in the Bible?

  The worst prisons are the ones with no walls. That's definitely the life of a JW.
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  stuckinarut2

  Thanks @wake me! Full credit to you for making this excellent pic!
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  eyeuse2badub

  At least the 'glass' is rose colored in the jw prison!

  just saying!
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  dogisgod

  I've been out a while and I still tend to be an observer and not a participant.
  
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  scratchme1010

  "There's no walls here see I'm free!" So says the captive from inside their glass prison
  

  A sad reality of way too many people.