by Terry 11 Replies latest watchtower beliefs
Utopia is impossible in this world of physical reality, waiting for this happen is a human folly of the worse kind, to embrace and promote this is to create problematic delusions to those who do..
Its better to strive to make the living experience for all humans in the physical world to which we live.
Embracing ancient mythological expressions is always going to oppression and retard human advancement .
Why ?
Because its composed in human ignorance
To become a JW in good standing is to become cattle in a herd; docile, manageable, and utilitarian.
In a word: mentally "Lazy."
It takes enormous effort to allow the foundation of your world rug-pulled from under you and to regain your balance as you re-order your entire mental universe!
Basing everything not just on a book (Bible) but interpretation of it - disallows the clean slate of apostasy. Who will interpret your abandonment, rebellion, restructuring in a meaningful way?
Communists and JW's live in an ordered Universe where everything which isn't commanded is disallowed - and *tergiversation is certainly disallowed and punished. (*desertion of a cause, position, party, or faith).
Personally, I'll not soon forget an overwhelming feeling I discovered within myself upon visiting a UNITARIAN church.
After two hours of services, as I was walking out I turned to the friend who'd invited me and said: "I don't think I can handle this."
My friend said, "Why not?"
I replied, "Because you aren't against anything."
I suddenly discovered I needed to strike against something "wrong or bad" and there just wasn't any target. Consequently, no purpose in going to church. This impulse was bred into me by the JW's!
I had no craving at all for fellowship itself.
Wow.
