One of my wife's best friends talked to her yesterday about "the truth". She wanted to know if they could get together to "talk". After some conversation, my wife asked her if she thought all the "prophecies" in the Isaiah book seemed reasonable. She asked if the "generation" issue bothered her and so forth. Her friend's answer was, "It does bother me but I try not to think about it". My wife asked her if she felt that this was a good thing and her friend admitted that it was not......But it is incredible that intelligent Jehovah's Witnesses are afraid to think.
JW Admits She Doesn't Want To Think!
by minimus 34 Replies latest jw friends
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kgfreeperson
Actually, I think we all need to watch ourselves for this--no matter what our belief system. Human beings--especially adult human beings--do not like to have their world views shaken. We will do everything we can to avoid facing that something that we firmly believe is true is, in fact, not true. It can be that a friend is not trustworthy, or that an "enemy" has been right all along. Humans are like that and it takes a great deal of work and emotional strength to keep our minds and hearts open to reconsider what we believe we know to be true.
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jschwehm
Once when discussing the Blood Issue with a JW relative of mine, I was asking about the approved and unapproved fractions that JWs are allowed to take. So, I asked her if her conscience would allow her take hemoglobin. Her answer was "I do not know. I do not make those decisions."
That pretty much terminated the discussion.
Jeff S.
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worldlygirl
They always give the same answer when questioned about this..."Where else would we go?", "Who else has the truth?"
There is, obviously, a fundamental logical flaw here. Just because the Org seems to offer the best deal (eternal life on paradise earth, etc.) they MUST be the truth. Therefore, anything the FDS says MUST be the truth. Typical cult-like circular logic. Pathetic.
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