When I originally brought up the topic about the 1961 green Bible I wanted to write more about it but my computer went screwy and submitted only what I had typed in up to that point.
The one really whacked thing in the old green Bible was, IMO, what someone mentioned about Genesis in the last topic. I don't have one anymore..... (the society, I believe, is trying to hide their stupidity and systematically tried to get rid of them) but I do remember plain as day that, in that green Bible, Genesis' time period that it covered was 46,026 B.C.E to 1657 B.C.E. (the ones after that just said: "In the beginning to 1657 B.C.E.) This date was arrived at of course because of their belief in the 7,000 year creative days....... which meant that 1975 was 6,000 years into the seventh day and that Jesus' return for his 1,000 year reign would 'very likely coincide with this last 1,000 years of the seventh day.'.... (WTBTS' Life Everlasting book, 1966)
So, 1975 was arrived at by THEIR VERY OWN CRAZY NOTION OF THE UNIVERSE BEING CREATED IN 42,000 YEARS.
What befuddles me is this: Why are they so spineless and yet arrogant as well to suggest that people who stopped believing in their crazy religion are such BAD people when all they were doing was trusting the WTBTS' OWN BELIEFS? It is SO hypocritical.......... WTBTS to doubters: "believe us completely....... oops... ok..... that didn't happen... what do you mean that you are questioning us now on our evidently being SO wrong?..... you can't do that...... now we are going to kick you out and tell the other people to shun you...... "
If the Jehovah's Witness organization were a person they would be diagnosed with borderline personality disorder... (for not being able to admit when they make a mistake) and would be subjected to psychiatric care. Yet they are still in existence. Makes me think that we just may not be the most intelligent creatures on earth after all. teehee
Has anybody had any interesting discussions with any current JW's about that? I know I have, but it would be fun to hear of others.
Brad