I doubt it. I enjoy independent thinking too much.
Question for those raised a JW
by New Worldly Translation 45 Replies latest jw friends
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peacefulpete
My parents told me that if they had not raised me JW, I would have been "drawn" by Him anyway because I am the right kind of person. That deterministic answer scared me more than my doubts. It seems unlikely that I would have been interested in the religion but then again NOONE JOINS A CULT INTENTIONALLY, people have needs that aren't being met and the cult promises to be there for them. So if I had met with the JWs at a vulnerable point in my life, I may have turned to them for comfort/guidance, in that regard I'm no different than anyone else.
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cab1000
I think that I would never think of them. I think when they come to the door, I would dismiss them, not really thinking much about them. They are such a small group, and all you hear is jokes about them really. Everything heard about them is usually negotive. Mabye a positive honesty story or quickbuild story in the news every so often.
I used to imagine if my mom had never took hold of the the troof. Mine is a long story, yet somehow common here. My father was an alcohlic, and he tried to kill my mother when he killed himself when I was two months old. I had always wondered if she dint fight about going to the meetings if he'd have done it. I dont honestly know that I like the flip side of the results. I would have probally been a normal dork, instead of a JW Dork. Thinking that way always makes me think the what ifs...every event in life has the power to change a whole long list of changes, each one changing the next. Who knows? I guess now I am glad that it all worked out and I am here, but I sure would have prefered not to be a JW, most of the time.
~cab
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Euphemism
Even when I was a Witness, I knew that I probably would not have joined if I had not been raised in it. The thought troubled me greatly at the time.
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New Worldly Translation
I take the logical approach to things, not emotional. I've always believed if something sounds too good to be true, it probably isn't.
Yeah that's how I think too Mamacat. I might have taken the mags too on one occasion but I wouldn't have given a donation
I know in hindsight it's easier to say things and speculate on what might have happened. The way I look at it is some people are the sort that seek out God, meaning of life, spiritual things and are interested in learning about the bible. That isn't me and it never was.
When I was being considered as a MS it was even mentioned that some elders thought that I was too questioning of the org. They did offer me the privelege? of being a MS and I turned them down, haha.
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moanzy
I doubt it because I question things too much and want solid answers( something I was nevr given).
I also wished I could have been in sports and encouraged to get an education instead of "pioneering" and "getting married".
I asked my mom if she thought she had really prepared me to live in the real world. And then I asked her how if I had married a real jerk and had 6 kids how I would have been able to manage life with the information she passed down to me.
I seriously and highly doubt I would have commited much of my life to this religion
Moanzy
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zman
I never would have been one. I only have faith in what my two hands can do and nothing further. They ask you to put your whole life in the hands of a god that shows no apparent intrest in mankind and I just can't do that. Its sad you are forced into a lifestyle before you even have a life of your own.
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Sparkplug
Amen Z!!
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New Worldly Translation
No I dont think so unless my life was really really really crap, but other than that no
That's a good point Es. Feeling hopeless in their life can lead people to put faith in things that offer a better prospect even if it's a false hope. Like you said though things would have to be really, really, really, really, really crap to consider the JW's. I think if my life was that bad I would have topped myself before the dubs knocked on my door though
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zman
thx Sparky!!!!