Minimus,
I have a friend in California. She and I were disfellowshipped at the same time almost 4 years ago. She has never done a single investigation of the WTS, she considers it apostate information. She still believes the JW have the Holy Spirit and and the source of truth. She is a mule with blinders on she is unwilling to take them off. She attended the Memorial reciently and was warmly encouraged though she was disfellowshipped which encouraged her even more. She still talks of Jehovah and Satan and how they are fighting for her life. She calls me regularly and I listen but her continued ignornance is just crazy to me. By the way she became a JW as an adult, and has no family in the JW what so ever.
Now me, I've done my research and reading, and even bible research through other translations. I see now that that the WTS is clearly apostate themselves, wicked in their continued clinging to their teachings on blood. I would have no part of it and neither would I ever return to it, ever. I have no family in it and I'm done with it.
So why do some continue to cling to the bogus teachings? I have no clue, stupidity is all I can think. Blind faith is another reason. And no she will not listen to any thing I try to tell her, so finally I just told her her do what you want, I can only say you are being mislead. There is absolutely no excuse for a person who has quit meetings, or is disfellowshipped, or disassociated not to investigate the WTS. I can understand the active JW no investigating it but the ones who are out there is no excuse in my mind for them. They just like being ignorant. As for lurkers here it is the same with them. They feel something is wrong, may even know it is wrong but still cling to it believing Jehovah is going to nail them. So darn silly.