jaguarbass: Back in the 60's, 70's, 80's information was hard to come by.
This is a very important point for the young ones who may have a hard time understanding why it was easier to become part of the machine back in those days. I too, asked several questions but I always seem to get an answer that would suffice for the moment or assured that it would be answered as I "progressed in the truth." In the pre-internet days, you had to venture outside your home and go to the library to look for material critical of the Society or worse a "Christian" book store. In either case, you were always looking over your shoulder to make sure no Witness was within eyesight.
Then after finding such books, you had to jot down the contact information in the back of the book and write (not e-mail) a letter asking form more info. Then you would have to use your work address or a non-JW friend to have the materials sent to because you did not want any of the bretheren finding out.
Today is an information paradise for those questioning the Society. From the comfortable chair in front of your computer, you can google or yahoo a few words and pages and pages of material are instantly displayed just waiting for you to Click.