Posts by The wanderer

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The Watchtowers Perspective Seeing IssuesIn Terms Of Black & White

by The wanderer in

jw
friends

the watchtowers perspective seeing issuesin terms of black & white having been a jehovahs witness taught me that issues were seen as good or bad, black or white.

if it came from the society, it was good and if it did not come out of the society, it was bad.

i call this perspective my tunnel vision.

The wanderer

Hill:

I do not see anything wrong morally or otherwise in
testing how I think.

As I formerly mentioned if I did not test the boundaries
of the Watchtower Society I would still be believing
the trumpet sound signaled the Cedar Point, Ohio
district convention.

The brothers who were indicted in Atlanta, Georgia were
the dry bones that became resurrected.

Sincerely,

Richard

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The Watchtowers Perspective Seeing IssuesIn Terms Of Black & White

by The wanderer in

jw
friends

the watchtowers perspective seeing issuesin terms of black & white having been a jehovahs witness taught me that issues were seen as good or bad, black or white.

if it came from the society, it was good and if it did not come out of the society, it was bad.

i call this perspective my tunnel vision.

The wanderer

Hill:

"By your own admission, you seem to be using the posters to the Board as playthings in your strange, little world. Do you think this is fair?"-Hill

I present perspectives and try to think outside the
box.

Hill, if I did not test the Watchtower I think
it is safe to say I would still be there.

I try to view things from a positive perspective not
a negative.

Games? Not trying to play mind games.

Delusional? No.

Sincerely,

Richard

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The Watchtowers Perspective Seeing IssuesIn Terms Of Black & White

by The wanderer in

jw
friends

the watchtowers perspective seeing issuesin terms of black & white having been a jehovahs witness taught me that issues were seen as good or bad, black or white.

if it came from the society, it was good and if it did not come out of the society, it was bad.

i call this perspective my tunnel vision.

The wanderer

Hill:
Do you think I am being selfish for
testing how and why I think the way
I do?

Sincerely,

Richard

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The Watchtowers Perspective Seeing IssuesIn Terms Of Black & White

by The wanderer in

jw
friends

the watchtowers perspective seeing issuesin terms of black & white having been a jehovahs witness taught me that issues were seen as good or bad, black or white.

if it came from the society, it was good and if it did not come out of the society, it was bad.

i call this perspective my tunnel vision.

The wanderer

Dear exwitless:

Consider this perspective for a moment. When I start
thinking about the past and how I got caught up as
a Jehovah's Witness it all boils down to one thing.

I was swindled.

Not to sound arrogant, but I consider myself fairly
intelligent and deep down it bothers me that a cult
had me believing in nonsense for 14 years.

So, today I test how I think and I measure how I
think against others. In other words, I gauge myself.

I have a couple of thread items in mind and I will
expand upon it more in the future.

Sincerely,

Richard

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The Watchtowers Perspective Seeing IssuesIn Terms Of Black & White

by The wanderer in

jw
friends

the watchtowers perspective seeing issuesin terms of black & white having been a jehovahs witness taught me that issues were seen as good or bad, black or white.

if it came from the society, it was good and if it did not come out of the society, it was bad.

i call this perspective my tunnel vision.

The wanderer

Dear exwitless:

In the last thread you had over 10 questions and
I answered some, so, a little credit where credit
is do would be appreciated.

"But they aren't trying to psychoanalyze people"-exwitless

I fail to understand where you got the idea
where I am psychoanalyzing people.

I thought it was clear when I mentioned I look
at the past to see why I thought the way I did
and measure it up against how I think today for
tomorrow.

In other words, the psychoanalyzes is on myself
not others.

Getting back to your questions:

Hobbies: reading, writing, exercise

Occupation: Multimedia

Who I am?

Creative personality type and naturally
inquisitive.

Sincerely,

Richard

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The Watchtowers Perspective Seeing IssuesIn Terms Of Black & White

by The wanderer in

jw
friends

the watchtowers perspective seeing issuesin terms of black & white having been a jehovahs witness taught me that issues were seen as good or bad, black or white.

if it came from the society, it was good and if it did not come out of the society, it was bad.

i call this perspective my tunnel vision.

The wanderer

Dear exwitless:

"I'm asking because in your entire history on JWD, I have yet to see you behave as a real person. Instead, you behave as though you're trying to be a psychoanalyst. Drop the formality just once, and post something just like I did here without special fonts, spacing, fancy wording, colors, and deep philosophical crap."-exwitless (thanks)

No problem, however, I will cover as many of your
questions as I can.

Do I behave as though I am trying to be a psychoanalyst.

Yes, I would say there is truth in that statement.

Why?

Sometimes, to understand the present I need to go
back into the past. It is important for me to under-
stand why I used to think the way I did and measure
it up against how I think today, because how I think
today will dictate my future for tomorrow.

As far as pets go

I had a rabbit.

Favorite color

Yellow

Family

A broken family

Hopefully, this answers some of your questions.

Respectfully,

Richard

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The Watchtowers Perspective Seeing IssuesIn Terms Of Black & White

by The wanderer in

jw
friends

the watchtowers perspective seeing issuesin terms of black & white having been a jehovahs witness taught me that issues were seen as good or bad, black or white.

if it came from the society, it was good and if it did not come out of the society, it was bad.

i call this perspective my tunnel vision.

The wanderer

"That is because Adolph Hitler did have good points. He was a designer, a good artist and the autobahn,
which he had a hand in, is the basis for the superhighway system in the United States.

However, the evil that he perpetrated far outweighed any good points that he had."-The Wanderer

Please people do not miss the point or
read into something that is not there.

Respectfully,

Richard

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The Watchtowers Perspective Seeing IssuesIn Terms Of Black & White

by The wanderer in

jw
friends

the watchtowers perspective seeing issuesin terms of black & white having been a jehovahs witness taught me that issues were seen as good or bad, black or white.

if it came from the society, it was good and if it did not come out of the society, it was bad.

i call this perspective my tunnel vision.

The wanderer

Question: Do you view issues in black and white?
If not how do you, measure an issue?

Do I view issues in black and white?

No, I try to first see all of the
"angles" about an issue before
committing myself to a decision
or judgment.

"Angles" include perspectives, ideas, opinions
viewpoints, evidence and so forth.

Then I start by asking the questions:

Who, What, Where, When, Why, How?

to start to determine how something measures up.

Respectfully,

The Wanderer

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The Watchtowers Perspective Seeing IssuesIn Terms Of Black & White

by The wanderer in

jw
friends

the watchtowers perspective seeing issuesin terms of black & white having been a jehovahs witness taught me that issues were seen as good or bad, black or white.

if it came from the society, it was good and if it did not come out of the society, it was bad.

i call this perspective my tunnel vision.

The wanderer

Let me start by saying excellent responses! I hope some individuals understand
the mind-set and direction of this thread. No, I am not pro-Hitler for the record.

A question was presented and I will answer accordingly.

Question: Do you view issues in black and white?
If not how do you, measure an issue?

Let us stick with the “Hitler” theme for sake of clarity.

First, examine the man’s motivation.

Is he motivated for good or for bad?

How can you prove or disprove his motive?

What will be the overall effect?

In other words, you start by asking questions:

Who, What, Where, When, Why, How?

Bare in mind there are variables and gray areas and not everything is cut and dry.
In addition, more can be added, but this gives you an idea of how I think.

Next case I will take up the "defense" of the Watchtower Society and
you will measure whether or not my "defense" is sound or unsound.

Respectfully,

The Wanderer

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The Watchtowers Perspective Seeing IssuesIn Terms Of Black & White

by The wanderer in

jw
friends

the watchtowers perspective seeing issuesin terms of black & white having been a jehovahs witness taught me that issues were seen as good or bad, black or white.

if it came from the society, it was good and if it did not come out of the society, it was bad.

i call this perspective my tunnel vision.

The wanderer

The Watchtower’s Perspective Seeing Issues —In Terms Of Black & White

Having been a Jehovah’s Witness taught me that issues were seen as good or bad, black or white.
If it came from the Society, it was good and if it did not come out of the Society, it was bad.

I call this perspective my tunnel vision.

The Society I believe in part, basis there success on training individuals to think in such a manner.
How else could you explain why someone would be a Jehovah’s Witness for 10, 20, 30 or more years?

College teaches critical thinking, in other words seeing issues from different perspectives.

Example, a professor asks the students “How do you view Adolph Hitler? ”

“Monster” is the first response.

“An evil man” is the second response.

“What are his good points?” Richard’s response

A momentary silence sets in and then some joker labels Richard a “Nazi”, and then a second one labels
him “a Nazi sympathizer”, and other similar nonsense, which starts a chain reaction of insults out of
ignorance.

The professor says good question and the class, now stunned, looks on with faces of astonishment and
disbelief.

That is because Adolph Hitler did have good points. He was a designer, a good artist and the autobahn,
which he had a hand in, is the basis for the superhighway system in the United States.

However, the evil that he perpetrated far outweighed any good points that he had.

Question: Do you view issues in black and white? If not how do you measure an issue?

Respectfully,

The Wanderer