I think the Watchtower causes this fear of demons and spiritism to the point whereas people stop being reasonable. MANY things in our culture hae pagan beginnings, but you don't think about them or give them forethought, yet it doesn't mean that you are given homage to some God from hundreds of years ago.
Like, for example, do you know how many practices we have about taking care of our dead and their bodies that originated with religion? Plus you ahve to take into account that whatever could not be explained through science was of course explained through mysticism so...
Yeah lost the train of thought. Plus saying birthdays are bad is insane since those two separate accounts of birthdays were written in different periods.
I don't know, it seems very stupid when I think about it, and not because, "OMGz, my life was ruined because I didn't have a cake!!!1one11" but because of such restrictions on such little things that should have been up to personal decisions- which is why its so..... culty!
But again, babbling. I just had to agree with oompa on how there are so many laws on this and that and you'd think they'd rule ot or birthday cake or say don't celebrate your birthday. I mean, shit Jehovah had a Festival for whenever he farted or some ish and made sure his people kept with and kept to it right or else somebody got smited, and made sure his people threw a celebration with wine and partying, and we can't throw one for living another year?
Whatevs, God. Whatevs.
Or rather whatev Watchtowers, Whatevs.