I am not sure of his original intent but it is certainly an unintended consequence. People who want and have a desire to better mankind through secular or religious efforts will not be attracted to a religion like this. Why would you go to medical school , if you believe the end is near; why would you work really hard and save to pass on an inheritance if the end is near; why would you go and study science in an effort to cure disease if the end is near,etc. Any religion whether JW or not that takes a doomsday interpretation of Revelation will ultimately end up achieving less or will have a schizophrenic world view. Religions , like JWs, attract the underclass, downtrodden, people who are at a vulnerable point in their lives because its message will only appeal to that set of people.
wind chimes
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did taze plan for a massive religion that appeals to only the downtrodden?
by Lotus65 indid taze when originally created this religion did he plan for the massive cult organization that it has become or was it mere chance and did he plan to prey on the weak and downtrodden people in society or was this originally supposed to encompass all people into "life saving" religion
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Context and Consistency
by DT insince i was born into the wts, i suffered from a lot a brainwashing before i could even read.
i had a lot of preconceived ideas before i started to read the bible.
i assumed that it was consistent, so when i came across apparent contradictions, i assumed there were reasonable explanations and even tried to make them up.
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wind chimes
I am a newbie. I was not raised a JW but my in-laws are. I will pass along a book that you can read free at http://www.entrewave.com/freebooks/docs/2202_47e.htm It is by Kenneth Gentry - He shall have Dominion. It ties the Old Testament , New Testament , and Revelation together in a satisfying way, IMO. It departs dramatically from the fatalistic world view that JWs hold.