"the dangers of independent thinking".
reading mary's thread regarding the july 15th wt, i began to really consider what the wbts' problem is with "independent thinking".. what exactly is "independent thinking" and what about its opposite, "dependent thinking"?
i think the following excerpt from an article here does a good job of defining them.
I distinctly remember the moment I realized that the WTS didn’t really want me to think too much.
I actually felt a measure of despair, because I practically lived in my own head.
The prospect of being intellectually hamstrung for God knows how long (if not forever) was depressing AF.
a few on here (and of course many on the ex-jw reddit forum) have mentioned that wt hq just recently (like in the past couple months) put out a video warning against the praising of jw actors, taking photos with them, etc.
to not do it anymore.
it was narrated by geoffrey jackson.
@ WingCommander & Ugot2bekiddingme1…
One of those gifts that have never stopped giving. 😏
a few on here (and of course many on the ex-jw reddit forum) have mentioned that wt hq just recently (like in the past couple months) put out a video warning against the praising of jw actors, taking photos with them, etc.
to not do it anymore.
it was narrated by geoffrey jackson.
@ Rivergang…
Not to mention that in this day and age, people have clued in that the more squeaky-clean the image, the dirtier the secrets tend to be.
"the dangers of independent thinking".
reading mary's thread regarding the july 15th wt, i began to really consider what the wbts' problem is with "independent thinking".. what exactly is "independent thinking" and what about its opposite, "dependent thinking"?
i think the following excerpt from an article here does a good job of defining them.
I’ve always had difficulty tolerating overt displays of stupidity, and it finally came to a head with one elder in particular (a kind man, but not the brightest bulb on the tree)…
…when he effectively parroted the old creationist idea that dinosaurs and humans were contemporaries.
I piped up, “Then why are there no cave paintings of them? Why are there no human remains in the same layers of rock as dinosaur fossils?” (Note: I did not ask this in a mean or confrontational way. Not my style.)
The deer-in-the-headlights look clearly indicated that these things had never once occurred to him, but to his credit, he acknowledged that they were perfectly valid questions.
This was in front of the entire bookstudy group, BTW, and I never got in trouble for it, either.
a few on here (and of course many on the ex-jw reddit forum) have mentioned that wt hq just recently (like in the past couple months) put out a video warning against the praising of jw actors, taking photos with them, etc.
to not do it anymore.
it was narrated by geoffrey jackson.
dropoffyourkeylee - “I wonder if the masturbation-video guy gets many photo requests.”
He probably just sends ‘em a link to his OnlyFans page. 😏
"the dangers of independent thinking".
reading mary's thread regarding the july 15th wt, i began to really consider what the wbts' problem is with "independent thinking".. what exactly is "independent thinking" and what about its opposite, "dependent thinking"?
i think the following excerpt from an article here does a good job of defining them.
TonusOH - “…Franz once testified that 'unity' had to be maintained, even at the cost of accuracy…”
I still get chills reading that (and not the nice kind).
I also really wish the lawyer he admitted that to had followed up with a “why?”
a few on here (and of course many on the ex-jw reddit forum) have mentioned that wt hq just recently (like in the past couple months) put out a video warning against the praising of jw actors, taking photos with them, etc.
to not do it anymore.
it was narrated by geoffrey jackson.
hoser - “…it seems the exjw community is setting policy for the governing body”
Hard to argue with.
Irony’s thick enough to choke on.
😏
a few on here (and of course many on the ex-jw reddit forum) have mentioned that wt hq just recently (like in the past couple months) put out a video warning against the praising of jw actors, taking photos with them, etc.
to not do it anymore.
it was narrated by geoffrey jackson.
WingCommander - “…The only thing that will truly bring them down? Death by 1,000 lawsuits and media exposure, leading to actual criminal charges and incarceration of the leadership.”
Honestly, they way the Legal Dept. mobilizes like SEAL Team Six the moment their charity status seems threatened…
…I think revoking their tax-exemption would be more effective (not that the things you suggested wouldn’t be satisfying 😏).
You don’t fuck with federal revenue agencies… these are the guys that took down Capone.
i recall as though it was only 60 years ago, sitting in the kingdom hall on those horrible chairs, learning of the four forms of love: agape, philia, storge and eros.. the watchtower never mentioned pragma.. pragma: this is a committed, compassionate love that often grows as two partners continue to cherish and care for each other.
this type of love is associated with being together for a long time.
in some cases, the passion of eros can grow into pragma over time, this forging a lasting bond.. i think i know why; the watchtower isn't into committed, compassionate, cherishing and caring, are they?.
The fewer types of (acknowledged) love there are, the easier it is dictate which kinds will be used to compel a sense of duty.
a few on here (and of course many on the ex-jw reddit forum) have mentioned that wt hq just recently (like in the past couple months) put out a video warning against the praising of jw actors, taking photos with them, etc.
to not do it anymore.
it was narrated by geoffrey jackson.
So…
…the key to the WT’s retention of its charity status financial survival has the net effect of neutering virtually all the things that they used to hold up as hard proof they alone had The Truth…
…which, in turn, further undermines the incentive to stay affiliated with the WTS…
…which, in turn, can’t help but further reduce the overall size of the membership…
…which, in turn, further decreases the Org’s donation-based revenue flow…
…which, in turn, places the Org’s survival at greater risk…
…and so on, and so forth…
No wonder they’re quietly scrambling to get their little real estate empire up and running.
😏
