Firstly, I believe when someone starts accusing another person of something there is a good chance they are really talking about themselves. You've accused me of being selfish, condescending, hypocritical, uninformed, and naive. I may be some of those things but some of those things are really coming from you. I do think you're scathing and bitter. Not necessarily bad attributes either.
Secondly, I am not a Jw, nor have I joined their congregation. I am not pretending to be one of them. In fact I don't even see the Bible as they do. I value their emphasis on evidence and not the evidence they believe in. I grew up atheist and eventually joined a Methodist church because I like parts of the Bible and Methodists are really easy going. Methodists are famous for saying "for me." This is what the Bible means for me and not anyone else. What the Bible means to you is none of my business even if I get curious and ask you.
If I grew up atheist I'm not a bible induced person because I am an atheist induced person who came to the Bible, which means I do the opposite of what you're accusing me of. I see the Bible through my atheist lens and do my best to understand faith.
Personally, there are a lot of rules in the Bible I don't subscribe to. I don't have faith because I like most of the rules. I have faith because there are benefits to having faith.
I very much appreciate learning about cults, especially here, and value the members of this forum even if they can be as scathing as you (and me too).
Gosh you gave me a lot of grief for being me.