they might say things like; "I am really just here for the social aspect, my wife wants me here with the kids, I enjoy the music, I am agnostic and would like to learn more, I am lonely and this fills a few hours, I'm checking out the men/women, I like the charity work they do, etc... etc..."
No you are wrong .Most religious groups have large numbers of people who are agnostic if they are honest with themselves.
please donāt make the mistake of calling everyone who goes to a church or place of worship a hypocrite if they are PIMA to that religion.
The truth is most members of any religious organisation including JWs are actually like me, they are PIMA if they are truly honest with themselves.
I think the majority of Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu and all Christian belief systems have members who are like me, they are PIMA. And all the other vast number of belief systems when they have places where members gather to practice their religious beliefs.
Not one of those comments could you say in a kh and NOT have repercussions as many here live on a daily basis. If you went to a normal church and said " I think it is all b.s
This applies to the majority of belief systems where they gather together somewhere. If members were honest they would say they are PIMA but they go through the motions because that is what agnostic is all about. This is exactly what Pascalās wager is.
Anony Mous
As I keep saying everything you say applies to all belief systems including what ever belief systems you choose now and I donāt even know what you currently choose to believe about how the universe originated.
At least I am being honest with myself and I have reached contentment. I have found stability in Pascalās wager. Iām agnostic but take the wager that maybe God is real I just donāt know. I will live my life as if he is real but Iām humble enough to realise I just donāt know.
JWs may be right about some or many things but they may not be. I just donāt know. I will not do anything that I donāt agree with and keep a low profile I say no to pretty much every thing I get asked to do that Iām not sure about.
I do take lots of meeting parts and do a lot of shepherding work. When I try to help someone who is going through a hard time I use Pascalās wager. They donāt know Iām agnostic this is exactly what pascals wager is when you fully understand it. I talk about the Bibles promises with certainty that this is what the Bible says. This brings great hope and comfort. I love studying the Bible with my congregation.