Mr Flipper,
You posted: " I don't believe in Armageddon. It's a lie. It was used to keep us in fear as witnesses. I actually don't believe in a resurrection either. That too was promised to us to get us out of enjoying this life , so we would not live in the here and now ! The witnesses only wanted us to think of the future alleged " paradise " so we would be kept under lock and key in our lives, controlled ! We don't have to live in fear, and we don't have to live with guilt ! Surprise, surprise ! The boogey man really won't come tomorrow and kill us for enjoying life today ! I don't know if there is life after death somewhere, but you know what ? I really don't worry about it ! I am too involved with enjoying life now, each day and drink in the love and caring experiences I can share with everyone . If there is life after death- I'll be sure to give each of you a phone call if I have your number and let ya know how things are going ! I guess I feel this way with a more lax view because everything was SO tense in the Witnesses that every little move was scrutinized ! Now, I want to relax ! Am I making any sense here ?? "
You make perfect sense in your post. I feel exactly as your words above have expressed. I also no longer live my life in fear of any supposed ethereal being, such as a "god" coming down and destroying people. That is nothing but a fear tactic, used by religious leaders who want to extract easy livings from others, without getting out there and putting in the nitty gritty effort themselves to make their own livings.
Worf