...but as I seemed to be the only one querying things among my local JW's
...until I have planted some seeds in my family to open their eyes.
Welcome, Undertheradar,
As for your first quote, we certainly are a few on here to know the feeling,
and as for the second one, hope that your relatives are less prone to mental self censorship as so many JWs are when it comes to thinking by themselves. Still astounds me when I talk to some of my otherwise quite intelligent relatives. As if half of their brain was used for academic achievements and the other half was dedicated to being stuffed by the WTS.