Are Jehovah's Witnesses A Stupid People???
by minimus 47 Replies latest jw friends
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ballistic
Minimus, what about the question, "what is it that makes one accept the Watchtower doctrine? Is it simply the brain-washing which is applied or is there some deficiency on the part of the people that take it up?"
That deficiency may simply be fear, the fear generated by brain-washing which tells people not to question. You don't have to be stupid to be fearfull, although it does often seem that way in hindsight.
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minimus
I know alot of intelligent people that do stupid things. I really don't think JW's are a stupid people. I don't think they're a happy people, either.
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sandy
I do not think JWs as a whole are stupid. Like Francois said they are ignorant.
They are weak and nieve for the most part.
Blondie, you made an excellent point. When I was active in the org. more than anything else I heard "the society says......................"
JWs are very much programmed to think and act the way the "society" tells them to.
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minimus
"With the Society behind us, who could ever lose?".....that's a common thought amongst Witnesses. "They know better than we do". That's something else you'll hear ,regarding the Watchtower Society. It is easy to believe that they are God's chosen people.
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sandy
Minimus, I am not sure exactly why but your last post here reminded me of Rod Stewart's song "Reason To Believe"
Lyrics: "If I listened long enough to you I'd find a way to believe that it's all true. Knowing that you lied
straight face while I cried"
LOL
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minimus
Wow!!! Sandy, I was thinking the same thing when I wrote it! .............Actually, I was humming the song, "It's your thang...Do what you wanna doooo.I can.....", by the Isley Brothers.
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Pork Chop
I know several that hold responsible, well paid, even executive level positions with fairly large companies. I know a couple of university professors, a couple of lawyers, some CPAs, one MD, one Chiropracter, a guy that has some kind physiology PhD, I don't think any of these people could be classified as stupid.