Poppy:
Yes, that statement hit me in the gut, also "I don’t want to feel lost." The indoctrination by the Society, especially over a period of many years, creates, I believe, individuals who are so dysfunctional when it comes to carrying on in the world we live in, and leading any kind of "normal" life, that they just see it as "nothingness", and so it is unthinkable to leave. Above all other evidences, in my mind, this is what really makes it a cult.Cog:
I agree with you about being uncertain what really exists outside our own experience in life. After realizing how thoroughly I was "conned" for basically my entire adult life, I am extremely reluctant to head in that direction again. If there is a God, and I am to be judged, then it’s really out of my hands anyway, and I’m sure that judgment is not in any way linked to membership in a particular "club", especially one as abusive as what we left behind. By the way, when you say file it in your favorites, is there a place on this site to "store" favorite threads, or did you mean just storing it in the favorites in your ISP list? Anyway, thanks for the kind words.