I remember when I still believed, that if I would come across a teaching or some piece of news that didn't gel with what I already believed, and the evidence or logical reasoning for it was so strong that I was "pushed into a corner", I would think (or even say) "Yeah, well - all the other things are still there, which I base my faith on. So while I concede this point, there's still enough there for me to continue believing."
Sounds reasonable enough at first.
This I find is true for many others as well. When pushed on a certain belief, they'll concede that "Yes, OK - you got me there, but there's still so many other things that make me believe, so it doesn't really matter."
Usually, when you remove a card from an actual house of cards, it collapses either partially or entirely. This figurative "house of cards" however, keeps being upright even after several supporting cards are taken away. How come?
Because the person who concedes on one point after the other, doesn't actually realize what's happening.
In conversation 1 (in January):"Well - OK, you got me there; the name Jehovah may have been added to the NT and not reinserted. But that doesn't budge my faith, because there's still the prophecies that have been fulfilled, among many other things."
In conversation 2 (in March):"Well - OK, you got me there; the flood of Noah's day probably wasn't global and didn't happen the way it's described. But that doesn't budge my faith, because there's still the scriptures that say the earth is a globe hanging in empty space, among many other things."
In conversation 3 (in July):"Well - OK, you got me there; the basis for one of the main prophecies is shaky (607BC), but that doesn't budge my faith, because there's still the fact that there was a world war in 1914 and all the other signs are there, among many other things."
In conversation 4 (in September): "Well - OK, you got me there; the scriptures showing that the earth is a globe really only describes a circle, most likely flat, but that doesn't budge my faith, because there's still the prophecies that have been fulfilled, among many other things."
In conversation 5 (in November): "Well - OK, you got me there; Jehovah's Witnesses' beliefs were totally different from today back in 1919 when they were chosen by Christ, and they still celebrated Christmas etc., but that doesn't budge my faith, because there's still the fact that Jehovah's Witnesses are the only organization that preaches that name world wide, among many other things."
And so on and so forth: Basically, in each conversation, a point may be conceded, but "there are all those other reasons that I believe, so it doesn't really matter. I see the big picture."
What really is happening though, is that in each conversation one "card" is removed from the "house of cards", but in the next conversation, that same card has 'magically' reappeared, keeping the figurative house of cards up. In reality, the house has fallen apart long ago, but since "there are all those other "cards" there for my house to stay up", it magically stays up in the mind of the JW.
And for some reason, I didn't see this back then, and many don't see it today when they are 'pushed'.