....a bit off the subject but if confronted with anti- independent thinking stuff I found this too on the CD...
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w578/1p.469pars.7-8WillYouGettoLiveonEarthForever?***Independent thinking is difficult, unpopular and even suspect. Thought conformity is the order of our day. To seek solitude for meditation is frowned upon as antisocial and neurotic.—Rev. 16:13, 14.
8 As Jehovah’s servants we must obey his command to meditate
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Of course V found this tidbit for his 'valueless things" WT Comments, subsitituting clergy with WTS, GB, or FDS
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w588/1p.460DawnsaNewErafortheIrish***Fear has a great hold on the people. People are afraid of what their neighbors, their friends, relatives and clergy might think if they were even so much as to read the Bible on their own. For centuries the clergy have dominated their lives, told them what they can read, what they should believe and do. To ask a sound religious question is a demonstration of lack of faith in God and the church, according to the clergy. As a result, the Irish people do very little independent thinking. They are victims of the clergy and fear; but freedom is in sight.
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Then a reversal of independent thinking... (2 1/2 years later)
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w602/15p.106par.6SafeguardYourThinkingAbility***6
Since the purpose of preaching God’s Word is to make every thought obedient to the Christ, it follows that one should reject the goal of independent thinking. (2 Cor. 10:5)
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w602/15SafeguardYourThinkingAbility Questions ***6. (a) Why avoid independent thinking?
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The student must express himself as he understands the truth. (Gal. 6:6) He cannot have independent thinking. Thoughts must be obedient to Christ. (2 Cor. 10:5)
and later in the paragraph is says.... Meditation is essential to holding knowledge, Thinking ability is guarded and developed by knowledge.
Of course mediation according to the
*** w578/1p.469pars.7-8WillYouGettoLiveonEarthForever?***Independent thinking is difficult, unpopular and even suspect. Thought conformity is the order of our day. To seek solitude for meditation is frowned upon as antisocial and neurotic.—Rev. 16:13, 14. 8 As Jehovah’s servants we must obey his command to meditate
Requires 'independent thinking"
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Of course what is never discussed is that the reversal of 1960 was talking about science and the rejection of God.
Which makes me wanna send a memo to Hank!