by Magnum 112 Replies latest watchtower beliefs
"Apostate" is used as a thought-stopper. It ignites an image of danger and fear, much like a child with the term "boogeyman". Tell them the boogeyman is coming and they run to their parents for protection.
Once we get to be older, boogie doesn't seem so scary...
Good analogy, Terry. I read that book 1 year before the movie when I was 15.. And every group I studied that rewrote history. Logan's Run affected me that way too.
Now that we're speaking about books or movies that influenced us, I read any rand's Anthem as I was leaving. Couldn't recommend it more. I do not agree with all her beliefs, but this book was truly inspiring. It's short and easy too. I kept a copy of it on my dashboard, even in the KH parking lot, hoping others would think about reading it too. It's about thinking as an individual and escaping a controlling society.
Yes logans run was something I saw when I was quite young, at the drive in theater, but it affected me a lot throughout the years. I always thought about that part when he finds that old man with the old books.
And the Time Machine and how in utopia everyone is dumbed down and can't think for themselves.
how about that scarlet johanssen movie, The Island? Everyone promised to go to paradise.
I added The Giver to my Netflix queue based on someone else's recommendation here.
