Hi! Thank you for sharing your journey. I’m a former Roman Catholic Priest, I hold a Master’s Degree of Divine Theology, I studied theology in Rome at the Gregorian University. I have a bachelor’s degree in Philosophy and because of my studies, because I asked questions I realized the absolute falsehood of religious doctrine. Your elegance in sharing your movement into learning, logic and critical thinking are so well done and deliberate and I have no doubt as you continue your education your voice will be more and more powerful and relevant. Keep sharing if you care to and best to you. Cheers.
Ooh, mate, shouldn't have studied philosophy, not as someone with a nice career in religion. Learn how to discern truth from falsehood, so far as such a thing might be possible. Learn cognitve weaknesses and their associated false arguments. Learn the nature of truth, if either things exist. Doubt is the origin of wisdom, after all. So yeah especially Catholicism which is particularly spooky and very heavy on the theatre and mystery. Lots of things you're not allowed to know but it's intimated it's incrediby serious and powerful. When half of them are based on a time a bishop couldn't find his socks in 1528 so he proclaimed something. "Sacred Tradition" my arse, mate. Shining the light of doubt into that complete mudheap, ridden with cobwebs and crawling creeps, is going to blast it all away like... have you seen those laser cleaners you can get now? Dangerous as you could possibly imagine, but a powerful fibre laser of a few watts that blasts rust off tools and removes graffiti from walls! You have to watch it on CZcams. Anyway that's your light of doubt and logic and things like that, blasting away very successfully at something that's old but when you look close, is stupid and useless and shoddy and made from stapled-together crackers.
@@TheTruthHurts @lloyd evans so crazy that he had already commented lmao. I had said “can’t wait for you to meet Lloyd and Owen” and then days later I read some more comments and see that y’all had already interacted! Cool stuff! :)
I really want to thank you, Harrison, because this video was the first that I wasn’t able to answer with my indoctrination. For almost a year this video make feel that after all there was something wrong with the JW organization, and even when I watched this being kinda an apologist of the jw and tried for months to prove you wrong with your arguments, on January 19th of this year I finally woke up from the indoctrination. I’m so thankful to you. Sorry for my English. And greetings from México.
@@losingmyreligion6553 I was working with my study bible [I had made a program to study verse by verse the hole bible but I couldn't began with genesis until that January] and have to read and meditate in Genesis 1:29 and 30, and was in that moment that I remember all the things that I had learned when I was a kid [I have been always a fan of dinosaurs] and remembered the coprolites, the fossils and all the other evidence and was a that time that I have to acknowledge that all of the information referenced in those verse from the Watchtower online library was [excuse me for the word] but bullshit
I lost my best friend to this cult. She had been out of it for 20 years then about 3 months ago she started going again. I'm not sure how she doesn't see the craziness of it. We've been best friends for 9 almost 10 years. During that time she was always a leader never a follower. Then being last year she started going through some rough times. I was by her side every day trying to help her through it. But because of these hard times she started searching for something to make her happy. She started going to Bible study with her grandmother and before I knew it she had jumped whole heartily back into it. Since I am not a witness it started putting a widget in between our friendship. I really hate that things have turned out the way it has. I wish nothing but happiness for her. If she finds happiness in the witness then great but I'm afraid that it's going to turn into a disaster. If it does I'll be here if she needs me. I love her like my sister and hope for nothing but the best for her.
Excellent reasoning! I spent 12 years as an elder. I left for many reasons, but one of them was because the natural world presents so much indisputable evidence that the JW version of events made no sense. After being raised from a child as JW, science convinced me that the JW view of our past, present and therefore our future could not possibly be true. I left and began to develop my interest in science and truth. As a teacher now, I encourage all my students to question everything! Only by asking questions can we increase our knowledge. Keep up the great work, your video provides the kind of reasoning that promotes inteligent thinking.
There's nothing quite like having a relationship with Jesus Christ. He came for me, I acknowledged my sin, repented and accepted Him as Lord and Saviour. It's a relationship not a religion. He is real, alive and has open arms. He is God
My husband and I discovered you by Lloyd Events. We can understand you very well, even though we come from Germany and English is not our mother tongue. You have a lot of potential for a big channel. 👍👍👍
There's nothing quite like having a relationship with Jesus Christ. He came for me, I acknowledged my sin, repented and accepted Him as Lord and Saviour. It's a relationship not a religion. He is real, alive and has open arms. He is God
@@Alansworstnight I'm with Momus. The Greek god of mockery. He sits there in the corner taking the piss out of all the other gods. So of course they all hate him, most of the time.
Having been raised a JW, my first clear instance of cognitive dissonance occurred because of animals too. They preached that humans would live forever, but animals wouldn't. I remember being about 10 or 12, and asking my mother, "How are we never going to be sad ever again if the animals are going to die?" She said something about Jehovah making us forget, or some garbage like that. But that answer didn't satisfy me. I was a child who loved her pet cats dearly. I didn't WANT to forget them. From then on, whenever someone talked about the New System, I just couldn't imagine myself there. With my mind rejecting the carrot, it became easier to recognize the stick. Years later, having spent time working with animals - at shelters, then a hospital - I learned more about feline biology and the fact that they're obligate carnivores. Even still, it never occurred to me that that fact was a Jenga piece that could send the infallibility of the Bible toppling down. For you to consider that point at a young age, that's some big brain thinking. I'm really impressed.
Always more testimonials, always more activism, always more videos, always more voluntary withdrawals. The Watchtower Society is breaking down from year to year. The end is coming but not the end hoped for by the Watchtower.
@@JamesRichardWiley Everything has an end. The irony of history will be that the key date of Jehovism (1914) will also be the who will bury him . The end of the Watchtower is before us. Each year that passes is one more year that takes us away from 1914.
When I was in high school, someone asked my Religious Studies teacher about dinosaurs. She said "dinosaur fossils were created by scientists to make people believe in the theory of evolution"
The topic you talk about reminds me of something that JW Critical Thinker once said. "Its better to have questions you can't answer, than to have answers you can't question" . They don't want people to question the official doctrine, because the more questions people ask, the more their ideas fall apart and don't hold up to scrutiny.
There's nothing quite like having a relationwship with Jesus Christ. He came for me, I acknowledged my sin, repented and accepted Him as Lord and Saviour. It's a relationship not a religion. He is real, alive and has open arms. He is God
@@blindfreddy9157 I don't think I am amazing. But I did acknowledge I am a sinner, I said sorry to God, and asked Jesus Christ into my life. I was ready to do this. I believe Jesus Christ came for me. It's not a formula. It is something I did with my whole heart and mind. John 3:16, John 14:6, Romans 10:8-13
@Kevin Belgrove Actually two people will disagree with you. 1. The Jews have the right to say that the name of God is too holy to be pronounced and therefore Adonai should be used. 2. This Doctor/Pastor completely disagrees with you. Watch his explanation here. czcams.com/video/BLgshZe4T8w/video.html
@Kevin Belgrove He is Yahweh. He existed as a minor deity in an earlier polytheistic religion before the Israelites changed his story and gradually became monotheistic. He is not real
@Kevin Belgrove None of that has a stronghold over MY mind. Clearly you’re the one who is taking the Bible seriously when you shouldn’t. There’s no evidence to support any of the foundational stories within the Bible, and we know that the Christian god’s story, whatever you want to call him, has been completely changed. Not to mention that his actions and attributes are contradictory....so he cannot exist as he is written. That’s all that really matters. I couldn’t care less about your claims. All I care about is evidence.
@Kevin Belgrove We don’t have any original scriptures genius! Even if we did, they are still only claims. None of them are supported by evidence. Repeating the claims doesn’t support your case. Stop quoting the Bible and provide evidence that anyone should believe anything that it says.
@Kevin Belgrove Yeah, that is right. There is no original copy of any single book in the Bible. We have copies of copies of copies. And even if we did have the originals, there is zero evidence to support any of the claims that are made in them. I mean, even claims in the Bible contradict other claims in the Bible. It’s a giant mess of contradictions and nonsense. The only thing rational people care about is evidence. Provide evidence, not claims.
Study fulfilled biblical Prophecy so you can see that the Holy Bible is the eternal Word of GOD who declares the end from the beginning and give your life to JESUS CHRIST - the true JESUS of the Bible! The JW's deny the deity of our Lord and Savior JESUS CHRIST - this is deadly: if you believe that our LORD s only a created being you can NOT be saved!!! JESUS CHRIST is GOD, see John 1! HE always existed with the FATHER and the HOLY SPIRIT = the GODHEAD or Trinity. Thank JESUS for paying for your sins on the cross and HIS resurrection on the 3rd day!!! It must come from the bottom of your heart. Listen to great evangelists lke Dr. John Ankerberg and Dr. David Reagan and their guests.
The enemies of FUNDAMENTALISM. Both religious + irreligious. The friends of critically thought out sceptically scrutinised positions, both religious + irreligious.
@@albertafarmer8638 Which one of the more than 12000 different Christian sects, do you belong to. Wake up!! Christianity is a man made religion too, just like all the rest of religions worldwide
@@JUANREYES-ni4wm Hi Juan, we are non denominational Christians. Please study fulfilled Bible prophecy so you can see that the Bible is the eternal Word of GOD who declares the end from the beginning and please give your life to JESUS CHRST while there is still time!!! Don't miss the rapture! You won't get a 2nd chance to get saved if you miss the rapture.. Please listen to real theologians like Dr. Johan Ankerberg, Dr. David Reagan, and Dr. Ron Rhodes on end times chronology.
Congratulations for freeing yourself from being bamboozled. That must've been a very painful process. I was raised Catholic and figuring out the truth was a long, difficult & lonely journey for me. Keep up the good work.
Yes im a believer but evan I have questions. I watched my cat kill a bird and I said why! Thats cannibalism @ evan humans will eat humans if there is nothing left.why?
There's nothing quite like having a relationship with Jesus Christ. He came for me, I acknowledged my sin, repented and accepted Him as Lord and Saviour. It's a relationship not a religion. He is real, alive and has open arms. He is God
Carniverous 'design' was a problem for me too but I never talked openly about it. I wish I'd left in my twenties, I wouldn't have wasted my life being captive to a concept.
So i'm assuming you feel that God is evil if he designed a carnivore, right? So now that you believe that there is no God, can we agree that the universe is evil for being the causal of such evil? Or is it no longer evil because it's not God causing it? Also, can we agree that if God making carnivores is an evil thing, then it follows suit that being a carnivore is evil? And lastly, can we agree that in our universe, the process of evolution has brought about a lot of evil, suffering, and pain, that we should attempt to stop from happening any longer?
@@suzyaustin5427 You've made a few assumptions and non sequiters there Suzy ! I can't answer for the guy in the video but I can give you some answers from an athiest point of view. Firstly, atheists don't 'blame' or feel 'angry' with God. We just don't find evidence of his existence. Ascribing 'evil' to an event is to put a human value to it. It's neither good nor bad, it just 'is'. For example, in the Bible, the book of Leviticus gives clear instructions on how to get and treat slaves, virgin girls and killing enemies to get them. It was 'good' at that time but thankfully we, today, find it 'evil'. So, clearly, humans are the ones who determine if something is good or bad based on how it serves their needs at that time. Hope that helps.
@@petertocher6845 Yes, that helps. Thank you. Sometimes, I feel like people make an argument that if there is a God, then this God must be perfect as we would see it. Whether there is a God or not, has nothing to do with the God being good or bad as we see it. I see the question of God existing, and is God good, as two very different things, and one person's "good God" is the next person's "bad God".
@@suzyaustin5427 Yes, you're right. And that helps explain the human qualities that people have ascribed to the 4000+ gods throughout history. The randomness of life gave rise to gods that controlled the weather, volcanoes, the oceans etc. As people began to figure out the causes of eclipses, tsunamis and other phenomena, the gods that were assigned to them began to lose their power. In the West, today, we have the Abrahamic God which reflects the values and science of people from 3,500 years ago and I guess He's still evolving.
I was a ministerial servant but left the JWs 30 years ago. Its amazing today to see so many ex-witnesses on YT explaining the falsehood of the organisation. It was impossible of course back then. Keep it up.
I never grew up in any form of religion. I grew up pretty roughly, and turned to Christianity for guidance and haven't looked back since. The pastor of my church is an ex JW and he told me the crap he went through in that cult. I'm sorry you grew up in that deception, but there are still answers you can find with God included in your life. Wish you the best, and much respect to you for breaking away and thinking for yourself.
I was confused about Jehovah’s preoccupation with foreskins and circumcision. Was it a design fault? Was it like Audi recalling cars for a transmission issue?
Brilliant argument. I used to think those thoughts but was austracised every time I questioned or mentioned nature and dinossaurs, who turned carnivours and hunters, not after Adam and Eve were expelled from the garden of Eden, but before.
@@judethomas5768 my study conductorbtlld me it was to flattened the earth. I didnt have the courage to ask, how come Jehovah created the earth but needed to create dinossaurs to flatten it?
Thank you, as a Paleontologist, it is so frustrating that fossil evidence is ignored or excused as unusually shaped rocks and how wrong that argument is for anyone with eyes. You did your research well, thank you for finding evidence on your own by visiting your local natural history museum, and coming to your own conclusions. Also, wonderful choice of the Trex skull model behind you! I recommend some books and articles by Stephen Jay Gould, he was a prolific natural history writer.
There's nothing quite like having a relationship with Jesus Christ. He came for me, I acknowledged my sin, repented and accepted Him as Lord and Saviour. It's a relationship not a religion. He is real, alive and has open arms. He is God
@@lucygrech3688 Lucy, back in the real world, people (especially thinking people) require evidence to back up claims. Religion makes some pretty extraordinary claims. And yet there is no evidence for the existence of God - any god. The entire universe, including planet Earth, works exactly as you would expect given what we know about the laws of physics. in other words, if you take God out of the equation, things continue to work EXACTLY as they do. You don't need God to explain anything. The problem for you gets worse, though: in order to believe what you believe, you have to shut your eyes to a huge body of evidence that flies in the face of religion. You have to deny evolution, which is now proven beyond any doubt. You also have to deny the fossil record, which shows not only how and when animals evolved but also proves that animals have been around for millions of years, not the 6,000 years that the Bible claims. You can believe whatever you want, and live out the rest of your life in your fantasy world. That is your right. But don't start telling other people that your god is real. It doesn't stand up to the most minimal scrutiny.
Remember Noah? Be whole flood thing just because „the all-knowing, all-powerful, infallible“ god failed in creating a humanity to his liking? And then he didn‘t dare to try again and left it to Noah‘s family to repopulate the world. Leading to a similar outcome, which leaves him pretty unsatisfied since.
Really great video. I had a conversation with an elder about dinosaurs being carnivorous but he defaulted to "it's possible they ate carrion." The fact that animals were "created" with venom, camouflage, quills, etc paints an entirely different picture than a peaceful paradise. I look forward to your future videos!
Can I ask a question about how the organization teaches vs what is in the Bible? Did the study material ever cover Isaiah 45:7? It states: I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil(ra): I the LORD do all these things. I inserted the Hebrew word "ra" next to evil, because the NWT does not say "evil" there. I want to point out that in Genesis, it uses the word "ra" when describing the tree of knowledge of Good, and evil\bad(ra). I know this will hurt a Jw quite badly, but their translation of this is "ra". It's bad. But what I really would like to know is this: If God is real, and the Bible is an accurate replication of what he said......Does watchtower actually teach how God is revealed in the Bible, or do they teach their own version of God, who is not found in the Bible?
This was awesome. I was disfellowshipped along with my sister in 1973 when I was barely 20 and my sister was only 15. We had quit but the elders said it was a one way door, we could come in but could not leave. We were terribly hurt. Eventually my poor sister would runaway and become a prostitute. I too went through a serious time of reasoning while sitting at the kitchen table. I concluded that believing took a leap of faith that I no longer had. It had started with evolution while I was in high school. I started a discussion in my science class and I realized that evening that many of MY arguments supported evolution. I went to an elder to get more info and I realized he didn't know a damn thing about science. This lead to me becoming engaged to and marrying a 'worldly person' which eventually lead me away from what JWs called 'the truth'. I went to college and I wanted to know everything. I took all kinds of classes; I was absolutely crazy to see the world without a religious lens. I was starving for knowledge. I became a teacher and was very successful. I see the teacher in you. All that training going door to door and making presentations at meetings is great experience for a career in education. Thank you for doing this. Hopefully you're able reach many young people with your lessons. I really needed this when I was 20 and I'm glad its available now. Best of luck.
This is one of the doctrines that made my whole faith fall apart. I can 100% confirm that the reaction of elders, friends and family was the same: Why would animals matter? I was almost ridiculed for suggesting that this was one of the main reasons for leaving. It was so clear to me that so many JWs are there because of all the emotionally soothing doctrines that were taught, not actually caring about the truth. How ironic, since "The Truth" is such a central concept within the organization.
god wanted animals sacrificed by Abel rather than Cain’s first fruits , He wanted the blood sacrifice of his own son The god they believe in is not really a loving father at all
Is this The Lacie Jones? Can I just tell you how much of an impact hearing your story had on me. I used to be in the Great Bridge congregation and several others in the midlands over the years. I knew your step dad and was always struck by his presence in a room. What an imposing man! But I also remember watching him attempt to shout down my cousin during an argument. She was an 8 stone ringing wet young woman who told him, 'don't raise your voice at me, just because you shout louder doesn't make you right'! He did not like that! To be told off at all was bad enough, but especially by the 'weaker vessel'! I was utterly shocked at the way your elders failed to provide the needed evidence in his trial. At that point I myself was serving as an elder and couldn't yet see the obvious faults in the CSA procedure. But your story illuminated it for me in such fantastic detail. And with it being such a recent situation I knew no one in the Borg would be able to hide behind the argument that this was 'back in the day'. You're such a strong person to have come out with your story and I genuinely applaud you for doing so. I'd love to get in touch with you to discuss your experiences in the org. But I know you must be very busy and no doubt have lots of people vying for your time, so I understand if it's not something you have time for. Once again, thank you for sharing your experience and I wish you the very best in happiness and success.
@@chrisgelding Hi. Thank you for your message and your lovely words. I couldn't help but laugh at Cliff shouting. He was infamous for incidents like that. I don't know a lot of names from Great Bridge but it would be interesting to talk! How should I contact you?
Hi Lacie, not sure if you got the other response I sent to your comment. Here's my anonymous email you can get me on Thetruthseeker@outlook.ie From there I can give you my personal details if that's ok.
I've watched this 10 plus times and I still cry each time I watch it. Leaving JWs is one of th hardest things I've ever done. To realise the actual truth about the 'the Truth' is so painful. I'm just glad I'm out for good.
"Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge, it is those who know little, not those who know much, who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science." - Charles Darwin
Great information and glad you woke up. Now you don't have to waste your time with their senseless meetings. When I question the elders Manny questions they shy away and stop coming or calling, It is like their brain couldn't compute my questions. I couldn't be any happier to ever see them again.
This is amazing! I have learned on my journey out of the JW cult that beliefs can change in an instant when presented with evidence, but the core values of a person are constant. My core values of loyalty, authenticity and love are still the same as when I was in this cult and have lead me down a path of finding a beautiful life in constant search of truth. Looking forward to many more of your videos...subscribed!
Thank you for your kind words and for subscribing!😊 I'm with you in the sense that the main difference between being in the organization and out of it, is the desire and quest for real truth. Not accepting any one organization or persons word for it without adequate evidence. Love the name Ina Pickle btw😆
Great video, I remember at 14 years old the person I studied with said "who said Dinosaurs were real" I looked at him and I'm like what the... I have been a huge fan of dinosaurs all my childhood and studied them.
Thank you. I didn't mention this in the video because even the literature acknowledges the existence of dinosaurs, so it's not the widely held belief; however, like yourself, I've had even family members say that fossils are nonsense and that dinosaurs didn't exist. 🤦🏻♂️
So funny you say this I was raised as one as well and my father was an elder and I remember my parents telling me that they weren’t real. Also excellent video! And I commend you on your bravery it’s hard to go against something you were raised to believe.
This is a perfect response to the same teachings I got from my Baptist upbringing. I was a science minded child living in a Pastor’s home. Thank you for laying it all out so succinctly. Keep making content!
I can do nothing else but applaud you for this excellent video! So well put together, in such articulate and logical reasoning. Thank you so much. I'm looking out for much more of this! 😘
@@TheTruthHurts You are an extremely competent young man. I wish you success in every aspect of your life. It might be a strange confession, however, I wish I had JVs knocking on my door as I love showing them the tragedy of their world. I'll be putting up a sign welcoming them to come for dinner - but indicating that they may be on the menu. Continue the excellent work - we wish you all the support your heart should have to wrap with the care that exists in the hearts of all those damaged by all religions across this planet. Be well friend!
Your argument about the herbivores' defense mechanism (spikes, horns, armor, even poison in today's animals) is the most compelling to me! If the world was meant to be a peaceful place, what are the armed/armored herbivores protecting themselves from? Why do they need protection? And even more interesting: if Satan modified some animals to be carnivores, did he also modify the herbivores to be able to defend themselves? or did Jehovah do that to protect them? If Jehovah had the power to give defenses to herbivore, why didn't he just... un-carnivore the carnivores? To me, this alone proves evolution over an all-loving God.
The revealed history of the earth with all of its creatures and natural events is exactly what Jehovah planned in advance. If the JW Elders disagree with the evidence displayed in museums and science textbooks then the Elders are wrong.
The intellect of men making swords bows and arrows up to today's guns and ammos is also a form of defense mechanism in the part of humans. So if Jehovah instructed not to make weapons of war no more, rather, turn swords into plowshares, men can also halt the manufacturing of weapons if they want to. Lets convert that to animal defense mechanisms, like men's intellect, animal defense mechanisms known today might have other useful purposes other than defending themselves, which only God knows. If God wants all animals to stop killing each other for food then by His will He can. Everything is possible in God's arrangements, no need for an evolution. Carnivores does not prove evolution even more.
this is the exact reason why i couldn’t ever believe. i left as soon as i could. amazing video! i love your passion and how much you truly care to understand. keep seeking truth. this universe we live in is so much more incredible than the judeo-christian viewpoint claims.
Great video! Really good. With JW’s, it’s not about truth anymore. It’s about protecting a belief system that makes them feel safe, secure, and “saved”. It’s very hard to break free from that kind of delusion.
Thanks Colin! 😊 What you're saying is undeniable. Hopefully exposure on varying topics and the religion as a whole from channels on here will help for some in the process of mentally breaking free
@@TheTruthHurts absolutely! The fact it can all be debunked because of the dinosaurs is another knock out blow for the cult. But even if the dinosaur debate didn’t completely debunk there beliefs, there’s so much more that does! I always enjoy hearing about elders ridiculous answers to intelligent questions. They just dig the hole deeper! Looking forward to more of your video’s.
Hi, Just want to say congratulations on disassociating and standing up for critical thinking, you have a lovely way of speaking and delivering. I disassociated August 2019 after over 36 years. I also have CZcams videos. Looking forward to seeing you doing more. How are your jw family treating. Love from U.K. 💜💜
Brilliant video, thank you. My wife and I have just started watching your mini public talks, and we really like your presentation and reasoning. I once was an elder....nobody ever asked me questions like that, fortunately! But now we are out, 3 years and happy. We await further videos from you with eager anticipation 🙂
Congratulations on the revelations of logic and wisdom that you have experienced! I was raised as a christian, dedicated my life to jesus, and told the bible is god's infallible "word" to us. Then as an adult, I read and studied about how the bible was actually written, what we have for biblical manuscripts, and the huge amount of contradictions therein, the total lack of eye-witness testimony about jesus, and the forgeries in the new testament!! That for me was the turning point.
@@7_583 Just one example: In Matthew 26, Jesus and the disciples have the Passover dinner. AFTERWARDS, during the night, Jesus is captured, and the next day is killed. In John 19, it specifically states that Jesus is killed on The Day of Preparation which is the morning BEFORE the Passover dinner. So which was it….Jesus dies the morning after the Passover, or the morning before? If god isn’t lying, maybe there are 2 Jesus! How can we have any confidence in the bible being "god's words" to us, and therefore the "foundation of knowledge", (as I was taught) when the bible cannot even get straight what day "his son" is killed, for what is arguably the most important event in the whole bible for Christianity?
Thank you so much for these videos! I never was a Jehovah's Witness although my grandparents are. I never knew much about their belief system so these videos are both informative and shocking to me that my grandparents, who seem so reasonable, could harbor these bizarre beliefs. One thing that makes no sense to me is that Jehovah's Witnesses truly believe that Carnivores are because of "Satan's System" and that they all used to be herbivores, why don't Jehovah's Witnesses practice vegetarianism? If everything on Earth used to be an Herbivore according to them, wouldn't vegetarianism line up with their moral framework? How do they justify this?
Because in the bible it is said that after the flood God allowed human to eat meat. The assumption is that surely because everything was flooded and surely destroyed on earth so only what was brought in the arch was what they can eat.
I’ve heard a lot about your channel lately, & finally had the time to give it a listen. I was not disappointed! Wow! My next step will be to subscribe. Looking forward to more great, thought provoking content! Love, love loved this! 💝
Basic logic is what woke alot of us. Thank you for your content. When we allow our logical brain to think and not be programmed by others, the freedom that comes from that is priceless
Thank you thank you thank you. The loudness of fact, evidence, and reality is too much to bear, and morphs into our way out of the oppression of WT control and the oh so false hope of the *New System*. You are so eloquent, and I hope you'll continue to share your evolution here. 🌟
@@TheTruthHurts I literally had tears in my eyes when I started watching this video. I went thru terrible things because of this organization that I have been afraid to speak about...but I remained faithful until I had my son. His thinking was just like yours...he was tested and found to be a genius..he loved science and his dream was to be a palaeontologist"...I wanted him to be free to ask questions like this...and to become whatever he wanted to be...he passed away at only 12 and it’s been so hard. His good heart and inquisitive mind gave me the strength to leave the Watchtower Organization. Thank you for speaking out and searching for truth to share
@@aprilgriggstatum2808 I'm not sure where to begin. I can not begin to imagine how hard it must be, and so unfortunately I can offer no words besides I'm incredibly incredibly sorry for your loss. I want to thank you for being brave enough to share that message with me and also being brave enough to question your belief system. I'm glad that his legacy of being both passionate and inquisitive about paleontology and animals lives on in you.
I wish only the best.This takes a lot of bravery to share these scientific facts.To know and understand so much and lose your family and friends for being realistic 🥲.Such powerful arguments.We definitely have been bamboozled.Stay encouraged!❤️
I'm loving your channel. Your message is so clear and can be used against every religion. It's very telling how every believer believes they found the one true religion, yet none of them measure up to scrutiny.
I grew up seventh day Adventist, and believed similar stuff brother. Both movements came out of the failed Millerite movement in 1844. Look up Roots, Shoots, and those in cahoots on CZcams, it shows all the cults that came out of the millerites
The construct of your presentation was easy to follow and refreshing. You bring a new way to respectfully weigh out the WT doctrine against what we clearly see in the world around us. Bashing them for all their known wrongs bears little fruit for the most part currently. It does bring awareness. But your methodology is non-deniable back by real facts that leads to sound reasoning. Sound conclusion. Excellent. Thank you. Subscribed I did. 🙂
@@mahatanyawarra1705 You mean this people busy watching and criticizing Jehovah's witnesses are not embarrassing?and why you don't know the name of the only true God Roman's 10:13?
I remember a aboriginal young lady that often sat beside me on my commute to work on the bus. One day she was crying quietly. I only ever said hello and talked about the weather, but this time I asked her if she was okay. She hesitantly revealed that she had been completely disfellowshipped from her JW congregation for questioning her elders on some issues. But what got me was that she was shunned by all her friends and her family. While I do like a few of the JW imperatives, her experience was enough to convince me that the organization we all get bugged by at our doors was a travesty, let alone all their theological nonsense, anti-science, and overbearing authority hierarchy.
I loved this video. Im pimo (physically in and mentally out) and this really helped me to put all of the pieces together. I can tell you put a lot of work and effort into this especially with the research and it turned out great. This video was amazing and is really helping me on my leaving journey? idk what to call it lol
Bravo, man. The immense courage needed to question doctrine & abandon such an organization-even if that means alienation by family, friends & community-in quest for knowledge must be applauded.
A good example of critical thinking in practice. Loved the vid bro. I too was a mini/pio but never had doubts until I left. I think your video is evidence that we possess the ability to wake ourselves up. Thank you.
It‘s like with conspiracy theories with such things. Who wants to believe something will „connect the dots“ accordingly. What woke me up was the observation how their advice on relationships is by far worse than everything that existed „in the world“. Seeing those strange marriages. And the religions approach to sex by regulating even what married couples are allowed to do in the bedroom. No people, this can by no means be the truth.
I believe married people have a right to do decide what whomever they want to do the bottom is anybody business but their own no jw people no elders need to know about it they can do everything they want to do to do.
Good for you. Not everyone manages to out-think their indoctrination. I hope you're going to explain more of your journey towards rationality, and also that you aren't suffering any bad consequences directed towards you from the JWs, including your friends and family.
Excelent video! When I expressed the same doubt to an elder (Why some animals seemed 'designed' to kill?), he went really defensive, saying 'Are you suggesting the Bible is wrong?' Thank you for your work
Very thought provoking. Nice you referred to Carl Sagan. You’re asking the right questions. I watched my friend, in her garden, looking at Saturn through her telescope and that Brian Cox quote suddenly became illuminated “We are the cosmos made conscious and life is the means by which the universe understands itself.
Ive found you by watching you on Lloyds channel. I’ve not ever been a JW, but I am deconstructing from Christianity. I read, watch and research about many different religions and why people eventually leave their belief systems. This video was presented very well and you told your story clearly and it was well thought out. I enjoyed listening to you and so you definitely get a like and subscribe from me. Can’t wait for more.
You are making great videos my man. I grew up in the 7th Day Adventist church, but left it as an adult due to things not adding up - so I can surely relate. Worse, since I left, I have lost my family, friends and entire society. It has been a solitary kind of life since I left.
Amazing job! Keep it up! I only wish I had woken up at your age instead of at 40, with my best years behind me. What a waste. Please keep making videos and helping others wake up before it's too late!
Hi PimoLife - 40 is still young and your best years are ahead - esp without the JW religion! A friend of mine was a witness for 60 years; she just woke up recently at the age of 80! She's so happy and thrilled, to know the truth... Yes, I agree - what a brilliant video, loved it... thank you.
My deconversion from Christianity happened very similar to yours. Studying the writings of actual evolutionary biologist, instead of listening to Christians pretend to be experts, changed everything for me. I felt like I had been lied to my entire life, and that started the ball rolling.
The fact that there was weird sea creatures on the bottom of the ocean floor used to really bug me. Like why would Jehovah create them? It didn’t make sense to me. The existence of planets doesn’t add up either. Why are there ticks and fleas and lice?? It doesn’t match with a loving caring all powerful wise Creator
That book Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari did it for me too bro! After I finished reading that book I was mentally out but physicaly in as ministerial servant for a few weeks then I moved to a different congregation and the pandemic came so I'm faded now.
Saw your interview on the Lloyd Evan's channel today and came over to see you in your natural element. Congratulations on exiting the JW CULT ! Welcome to your freedom
"A man is accepted into a church for what he believes & kicked out for what he knows."
-Mark Twain
favorite comment ❤❤❤
The sheer badassery of using the disfellowshipping announcement as an intro. I like very much.
So badass! I loved that!
It's brilliant.
If you believe in real evidence
instead of words written by ignorant savages
you are isolated from your community.
One of the best intros on CZcams. Agreed.
@@TirarADeguello what's the name of the song.
Please keep making videos. You will soon explode in subs and views. Keep it going, you are a natural gifted orator, and your voice needs to be heard.
@@PeterDiCapua he got 500+ subs in one day, I'd say he's on his way.
Thank you very much! I will 👍
@@TheTruthHurts Good man, thank you.
@Kevin Belgrove We have no interest in your fairytales. Time to grow up.
Well you tube deleted my comment, I had said keven needed to be shunned right away and elders called asap
Hi! Thank you for sharing your journey. I’m a former Roman Catholic Priest, I hold a Master’s Degree of Divine Theology, I studied theology in Rome at the Gregorian University. I have a bachelor’s degree in Philosophy and because of my studies, because I asked questions I realized the absolute falsehood of religious doctrine. Your elegance in sharing your movement into learning, logic and critical thinking are so well done and deliberate and I have no doubt as you continue your education your voice will be more and more powerful and relevant. Keep sharing if you care to and best to you. Cheers.
Were the Pyramids Built Before the Flood? (Masoretic Text vs Original Hebrew)
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Ooh, mate, shouldn't have studied philosophy, not as someone with a nice career in religion. Learn how to discern truth from falsehood, so far as such a thing might be possible. Learn cognitve weaknesses and their associated false arguments. Learn the nature of truth, if either things exist. Doubt is the origin of wisdom, after all.
So yeah especially Catholicism which is particularly spooky and very heavy on the theatre and mystery. Lots of things you're not allowed to know but it's intimated it's incrediby serious and powerful. When half of them are based on a time a bishop couldn't find his socks in 1528 so he proclaimed something. "Sacred Tradition" my arse, mate.
Shining the light of doubt into that complete mudheap, ridden with cobwebs and crawling creeps, is going to blast it all away like... have you seen those laser cleaners you can get now? Dangerous as you could possibly imagine, but a powerful fibre laser of a few watts that blasts rust off tools and removes graffiti from walls! You have to watch it on CZcams. Anyway that's your light of doubt and logic and things like that, blasting away very successfully at something that's old but when you look close, is stupid and useless and shoddy and made from stapled-together crackers.
Great video! Very well presented! Subbed!
Thanks Lloyd! I've been a big admirer of your channel and your activism for a long time, so that means a lot 😀
@@TheTruthHurts brought me here..also subbed! Can't wait to see more!!!!!!
Here here! Great channel.
He’s a good’un.
@@TheTruthHurts @lloyd evans so crazy that he had already commented lmao. I had said “can’t wait for you to meet Lloyd and Owen” and then days later I read some more comments and see that y’all had already interacted! Cool stuff! :)
I have to admit, I almost didn’t click on this but I’m glad I did.
I really want to thank you, Harrison, because this video was the first that I wasn’t able to answer with my indoctrination. For almost a year this video make feel that after all there was something wrong with the JW organization, and even when I watched this being kinda an apologist of the jw and tried for months to prove you wrong with your arguments, on January 19th of this year I finally woke up from the indoctrination. I’m so thankful to you. Sorry for my English. And greetings from México.
Out of curiosity, what happened on January 19th to wake you up?
@@losingmyreligion6553 I was working with my study bible [I had made a program to study verse by verse the hole bible but I couldn't began with genesis until that January] and have to read and meditate in Genesis 1:29 and 30, and was in that moment that I remember all the things that I had learned when I was a kid [I have been always a fan of dinosaurs] and remembered the coprolites, the fossils and all the other evidence and was a that time that I have to acknowledge that all of the information referenced in those verse from the Watchtower online library was [excuse me for the word] but bullshit
Congratulations 🎉
Deprogramming one's self is exceptionally hard.
I lost my best friend to this cult. She had been out of it for 20 years then about 3 months ago she started going again. I'm not sure how she doesn't see the craziness of it. We've been best friends for 9 almost 10 years. During that time she was always a leader never a follower. Then being last year she started going through some rough times. I was by her side every day trying to help her through it. But because of these hard times she started searching for something to make her happy. She started going to Bible study with her grandmother and before I knew it she had jumped whole heartily back into it. Since I am not a witness it started putting a widget in between our friendship. I really hate that things have turned out the way it has. I wish nothing but happiness for her. If she finds happiness in the witness then great but I'm afraid that it's going to turn into a disaster. If it does I'll be here if she needs me. I love her like my sister and hope for nothing but the best for her.
Excellent reasoning! I spent 12 years as an elder. I left for many reasons, but one of them was because the natural world presents so much indisputable evidence that the JW version of events made no sense. After being raised from a child as JW, science convinced me that the JW view of our past, present and therefore our future could not possibly be true. I left and began to develop my interest in science and truth. As a teacher now, I encourage all my students to question everything! Only by asking questions can we increase our knowledge. Keep up the great work, your video provides the kind of reasoning that promotes inteligent thinking.
Thank you very much Roy! Because of your background I bet you're an excellent teacher 👍🏻
There's nothing quite like having a relationship with Jesus Christ.
He came for me, I acknowledged my sin, repented and accepted Him as Lord and Saviour.
It's a relationship not a religion.
He is real, alive and has open arms.
He is God
@@lucygrech3688 prove it!
@@JonS you believe in Jesus Christ by faith. God can't be proved
@@JonS ask Jesus Christ to show Himself to you
"Are fossils apostasy?"
Brilliant.
Those ExJW fossils trying to draw away dinociples for themselves!
@@uncleanunicorn4571 blasphemous lizard dolphins!
@@robocapy6045 they were hating God even in the Jurassic.
The existence of fossils does not go against the Bible. Plants and animals inhabited the planet before humans.
@@kodamayarusty Actually, it does.
My husband and I discovered you by Lloyd Events. We can understand you very well, even though we come from Germany and English is not our mother tongue. You have a lot of potential for a big channel. 👍👍👍
If you believe in the Evolution revolution, cannibalism and violence has existed for millions of years, what a trade off ? ? ?
There's nothing quite like having a relationship with Jesus Christ.
He came for me, I acknowledged my sin, repented and accepted Him as Lord and Saviour.
It's a relationship not a religion.
He is real, alive and has open arms.
He is God
@@lwmaynard5180 A relationship with Jesus is literally nothing.
@@lucygrech3688 i prefer a relationship with Pazuzu, the Assyrian demon of wind.
@@Alansworstnight I'm with Momus. The Greek god of mockery. He sits there in the corner taking the piss out of all the other gods. So of course they all hate him, most of the time.
Having been raised a JW, my first clear instance of cognitive dissonance occurred because of animals too. They preached that humans would live forever, but animals wouldn't. I remember being about 10 or 12, and asking my mother, "How are we never going to be sad ever again if the animals are going to die?" She said something about Jehovah making us forget, or some garbage like that. But that answer didn't satisfy me. I was a child who loved her pet cats dearly. I didn't WANT to forget them. From then on, whenever someone talked about the New System, I just couldn't imagine myself there. With my mind rejecting the carrot, it became easier to recognize the stick.
Years later, having spent time working with animals - at shelters, then a hospital - I learned more about feline biology and the fact that they're obligate carnivores. Even still, it never occurred to me that that fact was a Jenga piece that could send the infallibility of the Bible toppling down. For you to consider that point at a young age, that's some big brain thinking. I'm really impressed.
With my mind rejecting the carrot, it became easier to recognize the stick...... True that!
Yet there are losers like Vegan Gains who feeds his cat vegan food
Always more testimonials, always more activism, always more videos, always more voluntary withdrawals. The Watchtower Society is breaking down from year to year. The end is coming but not the end hoped for by the Watchtower.
The WATCH tower cult is coming down very quickly
The end is taking too long.
After two thousand years of waiting
I gave up.
@@JamesRichardWiley Everything has an end. The irony of history will be that the key date of Jehovism (1914) will also be the who will bury him . The end of the Watchtower is before us. Each year that passes is one more year that takes us away from 1914.
@@laymanphil8513 That key date is fact...the...the.. the pyramids of giza...a stone witness I tell you!!! 😁
Its the end of the USA also.We are not free! With bidens mandate vaccines@
We will watch your career with great interest.
I got that reference
A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one.
@Kevin Belgrove ok
@@badgerz2587 hit him with the classic “ok” 🤣
What do you mean by that? That actually sounds rather threatening to me.
When I was in high school, someone asked my Religious Studies teacher about dinosaurs. She said "dinosaur fossils were created by scientists to make people believe in the theory of evolution"
She’s onto something, how many years ago was this?
🤣 the ultimate copium
Your a terrific speaker Mr. Harrison. You will soon be one of the biggest EXJW channels out there!!
The topic you talk about reminds me of something that JW Critical Thinker once said. "Its better to have questions you can't answer, than to have answers you can't question" . They don't want people to question the official doctrine, because the more questions people ask, the more their ideas fall apart and don't hold up to scrutiny.
There's nothing quite like having a relationwship with Jesus Christ.
He came for me, I acknowledged my sin, repented and accepted Him as Lord and Saviour.
It's a relationship not a religion.
He is real, alive and has open arms.
He is God
@@lucygrech3688 not convincing.
@@lucygrech3688 Wow! You must be amazing.
What are the rest of us doing wrong?
@@blindfreddy9157 I don't think I am amazing. But I did acknowledge I am a sinner, I said sorry to God, and asked Jesus Christ into my life. I was ready to do this. I believe Jesus Christ came for me. It's not a formula. It is something
I did with my whole heart and mind.
John 3:16, John 14:6, Romans 10:8-13
@@lucygrech3688 You have my pity.
That’s always their defense “why does it matter”. Disgusting. Some of us want to live their life on actual Truth. Not a life of assumptions
@Kevin Belgrove Actually two people will disagree with you.
1. The Jews have the right to say that the name of God is too holy to be pronounced and therefore Adonai should be used.
2. This Doctor/Pastor completely disagrees with you. Watch his explanation here.
czcams.com/video/BLgshZe4T8w/video.html
@Kevin Belgrove
He is Yahweh. He existed as a minor deity in an earlier polytheistic religion before the Israelites changed his story and gradually became monotheistic. He is not real
@Kevin Belgrove
None of that has a stronghold over MY mind. Clearly you’re the one who is taking the Bible seriously when you shouldn’t. There’s no evidence to support any of the foundational stories within the Bible, and we know that the Christian god’s story, whatever you want to call him, has been completely changed. Not to mention that his actions and attributes are contradictory....so he cannot exist as he is written. That’s all that really matters. I couldn’t care less about your claims. All I care about is evidence.
@Kevin Belgrove
We don’t have any original scriptures genius! Even if we did, they are still only claims. None of them are supported by evidence. Repeating the claims doesn’t support your case. Stop quoting the Bible and provide evidence that anyone should believe anything that it says.
@Kevin Belgrove
Yeah, that is right. There is no original copy of any single book in the Bible. We have copies of copies of copies. And even if we did have the originals, there is zero evidence to support any of the claims that are made in them. I mean, even claims in the Bible contradict other claims in the Bible. It’s a giant mess of contradictions and nonsense. The only thing rational people care about is evidence. Provide evidence, not claims.
Skepticism and critical thinking skills……the enemies of religion.
“Danger, critical thinking is lethal to faith”
Study fulfilled biblical Prophecy so you can see that the Holy Bible is the eternal Word of GOD who declares the end from the beginning and give your life to JESUS CHRIST - the true JESUS of the Bible!
The JW's deny the deity of our Lord and Savior JESUS CHRIST - this is deadly: if you believe that our LORD s only a created being you can NOT be saved!!! JESUS CHRIST is GOD, see John 1! HE always existed with the FATHER and the HOLY SPIRIT = the GODHEAD or Trinity.
Thank JESUS for paying for your sins on the cross and HIS resurrection on the 3rd day!!! It must come from the bottom of your heart. Listen to great evangelists lke Dr. John Ankerberg and Dr. David Reagan and their guests.
The enemies of FUNDAMENTALISM. Both religious + irreligious. The friends of critically thought out sceptically scrutinised positions, both religious + irreligious.
@@albertafarmer8638 Which one of the more than 12000 different Christian sects, do you belong to. Wake up!! Christianity is a man made religion too, just like all the rest of religions worldwide
@@JUANREYES-ni4wm Hi Juan, we are non denominational Christians. Please study fulfilled Bible prophecy so you can see that the Bible is the eternal Word of GOD who declares the end from the beginning and please give your life to JESUS CHRST while there is still time!!! Don't miss the rapture! You won't get a 2nd chance to get saved if you miss the rapture.. Please listen to real theologians like Dr. Johan Ankerberg, Dr. David Reagan, and Dr. Ron Rhodes on end times chronology.
"A man is accepted into a church for what he believes & kicked out for what he knows."
-Mark Twain
Congratulations for freeing yourself from being bamboozled. That must've been a very painful process. I was raised Catholic and figuring out the truth was a long, difficult & lonely journey for me. Keep up the good work.
Dude you deserve at least 100K subs. Such a quality video.
It’s a +1 from me 👍
Yes im a believer but evan I have questions. I watched my cat kill a bird and I said why! Thats cannibalism @ evan humans will eat humans if there is nothing left.why?
There's nothing quite like having a relationship with Jesus Christ.
He came for me, I acknowledged my sin, repented and accepted Him as Lord and Saviour.
It's a relationship not a religion.
He is real, alive and has open arms.
He is God
Carniverous 'design' was a problem for me too but I never talked openly about it. I wish I'd left in my twenties, I wouldn't have wasted my life being captive to a concept.
I waited for 5 years, so I can take my whole family out. It was worth it.
So i'm assuming you feel that God is evil if he designed a carnivore, right? So now that you believe that there is no God, can we agree that the universe is evil for being the causal of such evil? Or is it no longer evil because it's not God causing it? Also, can we agree that if God making carnivores is an evil thing, then it follows suit that being a carnivore is evil? And lastly, can we agree that in our universe, the process of evolution has brought about a lot of evil, suffering, and pain, that we should attempt to stop from happening any longer?
@@suzyaustin5427 You've made a few assumptions and non sequiters there Suzy ! I can't answer for the guy in the video but I can give you some answers from an athiest point of view. Firstly, atheists don't 'blame' or feel 'angry' with God. We just don't find evidence of his existence. Ascribing 'evil' to an event is to put a human value to it. It's neither good nor bad, it just 'is'. For example, in the Bible, the book of Leviticus gives clear instructions on how to get and treat slaves, virgin girls and killing enemies to get them. It was 'good' at that time but thankfully we, today, find it 'evil'. So, clearly, humans are the ones who determine if something is good or bad based on how it serves their needs at that time. Hope that helps.
@@petertocher6845 Yes, that helps. Thank you. Sometimes, I feel like people make an argument that if there is a God, then this God must be perfect as we would see it.
Whether there is a God or not, has nothing to do with the God being good or bad as we see it. I see the question of God existing, and is God good, as two very different things, and one person's "good God" is the next person's "bad God".
@@suzyaustin5427 Yes, you're right. And that helps explain the human qualities that people have ascribed to the 4000+ gods throughout history. The randomness of life gave rise to gods that controlled the weather, volcanoes, the oceans etc. As people began to figure out the causes of eclipses, tsunamis and other phenomena, the gods that were assigned to them began to lose their power. In the West, today, we have the Abrahamic God which reflects the values and science of people from 3,500 years ago and I guess He's still evolving.
This youtube algorithm is mind-blowing. I'm also one of Jehovah's witnesses whose starting to believe in science and i got this in my recommendations
science is interesting, but it changes everyday
Me too!
You should not believe in science but understand it. There is no belief in science, only evidence.
@@yourssincerely442 No, it doesn't "change", it improves, that is the strength of science.
Science is like religious contridictions galore , theories , assumptions, and speculations and of course mistakes ? ? ?
I was a ministerial servant but left the JWs 30 years ago. Its amazing today to see so many ex-witnesses on YT explaining the falsehood of the organisation. It was impossible of course back then. Keep it up.
Fantastic video. I'm so proud to know you personally. I can't wait to watch your journey x
Beautiful video, and very refreshing to see a fellow ex-JW who left for these reasons! Thank you.
I never grew up in any form of religion. I grew up pretty roughly, and turned to Christianity for guidance and haven't looked back since. The pastor of my church is an ex JW and he told me the crap he went through in that cult. I'm sorry you grew up in that deception, but there are still answers you can find with God included in your life. Wish you the best, and much respect to you for breaking away and thinking for yourself.
So you swallowed the blue pill though
I was confused about Jehovah’s preoccupation with foreskins and circumcision. Was it a design fault?
Was it like Audi recalling cars for a transmission issue?
They have one? Never heard of it in my 15 years going to meetings.
It was a mark in their flesh to distinguish the Hebrews from all the other Nations.
Brilliant argument. I used to think those thoughts but was austracised every time I questioned or mentioned nature and dinossaurs, who turned carnivours and hunters, not after Adam and Eve were expelled from the garden of Eden, but before.
Yeah exactly..according to jw, dinosaur main purpose was to "prepare the earth for the paradise"...hahaha ok?!?!?!
@@judethomas5768 my study conductorbtlld me it was to flattened the earth. I didnt have the courage to ask, how come Jehovah created the earth but needed to create dinossaurs to flatten it?
@@judethomas5768 lol that’s what I thought
Like he said !
Thank you, as a Paleontologist, it is so frustrating that fossil evidence is ignored or excused as unusually shaped rocks and how wrong that argument is for anyone with eyes. You did your research well, thank you for finding evidence on your own by visiting your local natural history museum, and coming to your own conclusions. Also, wonderful choice of the Trex skull model behind you! I recommend some books and articles by Stephen Jay Gould, he was a prolific natural history writer.
Too bad Gould claimed there was common ground between science and the supernatural.
There is no way that works.
There's nothing quite like having a relationship with Jesus Christ.
He came for me, I acknowledged my sin, repented and accepted Him as Lord and Saviour.
It's a relationship not a religion.
He is real, alive and has open arms.
He is God
That's nice, dear.
@@lucygrech3688 Lucy, back in the real world, people (especially thinking people) require evidence to back up claims. Religion makes some pretty extraordinary claims. And yet there is no evidence for the existence of God - any god. The entire universe, including planet Earth, works exactly as you would expect given what we know about the laws of physics. in other words, if you take God out of the equation, things continue to work EXACTLY as they do. You don't need God to explain anything.
The problem for you gets worse, though: in order to believe what you believe, you have to shut your eyes to a huge body of evidence that flies in the face of religion. You have to deny evolution, which is now proven beyond any doubt. You also have to deny the fossil record, which shows not only how and when animals evolved but also proves that animals have been around for millions of years, not the 6,000 years that the Bible claims.
You can believe whatever you want, and live out the rest of your life in your fantasy world. That is your right. But don't start telling other people that your god is real. It doesn't stand up to the most minimal scrutiny.
@@scrumpymanjack when one looks at a building they know automatically there was a builder who built it.
So when one looks at the universe...
2 minutes in and i'm already shouting "HOW DOES 'not what he intended' HAPPEN TO AN OMNISCIENT GOD?!"
Remember Noah? Be whole flood thing just because „the all-knowing, all-powerful, infallible“ god failed in creating a humanity to his liking?
And then he didn‘t dare to try again and left it to Noah‘s family to repopulate the world. Leading to a similar outcome, which leaves him pretty unsatisfied since.
i don’t usually hit the bell for many of my subscriptions but you earned it
Really great video. I had a conversation with an elder about dinosaurs being carnivorous but he defaulted to "it's possible they ate carrion." The fact that animals were "created" with venom, camouflage, quills, etc paints an entirely different picture than a peaceful paradise.
I look forward to your future videos!
Thank you Jenny!😊 I completely agree; the more you know about the natural world, the less it seems compatible with that of a loving Creator
Can I ask a question about how the organization teaches vs what is in the Bible? Did the study material ever cover Isaiah 45:7? It states: I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil(ra): I the LORD do all these things. I inserted the Hebrew word "ra" next to evil, because the NWT does not say "evil" there. I want to point out that in Genesis, it uses the word "ra" when describing the tree of knowledge of Good, and evil\bad(ra). I know this will hurt a Jw quite badly, but their translation of this is "ra". It's bad. But what I really would like to know is this: If God is real, and the Bible is an accurate replication of what he said......Does watchtower actually teach how God is revealed in the Bible, or do they teach their own version of God, who is not found in the Bible?
Jehovah/LORD is actually Satan the devil. If you look for my profile, I give an extended answer
Well done for getting out and welcome to the community 🎉🎊
This was awesome. I was disfellowshipped along with my sister in 1973 when I was barely 20 and my sister was only 15. We had quit but the elders said it was a one way door, we could come in but could not leave. We were terribly hurt. Eventually my poor sister would runaway and become a prostitute. I too went through a serious time of reasoning while sitting at the kitchen table. I concluded that believing took a leap of faith that I no longer had. It had started with evolution while I was in high school. I started a discussion in my science class and I realized that evening that many of MY arguments supported evolution. I went to an elder to get more info and I realized he didn't know a damn thing about science. This lead to me becoming engaged to and marrying a 'worldly person' which eventually lead me away from what JWs called 'the truth'. I went to college and I wanted to know everything. I took all kinds of classes; I was absolutely crazy to see the world without a religious lens. I was starving for knowledge. I became a teacher and was very successful.
I see the teacher in you. All that training going door to door and making presentations at meetings is great experience for a career in education. Thank you for doing this. Hopefully you're able reach many young people with your lessons. I really needed this when I was 20 and I'm glad its available now. Best of luck.
This is one of the doctrines that made my whole faith fall apart. I can 100% confirm that the reaction of elders, friends and family was the same: Why would animals matter? I was almost ridiculed for suggesting that this was one of the main reasons for leaving. It was so clear to me that so many JWs are there because of all the emotionally soothing doctrines that were taught, not actually caring about the truth. How ironic, since "The Truth" is such a central concept within the organization.
god wanted animals sacrificed by Abel rather than Cain’s first fruits ,
He wanted the blood sacrifice of his own son
The god they believe in is not really a loving father at all
@@gustavmahler1466 Tell me more!
Yahweh is a psycho genocidal drama queen.
Fantastic stuff Harrison. So glad you finally started!!
Is this The Lacie Jones? Can I just tell you how much of an impact hearing your story had on me. I used to be in the Great Bridge congregation and several others in the midlands over the years. I knew your step dad and was always struck by his presence in a room. What an imposing man! But I also remember watching him attempt to shout down my cousin during an argument. She was an 8 stone ringing wet young woman who told him, 'don't raise your voice at me, just because you shout louder doesn't make you right'! He did not like that! To be told off at all was bad enough, but especially by the 'weaker vessel'! I was utterly shocked at the way your elders failed to provide the needed evidence in his trial. At that point I myself was serving as an elder and couldn't yet see the obvious faults in the CSA procedure. But your story illuminated it for me in such fantastic detail. And with it being such a recent situation I knew no one in the Borg would be able to hide behind the argument that this was 'back in the day'. You're such a strong person to have come out with your story and I genuinely applaud you for doing so. I'd love to get in touch with you to discuss your experiences in the org. But I know you must be very busy and no doubt have lots of people vying for your time, so I understand if it's not something you have time for. Once again, thank you for sharing your experience and I wish you the very best in happiness and success.
@@chrisgelding Hi. Thank you for your message and your lovely words. I couldn't help but laugh at Cliff shouting. He was infamous for incidents like that. I don't know a lot of names from Great Bridge but it would be interesting to talk! How should I contact you?
Hi Lacie, not sure if you got the other response I sent to your comment. Here's my anonymous email you can get me on
Thetruthseeker@outlook.ie
From there I can give you my personal details if that's ok.
I've watched this 10 plus times and I still cry each time I watch it. Leaving JWs is one of th hardest things I've ever done. To realise the actual truth about the 'the Truth' is so painful. I'm just glad I'm out for good.
"Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge, it is those who know little, not those who know much, who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science." - Charles Darwin
Great information and glad you woke up. Now you don't have to waste your time with their senseless meetings. When I question the elders Manny questions they shy away and stop coming or calling, It is like their brain couldn't compute my questions. I couldn't be any happier to ever see them again.
It’s easier to fool someone, than to convince them that they’ve been fooled
My elders smiled when they disfellowshiped me
Mines too, like he had checkmate when he said my name. And sighed when they announced me back.
Maybe you are immoral so you are dispellowship
@@chrisdurant4627 well two of them looked at each other and smiled like they were relieved it was over 😕
@@jakestartv5617 Define immoral? Like not reporting child sex abuse to the authorities? Oh you didn't mean that did you?
@@carlisroy6666 reporting child abuse is not the obligation of organization the victim or the parents might report not the organization
To question, to learn, to change your mind are freedoms you worked hard to earn. Tremendous effort!
Suggestions from Chris Stuckmann's Jehovah video led me here. Keep up on upholding facts and science!
This is amazing! I have learned on my journey out of the JW cult that beliefs can change in an instant when presented with evidence, but the core values of a person are constant. My core values of loyalty, authenticity and love are still the same as when I was in this cult and have lead me down a path of finding a beautiful life in constant search of truth. Looking forward to many more of your videos...subscribed!
Thank you for your kind words and for subscribing!😊
I'm with you in the sense that the main difference between being in the organization and out of it, is the desire and quest for real truth. Not accepting any one organization or persons word for it without adequate evidence. Love the name Ina Pickle btw😆
Great video, I remember at 14 years old the person I studied with said "who said Dinosaurs were real" I looked at him and I'm like what the... I have been a huge fan of dinosaurs all my childhood and studied them.
Uhm wtf..... there's like literal proof dinosaurs existed lmaoooooo. They messed up goodness
@@jadee9894 He had the audacity to say fossils could be Satan traps lol
Thank you. I didn't mention this in the video because even the literature acknowledges the existence of dinosaurs, so it's not the widely held belief; however, like yourself, I've had even family members say that fossils are nonsense and that dinosaurs didn't exist. 🤦🏻♂️
@@TheTruthHurts yes I heard many times that "satan manipulates the fossil record"...such shite
So funny you say this I was raised as one as well and my father was an elder and I remember my parents telling me that they weren’t real. Also excellent video! And I commend you on your bravery it’s hard to go against something you were raised to believe.
It’s like looking into a mirror from 20 years ago. I went through the same journey my friend. You nailed it!
Thanks Stephen!
This is a perfect response to the same teachings I got from my Baptist upbringing. I was a science minded child living in a Pastor’s home.
Thank you for laying it all out so succinctly. Keep making content!
I can do nothing else but applaud you for this excellent video!
So well put together, in such articulate and logical reasoning.
Thank you so much.
I'm looking out for much more of this! 😘
That's really kind for you to say, thank you Rianne 😊
@@TheTruthHurts You are an extremely competent young man. I wish you success in every aspect of your life. It might be a strange confession, however, I wish I had JVs knocking on my door as I love showing them the tragedy of their world. I'll be putting up a sign welcoming them to come for dinner - but indicating that they may be on the menu. Continue the excellent work - we wish you all the support your heart should have to wrap with the care that exists in the hearts of all those damaged by all religions across this planet. Be well friend!
Your argument about the herbivores' defense mechanism (spikes, horns, armor, even poison in today's animals) is the most compelling to me! If the world was meant to be a peaceful place, what are the armed/armored herbivores protecting themselves from? Why do they need protection?
And even more interesting: if Satan modified some animals to be carnivores, did he also modify the herbivores to be able to defend themselves? or did Jehovah do that to protect them? If Jehovah had the power to give defenses to herbivore, why didn't he just... un-carnivore the carnivores?
To me, this alone proves evolution over an all-loving God.
The revealed history of the earth with all of its creatures and natural events is exactly what Jehovah planned in advance.
If the JW Elders disagree with the evidence displayed in museums and science textbooks
then the Elders are wrong.
@@JamesRichardWiley, but how could a bunch of low-intelligence, deluded, ignorant pseudo-religious fundamentalists be WRONG? ;)
Are you VEGAN?
The intellect of men making swords bows and arrows up to today's guns and ammos is also a form of defense mechanism in the part of humans. So if Jehovah instructed not to make weapons of war no more, rather, turn swords into plowshares, men can also halt the manufacturing of weapons if they want to. Lets convert that to animal defense mechanisms, like men's intellect, animal defense mechanisms known today might have other useful purposes other than defending themselves, which only God knows. If God wants all animals to stop killing each other for food then by His will He can. Everything is possible in God's arrangements, no need for an evolution. Carnivores does not prove evolution even more.
Utterly delusional.
this is the exact reason why i couldn’t ever believe. i left as soon as i could. amazing video! i love your passion and how much you truly care to understand. keep seeking truth. this universe we live in is so much more incredible than the judeo-christian viewpoint claims.
This is exactly how I’ve been thinking for the longest, Ive feared questioning things because I thought it was sinful
Great video! Really good. With JW’s, it’s not about truth anymore. It’s about protecting a belief system that makes them feel safe, secure, and “saved”. It’s very hard to break free from that kind of delusion.
Thanks Colin! 😊 What you're saying is undeniable. Hopefully exposure on varying topics and the religion as a whole from channels on here will help for some in the process of mentally breaking free
@@TheTruthHurts absolutely! The fact it can all be debunked because of the dinosaurs is another knock out blow for the cult. But even if the dinosaur debate didn’t completely debunk there beliefs, there’s so much more that does! I always enjoy hearing about elders ridiculous answers to intelligent questions. They just dig the hole deeper! Looking forward to more of your video’s.
Hi, Just want to say congratulations on disassociating and standing up for critical thinking, you have a lovely way of speaking and delivering. I disassociated August 2019 after over 36 years. I also have CZcams videos. Looking forward to seeing you doing more.
How are your jw family treating. Love from U.K. 💜💜
You have small subscribers not yet monitized do more videos😅
Brilliant video, thank you. My wife and I have just started watching your mini public talks, and we really like your presentation and reasoning. I once was an elder....nobody ever asked me questions like that, fortunately! But now we are out, 3 years and happy. We await further videos from you with eager anticipation 🙂
Congratulations on the revelations of logic and wisdom that you have experienced! I was raised as a christian, dedicated my life to jesus, and told the bible is god's infallible "word" to us. Then as an adult, I read and studied about how the bible was actually written, what we have for biblical manuscripts, and the huge amount of contradictions therein, the total lack of eye-witness testimony about jesus, and the forgeries in the new testament!! That for me was the turning point.
gosh i can relate to you .....i have many many questions -- i do believe in a supreme being.....i just don't know how that can be....
@@7_583 Just one example: In Matthew 26, Jesus and the disciples have the Passover dinner. AFTERWARDS, during the night, Jesus is captured, and the next day is killed. In John 19, it specifically states that Jesus is killed on The Day of Preparation which is the morning BEFORE the Passover dinner. So which was it….Jesus dies the morning after the Passover, or the morning before? If god isn’t lying, maybe there are 2 Jesus! How can we have any confidence in the bible being "god's words" to us, and therefore the "foundation of knowledge", (as I was taught) when the bible cannot even get straight what day "his son" is killed, for what is arguably the most important event in the whole bible for Christianity?
Congrats on your awakening, and your well made video. Much kudos to you!
Thank you so much 😀
Wished I heard this talk at a meeting.. you delivered it perfectly with ever point you made.
Could you imagine 🤣
@@TheTruthHurts 😂
Thank you so much for these videos! I never was a Jehovah's Witness although my grandparents are. I never knew much about their belief system so these videos are both informative and shocking to me that my grandparents, who seem so reasonable, could harbor these bizarre beliefs.
One thing that makes no sense to me is that Jehovah's Witnesses truly believe that Carnivores are because of "Satan's System" and that they all used to be herbivores, why don't Jehovah's Witnesses practice vegetarianism? If everything on Earth used to be an Herbivore according to them, wouldn't vegetarianism line up with their moral framework? How do they justify this?
Because in the bible it is said that after the flood God allowed human to eat meat. The assumption is that surely because everything was flooded and surely destroyed on earth so only what was brought in the arch was what they can eat.
I’ve heard a lot about your channel lately, & finally had the time to give it a listen. I was not disappointed! Wow! My next step will be to subscribe. Looking forward to more great, thought provoking content! Love, love loved this! 💝
Glad you enjoyed. Thanks Marie-Claire!
Excellent video! And welcome to CZcams :)
CANT BE " IN THE TRUTH" IF YOU THINK TOO MUCH
you can't be in the truth if you think!
There are ALWAYS 3 sides: your side, my side and the truth
@@wendyh2708 An axiom if there ever was one!
@Kevin Belgrove Thanks. Good research. Original Hebrew had no vowels so I can't say YAH wasn't used, like in halleluYAH
@Kevin Belgrove True. Vowel pointing didn't occur til masoretic scribes preserved them around 1000AD.
Basic logic is what woke alot of us. Thank you for your content. When we allow our logical brain to think and not be programmed by others, the freedom that comes from that is priceless
You will never imagine how this video testimony will help free the minds of people watching this sincere talk. Thank you so much.
Diogenes???
Such a wonderful video!! Excited to hear more of your story!
Thank you thank you thank you. The loudness of fact, evidence, and reality is too much to bear, and morphs into our way out of the oppression of WT control and the oh so false hope of the *New System*.
You are so eloquent, and I hope you'll continue to share your evolution here. 🌟
I sure will. Thank you for such a nice comment😊
@@TheTruthHurts I literally had tears in my eyes when I started watching this video. I went thru terrible things because of this organization that I have been afraid to speak about...but I remained faithful until I had my son. His thinking was just like yours...he was tested and found to be a genius..he loved science and his dream was to be a palaeontologist"...I wanted him to be free to ask questions like this...and to become whatever he wanted to be...he passed away at only 12 and it’s been so hard. His good heart and inquisitive mind gave me the strength to leave the Watchtower Organization. Thank you for speaking out and searching for truth to share
@@aprilgriggstatum2808 I'm not sure where to begin. I can not begin to imagine how hard it must be, and so unfortunately I can offer no words besides I'm incredibly incredibly sorry for your loss.
I want to thank you for being brave enough to share that message with me and also being brave enough to question your belief system. I'm glad that his legacy of being both passionate and inquisitive about paleontology and animals lives on in you.
Bro you are doing a great thing. It’s about time humans left all religious belief where it belongs, in the past.
I wish only the best.This takes a lot of bravery to share these scientific facts.To know and understand so much and lose your family and friends for being realistic 🥲.Such powerful arguments.We definitely have been bamboozled.Stay encouraged!❤️
Nice! Looking forward to seeing more from you. Also nice to see a Brit doing this
Thank you!
Brilliant presentation! Most of the things you mention are what really sparked my awakening
I'm loving your channel. Your message is so clear and can be used against every religion. It's very telling how every believer believes they found the one true religion, yet none of them measure up to scrutiny.
Why are you so intent on destroying all faith? Spiteful.
@@cincin4515 You consider going against fantasy thinking to be spiteful?
Goes against J.W. version of the Dino being pure story
I grew up seventh day Adventist, and believed similar stuff brother. Both movements came out of the failed Millerite movement in 1844. Look up Roots, Shoots, and those in cahoots on CZcams, it shows all the cults that came out of the millerites
The construct of your presentation was easy to follow and refreshing. You bring a new way to respectfully weigh out the WT doctrine against what we clearly see in the world around us. Bashing them for all their known wrongs bears little fruit for the most part currently. It does bring awareness. But your methodology is non-deniable back by real facts that leads to sound reasoning. Sound conclusion. Excellent. Thank you. Subscribed I did. 🙂
beautifully put together video. Well thought out arguments that you've articulated well. Well done. I look forward to seeing more.
Glad you liked it Pablo. Thank you!
@@TheTruthHurts Who is the name of the only true God according to the bible John John 17:3,1corintians 8:5-6?
@@vusimngomezulu2500 u are embarrassing. You didn't even watch the video. Haai ndoda
@@mahatanyawarra1705 You mean this people busy watching and criticizing Jehovah's witnesses are not embarrassing?and why you don't know the name of the only true God Roman's 10:13?
@@vusimngomezulu2500 1 Peter 3-15.
Always have ready your REASONING (logos) for believing in Christianity. Well...
I remember a aboriginal young lady that often sat beside me on my commute to work on the bus. One day she was crying quietly. I only ever said hello and talked about the weather, but this time I asked her if she was okay. She hesitantly revealed that she had been completely disfellowshipped from her JW congregation for questioning her elders on some issues. But what got me was that she was shunned by all her friends and her family. While I do like a few of the JW imperatives, her experience was enough to convince me that the organization we all get bugged by at our doors was a travesty, let alone all their theological nonsense, anti-science, and overbearing authority hierarchy.
Mind absolutely blown. I couldn’t click Subscribe fast enough. Thank you for that analysis.
I loved this video. Im pimo (physically in and mentally out) and this really helped me to put all of the pieces together. I can tell you put a lot of work and effort into this especially with the research and it turned out great. This video was amazing and is really helping me on my leaving journey? idk what to call it lol
Thanks Shay! You're right, it's most definitely a journey
Thank you! Outstanding logic! I subscribed and look forward to hearing more brilliant reasoning as well as learning your personal story.
Bravo, man. The immense courage needed to question doctrine & abandon such an organization-even if that means alienation by family, friends & community-in quest for knowledge must be applauded.
A good example of critical thinking in practice. Loved the vid bro. I too was a mini/pio but never had doubts until I left. I think your video is evidence that we possess the ability to wake ourselves up. Thank you.
It‘s like with conspiracy theories with such things. Who wants to believe something will „connect the dots“ accordingly. What woke me up was the observation how their advice on relationships is by far worse than everything that existed „in the world“. Seeing those strange marriages. And the religions approach to sex by regulating even what married couples are allowed to do in the bedroom. No people, this can by no means be the truth.
I believe married people have a right to do decide what whomever they want to do the bottom is anybody business but their own no jw people no elders need to know about it they can do everything they want to do to do.
@@MiguelRodriguez-ok9rb i kid you not, they have rules against oral and anal sex for married people
Good for you. Not everyone manages to out-think their indoctrination. I hope you're going to explain more of your journey towards rationality, and also that you aren't suffering any bad consequences directed towards you from the JWs, including your friends and family.
Don't want to find them acting intellectually carniverous
What a great video! An excellent argument that I had never heard before. I came hear by accident but I'm staying. Keep doing this kind of videos!
So refreshing to listen to someone that learned to use his own brain.
Excelent video! When I expressed the same doubt to an elder (Why some animals seemed 'designed' to kill?), he went really defensive, saying 'Are you suggesting the Bible is wrong?' Thank you for your work
Don't be silly, the Bible can't be wrong😆
Thank you Mario
Very thought provoking. Nice you referred to Carl Sagan. You’re asking the right questions. I watched my friend, in her garden, looking at Saturn through her telescope and that Brian Cox quote suddenly became illuminated “We are the cosmos made conscious and life is the means by which the universe understands itself.
Ive found you by watching you on Lloyds channel. I’ve not ever been a JW, but I am deconstructing from Christianity. I read, watch and research about many different religions and why people eventually leave their belief systems. This video was presented very well and you told your story clearly and it was well thought out. I enjoyed listening to you and so you definitely get a like and subscribe from me. Can’t wait for more.
You are making great videos my man. I grew up in the 7th Day Adventist church, but left it as an adult due to things not adding up - so I can surely relate.
Worse, since I left, I have lost my family, friends and entire society. It has been a solitary kind of life since I left.
Nicely argued. Look forward to more.
Amazing job! Keep it up! I only wish I had woken up at your age instead of at 40, with my best years behind me. What a waste. Please keep making videos and helping others wake up before it's too late!
Hi PimoLife - 40 is still young and your best years are ahead - esp without the JW religion! A friend of mine was a witness for 60 years; she just woke up recently at the age of 80! She's so happy and thrilled, to know the truth... Yes, I agree - what a brilliant video, loved it... thank you.
Speaking as a sixty something year old, your best years may yet be ahead of you!
@@francesfree Thanks for the encouragement. Sorry it took a month for me to reply haha. Cheers!
@@mikemorris2867 Thanks for the encouragement. Sorry it took a month for me to reply haha. Cheers!
@@pimo4098 That's okay. Have a great weekend!
My deconversion from Christianity happened very similar to yours. Studying the writings of actual evolutionary biologist, instead of listening to Christians pretend to be experts, changed everything for me. I felt like I had been lied to my entire life, and that started the ball rolling.
But evolutionist liberal Christianity exists. Christianity is not necessarily fundamentalist + creationist.
I saw you on Lloyd's channel and I subscribed. Good luck, you are on the right track.
Accidentally clicked on this, glad I did. Thank you for sharing. Amazing video. Solid argument. You are a brave person.
Thanks Max. I appreciate that
Glad you’re no longer a PUBLISHER for the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society... A BOOK PUBLISHING COMPANY!
I loved the way you structured this video. Keep going!
Absolutely awesome material covered! Keep up the good work!
The fact that there was weird sea creatures on the bottom of the ocean floor used to really bug me. Like why would Jehovah create them? It didn’t make sense to me. The existence of planets doesn’t add up either. Why are there ticks and fleas and lice?? It doesn’t match with a loving caring all powerful wise Creator
That book Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari did it for me too bro! After I finished reading that book I was mentally out but physicaly in as ministerial servant for a few weeks then I moved to a different congregation and the pandemic came so I'm faded now.
Just so you're aware, the only time I get ads about religion are before I watch you're show so you're doing something to make waves. Keep it up.
Saw your interview on the Lloyd Evan's channel today and came over to see you in your natural element. Congratulations on exiting the JW CULT ! Welcome to your freedom