That's what I love about it, the overwhelming sense of doom and impending judgement. I love the pictures of mankind frolicking in heaven with all Hov's creatures, the lions, the bears et al. Has great pseudo-science sections too.
judgement and doom is all fine and dandy for those that believe. what gets me is the stuff that affects "this life". was once given a copy of the Watchtower to read while waiting (went to collect an ebay purchase, imagine my surprise when the address was The Watchtower, Mill Hill, I was more than a little nervous ringing the bell that day... ) and the main piece was about how we needn't concern ourselves with human suffering and ecological collapse. all that bad shit is supposed to happen, don't worry about it. don't bother trying to make it better. there will be loads of bad shit, it gets worse, nearly everyone dies and then the world is suddenly sunny again, and we - the chosen few - will live happily ever after. all nicely illustrated by a happy aryan family frolicking in a wildflower meadow.
judgement and doom is all fine and dandy for those that believe. what gets me is the stuff that affects "this life". was once given a copy of the Watchtower to read while waiting (went to collect an ebay purchase, imagine my surprise when the address was The Watchtower, Mill Hill, I was more than a little nervous ringing the bell that day... ) and the main piece was about how we needn't concern ourselves with human suffering and ecological collapse. all that bad shit is supposed to happen, don't worry about it. don't bother trying to make it better. there will be loads of bad shit, it gets worse, nearly everyone dies and then the world is suddenly sunny again, and we - the chosen few - will live happily ever after. all nicely illustrated by a happy aryan family frolicking in a wildflower meadow.
the thought of that still gives me the creeps.