The Watchtower, “Exposing the Devil’s Subtle Designs”
“From the very outset of his rebellion Satan called into question God’s way of doing things. He promoted independent thinking. … How is such independent thinking manifested? A common way is by questioning the counsel that is provided by God’s visible organization.”
Paragraph 21 gives the example of questioning warnings about music and discos; the section is headed 'Avoid Independent Thinking'.
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Provenance and verification note for The Watchtower, Exposing the Devil’s Subtle Designs
Confidence note. Opened the WOL document; page marker places both paragraphs on p. 22 (the brief cited p. 22 — correct).
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Accessed. 19 September 2026 · Source ID. src-w-1983-0115-exposing-devils-subtle-designs