[FairfieldLife] RE: Those who reject superstition are displaying extra brain power

2014-02-02 Thread emptybill
Contrary to thee, I always lie.

[FairfieldLife] RE: Those who reject superstition are displaying extra brain power

2014-02-02 Thread emptybill
They were always fuckheads. Even before Jerry Jarvis left there were too many of them in the movement. Organizational and ideological control went together in the movement - which made it a bowel movement.

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Those who reject superstition are displaying extra brain power

2014-02-02 Thread Michael Jackson
Man that's a good one! I wish I had thought of it. On Sun, 2/2/14, emptyb...@yahoo.com emptyb...@yahoo.com wrote: Subject: [FairfieldLife] RE: Those who reject superstition are displaying extra brain power To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Date

[FairfieldLife] RE: Those who reject superstition are displaying extra brain power

2014-02-02 Thread awoelflebater
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, s3raphita@... wrote: Re Don't act like it doesn't happen and that long term TM practice and esp. long term TMSP practice is not a factor.: Totally agree with you. Of course, the problem with issues like this is that if anyone claims TM has

[FairfieldLife] RE: Those who reject superstition are displaying extra brain power

2014-02-02 Thread awoelflebater
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, anartaxius@... wrote: 'The lady doth protest too much, methinks.' Judy makes great show of pointing out her integrity, honesty, and fairness, but there are character defects that undermine this theatrical performance. Repeatedly making such a show is

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Those who reject superstition are displaying extra brain power

2014-02-02 Thread Share Long
yikes! Thanks, emptybill for delivering imho, the perfect koan for FFL! On Sunday, February 2, 2014 8:08 AM, emptyb...@yahoo.com emptyb...@yahoo.com wrote:   Contrary to thee, I always lie.

[FairfieldLife] RE: Those who reject superstition are displaying extra brain power

2014-02-02 Thread authfriend
Xeno has certainly made himself look extraordinarily smarmy with this load of crap. He's reviving a smear originated by that Model of Probity Curtisdeltablues, as he was trying to weasel his way out of a cocoon of dishonesty he'd woven around himself. The smear was picked up later by Share as

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Those who reject superstition are displaying extra brain power

2014-02-02 Thread authfriend
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liar_paradox http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liar_paradox yikes! Thanks, emptybill for delivering imho, the perfect koan for FFL! Contrary to thee, I always lie.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Those who reject superstition are displaying extra brain power

2014-02-01 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Michael Jackson wrote: Can you expand on the icicle event? I have never heard that story. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/message/158523 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/message/158523

[FairfieldLife] RE: Those who reject superstition are displaying extra brain power

2014-02-01 Thread dhamiltony2k5
Science Discovers A Clear and Present Spiritual Danger: Too Damned much “Cognitive Inhibition”. So, the practical take-away from this research is that skeptics here suffer from “Cognitive Inhibition”. Too damned much “Cognitive Inhibition” evidently is a very sad state of diagnosis

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Those who reject superstition are displaying extra brain power

2014-02-01 Thread Michael Jackson
. On Sat, 2/1/14, TurquoiseB turquoi...@yahoo.com wrote: Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Those who reject superstition are displaying extra brain power To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Date: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 12:37 PM

[FairfieldLife] RE: Those who reject superstition are displaying extra brain power

2014-02-01 Thread awoelflebater
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote: Remember the talk of omens when a couple of birds attacked the Pope's peace doves? Remember when Maharishi mistook an icicle on his balcony for Shiva? New research suggests that the brains of many people are naturally susceptible

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Those who reject superstition are displaying extra brain power

2014-02-01 Thread dhamiltony2k5
miracles do exist. God Almighty Damn. You have to hear/see it to believe such crap exists. On Sat, 2/1/14, TurquoiseB turquoiseb@... mailto:turquoiseb@... wrote: Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Those who reject superstition are displaying extra brain

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Those who reject superstition are displaying extra brain power

2014-02-01 Thread authfriend
: Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Those who reject superstition are displaying extra brain power To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Date: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 12:37 PM --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Those who reject superstition are displaying extra brain power

2014-02-01 Thread anartaxius
Yahoo! Groups Guidelines Yahoo! Groups give Yahoo! users a place to meet, interact, and share ideas with each other. Just like a real community, you may have different opinions than other Yahoo! Groups users. The Yahoo! Groups experience is best when people remember a few rules. Yahoo!

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Those who reject superstition are displaying extra brain power

2014-02-01 Thread authfriend
Ooopsie! Xeno had a little trouble understanding what I wrote to Buck. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, anartaxius@... wrote: Yahoo! Groups Guidelines Yahoo! Groups give Yahoo! users a place to meet, interact, and share ideas with each other. Just like a real community, you

[FairfieldLife] RE: Those who reject superstition are displaying extra brain power

2014-02-01 Thread anartaxius
All I did was cut and paste Yahoo guidelines, as Buck had mentioned them. What does that have to do with what Judy wrote to Buck? I was curious about the Yahoo guidelines because I had never read them until now. As text, the format of the guidelines did not paste in well, but they are still

[FairfieldLife] RE: Those who reject superstition are displaying extra brain power

2014-02-01 Thread authfriend
As Xeno knows, I do not lie.

[FairfieldLife] RE: Those who reject superstition are displaying extra brain power

2014-02-01 Thread dhamiltony2k5
Dear Dear Anartaxius, Somehow we must deal with this “Cognitive Inhibition” problem which so evidently is at the root of so much skepticism around some certain things so good that it obstructs a positive consensus about our history and where we could together go. I do not wish to force my

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Those who reject superstition are displaying extra brain power

2014-02-01 Thread Michael Jackson
. On Sat, 2/1/14, TurquoiseB turquoiseb@... wrote: Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Those who reject superstition are displaying extra brain power To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Date: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 12:37 PM

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Those who reject superstition are displaying extra brain power

2014-02-01 Thread Michael Jackson
. On Sat, 2/1/14, dhamiltony...@yahoo.com dhamiltony...@yahoo.com wrote: Subject: [FairfieldLife] RE: Those who reject superstition are displaying extra brain power To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Date: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 8:55 PM Dear Anartaxius

[FairfieldLife] RE: Those who reject superstition are displaying extra brain power

2014-02-01 Thread s3raphita
Re Don't act like it doesn't happen and that long term TM practice and esp. long term TMSP practice is not a factor.: Totally agree with you. Of course, the problem with issues like this is that if anyone claims TM has such-and-such benefits, or alternatively that TM causes this-and-that

[FairfieldLife] RE: Those who reject superstition are displaying extra brain power

2014-02-01 Thread anartaxius
Cognitive inhibition is the ability to control inner and outer distracting stimuli, thereby making sure that working memory is not cluttered with irrelevant information or content. Cognitive inhibition is believed to strongly influence, helping to control both sexual and aggressive urges within

[FairfieldLife] RE: Those who reject superstition are displaying extra brain power

2014-02-01 Thread anartaxius
'The lady doth protest too much, methinks.' Judy makes great show of pointing out her integrity, honesty, and fairness, but there are character defects that undermine this theatrical performance. Repeatedly making such a show is a characteristic of those that have mendacious tendencies. No one

[FairfieldLife] RE: Those who reject superstition are displaying extra brain power

2014-02-01 Thread s3raphita
Re Cognitive inhibition is believed to strongly influence, helping to control both sexual and aggressive urges within human society.: On a side note: TM, of course, relies not on inhibition but on the natural tendency of the mind to settle in deeper, calmer depths. Re Most scientists, being

[FairfieldLife] RE: Those who reject superstition are displaying extra brain power

2014-02-01 Thread authfriend
Xeno is lying through his vicious teeth. If anyone wants to know (other than Xeno, who knows already) why I say this, you're more than welcome to ask me. 'The lady doth protest too much, methinks.' Judy makes great show of pointing out her integrity, honesty, and fairness, but there are

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Those who reject superstition are displaying extra brain power

2014-02-01 Thread Michael Jackson
No to mention the fact that so many of the long time TM leaders who SHOULD be enlightened by now all act like fuckheads. On Sun, 2/2/14, s3raph...@yahoo.com s3raph...@yahoo.com wrote: Subject: [FairfieldLife] RE: Those who reject superstition

[FairfieldLife] RE: Those who reject superstition are displaying extra brain power

2014-02-01 Thread anartaxius
Yes, scientists often fail at being scientists, they do have passions, they make mistakes and have biases. Keeping these at bay is one of the marks of a top scientist. Richard Feynman is one of my favorites. No, I am not British. The family mythos has it that I was born in Larissa, Greece,