Robert Parks piece on Hagelin and TM was entirely devoid of any reasoning, logic, or corroborative findings, to support Park's incredibly prejudiced, unreasoned, and fundamentalist(ie : closed minded) skeptic approach. It was utter unscientific prejudiced personal opinion. That is not to say that there is not be a critique of Hagelin and TM that could be valid, but this certainly wasn't it.
--- In [email protected], "George DeForest" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The following is an opinion piece sent to members > of the American Physical Society. This is not the first time > the author has written about Hagelin. > > Robert L. Park is a physicist who believes > that Hagelin is honest, intelligent, > and completely misguided. > He had several pages on Hagelin > in his latest book, "Voodo Science." > > WHAT'S NEW Robert L. Park Friday, 28 Sep 01 Washington, DC > > 1. WORLD PEACE: IF YOU CAN'T DONATE $1 BILLION, > HOW ABOUT A LOAN? > Major newspapers, including the New York Times and the Washington > Post, carried a full page ad on Sunday from the Endowment Fund > for World Peace. The ad called on "the world's wealthiest" to > come up with $1B for world peace: "There must a few peace-loving > billionaires who can raise the money in one day". But in view of > the urgency, the ad says, if some deep-pocket would just advance > the money, the Endowment would repay the advance from donations > of little schmucks like us. So who are these people, and what > are they proposing to do with the money? This morning they held > a press conference at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. > The first speaker was John Hagelin, string theorist (PhD physics, > Harvard '81), perpetual presidential candidate of the Natural Law > Party, and follower of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. Hagelin explained > that right now an elite corps of 40,000 Yogic Flyers is training > in India to "generate a powerful, scientifically-proven unified > consciousness field" that will give us permanent world peace. He > was followed on live satellite hook-up by the Maharishi himself. > In a rambling, at times incoherent speech, the Maharishi warned, > "President Bush doesn't know science, he's uneducated, ignorant > and following the path of failure...the solution is with me." > > 2. LEVITATION: THE "SCIENCE" OF YOGIC FLYING. > It's a measure of how seriously the current situation is taken that > two years ago Hagelin offered to end the violence in Kosovo > with a mere 7,000 Yogic flyers (WN 9 Apr 99). > He had come to Washington, DC with his proposal and > in the most bizarre press conference in the history of the Press Club, > he actually gave a demonstration of Yogic flying. > Mattresses were spread right there on the floor, > and 12 fit-looking young guys seated themselves in the lotus > position. The audience was cautioned to make no sound as they > meditated. After a few minutes, one of them suddenly levitated. > Well, he didn't exactly float, mind you, just sort of popped up a > couple of inches and thumped back down. Then another levitated, > and another, till the scene looked like corn popping. There was > nothing to suggest they didn't follow parabolic trajectories. My > guess is they were suddenly contracting their gluteus maximus. > It must be hard work. They were soon panting heavily. > > 3. THE BUSH ENERGY PLAN: COULD IT SHOW UP IN THE DEFENSE BILL? > The Republican House passed an Energy Bill that is much beloved > by industry. It includes hefty subsidies and drilling in the > Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. But the Democratic Senate is > behind in appropriations and there has been talk of bundling > several bills together to speed things up. With that cover, Sen. > James Inhofe (R-OK) is prepared to submit the entire energy bill > as an amendment to the Defense Appropriations Bill to slip it > through. Unless the Democrats are asleep, he will fail. > > THE AMERICAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY and THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND. > Opinions are the author's and are not necessarily shared by the > American Physical Society or the University, but they should be. > ----------------------------------------------------------- To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
