--- In [email protected], Peter Sutphen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > --- sparaig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > --- In [email protected], "svambhu" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > . > > > at_man_and_brahman wrote: > > > > The other important thing to point out is > > > > the work of Barry Markovsky, at the > > > > University of Iowa. He's a sociologist with > > > > deep expertise in time-series analysis, and > > > > he's written some devastating critiques of > > > > the research methodologies in many of the > > studies. > > > > He's not claiming that there's no effect, > > > > just that the research doesn't prove that there > > is. > > > > > > i wonder how "deep" his POV is! > > > > > > some years ago, barry markovsky was a > > > frequent poster to a.m.t. the impression > > > i got, was that he originally was expecting > > > to be part of the research team at MIU, > > > but then was "snubbed". therefore, he has > > > persued the discrediting of the studies > > > as a sort of revenge for the insult. > > > > > > this is just my opinion, could be wrong ;-) > > Yes, you are very, very wrong. Barry is a very nice > guy and a serious research scientist. He is critiquing > the TM research, not trying to discredit it. This is > frequently confounded by the MUM "scientists". Barry > is not part of the TMO cult so his thinking is a > little clearer without a pro TM agenda. He's asking > for the research to be more rigorous to come to the > conclusions that MUM arrives at. >
Well, I was quoting someone else, but Barry definitely has his own axes to grind when dealing with the TMO. I don't think its revenge but definitely he has his own opinions. > > > > > > > > > > > > > Don't know about that. Barry's a nice enough guy in > > person. we spend > > several hours together, including dinner, IIRC, > > during a visit he > > made to the Tucson Consciousness convention. > > > > > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > Discover Yahoo! > Have fun online with music videos, cool games, IM and more. Check it out! > http://discover.yahoo.com/online.html 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/
