on 9/15/05 7:58 PM, authfriend at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "lurkernomore20002000" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > <snip> >> That's fine Jim, but do you know the "tenor" of alt.med. It is not >> very pleasant. From my limited lurking, it seemed 80% vitriholic >> (?). There did not seem to much interesting discourse, just pretty >> much slinging the shit. > > For the record, alt.m.t has almost since its > inception been a hostile debating forum. Shortly > after it made its debut on Usenet it was invaded > by rabid anti-TMers of a flavor not seen on FFL. > John Knapp of Trancenet and Mike Doughney of Minet, > among other anti-TM site proprietors; TM-Exers; > and Andrew Skolnick, author of the disgraceful TMO > "expose" in JAMA, were active participants.
Perhaps this chat will be immune to that sort of thing because the predominant tone here is not pro- or anti-anything. It is to know the truth of things, which is always multi-faceted. Most of us can comfortably integrate opposites, praising the good Maharishi and TM have done while pondering the flaws. Hard to fight with someone who says, "yes, you're right, but on the other hand...." Easy to fight with someone who insists upon being right all the time, because no one really is. Plenty of chinks in such armor. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> 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/
