--- In [email protected], Rick Archer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > on 9/15/05 7:58 PM, authfriend at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > --- In [email protected], "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.
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