--- In [email protected], Sal Sunshine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Nov 27, 2005, at 7:55 AM, authfriend wrote: > > > > > Interestingly, however, a lot of folks here seem to > > find *Lawson's* posts "disconcerting." > > It's the *volume* they find disconcerting (if they do), not the > content--IMO.
One liners are difficult or disconcerting to read? > > > > > They may be open to all kinds of other stuff, but > > what many of them are *not* open to is anything > > that conflicts with their certainty that MMY is a > > scam artist, a liar, a narcissistic personality, > > etc., etc., etc. > > Do you really believe that? Sure seems that way to me, also.. > > > > > Also note that nowhere did Lawson say that he had > > been convinced that he knew everything worth knowing, > > but rather that the kind of discussion that takes > > place *on this forum* doesn't necessarily contribute > > to what is worth knowing. > > Then why does he participate endlessly, clogging up the forum with, > mostly, one-liners that seem almost surely intended to provoke? > They make pithy little comments designed to be thought-provoking. Mini-koans, as it were. If you think that thought-provoking is the same as provoking, well, what does this say about you? > > And he went on to say > > that what *does* contribute to what is worth > > knowing is meditating and living life. > > Great. Maybe you could tell him to get out and do more of it. Or perhaps you could adress me directly with your complaints? > > > > Obviously, if you were convinced you already knew > > everything worth knowing, you wouldn't think > > meditating and living life would be contributing > > anything either. > > > > Once again, Barry, because your main purpose was > > to construct a putdown, you didn't actually read > > what Lawson was saying. Instead, you made up > > words and put them in his mouth, then condemned > > him for saying precisely the opposite of what he > > *was* saying. > > > > > My recommendation? Take two Certainty-Lax and call > > > us in the morning. :-) > > > > You could use a hefty dose of it yourself. > > Couldn't we all, at times. > ... ------------------------ 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/
