--- In [email protected], "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > <snip> > > While I agree with the theory completely, and have > > adopted it as one of my New Year's Resolutions, > > the skunk smell actually doesn't come from pissing, > > but from their sweat glands being squished when they > > feel fear. I think that's actually a better metaphor > > for what's happening. The fear in this case is the > > cognitive dissonance caused by encountering a point > > of view that they feel is in conflict with their own. > > IMO, the skunks are *attached* to their ideas, and > > have so little sense of Self, much less a sense of > > comfort with self, that any such cognitive dissonance > > is perceived as an *attack*. Thus they react to the > > ideas that caused the cognitive dissonace as if the > > person who proposed the ideas was an attacker, and > > as if they personally had been attacked. It merely > > *looks* and *feels* agressive; but it's really a > > fear phenomenon. In my opinion, of course... > > Unless, of course, the person who proposed the ideas > *was* making a personal attack in the course of doing > so. E.g.: > > "You people have *really* been trained to accept the > status quo and praise anything labeled 'Vedic,' > haven't you? Do you salivate when Maharishi rings > a little bell? :-)" > > This was the attack that began the exchange in > question.
Come on Judy. Thats not a contradiction or inconsistancy. Barry is just beautifully and innocently expressing the Parodox of Brahman. Its all so Beautiful. Let go of your rational faculties. Be Enlightened NOW! Its all so Beautiful. :) ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/UlWolB/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/
