--- Rick Archer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> on 8/12/06 8:34 AM, authfriend at [EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > > P.S.: That's why "Absolute Truth" in this context > > was a weasel phrase. It had nothing to do with > > the particular issue being discussed, it was just > > thrown in to make True Believers sound especially > > ridiculous. > > > But I believe that is the underlying assumption of > those who use the phrase > ³Maharishi says.² That phrase carries a lot more > weight than ³I say² or > ³George Bush (etc.) says.² The assumption is that > because Maharishi is > enlightened, he knows the truth about anything he > puts his attention on, > whether politics, economics, agriculture, etc. It¹s > like ³the Pope says² for > a devout Catholic. He is God¹s representative, so > it¹s almost like saying > ³God says.² Again, an infantile wish of people with bad parents still fixated on internalizing the "perfect" other. You can talk to an otherwise perfectly intelligent, rational person about many things but once you hit their "perfect mommy/daddy zone" they go insane and refuse any rational discourse in order to cling to the belief that MMY, Bush, the Pope,etc., is, essentially, perfect. > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com 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/
