--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, 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


...and that's why I love turning the tables on the TBers by citing 
things such as the "hundreds of meditations" or the "we are 
satisfied" quotes to them...







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