--- In [email protected], Peter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> 
> 
> --- "Bill (William)Simmons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
> 
> > Of course the larger the number the better in
> > studies worth any 
> > serious consideration.
> > 
> > However,
> > 
> > Fairfield itself offers an amazing case study.
> > Because of the length 
> > of time factor of the study group.
> > 
> > 1. There would have been a crime rate prior to TM's
> > introduction into 
> > the community and should be verifable through past 
> > public/police/court records.
> > 
> > 2. Then the introduction of TM and its organization
> > to the community.
> > 
> > 3. And a 30 year study period in which the crime
> > rate could be 
> > tracted along with the steady growth of practising
> > meditators.
> > 
> > To my way of thinking. Thirty years of meditations
> > by a steadily 
> > increasing population of meditators (far exceeding
> > the 1% cl;aimed 
> > necessary to reverse rising crime rates) must result
> > in a reduction 
> > in Fairfield's crime rates or the whole ME therory
> > is disproved.
> > 
> > Has Fairfield itself ever been the subject of such a
> > study. If 
> > not,,,why not!!! How many crimminal offenses were
> > reported in 
> > Fairfield in the year TM meditators began in
> > Fairfield and how many 
> > reported offenses occured say last year?  The trends
> > should point to 
> > a declining crime rate given the significant number
> > of meditators in 
> > the community.
> 
> Based on the theory of the ME you are absolutely
> correct. If the TMO/MUM was serious about
> understanding the field effects of consciousness they
> would have to understand why the ME does not appear to
> work in Fairfield and expand the ME theory to
> integrate this apparent contradiction. They don't do
> this because the purpose of the the ME is political,
> not scientific. It is bandied about not in the spirit
> of understanding, but solely to promote TM. That's all
> MMY wanted to use it for, which is fine, but let's
> stop pretending we're interested in it for scientific
> reasons.

???

MMY uses the ME as a reason why he does NOT have to promote TM.






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