TurquoiseB wrote:
> Even though Lawson seems to be under the impression
> that I am some sort of God, and thus he must capitalize
> my name, I assure him that it is not true. It is *also*
> not true that I have ever suggested that the TM siddhis
> don't "work." Why, just the other day I stated explicitly
> that some who practice them have very real experiences
> indeed. It's just that I *also* stated that I believe
> those experiences are pretty much the result of the
> placebo effect.
>
> Another thing I have stated is that the TM siddhis, in my
> opinion, have absolutely nothing to do with what Patanjali
> was writing about in his Yoga Sutras. He was writing about
> the real thing. The TM siddhis aren't.
>
> Are we clear now on what my position is? :-)
>
> Nope. However, the placebo effect is multifaceted. For
> example, some True Believers have convinced themselves
> that when they hear words they don't understand it has
> good effects on them because of the powerful Woo Woo Rays
> trapped inside the words they don't understand.
>
> They have decided this because early in life they made
> a decision to trust Maharishi, and to not bother to think
> for themselves.
>
> But that doesn't mean that they don't actually *feel*
> some effect from doing what he says, because of the
> placebo effect. It doesn't even mean that some of the
> effects they feel aren't real -- sometimes people *do*
> get better from swallowing a sugar pill. Why shouldn't
> it be possible for fanatical TM True Believers to feel
> better after swallowing a load of horseshit? :-)
>
> I hope I've clarified my position so that you don't need
> to misrepresent it in the future, Lawson. You also don't
> have to capitalize all the letters in my name.
>
> :-) :-) :-)
>
So, you're saying that you've never gotten high.
