--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > "Maharishi is one of the greatest spiritual teachers > the world has ever known. He is a living saint, fully > enlightened, and thus incapable of doing anything that > is not fully in accord with the laws of nature. There- > fore anything that anyone says against him is false, > and indicates that the person saying it is either > deluded or has some malevolent intent towards this > great saint. He's one of the world's 'good guys,' and > anyone who speaks ill of him is a 'bad guy.'" > > "Maharishi is a con man who has systematically ripped > off the gullible seekers who have followed him for > decades. He promises them everything -- including > enlightenment -- and delivers on almost nothing. And > to protect himself he has created an autocracy that > punishes any questioning of his authority or his > essential 'right' to dictate to his followers what > they should do and think with excommunication or > worse (legal action should they violate the copy- > rights he has taken out on common domain techniques > and knowledge). He's a 'bad guy,' and anyone who > tells the 'truth' about him (as defined above) is a > 'good guy.'" > > "Global warming is a serious problem that threatens > the future of humanity and the Earth, and those who > attempt to diminish its importance are enemies of > humanity." > > "Global warming is a scam perpetrated by 'scientists' > who are in it for the money, and who are putting over > one of the biggest frauds in history on their fellow > human beings." > > "Polticians of the Republican/Democratic Party (pick one) > are 'good guys' who have the welfare of the population > as a whole in their hearts. Anyone who says something > negative about them is doing so because they *oppose* > the welfare of the population as a whole. Such people > are liars and are not to be trusted." > > "Polticians of the Republican/Democratic Party (pick one) > are 'bad guys' who have sold out to the interests of > those who control them from behind the scenes. The only > thing they care about is themselves, and putting more > money and more power in their pockets. Anyone who says > something negative about them is doing so because they > *oppose* these self-interested actions, and are acting > from a sense of heroism, 'protecting' the welfare of the > population as a whole. Such people are heroes and are > to be trusted implicitly because they *are* heroes." > > "I am 'right' because because the sources I have quoted > to support my position are 'better' than yours." > > "You are 'wrong' because because the sources you have > quoted to support your position are 'lesser' than mine." > > "My view of who I am and what I do and why I do it is > 'correct' and yours is 'incorrect,' because I say so. > No one could *possibly* believe the things you're saying > about me, so the fact that you're saying them means that > you are intentionally 'lying' about me." > > "Your view of who you am and what you do and why you do > it is 'incorrect' and mine is 'correct,' because I say so. > I *do* believe the things I'm saying about you, and you > just can't handle the possibility that they're true." > > > What do all these stories have in common? First, obviously, > they're all Just Stories. NONE of them are 'true' or > 'truth' -- they're just stories that we tell ourselves > and others.
Actually, that's not true.
