TurquoiseB 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.
> >
jstein wrote:
> Actually, that's not true.
>
Actually, this is deceiving - they are all true stories.
