--- In [email protected], "Rory Goff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > Have you also noticed that none of these folks who > > are rushing to "pile on"
(All two of them...!) has ever mentioned the > > thing that they're really angry about? > > I wasn't rushing to "pile on;" I was pointing out that -- > contrary to Judy's view -- IMO the critics *aren't* being > intentionally dishonest. For the record, the intellectual dishonesty in this instance wasn't Barry's original post, it was his attempted *defense* of it after I explained to him that the Vastu fences are essentially nonfunctional in terms of "hiding" or keeping the outside world away, which is what he was criticizing. > We're all doing the best we can with our ingrained blind- > spots. The blind spots highlighted in Barry's initial post were (1) his loathing of the TMO and (2) his tendency to interpret whatever he happens to be criticizing in the worst possible light, even if there's nothing whatsoever to support such an interpretation. (The latter is obviously not limited to his criticisms of MMY/the TMO/TMers. It appears to be linked to his lack of self-confidence.) The following is an excellent example of (2): > > They're pursuing Judy's distraction because the real > > topic that's pushed their buttons is SV "prosperity > > fences" and the belief that building one can make > > you prosperous. > > No one wants to get into that. If they did they'd > > have to come up with reasons *why* they believe that > > fences around an arbitrary property line generate > > beneficial woo woo rays. And I think we all know that > > the answer to that question is, "Because Maharishi > > said so." So they attack instead. > > God, Turq, I hope you don't really believe this. I couldn't > care less one way or the other about prosperity fences or > what MMY says about them. As I pointed out earlier, I just > bought a house in FF with a SOUTH DOOR. The horror! :-) I don't either. (Although I'd be interested to spend some time in a Vastu house to confirm or refute my preconceptions--but I sure wouldn't build or buy one before I'd had a very strong confirmatory experience. In other words, I think it's highly unlikely, but I wouldn't rule it out.) > > Is there anyone out there who *does* believe in the > > efficacy of SV fences who has the balls to speak up > > and say *why* you believe that? Even if it's just, > > "Maharishi sez." > > On the other hand, if someone with such a fence *does* > believe deeply in their properties, I suspect they will > warp their reality fields in such a way as to manifest > a fulfillment of their beliefs, as we all do with one > thing or another :-) You'd think Barry would be willing to accept this, given his recent posts about how methods of enlightenment and prophecy are all really just placebo effects. The question is why he didn't take it into account in the first place.
