On Jul 7, 2007, at 4:18 PM, off_world_beings wrote:
> the MSAE, indoctrinated in Vedic Creation theory and encouraged to > hop are so, so similar? I could see a similar documentary being done > called Forest Academy and it would show the Vedic creationists urging > their children on to their very first Forest Academy! Rather than > writhing on the floor in ecstasy, these young yuppie kids aspire to > foam.>> Yes, I have always seen the parallels. Did you ever see the original movie "The Time Machine". I seem to remember the far-off future with some hippies hanging around some ruined domes, and them being herded off into an underground cavern. Walking to the dome with all those people (when men's dome entrance was underground) often reminded me of that. But it is just silly to compare them.
Vaguely.
The MSAE kids do remind me of what you are saying, the difference is they can refer to hundres of studies published in peer-reviewed scientific journals.
Well, understand that only TB types or the occasional outsider who is duped actually believe those studies.
Most good private schools and some public schools have exemplary stats, they just don't use the pseudoscience marketing scam TM-based orgs are well known for. But do I think a X-tian based indoctrination method could not come up with a similar scam? Of course they could, they don't need to. This is America and Jesus sells.
The Christians can not. This is the benchmark of a valid argument, and the MSAE kids have that. Plus they do not believe that others are inferior to them and hated by God, as Fundamentalist Christians believe. The number of times Maharishi has said that EVERY human being is WALKING VED is uncountable, and every person is a precious expression of Brahman, he emphasizes always.
Well herein lies the real matter. Is indoctrinating a child, long before the age s/he can, of their own free will and accord, typically make a deep spiritual commitment, and be imprinted in light trance states on an entire mythos while their little brains are still developing, a good thing? They are not making a free choice, their parents decide to put them up for Vedic imprinting.
So IF the studies are just partially containing some validity, it also means they may have come up with one of the best brainwashing schemes ever.
BIG DIFFERENCE don't you think. Can you not see this?...but you Vaj would only look at the surface to make comparisons, since that is your habit with everything is it not?
No, I was looking at the mind control equivalencies and the amount of coercion vs. freedom of choice.
> > Nice synopsis of the US, too bad you can't apply the same razor of > criticism at your own scorpionland...>> Why do Americans always assume that just because a person criticises the biggest superpower on Earth that they have not the same criticism of their own country.
Perhaps I missed your previous critiques of Britain and Europe, I don't often read your posts.
Do I HAVE to prep. everything by saying that "I see just as many issues for Britain, but..."
Yes, that would give your posts a more balanced flavor.
The problem with Britain was arrogant christian self-agrandizing Tony Blair and others. However, Britain will not be in Iraq much longer. Superpower USA will be stuck there. Sad but true. OffWorld
