As Molly said "A very bold move, Slip, to introduce this video to a group based on rational discussion". But then again "PS Thanks Slip, for this reference". It's just fodder for discussion. Thanks for your contribution!
On Jan 16, 9:34 pm, "Chris Jenkins" <[email protected]> wrote: > Sorry Slip. Didn't mean to be dismissive, but when the intro sets the pace > for great leaps of fallacious logic, I pretty much know what to expect of > what's coming next. And it's clear from my postings here that I fall into a > very materialist, rationalist mind set. I don't discount the wonders of > imagination...I simply don't base my science on it. > > On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 9:47 PM, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I knew the background string repetition would be annoying to say the > > least, I found it hard to bear. Overall I'm happy with the responses > > but was hoping some could get over the A.D.D. and see what other > > content offerings were being presented. I had a feeling that much of > > it was loose purporting without substantiation, as some of you had > > pointed out. Molly seemed on target with "The author's final attempt > > to quell the argument that everyone must come to this leap in > > consciousness for the world to move into a collective higher resonance > > is not clear." In fact it seemed that the author really didn't know > > what to do and it all get's frayed at the end. I do understand where > > Archy's coming from with "As researchers, we are supposed to listen to > > everything, yet this is not realistic - bull gets in the way of what > > clarity and direction we can glimpse, yet our bull-detectors can also > > get in the way". Exactly, the bull detection sets a barricade in the > > road of further exploration. One minute of a 20 minute video is only > > 5% and as I said I do understand to a degree. The first impression > > for some most likely is, if you've seen one you've seen them all, as > > Chris point out with "I've been inundated with enough "The Secret" > > type pseudo physicists lately that I'm utterly put off on the whole > > thing". The point most importantly, though, is that this was not > > about you but more so that I needed clarification on this video which > > I thought I could get from my esteemed friends, of whom I highly > > regard as a valuable resource beyond my own personal capacity, so it > > was really for me. Not to say that I am less than satisfied but > > waiting to be satiated as of yet. > > The reference to quantum physics and Rutherford were vague at best and > > tugged at my cerebral gray matter for understanding or lack of, which > > leaves me in a quandary with Chris's first paragraph as well. I'm > > hoping that Pat, Gruff, Ian, KC, and everyone else will pop their > > heads into the window for a look see. I guess I'm a bit taken with > > curiosity as to how different personalities view this video, and I > > guess you all have seen Zeitgeist?, another intriguing video worth > > your opinion. > > I agree with Fran that the film contains some interesting, nice ideas > > and his more in depth analysis reflects my first impression, as it > > lacked continuity as a whole and I felt it was a bit sporadic. > > Regardless of the fallacies within the video, I believe that if it can > > get people to drop the fear and pick up the love we all have something > > to gain from it. Remember the majority of people in the world really > > don't know anything about quantum physics and scientificThe general > > idea of the video and what it is trying to present doesn't seem > > negative and I would think that is the attraction for many people > > unaware of content validity. > > > OK so all in all I'll give a 50/50 split on responses. However let's > > not forget Molly's most inciting comment............. > > > "OK MindsEye, let 'er rip" > > > Well? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
