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There it is. As for me; I am not comfortable asserting an opinion of someone (i.e. "buffoon" or "charlatan") without being privy to his/her process. And by "process" I certainly am not alluding to the perceived value of the evidence gathered during an investigation. However, the world might...

Yes, I get it, you provided a disclaimer as to you stance on your graphology -but what is the purpose of stepping in and providing a reframe of the tactics in this whole silly affair? To offer a public service on the dangers of ignoring evidence, spin and rhetoric? Perhaps. Considering what...

These responses really provide a window to view how fluid our opinions are, and how perceptions change not solely in response to the evidence, but often according to whom has presented the evidence. Doesn't anyone find it odd that an argument is being levied by an entrenched skeptic that...

Has it? Knowing the occupation and reputation of a said Experiencer really isn't quite on par with the depth of study I am inferring here.

Good thing you offered a disclaimer there, or they would have debunked your claim of psychic abilities too.

Out of sheer boredom of the moment, I think I'll go ahead and elaborate on my original response. I think most of you by now know that I have a bit of a dog in the race when it comes to viewing this "phenomenon" from a psychological angle. But I think when you consider the history of this...

Yes. Perhaps learning from the multiple dead ends of past research will help inspire and illuminate new angles of approach.

I get where you're coming from -it's just that Pupil88 has provided a classic example of what is known in psychological literature as a Double Bind. The term Double Bind had it's roots in the research done by Bateson, Watzlawick and Haley, a dream team of sorts known as the Palo Alto group in...

Wha? Nevermind.

"Invalid authority?" Um, apparently you are not coming from a Family Systems perspective -or believe in a parental hierarchy.

A casebook example of Triangulation in the works here.

....A panoply of disease riddled dogs, wolves, possums, raccoons and badgers. The occasional drug induced delusion. Neurotic families transferring household dysfunction onto the Supernatural. Case solved. I vote "pass."

...Is this your way of expressing that you feel like you've been put in a Double Bind here on the forum? I think you may be missing the mark on the concept a bit if you're applying theory of Schizophrenic development to the ebb and flow of forum exchange. That might be seen as classic...

The pitfall to delusions, at least in the case of psychosis, is they rarely are connected to any discernible motive -unless you're going to take a psychodynamic approach, and in that case, they are often well buried and beyond the pale of a person in such a state. Sooo, I'd have to disagree...

If it came across as I was dismissing the flipside of the argument out of hand, I must again be channeling some high grade stupidity here. ...Because, that was not my point. The point is one side of the argument is buoyed by the upsurge of popular positivistic thought, and therefore more...

Mine was the counter argument -and a reaction to the passive-aggressive tactics that T.O. often employs. I have nothing against the guy, matter of fact, I often find him one of the more cogent and downright funny posters on the forum. ...But there comes a time that the inferred superiority...

And, despite his devotion to the idea that this was a completely unique, I would have to argue otherwise. Spend a few nights working the late shift at a Psychiatric Ward, and, well.... Not so much. However, I would never imply that such experiences aren't transformative in nature. Hense, my...

This seems to be at the core of your message, and one that gets repackaged here with regularity. "Nature is relentless and brutal and eager to eat your babies if left unguarded." And Morality, Justice, Truth, Spirituality and other such ghostly fantasies are nothing more than the product of...

Apparently your excursions into Existentialism and perhaps Debord and Voltaire have left you unprepared for the challenges of Spell Check. Honestly, I would encourage you to approach your experience from a Mystical or Shamanic angle; at least from what I gathered, it appears it may help you...

You may be right. ...Or perhaps this statement is one grand assumption based on a perspective gathered from one tiny parcel of the Kosmos. Technology and Spirituality are loaded terms, human-centric and sinking knee deep in our perceptual and conceptual limitations. What if perhaps so-called...