Guest guest Posted October 18, 1999 Report Share Posted October 18, 1999 Hi Gang, Should it really come as any surprise that AA thrives in a world that embraces escape and avoids reality. Couple that with global indoctrination into the wonderful world of unreality that most of us are introduced to in our child hoods. Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, Fairy Tales, and a host of mythic religious figures were injected into our impressionable minds. Is it any wonder that we fell victim to the 12 Steps( Christianity for Dummies). We had been indoctrinated long before we walked in the doors of AA. America has a love affair with junk science, mysticism, and New Age quackery. AA has found fertile ground in late 20th. Century America. AA is a symptom of a much deeper and serious problem that threatens our freedom and ability to compete in the world marketplace. When a book like the " Celestine Prophesy " tops the bestseller list for months on end we have cause for concern. It has much in common with the Big Book. In a nutshell, it is badly written and is a load of pseudo spiritual dung. It's no wonder our Government has such an easy job of lying to us. Most people are living in a fantasy world with little room left for rationality and free thought. AA is just the tip of the iceberg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 20, 1999 Report Share Posted October 20, 1999 Hollister wrote: > > Hi Gang, > Should it really come as any surprise that AA thrives in a world that > embraces escape and avoids reality. Couple that with global > indoctrination into the wonderful world of unreality that most of us are > introduced to in our child hoods. Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, Fairy > Tales, and a host of mythic religious figures were injected into our > impressionable minds. Is it any wonder that we fell victim to the 12 > Steps( Christianity for Dummies). We had been indoctrinated long before > we walked in the doors of AA. > > America has a love affair with junk science, mysticism, and New Age > quackery. AA has found fertile ground in late 20th. Century America. AA > is a symptom of a much deeper and serious problem that threatens our > freedom and ability to compete in the world marketplace. > > When a book like the " Celestine Prophesy " tops the bestseller list for > months on end we have cause for concern. It has much in common with the > Big Book. In a nutshell, it is badly written and is a load of pseudo > spiritual dung. It's no wonder our Government has such an easy job of I do not believe we need to call it " pseudo " spiritual dung, spiritual dung will do just fine. > lying to us. Most people are living in a fantasy world with little room > left for rationality and free thought. AA is just the tip of the iceberg. > > I think you hit the nail on the head here. BTW, have you read Carl Sagan's The Demon Haunted World? -- " So, you say He knew his only son was going to be nailed to a cross? " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 20, 1999 Report Share Posted October 20, 1999 <loads o' snippage> > I think you hit the nail on the head here. BTW, have you read Carl Sagan's The > Demon Haunted World? > > > Wonderful book! Also, Kaminer has a new book out, titled " Sleeping with Extraterrestrials " , which examines some of the irrational beliefs Americans hold so dear. Looking forward to reading it--has anyone else picked it up yet? Cheers, . > " So, you say He knew his only son was going to be nailed to a cross? " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 20, 1999 Report Share Posted October 20, 1999 s wrote: > I think you hit the nail on the head here. BTW, have you read Carl Sagan's The > Demon Haunted World? > > > -- > " So, you say He knew his only son was going to be nailed to a cross? " Hi , Yes I did read it, and found it very useful in cleansing my mind of all the crap and unfounded beliefs that had been taking up space in my already filled to capacity head. Definitely recommended reading for anyone attempting to reenter the Earth's atmosphere after a stint on Bill & Bob's Magical Misery Tour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 21, 1999 Report Share Posted October 21, 1999 hello scott, have you ever heard of Jacquees Vallee? He has some interesting insight into the UFO phenomenon. Check out his books : " Confrontations " or " Dimensions " . Vallee has some expreience with UFO cults also. jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 21, 1999 Report Share Posted October 21, 1999 hello scott, have you ever heard of Jacquees Vallee? He has some interesting insight into the UFO phenomenon. Check out his books : " Confrontations " or " Dimensions " . Vallee has some expreience with UFO cults also. jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 25, 1999 Report Share Posted October 25, 1999 > Wonderful book! Also, Kaminer has a new book out, titled > " Sleeping with Extraterrestrials " , which examines some of the > irrational beliefs Americans hold so dear. Looking forward to > reading it--has anyone else picked it up yet? > > Cheers, > . Hi , I just started reading it and it's looking good so far. I'll give you a full report when I'm done if you like. By the way folks I've been MIA for the last few days because I tried to do a system upgrade and crashed big time. Good to be back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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