On May 28, 9:31 am, Tex <
ritter_...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> On Sunday, May 27, 2012 11:07:20 AM UTC-4, Ellen wrote:
> > On May 27, 1:20 am, tubby <
btono...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > (snip)
>
> > > Ellen you have every right to your opinion as noted above.
>
> > Gee thanks, Bruno.
>
> > > On the other hand I, Tex , Ben and Sinead have also that right.
>
> > > Our opinion is just as valid as yours.
>
> > No, they're not.
>
> This is true.
> Your opinion is based on second hand info with absolutely ZERO direct experience.
... when uncontaminated by direct experience, one can profit from the
considered judgements of various parties ...
> The validity of your opinion should be questioned, if not discounted completely, due to your bigoted point of view.
What came first, Tex -- the ~opinion~ or the point of view ? Do we
have circular reasoning here?
> > > From a Scientific point of view it is more valid because at least for
> > > us,
> > > we have tried it, experimented with it, discussed it and finally paid
> > > for
> > > it, and thought the product was worth the price.
>
> > You were brainwashed.
>
> You are brain dead. ;)
>
>
>
> > > You, the Baroness, and others did not try it, so you are talking
> > > through the voices
> > > of others who did not get any benefit from interactions with ESt/
> > > Landmark.
> > > Namely Patrick and others.
>
> > By what reasoning did you come to this conclusion.
>
> > > I cannot consider Rick Ross because he has a vital interest in making
> > > any thought
> > > processes that are different from our Culture, as that is how he
> > > makes his living.
> > > His experiments are tainted with prejudice from the start.
>
> > Provide some evidence.
>
> Rick Ross is a twice convicted felon who was also tried for kidnapping.
> although he was acquitted his two accomplices did time for attempting to "deprogram" a Christian.
Not as many convictions as Mahatma Gandhi ...
> He has been sued and lost multi-million dollar lawsuits.
... and yet he still publishes ~opinions~ (even other people's
~opinions~) -- go figure ...
> Was sued by his own uncle and aunt. (lost that one too)
>
> Was sued by Landmark. (His big "victory", they dropped the suit)
>
> In that lawsuit, a forensic writing analyst was prepared to testify that many of the anonymous "entities" on his website message board were in fact penned by Rick Ross himself.
... and we never got to hear ther cross-examination ...
> To cut it short, he's a career con artist.
Two words in your ear, Tex: "association fallacy".
> Want more?
Well, yes. Because none of what you have stated or claimed provides
any evidence that Rick Ross "has a vital interest in making any
thought processes that are different from our Culture, as that is how
he makes his living." Moreover, none of what you have stated or
claimed provides any evidence that Rick Ross's "experiments are
tainted with prejudice from the start".