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Neo-Tech FAQ               alt.neo-tech Frequently Asked Questions

                          Alpha release .06.6

             Copyright (c) 1996 by King of all Heretics

                        All Rights Reserved

May be reproduced freely so long as the full text is included.

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

PREFACE:

0.1. Introduction.
0.2. Who am I?
0.3. Why do I use an anonymous remailer?
0.4. Why are you so cheesed off at NT/ZP?
0.5. How can corrections/changes/suggestions be submitted for the FAQ?
0.6. Note about numbering of the questions between FAQ versions.

THE FAQ:

 1. What is Neo-Tech/ZonPower (NT/ZP)?
 2. Who is Dr. Frank R. Wallace?
 3. Is he really a Dr.?
 4. Why does he use a pen name?
 5. Who are the real people behind Neo-Tech?
 6. What is I & O Publishing Company?
 7. What are the Neo-Tech publications?
 8. How much does this stuff cost?
 9. Did Wallace Ward (Frank R. Wallace) really spend time in jail?
10. What was he doing time for?
11. Is Wallace Ward crazy?
12. Is Neo-Tech/ZonPower a cult?
13. Did Frank R. Wallace really renege on a promised $10,000 bonus to
        BMXerToo?
14. Did Frank R. Wallace really advocate immoral tactics in
        'The Advanced Concepts of Poker'?
15. Did Frank R. Wallace really write a book on how to cheat at cards?
16. Does Neo-Tech really claim that faster than light communication is
        possible?
17. Does Neo-Tech really claim that the 'ether' exists?
18. Does Neo-Tech really promise unlimited power?
19. Does Neo-Tech really claim that consciousness controls existence?
20. Does Neo-Tech really claim that space aliens exist?
21. Does Neo-Tech really claim that the dead can be resurrected?
22. Was KOAH really 'created' or 'propagated' by 'Drew Ellis'?
23. Is KOAH really Kaiser Soze, an unemployed postal worker collecting
         government checks?
24. Who are the defenders of Neo-Tech on usenet?
25. Will Neo-Tech Publishing ever file the IRS class action lawsuit?
26. Does Neo-Tech consider homosexuality wrong?

PREFACE:

0.1. Introduction:

This FAQ makes no pretense of 'objectivity.'  This is the case against
Neo-Tech/Zonpower.  The case for NT/ZP (such as it is) can be read on
their own web site at:

                             http://www.neo-tech.com/

0.2. Who am I?

I'm King of all Heretics.

0.3. Why do I use an anonymous remailer?

I want my words to stand or fall on their merits, and I don't want my
ISP to get in trouble. :)

0.4. Why are you so cheesed off at NT/ZP?

They are spamming net pests who have shown not the slightest concern
for other net users.  They crosspost what amount to commercial
advertisements for their pathetic self-help scam incessantly.  They
also seem to have virtually no opposition, enabling them to rope in
new dupes with not a word of criticism. Until now.

0.5. How can corrections/changes/suggestions be submitted for the FAQ?

Post your hate mail, comments and/or ringing endorsements to
alt.neo-tech with the words 'ATTN: KOAH' in the subject line and I
will see them and respond, and if warranted, incorporate changes in
later versions of the FAQ.

0.6. Note about numbering of the questions between FAQ versions:

I am going to renumber the questions as I insert new ones based on
organizing the FAQ into a coherent whole, rather than adopting
contrived schemes of numbering items '5.4' or '9.05' in order to cram
them in while preserving the existing numbering.

So question 11 in version .02 may not be the same as it is in
version .04.

Note:
Quotations from usenet messages have been edited for length and
relevence. Complete original messages can be reposted on request.
Let the FAQ begin.

THE FAQ:

1. What is Neo-Tech/ZonPower (NT/ZP)?

If you ask a Neo-Tech follower they will tell you Neo-Tech is 'fully
integrated honesty.'  But in reality, 'Neo-Tech' is the name given to
an entire body of self help literature created by or under the
direction of Dr. Frank R. Wallace.

Neo-Tech is a blend of New Age pollyanna promises, psuedo-science, and
Objectivism (!).

Throughout the FAQ I will use the term 'Neo-Tech' to generically refer
to the views promulgated by Neo-Tech Publishing, 'Frank R. Wallace' and
his various pen names and ghost writers.

2. Who is Dr. Frank R. Wallace?

Frank R. Wallace, founder of the Neo-Tech cult, is actually one Wallace
Ward.  He also writes as Dr. Higgs Field and John Flint (JF).

3. Is he really a Dr.?

Yes.  But despite what you might think by his choice of topics, he is
not a physicist or a medical doctor.  He was once an inorganic chemist
at Dupont before he went into the far more lucrative field of gambling
manuals.

4. Why does he use a pen name?

Two explanations have been offered by those inside the organization:

"They hid behind pen names mostly to make the company appear larger
than it really is. The company is really really small. But man do
they have egos!  Plus when you come right down to, they lied."

 - From: bmxer...@aol.com (BMXerToo)
   Newsgroups: alt.neo-tech
   Subject: Re: Ex-Neo-Techer Speaks
   Date: 22 Aug 1995 22:26:10 -0400

"RE: "Why do they hide behind pseudonyms, anyway?"

"I'm pretty sure it's so they can replace people without exposing the
turn-over. So, while there have been a multitude of customer service
mangers, there is only one Barbie Diamond, who the innocent customer
might think is an I&O lifer. And of course, the names contain memes;
like there are really beatuifull blondes covered in diamonds working
at I&O!!!!!!!!!"

 - From: matt...@pop01.ny.us.ibm.net
   Newsgroups: alt.neo-tech
   Subject: Re: Ex-Neo-Techer Speaks
   Date: 23 Aug 1995 20:13:28 GMT

5. Who are the real people behind Neo-Tech?

Wallace Ward and his relatives.

Here's some information on them partially based on a message by
matt...@pop01.ny.us.ibm.net:

                            The Ward Family

* Wallace Ward - creator of Neo-Tech. Writes under the name of
Frank R. Wallace, Dr. Higgs Field, John Flint, and others.
Estimated age: early 60s.   Posts to the net as think...@netcom.com.

* Rosa Maria Meono - Wallace Ward's wife.  She claimed to be a witch.
Estimated age: 60.
May be posting to the net as jungl...@aol.com and ros...@aol.com,
though her messages bear a striking resemblence to those written by
her husband.

* Ruth Ward - daughter of Wallace Ward by Helen Savage.
Estimated age: 40.

* Wallace H. Ward - son of Wallace Ward by Helen Savage. a.k.a. Mark
Hamilton.  Formerly married to T.J. (Terry), who left him.
Estimated Age: 35.
In a recent press release, he states that he is the actual owner of
Neo-Tech Publishing:

"My name is Wallace H. Ward, and I own Neo-Tech Publishing
Company.  My father, Wallace Ward (a.k.a. Dr. Frank R. Wallace)
wrote the Neo-Tech Discovery and founded I & O Publishing
Company in 1968."

 - From: nov...@neo-tech.com
   Subject: Mark Hamilton endorses Harry Browne
   Date: Tue, 16 Apr 1996 20:27:47 -0700
   Message-ID: <31746533.5...@neo-tech.com>

Posts to the net as nov...@neo-tech.com.

* Frank S. Ward - son of Wallace Ward by Helen Savage. a.k.a. Eric
Savage.  Posts to the net as mar...@chinadirect.com AKA 'J. Hampton'
Estimated age: 31.

* Steve Rapella - adopted son of Wallace Ward. Romantic Love Partner
of Ruth Ward (last I heard). a.k.a. John Alberts. Estimated Age: 40.

* Gary Twichell - Wallace Ward's right hand man. Smithers to Ward's
Mr. Burns. Not related to the Ward family, Gary was recruited through
the NT literature. Claims to have created KOAH. (see questions 22 & 23)
 AKA Drew Ellis  AKA Kenneth Clark.

6. What is I & O Publishing Company?

Wallace Ward's original publishing business.  I & O stands for
'Individualism and Objectivism.' Originally set up to sell Ward's
first book 'Poker, A Guaranteed Income for Life by Using the Advanced
Concepts of Poker', it was shut down in 1991 when Neo-Tech Publishing
was formed to continue the work of selling Neo-Tech to the world.

7. What are the Neo-Tech publications?

The following books are listed in the 'official' bibliography on the
web site.  Other than the mysterious 'Poker Odds' book by Frank
Wallace it was complete when it was created, at least so far as I've
been able to determine.

They put it up as a GIF of a chart which is poorly scanned and laid
out. I have added a few items that weren't on the chart which have
been announced since I transcribed it.

Note that there have been many editions of some of the books listed
incorporating many revisions, some quite substantive, so your copy of
'The Neo-Tech Discovery' may not be the same as someone else's brand
new copy. I have tried to preserve the order of the chart, as well as
including the full names and psuedonyms of the authors:

 * The Advanced concepts of Poker
   Frank R. Wallace - 1968 - (now online http://www.neo-tech.com/poker)
 * Man's Choice/Eric Flame
   Frank R. Wallace - 1970/1972
 * Neo-Tech Reference Encyclopedia
   Frank R. Wallace - 1976
 * Neocheating
   Frank R. Wallace, Mark Hamilton and W. Swann - 1979
 * The Neo-Tech Discovery
   Frank R. Wallace - 1981/1986/1994
 * The Neo-Tech Protection Kit
   Frank R. Wallace et al - 1988/1994
 * Zonpower Discovery
   Higgs Field, Editor - 1992 (out of print)
 * Neo-Tech Cosmic Business Control
   Mark Hamilton - 1989
 * Cassandra's Secret
   Higgs Field, Editor - 1993
   (as Neo-Tech proudly proclaims 'Written in Prison')
 * Neo-Tech Global Business Control
   Eric Savage - 1992
 * Zon 2000
   The Golden Helmet
   Higgs Field, Editor - 1995 - on web site
 * Will America Go Neo-Tech
   Mark Hamilton - 11/3/95
 * ZonPower
   Higgs Field, Editor - 1995 - on web site
   ('The Full Matrix' says the chart - whatever that means)
 * Get Rich by 2001
   Mark Hamilton - 1996 - on web site
Forthcoming:
 * The Zon Protocols - 1996
(will be published in 'Cyberspace' - that is, to the Neo-Tech web page)
 * Flame-War Justice - 1997

I have also seen a book entitled "Poker Odds" by Frank Wallace
mentioned in  rec.gambling.poker:

"Does anyone know of a reference that contains the probabilities for a
wide variety of situations for draw, stud, and holdem? So far the best
I have been able to find is "Poker Odds" by Frank Wallace."

 - Subject: Probabilities in draw, stud, and holdem
   From: hein hundal
   Newsgroups: rec.gambling.poker
   Date: 1995/08/29
   MessageID: 42096e$1...@hearst.cac.psu.edu

8. How much does this stuff cost?

Here the one price list I have.  More information on other products
is always welcome.

_NeoTech_Product_           _code_      _US$Price_

Cosmic Power (Pincer One)   P1M         US$65.00
Cosmic Business Control     X0M         US$99.95
             (Pincer Two)
A Future of Wealth Belongs  43M         US$29.95
    to You!
Neo-Tech Job Power          60M         US$99.95
Rapid Power and Wealth      B0M         US$39.95
Kick-Start Report           44M         US$29.95
The Ultimate Battle Tapes   Q0M         US$99.95
Consultation Packages       G1M         US$99.95
How to Start a Global       46M         US$29.95
    Business
Hot Tips                    42M         US$49.95
Anatomy of Love CD          5CM         US$19.95
Anatomy of Love Cassette    5TM         US$19.95
Happiness Forever           90M         US$24.95
Neo-Tech Reference          D0M         US$59.95
    Encyclopedia
Neo-Tech Treatment          70M         US$30.00
    for Alcoholism
Neo-Tech Pleasures          Y0M         US$17.50
The Complete Neo-Tech       07M         US$95.00
    Library

Recently Tony Guzman provided this update to the above list:

**most recent price I've received:.......US$89.95
  (out of print)

(snip)

**most recent price I've received:.......US$20.00
  (out of print)

**(out of print)

**(out of print)

**most recent price I've received:.......US$20.00
  (out of print)

**(out of print)

(snip)

**(out of print)

(snip)

**most recent price I've received:.......US$19.95

**most recent price I've received:.......US$19.95

(snip)
These prices are supposedly for NT Discovery
owners.  Non-NT owners are charged a higher
price. (snip)

 - From: guzm...@ix.netcom.com(TonyGuzman)
   Newsgroups: alt.support.ex-cult,alt.neo-tech
   Subject: Re: Where's the products!!
   Date: 28 Jun 1996 14:56:18 GMT
   Message-ID: <4r0rqi$...@dfw-ixnews3.ix.netcom.com>

9. Did Wallace Ward (Frank R. Wallace) really spend time in jail?

Yes.

10. What was he doing time for?

The story began in 1986.  According to an ex-employee of I&O
publishing:

"I took me a while after going to work for I&O before I got to
the REAL explanation of the 1986 raid on I&O.

"Wallace Ward/Zon's girlfriend got mad at him and ratted him out. She
called up the IRS and and told them that Zon wasn't paying his taxes,
and had a bunch of cash and gold stashed away in his home. The IRS
showed up in their usual friendly style, and scarfed up the assets.
And I believe that the girlfriend got a cut, since the IRS rewards
informers. Since then, the incident has become 'fully integrated.'

"Years later, Ward put up a series of billboards (typeset by BMXerToo)
across the street from the Federal Building in Las Vegas. The IRS got
pissed off, and hauled him in. Needless to say, the IRS would respond
in exactly the same way for anyone who pulled such stunts."

 - From: matt...@pop01.ny.us.ibm.net
   Newsgroups: alt.neo-tech
   Subject: 1986 Raid on I&O Publishing Co.
   Date: 23 Aug 1995 00:50:49 GMT
   Organization: Internet Providers of Florida

11. Is Wallace Ward crazy?

Never met him myself.  But here's something to ponder:

In article <3nn44d$...@mirage.skypoint.com>,

"I know one of Wallace's nieces; she said he lives in Las Vegas.  They
refer to him as "Wally" and she said he believes in 'romantic love'.
Also he worked as a chemist at Dupont for many years.  The
family considers him crazy but generally harmless; and so do I."

12. Is Neo-Tech/ZonPower a cult?

Here are some testimonials by those who used to work for the Neo-Tech
organization, I&O publishing:

"But, upon gaining employment with these folks, I came to realize that
nepotism rules. If you are not a family member your chances of making
the big bucks they claim to offer is remote if not impossible. Long
hours and meager salaries are the norm for non-family members. Working
for these people was interesting and even fun for a while. The whole
idea of "saving the world" is an appealing one. And to think that
_you_ are a part of it is even more seductive. But unfortunately after
a while the constant brow-beatings, the promises made but never kept,
and the rampant nepotism begins to make the whole experience akin to a
strained bowel movement. The whole organization would better serve the
public at large if they weren't so blatantly condescending. They strut
around acting as if they have been given secret information from
advanced alien beings. It really is a bore."

 - From: bmxer...@aol.com
   Newsgroups: alt.neo-tech
   Subject: Ex-Neo-Techer Speaks
   Date: 17 Aug 1995 19:33:58 -0400

"The event that finally revealed to me the actual nature of these
people was when they didn't keep their word. A $10,000 bonus was
offered to all "core member" if certain business goals were met. When
the principal of the company declared the goal achieved the bonuses
were disbursed to all "core members" excluding myself. It was deemed I
was too immature. That pretty much told me exactly what these folks
think about their employees. They even had the nerve to ask one
employee to return his bonus after they had given it him!

"Unless you have been employed by these happy people, you can never
fully understand the outrageous hipocrisy that pervades everything
they do. Mistakes made by the principals of the company were simply
laughed off. Mistakes made by employees were dealt with in the most
severe manner. Many times I was fined a significant amount of money
for misspellingg a word."

 - From: bmxer...@aol.com
   Newsgroups: alt.neo-tech
   Subject: Re: Ex-Neo-Techer Speaks
   Date: 17 Aug 1995 23:00:29 -0400

"I began questioning my involvement in the company directly following
the infamous monthly meeting where a bust of Christ was smashed to
pieces with a sledge hammer by JF. The statue rested on the table
surrounded by live microphones. I was recording the meeting and wore
headphones, not knowing what was about to occur. Hours later, after
regaining my hearing I was accused of doing speedballs and other
drugs. I was temporarily fired and then re-hired a week later. (Matt
referred earlier to this incident as the Great I&O Purge of 1988.)
After this incident, the common question running throughout the
company (outside the family) was "Is this a cult?""

 -'Rocket Rod', posted to the net by
   From: bmxer...@aol.com
   Newsgroups: alt.neo-tech
   Subject: Re: Ex-Neo-Techer Speaks
   Date: 25 Aug 1995 20:45:35 -0400

13. Did Frank R. Wallace really renege on a promised $10,000 bonus to
'BMXerToo'?

Here's BMXerToo's side of the story in his own words:

"Let's look at the facts:

1) Zon sets a goal
2) Zon attaches to that goal a $10,000 bonus
3) Zon declares the goal has been achieved
4) Zon welches on the bonus

"Now if we examine item 3. Even if the goal was not met, Zon must
declare it so because otherwise Zon would be seen an less than the
god-like business titan he claims to be. To boost his ego and his
image as an authority figure in the cult, Zon must declare that the
goal has been achieved.

"Now, because he is basically a cheating liar, he must figure out a
way to keep from giving that bonus to his followers. Since there is no
logical grounds on which Zon can rest, he whips up the foolish
rationalization that I am immature. As if my level of maturity was
suddenly a part of the agreement. I cannot recall at any time Zon
placing the stipulation that only mature cult members will receive the
bonus.

"Now let's look at the Zon-based facts:

1) Zon sets a goal
2) Zon attaches to that goal a $10,000 bonus
        {Shhh. Those who are not mature will not receive the bonus}
3) Zon declares the goal has been achieved
4) Zon weleches on the bonus
5) Zon gets to keep the cult member money!

"Now, to be fair, I think Zon said that when the cult member displayed
a marked improvement in his level of maturity the bonus would be
released. This still does not negate the fact that Zon reneged on the
original agreement and then modified that agreement after the goal had
been achieved.

"You be the judge. Is Zon a liar and a welch?"

 - From: bmxer...@aol.com
   Newsgroups: alt.neo-tech
   Subject: Re: Ex-Neo-Techer Speaks
   Date: 23 Aug 1995 02:36:30 -0400

14. Did Frank R. Wallace advocate immoral tactics in 'The Advanced
Concepts of Poker'?

Yes.  Among the tactics he recommends are covert hypnosis, decieving
the wives of players, and limitless dishonesty while playing, though
actual cheating is not recommended.  The entire book is a primer on
how 'John Finn' the 'good player' pretends to be friends with the
'fish' (losing players) while taking them for everything they've got
by decieving, manipulating and abusing them.  The climactic scene has
one of the losers blowing the entire second mortgage on his business
during a marathon overnight game.  Even after his life is ruined he
thinks that 'John Finn' was really his friend.

For example:

"3. Practicing Deceit (43)
"Only in a poker game can a man lie and practice any form of deceit,
except cheating, and still remain a gentleman. The good palyer makes
extensive use of his right to deceive.  He conceals facts and lies
about anything that offers him an advantage."
    - 'The Advanced Concepts of Poker' page 72

Would you buy a used philosophy from that man?
You can read the whole book at http://www.neo-tech.com/poker

15. Did Frank R. Wallace really write a book on how to cheat at cards?

I haven't seen it, but one poker player had this to say about
Wallace's early book 'Neocheating':

An interesting book:  His playing techniques were somewhere between
aggressive and sociopathic.  He wrote at least one other book, called
_Neocheating_, about card-mechanic tricks he claimed were undetectable.

Phil

 - From: p...@panix.com (Phil Gustafson)
   Subject: Re: "Poker--A Guaranteed Income for Life"
   Date: 1995/06/20
   MessageID: 3s7r5r$...@panix2.panix.com
   Newsgroups: rec.gambling.poker

I have seen reports that 'Neocheating' contained illustrated
step-by-step instructions on how to perform card manipulations useful
in cheating. Anyone who has this book and would be willing to scan in
the relevent pages (for fair use purposes of course) please let me
know.

16. Does Neo-Tech really claim that faster than light communication is
possible?

Yep.  They will squirm and waffle, but it's right there in black and
white in their online book, chapter one:

     "Conscious beings harnessing the Super-Inflation nature of Gravity
     Units (SIGUs) can produce near instant, gravity-pulse
     communication not only across an entire universe but possibly
     between universes -- all without violating physical laws,
     including the speed of light. How? By gravity pulses transmitted
     through big-bang-type inflations radiating from exploded Gravity
     Units."

Hoofah!

17. Does Neo-Tech really claim that the 'ether' exists?

Yep.  The Luminiferous ether is back and ZonPower's got it!
From chapter four of their online book:

"Existence cannot not exist. Moreover, no vacuum void of existence is
possible. "Vacuums" of the matter field can exist as in outer space, in
vacuumed-pumped containers, and in areas between electrons. But, all
those volumes are filled with the unmovable, frictionless ether or
existence field -- a uniform, continuous field of existence."

Welcome to the 19th century!

18. Does Neo-Tech really promise unlimited power?

Yep.

One of the cover pages promises the following:

                                  Zonpower
                              lets you become
                                    GOD
                          even without a computer

Don't believe it really says this? Check it out:
http://www.neo-tech.com/zonpower/book/cover3.html

And then there's this gem:

                              Z O N P O W E R
                                    from
                                 Cyberspace
                             Higgs Field, Ph.D.
                                   Editor
                                 guarantees
                                   Riches
                                Romantic Love
                               and a god-like
                                Mind and Body

In fact ZonPower is chock full of such promises.  Just check out their
online book for endless examples of such idiocy:
http://www.neo-tech.com/zonpower/

19. Does Neo-Tech really claim that consciousness controls existence?

Yep.  From Chapter four of the online book:

"Conscious Control of Existence

"The above example of an energy-releasing star can be
"deterministically" calculated from the "immutable" cause-and-effect
of existence without conscious influences. But, the above example of
an energy-releasing television transmitter is the volitional dynamics
of existence being integrated, controlled, and forever altered by
freewill human consciousness. Thus, as revealed by Neo-Tech physics,
all existence is ultimately controlled and evolved through volitional
human consciousness.

"Unknown to the busily self-serving Establishment, the nature of
existence and its dynamics of matter and energy are today being
increasingly understood and methodically verified. That verification
process will lead to the corollary verification that human
consciousness is the eternal integrator and controller of existence.
...Human
consciousness ultimately controls the relationships and geometries of
the other existence modes -- matter and energy along with space and
time. The human-consciousness mode is the purposeful, unmoved mover of
existence."

20. Does Neo-Tech really claim that space aliens exist?

Yep.

Chapter 5: Part 1, paragraph 3

    "Probability statistics overwhelmingly reveal that our universe
    contains at least a hundred million, and probably billions of
    Earth-like planets populated with conscious beings like you and
    me."

Chapter 5: Part 4, paragraph 5

    "Given the endless number of water/oxygen abundant, Earth-like
    planets forever spinning in endlessly evolving existence, one
    realizes life and consciousness have forever co-existed in
    limitless abundance."

(Thanks to rabag...@isdn33.eng.uc.edu for pointing out these passages)

21. Does Neo-Tech really claim that the dead can be resurrected?

Yep.
As is the case in many religious cults, there's salvation awaiting
the just and oblivion for the sinners.
From Chapter 31 of the online book:

"Ultimate Justice

"Justice is an immutable law of nature. As demonstrated by Cassandra's
Secret, justice is always fulfilled throughout existence. As a result,
the eventual destination or just reward for every actual and potential
value producer -- of every honest conscious being -- is eternal
prosperity and happiness in the Civilization of the Universe.  That
just destination is the inevitable consequence of nature. From that
nature comes (1) immutable justice that characterizes the Civilization
of the Universe, (2) the supremely leveraged, limitless value of each
conscious being when placed in a rational civilization, (3) the
dynamics of eternally expanding prosperity, which demand the full use
of every available conscious being, and, as explained later in this
chapter, (4) the technology needed to transceive[ 72 ] every
volitionally developed human consciousness through the omnipresent
existence field and into the Civilization of the Universe. "Humanoid
criminals or parasitical neocheaters who have lived by harming others
or society through force, fraud, and illusions also meet ultimate
justice: They become humanoids because they destroy the human nature
of their own consciousnesses. Therefore, they destroy the conscious
structure needed to transceive through the Gravity-Unit existence
field and into the Civilization of the Universe. Moreover, having
lived as enormous net negatives to society, humanoids such as
politicians with their armed bureaucratic agents of force and
ego-"justice" systems are in reality nothing -- they are worthless to
the Civilization of the Universe. Thus, they simply vanish from
existence, forever forgotten."

The following note from the same chapter elaborates on the above:

"[ 72 ]Transceived not in the mystical Plato sense of a detached soul.
For, the soul and physical body are one in the same and function as a
unit. But, transceived (within a profit-mode, business dynamic) in the
Gravity-Unit form that captures conscious "I"ness immortality as
described in The Neo-Tech Discovery, all in accord with the laws of
physics."

Ye must be born again!

UPDATE:

In the wake of my constant posting of this section of their book,
which drew considerable skepticism from many usenet denizens, the web
book has been updated.

Neo-Tech Publishing has revised their online book to add the following
disclaimer:

                          "Footnotes for Chapter 31

"[ 70a ] Profit-driven immortality is a highly speculative hypothesis
arising from a priori logic. Logically, no contradictions exist in
that hypothesis. But, today, the value of such a hypothesis is
metaphorical -- an illustration of justice that reality ultimately
asserts."

Sorry Zonnies, but as of 5/23/96 you're not gonna live forever after
all - it's just another one of those 'highly speculative hypotheses'
that Wallace Ward loves to cook up.  Which doctrine will be revised
next? Only Wally knows for sure.

22. Was KOAH really 'created' or 'propagated' by 'Drew Ellis'?

In May of 1996 Neo-Tech publishing, after weeks of huffing and
puffing, finally 'revealed the identity' of 'King of all Heretics',
claiming that KOAH was really just a gigantic troll, a persona created
to bait various NT enemies into demonstrating their committment to the
eeeevil anticivilization:

"KOAH was created and propagated by Neo-Tech contributor and Usenet
editor, Drew "Kaiser" Ellis! ...No one at NTP suspected such a brazen
double bluff.  Great poker play -- a stunning metaphor.  He'll rake in
a huge pot from his resulting "Flame War" book due in 1997.
Congratulations."

 - From: n...@aol.com
   Newsgroups: alt.philosophy.objectivism
   Subject: KOAH Identified -- The Final Ploy
   Date: Tue, 14 May 1996 01:31:06
   Message-ID: <4n9gca$...@newsbf02.news.aol.com>

This is rather amusing since NT had been claiming for months that KOAH
must be a criminal psychotic.  Not the sort of person a NTP employee
ought to be associating with.  After all, any decent NTer would just
vanish such a value destroyer with a pip template! The Neo-Tech spin
doctors are working overtime and we can expect plenty of revisions to
the FAQ as they get their stories straight regarding the 'KOAH is a
Neo-Tech puppet' charade. (see the next answer for the latest) But the
short answer to the question 'Was I created or propagated by Drew
Ellis?' is no. Incidentally, Drew Ellis is really Gary Twitchell, also
known as Kenneth Clark, Wallace Ward's right hand man.

23. Is KOAH really Kaiser Soze, an unemployed postal worker collecting
government checks?

No.
However I did send this email to think...@netcom.com (Wallace Ward):

To: think...@netcom.com
From: remai...@utopia.hacktic.nl
Subject: Your good buddy

The person posting to the net as King of all Heretics is Kaiser Soze.
He is a 38 year old retired postal worker living on a disability check
in Woodbury New York.

Subsequently Neo-Tech employee 'J. Hampton' (mar...@chinadirect.com
who is probably one of Wally's kids) posted dozens of messages
denouncing me for my loathsome evil since I was an 'unemployed postal
worker living on government checks.'
It appears that no one at NTP had been out to see 'The Usual Suspects'
so they failed to make the connection between my 'identity' and that
of Keyser Soze, the notorious, fearsome super criminal from that film.
NTP, YHBT.
Hook, line and sinker.

24. Who are the defenders of Neo-Tech on usenet?

mattk...@netcom.com (Matt Keys) - The King of all Neo-Posters has to
be Matt Keys.  Matty not only posts neo-templates and the '114
Objectivist/Neo-Tech Advantages', he also sends every post to the
neo-talk mailing list to alt.neo-tech, and until he was flamed
thoroughly, he used to post the same crap to
alt.philosophy.objectivism.
He once had a giant crosspost of the 'IRS Class Action' template
cancelled. On any given day he can be found posting NT/ZP templates in
any newsgroup he can devise a pretext to post into.
In return for his devotion to NTP he gets free copies of all Neo-Tech
publications.
UPDATE: Matt Keys recently admitted that he has been employed by NTP
doing work on their web site for the past year.

nr...@ssn.com (Nicholas Rich) - The most articulate of the Neo-Tech
defenders, Nick has, in the past, devoted countless hours defending NT
on the net, moderating mailing lists, registering domain names, and
flaming the pips and neocheaters who dare attack NT as it works to
'take over cyberspace.' He denies any financial connection to Neo-Tech
Publishing, but he has met Wallace Ward, and he has an arrangement
where he can have free copies of any NTP publication sent to anyone he
wishes.

Barring any revelations of a financial link to NTP, Wallace Ward, or
any of Wally's relatives, he seems to be a true zealot driven by pure
devotion to the 'truth' of NT/ZP.  He has stated that his primary
motive was to be part of the forthcoming 'Flame War Justice' book,
presumably because he would take pride in being part of an actual NT
publication.

But recently Nick's devotion has become somewhat antennuated.  His
life story contains not one mention of Neo-Tech or ZonPower, and he
removed NT urls from his sigfile.  Even more embarrassing for NTP,
Nick compared discussing NT to discussing how many times he
masturbates.

So apart from NTP employees, Matt Keys is likely to remain NT's #1 net
lackey for some time to come.

25. Will Neo-Tech Publishing ever file the IRS class action lawsuit?

Joseph Adams cast doubt on the validity of NTP's excuses for not
filing immediatly as follows:

This isn't a credible reason.  Your legal position and your chances of
success don't improve if you have 500 plaintiffs instead of 100
plaintiffs.  The point of a class action lawsuit is that it's
impractical to identify every plaintiff.

Rule 23(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure provides:
Prerequisites to a Class Action.  One or more members of a class may
sue or be sued as representative parties on behalf of all only if (1)
the class is so numerous that joinder of all members is impracticable,
(2) there are questions of law or fact common to the class, (3) the
claims or defenses of the representative parties are typical of the
claims or defenses of the class, and (4) the representative parties
will fairly and adequately protect the interests of the class.

Class actions are designed to get around the problem you claim is
delaying you: the need to find more plaintiffs.  You have enough
plaintiffs to sue if you really want to.

So, once more: when and where are you going to file your class action
lawsuit against the IRS?

We're still waiting for a real answer.

 - From: jgad...@leland.Stanford.EDU (Joseph G. Adams)
   Subject: Re: IRS Abuse Reports #52-#54
   Date: 9 Oct 1996 15:34:12 -0700
   Message-ID: <53h994$...@elaine21.Stanford.EDU>

26. Does Neo-Tech consider homosexuality wrong?

Matt Keys, Neo-Tech Publishing's paid consultant, recently added this
'question' to his 'FAQ':

q-1) why does KOAH always talk about f***ing everyone up the *ss? is
h**e a h***omo?

Neo-Tech employee J. Hampton (who is probably Frank Ward, son of NT
founder Wallace Ward) then asked 'Have you ever sought counseling?' It
appear that NTP's representatives believe homosexuality is an illness
requiring counseling.

Then 'A Completely Separate Entity' posted this excerpt:

Well there is this from Neo-Tech Concept 88:
"Intense orgasm by nature requires a heterosexual man-woman
interaction."

and

"For humans, homosexuality is generally a form of life-diminishing
neurosis in which neither the physical nor psychological experiences
can satisfactorily simulate the heterosexual experience."

This material has probably been purged from recent editions of the
Neo-Tech Discovery as Wally has switched into 'nice-clown' mode.
-snip-
-A Completely Separate Entity (ACSE 10/27/96)

 - From: nob...@cypherpunks.ca (John Anonymous MacDonald)
   Subject:
      Re: Why does KOAH/ACSE always want to f*** everyone up the *ss ??
   Date: 28 Oct 1996 03:24:07 -0500
   Message-ID: <199610272114.NAA10...@abraham.cs.berkeley.edu>

So NTP's official stand is that homosexuality is a 'life-diminishing
neurosis'

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