Most of the books that I read are science and philosophy--only a few are mostly skeptical.
Price is more in line with the way I look at these alternative religions. That reference on p. 28 is calling out the pseudo-science in New Age religions. I wasn't calling you out either but I did remember our debates about Martin Gardner, Carl Sagan, CSICOPs and so forth and thought that Price might be in that category. Jason On Sep 16, 11:07 am, Isparklaria <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sep 15, 8:27 am, "Jason (Memphis)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > >I thought that Michael would be turned > > off by book because it goes after "New Thought" and "New Age" > > religions. > > Jason, > > I thought that you might not like the book because it is more > philosophically oriented, rather than just being skeptical. In > addition to just challenging idealistic monistic metaphysics, new age > interpretations of quantum mechanics and other physics, new age > extrapolations from quantum mechanics and other poor examples of > reasoning by new age/new thought adherents, the author also challenges > scientistic dogmas (he calls them scientific dogmas). He says, in the > middle of the first paragraph of on page twenty eight, in reference to > the mysteries of quantum mechanics,” These conundrums, which ought > indeed to make us reexamine any scientific dogmas we may embrace.” > > On the other hand, I have noticed that as I have become more realistic > about new age nonsense, you also have seemed to recognize the limits > of scientism and pseudo skepticism. For that reason you may like a > book that rightly points out there is often some good in new age > religions. The author even likes the Bible, though he is an atheist. I > can understand his feeling since I like the Bible and don’t believe in > its crazy bully of a god either. Actually I do believe that I AM > exists, but I AM is not God, a god, a goddess an angel or anything > else like that. What I Am is, in my opinion, is so obvious that we > most people miss it. The secret is hidden in plain sight, where no one > dares to look > > On Sep 15, 8:27 am, "Jason (Memphis)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > the book that we are reading for book club (Top Secret by Robert > > Price) > > > The first chapter was good. I thought that Michael would be turned > > off by book because it goes after "New Thought" and "New Age" > > religions. In some of these alternative religions, your mental powers > > or mind influences the environment around you by vibrating your > > surrounding with sort mind beam that helps you control your > > surrounding (or some other mind control of your surroundings). Most > > people would just think that positive thinking and persistance helps > > you "do" or "say" the right things to get what you want--not project > > some sort of mystical mental energy on your surroundings to control > > it. > > > Regardless, the book "The Secret" (not Top Secret) and New Thought/New > > Age religions are very popular in some circles and parts of the > > country. > > > Jason --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Memphis Freethought Alliance" 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/memphisfreethoughtalliance?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
