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#2107 - Friday, April 8, 2005 - Editor:
michael
Introducing a new blog by Shri Jody
Guruphiliac
Showing the world that even the divine poop on a toilet like us.
http://guruphiliac.org
While we understand that gurus are held sacred by many, they are
also public figures deserving of scrutiny. Our primary aim is to
inject a little humor into what can be an excessively
self-righteous
enterprise, and to illustrate the primary truth that no matter
how
divine their devotees believe them to be, gurus poop on the same
pot
we do.
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From the archives: GURU Bashing
#1738 - Tuesday, March 16, 2004 - Editor: michael
http://www.om-guru.com/html/saints/choosinggurus.html
http://www.om-guru.com/html/guru2.html
http://www.globalserve.net/~sarlo/Ratings.htm
http://www.irrelativity.com/bad_guru.html
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http://jeromekahn123.tripod.com/logicalthreads/id15.html
Why Smart People Believe in Weird Things--Prof. Shermer
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From Ben Hassine
A while ago I was asked what friendship is.
After months of pondering I came up with the following:
Friendship consists of the natural and inborn ability to love one
another in freedom. In this freedom there is the obvious and
very,
very real possibility to learn and to heal; the real possibility,
the very sane and logical possibility, to be whole, to be real.
I am what I is. And I love to be what I is.
Love and regards,
Ben.
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http://jeromekahn123.tripod.com/logicalthreads/id10.html
A truly astounding example of the power of philosophy that shows
Pascal to be off 180°, or one can in a well constructed
satirical
dialogue arrive at the same place.
http://www.jhuger.com/kisshank.mv
This morning there was a knock at my door. When I answered the
door
I found a well groomed, nicely dressed couple. The man spoke
first:
John:
"Hi! I'm John, and this is Mary."
Mary:
Hi! We're here to invite you to come kiss Hank's ass with
us."
Me:
"Pardon me?! What are you talking about? Who's Hank, and why
would
I want to kiss His ass?"
John:
"If you kiss Hank's ass, He'll give you a million dollars;
and if
you don't, He'll kick the shit out of you."
Me:
"What? Is this some sort of bizarre mob shake-down?"
John:
"Hank is a billionaire philanthropist. Hank built this town.
Hank
owns this town. He can do whatever He wants, and what He wants is
to
give you a million dollars, but He can't until you kiss His
ass."
Me:
"That doesn't make any sense. Why..."
Mary:
"Who are you to question Hank's gift? Don't you want a
million
dollars? Isn't it worth a little kiss on the ass?"
Me:
"Well maybe, if it's legit, but..."
John:
"Then come kiss Hank's ass with us."
Me:
"Do you kiss Hank's ass often?"
Mary:
"Oh yes, all the time..."
Me:
"And has He given you a million dollars?"
John:
"Well no. You don't actually get the money until you leave
town."
Me:
"So why don't you just leave town now?"
Mary:
"You can't leave until Hank tells you to, or you don't get
the
money, and He kicks the shit out of you."
Me:
"Do you know anyone who kissed Hank's ass, left town, and
got the
million dollars?"
John:
"My mother kissed Hank's ass for years. She left town last
year,
and I'm sure she got the money."
Me:
"Haven't you talked to her since then?"
John:
"Of course not, Hank doesn't allow it."
Me:
"So what makes you think He'll actually give you the money
if
you've never talked to anyone who got the money?"
Mary:
"Well, He gives you a little bit before you leave. Maybe
you'll get
a raise, maybe you'll win a small lotto, maybe you'll just find a
twenty-dollar bill on the street."
Me:
"What's that got to do with Hank?"
John:
"Hank has certain 'connections.'"
Me:
"I'm sorry, but this sounds like some sort of bizarre con
game."
John:
"But it's a million dollars, can you really take the chance?
And
remember, if you don't kiss Hank's ass He'll kick the shit out of
you."
Me:
"Maybe if I could see Hank, talk to Him, get the details
straight
from Him..."
Mary:
"No one sees Hank, no one talks to Hank."
Me:
"Then how do you kiss His ass?"
John:
"Sometimes we just blow Him a kiss, and think of His ass.
Other
times we kiss Karl's ass, and he passes it on."
Me:
"Who's Karl?"
Mary:
"A friend of ours. He's the one who taught us all about
kissing
Hank's ass. All we had to do was take him out to dinner a few
times."
Me:
"And you just took his word for it when he said there was a
Hank,
that Hank wanted you to kiss His ass, and that Hank would reward
you?"
John:
"Oh no! Karl has a letter he got from Hank years ago
explaining the
whole thing. Here's a copy; see for yourself."
From the desk of Karl
1. Kiss Hank's ass and He'll give you a million dollars when you
leave town.
2. Use alcohol in moderation.
3.Kick the shit out of people who aren't like you.
4. Eat right.
5. Hank dictated this list Himself.
6. The moon is made of green cheese.
7. Everything Hank says is right.
8. Wash your hands after going to the bathroom.
9. Don't use alcohol.
10. Eat your wieners on buns, no condiments.
11. Kiss Hank's ass or He'll kick the shit out of you.
Me:
"This appears to be written on Karl's letterhead."
Mary:
"Hank didn't have any paper."
Me:
"I have a hunch that if we checked we'd find this is Karl's
handwriting."
John:
"Of course, Hank dictated it."
Me:
"I thought you said no one gets to see Hank?"
Mary:
"Not now, but years ago He would talk to some people."
Me:
"I thought you said He was a philanthropist. What sort of
philanthropist kicks the shit out of people just because they're
different?"
Mary:
"It's what Hank wants, and Hank's always right."
Me:
"How do you figure that?"
Mary:
"Item 7 says 'Everything Hank says is right.' That's good
enough
for me!"
Me:
"Maybe your friend Karl just made the whole thing up."
John:
"No way! Item 5 says 'Hank dictated this list himself.'
Besides,
item 2 says 'Use alcohol in moderation,' Item 4 says 'Eat right,'
and item 8 says 'Wash your hands after going to the bathroom.'
Everyone knows those things are right, so the rest must be true,
too."
Me:
"But 9 says 'Don't use alcohol.' which doesn't quite go with
item
2, and 6 says 'The moon is made of green cheese,' which is just
plain wrong."
John:
"There's no contradiction between 9 and 2, 9 just clarifies
2. As
far as 6 goes, you've never been to the moon, so you can't say
for
sure."
Me:
"Scientists have pretty firmly established that the moon is
made of
rock..."
Mary:
"But they don't know if the rock came from the Earth, or
from out
of space, so it could just as easily be green cheese."
Me:
"I'm not really an expert, but I think the theory that the
Moon was
somehow 'captured' by the Earth has been discounted*. Besides,
not
knowing where the rock came from doesn't make it cheese."
John:
"Ha! You just admitted that scientists make mistakes, but we
know
Hank is always right!"
Me:
"We do?"
Mary:
"Of course we do, Item 7 says so."
Me:
"You're saying Hank's always right because the list says so,
the
list is right because Hank dictated it, and we know that Hank
dictated it because the list says so. That's circular logic, no
different than saying 'Hank's right because He says He's
right.'"
John:
"Now you're getting it! It's so rewarding to see someone
come
around to Hank's way of thinking."
Me:
"But...oh, never mind. What's the deal with wieners?"
Mary:
She blushes.
John:
"Wieners, in buns, no condiments. It's Hank's way. Anything
else is
wrong."
Me:
"What if I don't have a bun?"
John:
"No bun, no wiener. A wiener without a bun is wrong."
Me:
"No relish? No Mustard?"
Mary:
She looks positively stricken.
John:
He's shouting. "There's no need for such language!
Condiments of
any kind are wrong!"
Me:
"So a big pile of sauerkraut with some wieners chopped up in
it
would be out of the question?"
Mary:
Sticks her fingers in her ears."I am not listening to this.
La la
la, la la, la la la."
John:
"That's disgusting. Only some sort of evil deviant would eat
that..."
Me:
"It's good! I eat it all the time."
Mary:
She faints.
John:
He catches Mary. "Well, if I'd known you were one of those I
wouldn't have wasted my time. When Hank kicks the shit out of you
I'll be there, counting my money and laughing. I'll kiss Hank's
ass
for you, you bunless cut-wienered kraut-eater."
With this, John dragged Mary to their waiting car, and sped off.
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Dear Friends,
Live, Laugh, Love and be Happy.
And, kiss no ass!
love,
michael