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Originally Posted by Angela  John, you seem to be making a big deal out of your distrust for Steve. How come? I mean, what's in it for you to write out these posts? What's in it for us? I am willing to prostrate myself before the reality of you writing them; I'm just wondering: how come? |
Hi Angela,
What it gives me is involvement with others in discussing personal development, and discussing pd is part of doing pd. I came here to learn and to share my views. When I did a net search looking for something of this kind (I can't remember the exact search terms), this forum is one of the first I came to, and I thought, ok, why not? So here I am. I happen to have some negative views about Steve's philosophy, and his and Erin's blogs are a significant part of this forum, so it is natural that I would comment on them. Through doing this I have also discovered that I'm not alone in that critique. I try to share the truth of what I feel and understand - at first I had a very strong negative reaction and have since appreciated a lot of what Steve writes, and I have not held back from saying that.
Behind all of this, however, is my desire to discuss pd, philosophy, religion, politics, ideas of all kinds at a range of different places on the net. MrsCogan expressed her wish to educate people about science here, and I have a wish to educate people about philosophy, spirituality and personal development, although for me that is a more equal, give-and-take process than I imagine it is for an educated scientist to educate people about science. I am an amateur philosopher, but even if I wasn't, philosophy has a lot more room for different interpretations and views than science. Furthermore, I am passionate about the potential of the internet to enable amateurs to express their views and discuss weighty topics, where before there was a much stronger barrier, the academic qualifications and so on. I'm using my voice, expressing my views, that's all.
What's in it for us?, you ask.
I don't know. That's for you to decide.
What do you get out of writing stuff here, Angela? And does it bother you that I criticise Steve Pavlina? You sometimes seem quite sarcastic with me. There was no need to say that you prostrate yourself before the reality of me posting things, was there, except to express your anger?
Even if I only make one person think a bit more about stuff, I will have contributed here, and since I've made
myself think a lot more about stuff, I've accomplished that at least. I'm discussing. I'm working out my ideas. Thanks for asking.