I'll admit...I kind of cringed when I saw the title of this article, but I read it with an open mind. I've been a fan of Mr. Pavlina for months now (really enjoyed the Raw Food Diet series)...sure, I've had a few disagreements here and there, but I could appreciate what he was trying to do: make the world a better (and smarter) place. It seemed like he put in a level of care and attention to detail in his editorials that seemed virtually unmatched in the blogosphere.
On the other hand, this article bares no comparison to previous entires (in my opinion) ...it's filled with emotion, no second point of view/counterargument, and no apparent sense of a higher meaning/purpose to its reader. It was like reading a "stream of consciousness"...but not in a good way considering the volatility of the subject.
Ultimately, I'm sure Mr. Pavlina thought he was doing the world good (which is commendable) by publishing his article, but were insults (direct and indirect) of others (the "dummies") entirely necessary?
Furthermore, the article
instantly puts religious folk on the defensive (thus not receptive to the article) and forces
everyone into the us-vs-them (conscious vs. unconscious; faith vs. no faith) situation that "is totally incongruent with conscious living" according to the same article.
This couldn't possibly be the desired result of Mr. Pavlina who strives to guide us all to a higher level of consciousness.
Also, I won't bother trying to retort with how I feel about the actual content of the subject right now because this is not the place to do so (i.e., I'll blog about it some other time).
I believe a more well-mannered article would have garnered a more effective response/change among those spiritual "dummies", but thank you for spending your time on the article, Mr. Pavlina.
P.S. I didn't read most of the comments left (due to the sheer volume), so hopefully I'm not regurgitating anything that's already been said!
