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Originally Posted by ethereal  Suffice it to say, I don't think an enlightened being even cares whether he's a Ph.D. or not. Perhaps he didn't even put the Ph.D. and Sir stuff on there, but his webmasters and editors. In fact, I think that is most likely the case; other people, thinking that it would be helpful to put the Doc in the best possible light, put it on there, and he didn't notice or bother or cares one way or another. Who knows? Who cares?
I don't think a single person bought his books for the reason that he is a Ph.D. or a knight. I also don't think a single person who has read his books and got something out of them would object to him lying about these things, even if he did lie. So why the fuss? 
Don't project your own unconscious belief systems onto others and onto the world. I don't mean this as a personal attack or to defend the Doc, but as a possible area for an honest self-inventory. I feel saddened that your insistence on logical proof and "moral righteousness" (according to your own egoic beliefs) is preventing you from getting the immense spiritual benefit provided in his books. |
So if I understand you correctly, you have no problem with people BS-ing about their education and professional qualifications?
I'm old school in that I believe that if you lie about one thing you probably lie about a lot of things as well. As a wiseman once said, "You can't compartmentalize ethics."
You also have to ask yourself why no one else on this planet is researching this stuff.