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Originally Posted by julien  I have noticed this proclivity to quote Steve whenever one's arguments lack substance; by reading Steve's articles I have found that he has a strong charisma and thus can exerce (involontarily) a lot of control on people.
When you say what you've just said above, I tend to think of those people saying "but it's in the Bible" whenever they have to justify some oddity.
Your argument that "if this works for me, I don't need to know the reasons" seems valid to me, even though, it all depends on what side of the road you are standing: reality or search for happiness. I think Radical's first post was geared towards abrupt reality, and like him, I prefer to face reality, because I think it is always more beautiful, no matter how hard it can be.
One more thing: from Steve's past and posts I would say that he's a high-IQ/high EQ person, implying that he probably bypasses a whole part of unpleasant reality but he never lifts from the ground. Assimilating his ideas without the proper pondering and intellect may be dangerous. |
I think most things work because you want them to work.
As for abrupt reality, the closest thing I can come is "The Holographic Universe" by Michael Talbot, which is based on the work of Neils Bohr, one of the highest acclaimed and highly discredited physicists of our time, but even after reading that, if you dont buy into the holographic theory, then nothing can convince you...which is the same for everyone. However, you say you like to "face reality", and I would like you to define what that means. Is that reality subjective, objective, and either way, can you prove to those who dont buy into that model that what you pervieve is truth? Pehaps you have a book by a renound physicist as well?