Re: Re: Amazon - DMT, Tommy

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Wally, reminds me of a maillist I joined a few years ago. I forget what it

was called. Allegedly it was Christian however, only 4 or 5 people seemed

to post and they would pen long missives (sp?). When I started reading a

thread about how the Holocaust was a complete fabrication, I unsubscribed.

Where do some people get these crazy ideas? I mean, I was silly enough to

believe a drug filled baby, but Joe or Jim sent links to set me straight!

jan

Re: Amazon - DMT, Tommy

> Thanks guys:

>

> Tommy, I've decided to postpone that one in favor of " Why People

> believe in Weird Things " by Shermer, Jay Gould.

> Sounds like interesting reading.

>

> Few can talk with more personal authority about the range of human

> beliefs than Shermer. At various times in the past, Shermer

> has believed in fundamentalist Christianity, alien abductions, Ayn

> Rand, megavitamin therapy, and deep-tissue massage. Now he believes

> in skepticism, and his motto is " Cognite tute--think for yourself. "

> This updated edition of Why People Believe Weird Things covers

> Holocaust denial and creationism in considerable detail, and has

> chapters on abductions, Satanism, Afrocentrism, near-death

> experiences, Randian positivism, and psychics. Shermer has five basic

> answers to the implied question in his title: for consolation, for

> immediate gratification, for simplicity, for moral meaning, and

> because hope springs eternal. He shows the kinds of errors in

> thinking that lead people to believe weird (that is, unsubstantiated)

> things, especially the built-in human need to see patterns, even

> where there is no pattern to be seen. Throughout, Shermer emphasizes

> that skepticism (in his sense) does not need to be

> cynicism: " Rationality tied to moral decency is the most powerful

> joint instrument for good that our planet has ever known. " --

> Ellen Curtin

>

> DMT:

>

> Thanx for the info on Amazon. I'm one of those people that likes

> instant gratification and supporting local establishment bookstores.

> I can appreciate your concern with Amazon though. Looks like Oriely

> publishing (public domain/computer tech Publisher)has taken a pretty

> fair stance regarding Amazon. He's got CEO just inches away from

> gauranteeing he'll keep the lawsuits to a bare minimum. The problem

> with B & N is that they really haven't been innovating. Mostly they've

> just been copying what Amazon does and profiting by it. So I can

> sort of understand Amazon's position.

>

> That's really a tough issue.

>

>

>

> >

> > >,

> > >

> > >Also check out Szasz's " The Myth of Psychotherapy. " He takes on

> > >Freud, Jung et al. in true Szaszian style.

> > >

> > >http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-form/002-8433769-

> >

> > While I certainly support reading Szasz I would suggest to please

> use

> > and Noble, not Amazon.

> >

> > Here's why:

> > http://www.nowebpatents.org

> >

> > Amazon is really taking part in some horrendous business practices.

> >

> > Alternatives to Amazon can be found here:

> > http://www.noamazon.com

> >

> >

> > -dmt

> >

> >

> >

> > demitria monde thraam

> > transmits at:

> > monde@t...

>

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