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Well, there you have it, folks, the veepster was not on the level. :P

"I'm not entirely meaning the interpretations, but the facts of the events themselves. Being able to rewrite history is quite a tool." Not so long ago, I listened to a show about false memory implantation. I don't recall off hand where I heard the show but here is a link that references the study that was being cited: http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-23447600

You may not have experienced it, John, but I assure you it happened frequently,especially in the disciplined programs, such as Way Corps and FellowLaborers.

There are other groups that do this as well. It's not exclusive to religious organizations. The more modern way to do it, though, is to use lasers, like you would see on a construction site for setting drop ceilings, establishing grade and so forth. It's quick and very precise. HERE RESULTS

Good post,100% Free. It reminds me of an old joke. A man was seen banging his head against the wall. When approached and asked if it hurt, he replied that it did. "Why do it then?", he was asked. "It feels so good when I quit.", he replied.

Here's one with a bit of spiritual advise that could quite possibly change your life forever. CLICK

I guess there was a part of me that thought the PFAL class would help me resolve some of the issues I was dealing with. silly me.

Here's one from my pre-way days that still haunts me with the pointed message in the lyrics .

And this one made me think about how "stuff" doesn't mean squat if there's no one to share it with.... (Janis Ian penned this one, too.)

I don't know if this one really changed anything, except maybe my perception of how quickly time slips by us. Ditto for this one.

It takes a conscious effort to suppress one's emotions on a continuous basis. That's why the struggle for likemindedness is endless and largely futile.

That's what bullying does to you. They were masters of the art.

Absolutely. We were specifically taught, in classes such as The Renewed Mind and Dealing With The Adversary, to ignore our emotions and, instead, replace them with canned verbiage and phrases. That was a large part of the concept behind retemory cards......Feeling depressed? No problem. Simply ignore the very real chemical imbalances in your brain and recite card #47 a few times....If that doesn't work, it must be your own fault for not believing, not speaking in tongues enough, not abundantly sharing enough, not studying the word enough, etc.

"By denying that they feel fear, are they in the process blocking out, or desensitizing feeling of other emotions as well?" In my opinion the answer is "yes". When a close friend of mine died, I was castigated for wanting to mourn. Instead, I was *advised* to immediately (within a week) take the Dealing With The Adversary class so I could move on to more important (ministry) business. Emotions serve a very real and functional place in one's life. By denying that function, The Way was usurping our individual personalities, programming us to a life of conformity.

Before the collaterals were bound into book form, they consisted of several individual paper booklets. The one that is now called "The Law of Believing" was, at that time, called "The Magic of Believing". The whole positive/magic thinking craze had been sweeping the nation for several years. I think, perhaps, Wierwille had hopes of hitching his wagon to the positive thinking trend but found the market to be too saturated. Still, I think Jiminy Cricket said it best when he sang, " , makes no difference who you are, your dreams come true." (Works for saint and sinner alike)

VPW was a serial rapist. Why his life should be compared to the Duke incident is a mystery to me.

It's disconcerting to know it happens in other groups but comforting, in some twisted way, to know we weren't alone. Does my observation make any sense?

I think I'll stick with Bill Cosby's version......

I tend to shy away from artistic comparisons that are competitive in nature, unless they're based on specific technical criteria. In other words...it's all about what "floats your boat".

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Just imagine what it might have been like if there had been an internet 40 years ago. VP probably would have died in a jail cell.

“If you have 100 stories that are really similar, the likelihood that they're all made up is really low.” ....AMEN