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Comment on Dr. Wayne Dyer Makes Me Cry by JohnQPublic

JohnQPublic — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:35:00 +0000

Out of all the blogs and sites I post on or visit, none brought out more wacky folks than did this one–even on religious topics or other Dyer sites.

Comment on Dr. Wayne Dyer Makes Me Cry by JohnQPublic

JohnQPublic — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:26:13 +0000

I looked back at some real old posts on here for fun, and I’ll never understand why HavAGr8Day or her relative, “whatsYourPoint,” got so freaking mad at me. The line that set her off was when she said she was a writer, I asked who her publisher was. That was it. Then she went off like a celebrity in a Scientology camp. I had my wife read those posts of mine and she said she saw no “hostility” whatsoever. I guess she was really sensitive. What a bizarre interaction.

Comment on Dr. Wayne Dyer Makes Me Cry by JohnQPublic

JohnQPublic — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:29:03 +0000

You’re funny as hell, John Henry!
http://bit.ly/17hJp

Comment on Physics Blogs by Rony Lee

Rony Lee — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:08:55 +0000

I think blogging should be there to enhance communication but in a certain limit.

Comment on Dr. Wayne Dyer Makes Me Cry by john henry

john henry — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:27:35 +0000

Yes I have EE (committed my life to Jesus i.e.). That’s what I’ll call you love (EE), for short, cause you earned it the day you started this Covenant worthy organization. What’s great about you guys is you’re lookin’ out for me while I’m up here gettin’ blown by some angels. Talk about humility! You win the award! My Dear Eternal-earthbound. Thank You so much for your kind service-I mean its existence. Before I found out about you, and of course I discovered you through your faithful followers of which you have more than you might think, and I don’t care if you’re atheist, God’s plan even includes you sinners, and I’ve asked Him to protect you. You have presented me with a greater opportunity than you even know. You are willing to relieve me of a great burden by taking care of Fido and Jedediah. Jedediah is my doggy (I bet I fooled you pumkin!) and Fido is my crow(y). You see my plan was, and now that I think of it, from the perspective of my beloved pets, they would probably prefer your final solution to mine, but just to mention it MY plan was to sacrifice them upon the altar of the forsaken. You know, you do a little bit of a twirl, sign of the cross and all, bow down before the one you serve, cut Jedediah’s throat, de-wing Fido, next thing you know you’re skatin’ down Hollywood blvd., being thanked by your lord for giving him his sacrificial dog and boid (bird). What a relief. And I thought I was gonna have to give up my Archie Bunker chair for all this.
What really warms my heart is your sense of practicality, and your taking in of the animals, and then taking care of them, and THAT’S very practical and wonderful too! And special. I love things that are special. Don’t we all? And it’s hard too, it’s a true service, don’t let anyone tell you otherwise EE, atheist bastards like you can be just as important as God following do gooders (and I want to be real fucking clear here: I am a do gooder, I don’t- didn’t mean that in a facetious sense). I’m a fuckin’ do gooder! Go bake your bagels somewhere else if you don’ like it.
And the other thing I really LIKE is your screening process. I’d hate to get a Jesus lover mixed up with a non-believer! As much as I respect your endeavours we both know, in fact you’ve practically acknowledged it Sunshine, that you non-believers are not as good as us who come from the tribe of Abram. And I’m talkin THE Abram, you know before the Lord changed his name pooky by adding that “ham” thing.
OK so I’m glad you understand that I will be stepping up to Jesus. I am willing to pay you in advance, however seeing how much you are sacrificing, and it means even more to me cause I know how hard it is for you atheist f—-, I am willing to OVERCOMPENSATE you. Once I get to the Rapture I will ASK FOR A CASH VOUCHER AT THE GATE! Don’t worry I ain’t stoopid, I’ll get the money BEFORE I go in. Ha Ha! And I’ll give you at least half, which we both know is way more than your fees, which are more than reasonable for what you are offering. Way more.
Now I noticed you mentioned small caged animals. Now I’m not really too worried about her, but my sister’s in a very spacious, mind you, ferret cage, and I can’t let het out until the Rapture sooooooooo……… wouldn’t she qualify? As a pet I mean. I hope so cause I love her. And I feel confident that you would take care of her at least as well as I am now. She loves the kibble, not the bits so much, but a whole lot of orange juice!
By the way any chance of you sneaking a (I’d like to say pack of smokes cause it sounds cool, but I don’t smoke) copy of my favorite book and a pint of Haagen Das Rocky Road past the guard at Heaven’s gate? I’ll up your compensation, and then some!

Comment on Dr. Wayne Dyer Makes Me Cry by Eternal-earthbound

Eternal-earthbound — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:28:23 +0000

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Comment on Dr. Wayne Dyer Makes Me Cry by WWu777

WWu777 — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 01:18:05 +0000

Dr. Wayne Dyer is definitely a nice positive guy with a likable personality and captivating voice. But some of what he teaches is technically false. For example, his mantra that “thoughts create reality” and that “expectations manifest” and that “your fears manifest” are all easily proven false by the most common examples. I wrote an essay about this, which you should check out, here:

http://www.happierabroad.com/Debunking_New_Age.htm

Comment on Dr. Wayne Dyer Makes Me Cry by David

David — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 01:15:43 +0000

Well he should be avoided because he lies about the translation of the title of the Tao Te Ching (道德) which he says serves as the foundation of his crap.

It just means “morality book” in Chinese, but he explains it in a very vague way as meaning the way to something or another. He never mentions the word morality. This is why some Chinese people think Americans are so foolish.

Why does PBS have such a charlatan on their fund drives? Is their demographic managers who have no morals? The self-directed jerk who needs to be fooled into buying some books on morality and how not to be a jerk?

Comment on Dr. Wayne Dyer Makes Me Cry by JohnQPublic

JohnQPublic — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:59:58 +0000

Another point regarding the Dyer interview on The Shift I just posted: he’s assuming that the “10 million viewer critical mass” would be mostly converts. However, that is extremely unlikely as it’s probably a safe bet that a very high percentage of viewers will already “new agers” and so have already bought into this notion–there’s nothing to convert. So, most likely his “10 million critical mass” has already been achieved and nothing has happened. This goes back to his seemingly inability to think critically. It’s also interesting to consider that his criticism of others being “joiners” http://bit.ly/gBZ7f is exactly what he is trying to achieve with this movie: mass group-think except it’s his way of thinking this time.

Funny how the 2012 Mayan calendar date has become a Rorschach test to project whatever one believes or wants. Whatever major event you want to happen in the world, just pin it on 2012.

Comment on Dr. Wayne Dyer Makes Me Cry by JohnQPublic

JohnQPublic — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:26:42 +0000

This gets to the point of this site: the deceptive practice of using scientific terminology to inflate an extremely simple idea. And in this example doesn’t need a tie to science to make its point. That is, it has absolutely nothing to do with science. In this interview http://bit.ly/umS5q with Wayne Dyer about his new movie The Shift, he cites a quantum physics theory as an explanation for what would happen if 10 million viewers watch his movie. (Talk about taking liberties.) “If ten million can view it by 2012 I think we’ll reach what is called in quantum physics “phase transition.” The point to note is that what he is talking doesn’t need any QM analogies and in fact causes his point to even make less sense if you read what phase transition is; his point is childishly simple and, thus, any ties to complex theories is an obvious attempt to make it sound deeper and less childish. All he is saying is if enough people watch his movie it will spark a mass change in attitude. Moreover, he is making it seem as if he has something do with the quantum physics community or has a grasp of very complex ideas that he is bringing to the masses. That is very deceptive. What the hell does his point have to do with phase transition anyway? Here is the definition a phase transition:

In physics, a quantum phase transition (QPT) is a phase transition between different quantum phases (phases of matter at zero temperature). Contrary to classical phase transitions, quantum phase transitions can only be accessed by varying a physical parameter - such as magnetic field or pressure - at absolute zero temperature. The transition describes an abrupt change in the ground state of a many-body system due to its quantum fluctuations. Such quantum phase transitions can be first-order phase transition or continuous.

To understand quantum phase transitions, it is useful to contrast them to classical phase transitions (CPT) (also called thermal phase transitions). A CPT describes a cusp in the thermodynamic properties of a system. It signals a reorganization of the particles; A typical example is the freezing transition of water describing the transition between liquid and ice. The classical phase transitions are driven by a competition between the energy of a system and the entropy of its thermal fluctuations. A classical system does not have entropy at zero temperature and therefore no phase transition can occur.

In contrast, even at zero temperature a quantum-mechanical system has quantum fluctuations and therefore can still support phase transitions. As a physical parameter is varied, quantum fluctuations can drive a phase transition into a different phase of matter. A canonical quantum phase transition is the well-studied superconductor/insulator transition in disordered thin films which separates two quantum phases having different symmetries. Quantum magnets provide another example of QPT.

This is rather like me telling you if enough people invest in a stock it’s value really should take off. A simple and obvious point. But if I explained it like he does it would come off as should there be enough buyers, we’ll reach what we call in fluid dynamics a critical conjugation. It’s double-talk used to inflate a ridiculously simple idea. It gives it depth. It’s what con men have always done.

If Wayne Dyer is so honest as he says he attempts to be, why does he need to insinuate he has some deep scientific training?