FWIW, this holist reminds me a little of myself when I first joined here. I wasn't, er, Pinealist, per se. Pretty damn close, though.
which led me to re-examining my older posts, even (embarassingly) in Literate Chaotic (pages 20-23 make me cringe now).
Of course, I was 17-18 at the time, and holist says he's 43. While some of his behavior, to me, indicates a troll, I've many times ended up in the same situation here, making the same choices, with no troll intended. And it's rather easy to fall into a reactionary state and become defensive, particularly when defending an unpopular idea. So I'll reserve my judgement for something more conclusive.
holist: my experience in talking about the absurd/paranormal/alternative/etc... in the particular region of the interweb is that you're best off if you can discuss the topic at hand in plain, direct language that says what it means and means what it says. If you claim something that isn't generally accepted, be prepared to offer evidence more than eye witness and anecdotes, or prepare to be laughed at.
which led me to re-examining my older posts, even (embarassingly) in Literate Chaotic (pages 20-23 make me cringe now).
Of course, I was 17-18 at the time, and holist says he's 43. While some of his behavior, to me, indicates a troll, I've many times ended up in the same situation here, making the same choices, with no troll intended. And it's rather easy to fall into a reactionary state and become defensive, particularly when defending an unpopular idea. So I'll reserve my judgement for something more conclusive.
holist: my experience in talking about the absurd/paranormal/alternative/etc... in the particular region of the interweb is that you're best off if you can discuss the topic at hand in plain, direct language that says what it means and means what it says. If you claim something that isn't generally accepted, be prepared to offer evidence more than eye witness and anecdotes, or prepare to be laughed at.