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Article #4469Re: Krishnas, Vedas, and all that (was: TM debunking needed)
From: Loren I. Petrich
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 01:28
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 01:28
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In article <qViqXB4w165w@kalki33.lakes.trenton.sc.us> system@kalki33.lakes.trenton.sc.us (Kalki Dasa) writes: >lip@s1.gov (Loren I. Petrich) writes: : Well, I guess it's safe to say that the Hare Krishnas are : essentially Veda-thumping Hindu fundamentalists. It is not for nothing : that _Back to Godhead_ is sometimes nicknamed _Back to Blockhead_. >You heap derision on the Hare Krishnas, but you have not addressed any >issue. Is this not the trademark of a real blockhead? Yes, I know it was snide. And you may believe that I am a blockhead if you wish. But if _Back to Godhead_ contains lots of things that seem silly, then one might be tempted to come up with some unflattering nicknames for the publication. But try looking at the Moon through a small telescope sometime and see if it looks like "cosmic fire". See? I _did_ address a relevant issue. -- /Loren Petrich, the Master Blaster /lip@s1.gov
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Newsgroups: sci.skeptic Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!agate!overload.lbl.gov!s1.gov!lip From: lip@s1.gov (Loren I. Petrich) Subject: Re: Krishnas, Vedas, and all that (was: TM debunking needed) Message-ID: <1993Jan23.012801.22611@s1.gov> Sender: usenet@s1.gov Nntp-Posting-Host: s1.gov Organization: LLNL References: <1993Jan20.081609.11774@s1.gov> <qViqXB4w165w@kalki33.lakes.trenton.sc.us> Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 01:28:01 GMT Lines: 23