by FM No Static At All » Thu Nov 06, 2014 5:14 pm
My good man Kevin,
It must be difficult for someone who can see so much beyond the mundane to admit being unable to see through the spin. Like you, I too did not see what was plainly in front of me, because I was looking for something else. Perhaps I wanted to believe that it all was true because I wanted it to be.
Regardless of the motives, lying to those whom are called friends is not what I will accept as a true friend. As I have stated on many occasions regarding trust and respect: I will trust and respect until such a time as it becomes apparent that the trust is misplaced and the respect is not mutual.
Those who remember back in 2008 on Paul's forum, I was constantly at loggerheads with one Mr. Mikado, who not only questioned what I posted, but also asked for references. At first I thought it was merely because I was the new kid on the block so to speak, and that I was being audacious to come on the scene and offer something that was not part of the current paradigm of the time. But the more I came to know him, it became clear that respect and trust were always given. The references are always necessary to substantiate a claim or a theory that lacks empirical data to prove one's claim.
I feel that Mr. Schatzkin threw up his hands and exclaimed, "No mas!" Not because he didn't have verification, but to the contrary, did have evidence to show that what he was accepting as facts were in fact fabrications. Remember also that his 'Epic Fail" was not accusatory. It was after that forum closed and a new one created that all of the animosity toward Paul began. And Most of us participated in ostracizing the man in defense of poor Ms. Linda Brown, who only wanted to make her father's story known. The problem was not with her father nor with his science. It was the fabricated stories that Ms. Brown concocted to make it seem sensational and the lies used to cover truths that was the cause of Paul's ending the relationship.
An author, editor, or a publisher is only as good as their reputation. I know first hand as I was married to an editorial professional who did have an excellent reputation and did her very best in maintaining that reputation by being diligent, ethical, and honest.
Many of us ridiculed Mr. Schatzkin because of the time it took him to write and publish his book about Philo T. Farnsworth. Having read the book and understanding all of the research that was required to stay accurate, the time is not relevant to the end result. Accuracy was the reason it took a long time. Sometimes the verification is not forthcoming, and one has to 'wait for it' to come to them.
Everyone is entitled to their own beliefs and opinions. It is only when those beliefs and opinions are forced on me that I have issue with them. Or when one's loyalty is questioned because you don't accept something at face value and seek to discover facts to verify or debunk. And that my friends is exactly what happened to the many good people (and not so good) who were involved in the book, forum, science, and general 'rabbit hole' path we were all led down.
I thought that the leader was to be Dr. Brown, or at least his theories and patented inventions. I was led to believe that their were 'forces' at work who were deliberately leading us all to some truth that because of positions within the 'intelligence network' they could not just tell us about directly. Sort of like saying, "Look under that rock, but you didn't hear anything about a rock from me."
Perhaps like me, you too were focused so intently on the rock, that you ignored the person pointing you in the direction we were shown. Perhaps it was our own wanting to believe in the magical mystery tour that prevented us from seeing the source of all the mystery was a single source and that there were no corroborating facts to verify.
I trust we all learned something from the experience and can now move on with our lives and our pursuits in life without being hindered by these pylons that we have finally traveled past.
Fred a.k.a.
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