[MD] Parmenides the Taoist

[david buchanan]

Case said:
I will review to two or three Wilber works I have. They are A Brief History 
of Everything and Kosmic Consciousness I also have some stuff he did on the 
Matrix. I will then happily provide specifics on where I see Wilber leading 
people astray. As I said my initial impressions were that he raises 
interesting points but abuses the data. Despite your claims to the contrary 
my impression was also that his logic was driven by his conclusions not 
toward them.

dmb says:
Hmmm. You assert that he abuses the data to lead people astray even though 
you don't yet have any specific reasons? Perhaps you ought think about who 
else uses a logic driven by his conclusions, eh? I mean, you've expressed 
your disapproval many times but all I recall is a lot of attitude, not 
actual reasons.

Don't get me wrong. I appreciate your willness to check it our for yourself. 
And I've learned to trust my hunches to some extent, especially when I smell 
bullshit. Just don't forget that a reading can be powerfully effected by the 
attitude of the reader. I imagine that a positivist like yourself is going 
to bristle at his shamelessly spiritual vocabulary but I also think that if 
you look at the psychological backing for what he's saying you'll easily see 
that he's not refering to anything supernatural or whatever. Heck, with the 
right attitude you might even enjoy it.

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