Quote Originally Posted by seriouscentaur View Post
But what does it matter if his science is wrong so long as it gets people lucid?
Hmm,
Dangerous way of thinking that.

It's a bit like saying... Oh, what's the problem with building a house on quicksand as long a it keeps the rain off your head.

The answer to your question is: Strong foundations.

See, the way i'm seeing all this is, when I was a kid and first discovered lucid dreaming (or realised it was a real subject), I was lucky enough to discover the work of Laberge. Now, If i was a kid now, there would be the risk I'd discover this clown, and mistake his salesman confidence for genuine knowledge.

He would have screwed me over completely, i'd have built my knowledge on lies. Eventually sooner or later, It'd crumble around me.

Would you rather your knowledge be based on fact or fiction?

If you care about the subject, as I do, then do you want new people discovering the subject to be learning well, or being misinformed?

The only way science and knowldge progresses is through being critical and thoughtful in our approach. How can new discoverys be made, if the foundations of your learning are based on misinformation?

This guy, has perhaps 1% of truth and 99% misinformation.
Do the maths... is that a good deal?
Do you want to be putting in a 100% effort into someone who is only teaching 1% truth? that means 99% of your effort is being spent learning nonsense.

Also do you want to try and explain lucid dreaming to someone, using this guys ideas, and then, because the person has half a brain they point out that 99% of what you are saying is nonsense?