We Can’t Believe These People

The most important consideration when evaluating Subjective Phenomena is the Intellectual Integrity and Honesty of those giving their accounts. When once we find a Culture that glorifies in Sensationalism that is divorced from all appreciation for the Truth, then we have entered a Sci-Fi Page, a Fantasy Page, but definitely NOT a page where we can hope to gain any Real Insights or discover what we can trust are any Real Possibilities.

The Moderation on this page has repeatedly urged me to endorse the writings of Carlos Casteneda, who they full well know has been discredited for repeatedly publishing false reports while in the guise of upholding his credentials as a Research Anthropologist – a Scientist, who was turning in flagrantly false data. Yet it seems to be the Official Policy of this Page to stand behind that man’s writings? Why? Apparently it is thought that the Sensational and Theatrical nature of his fictions, which he published claiming it to be true, would be good for boosting the general Enthusiasm for Lucid Dreaming. It seems the Culture of this Page is intended toward pumping up Expectations, while it may only be of secondary concern whether any of these expectation can be actualized. And then, considering the Culture of Lies that is being encouraged here, by the Moderation, when we do here fabulous accounts of unbelievable feats accomplished while in Lucid Dreaming, we can only wonder whether it is not just more hype of fantasy, put forward by those who feel that if it is Okay for the Hero of our Moderators to falsify and exaggerate for the sake of a Good Story, then why should they refrain from such practices themselves. Indeed, how many liars here have not been applauded for their lies. The Bigger the Better. “I Lucid Dream every five minutes, control the universe, and all my enemies bow before me”… seems to be the gist of reports given by the those who do not receive any warnings from the Moderation. You see, patently false hype is what flies here. It’s telling the Truth that will get you in trouble.

But I did not give in to such pressures, and so first my posts were ‘back-paged’ to the unread sections (perhaps you’ve seen them by mistake when you wanted to click on something else), and then I was warned that I would be banned for bucking the ‘Party Line’.

I am a Religious Person and so I am acquainted with the concept of Religious Doctrine – that orthodoxy must be preserved and so adherents to what purports to be the ‘True’ Religion must be humble and accept doctrines, supposing that if they have a quarrel with any facet of the Doctrine, that it must only be because, in their human frailty, they must somehow have been mistaken, and that those who know better, and affirm these Doctrines, must be right. I never liked that idea very much. The idea of Doctrine seems to be a way for the Powerful Elites to sidestep the weaknesses in their Arguments. But at least there is a certain sense that everybody means well, that although they are at a loss to completely explain why, they do hope that they can believe that what they say is True. But, this is how corrupt This Page has become, that they don’t even pretend that it is True. They advocate a Lie and then they first shuffle off my Writings and then threaten to Ban me, for objecting to their Campaign of Lies.

I think we should require that all Posters should take an Oath for Intellectual Honesty. Yes, we may abbreviate a complex dream, or simplify a notion here and there, but we must hold it unacceptable to sensationalize, to exaggerate, and to advocate what we know to be false. And we need to throw out these Moderators whom we now know for certain we cannot trust.


Oh, and the Warning I was given was rather peculiar. It said that the Rules would not be applied againt "friends" but only against people with whom they have a problem. Selective Justice, or I should say, Targeted Retribution. It does not seem like very fair and equitable treatment, but I could hardly expect more from these moderators, given their general direction of behavior and what they've shown of the aptitudes.