Re: Reich vs Gardner

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In article <9004162252.AA03789@aristotle.ils.nwu.edu>,
> barger@ARISTOTLE.ILS.NWU.EDU (Jorn Barger) writes:
> Just so's nobody thinks I don't have an opinion on the subject of 
> Reich's cloudbusting, my 2 cents says read Peter's book before you go
> spouting "fundamentalist materialist" doctrine of the Martin Gardner/
> CSICOP school.  I'm much more willing to credit Reich's rainmaking
> ability than his contact with UFOs, but Peter witnessed both, and I'm
> not willing to dismiss his reports so baldly.

I am.  He was a kid at the time... and you might look back into the 
book and notice that he didn't see much of that stuff...
I read the book.  Interesting, and should be read if you like
"Cloudbusting," but *not* a scientific tract...  Reichian pseudoscience
was (and is) embarrassingly inept...

> 
> (BTW, I happened to get a phonecall from Peter just after HoL was
> released, just by chance at the mailorder place I was working.  He said
> he'd spoken to KT on the phone, never met her (yet), approved of the
> video, thought Sutherland's little fist-punch was a little corny.)
> 
> Metaphysically speaking, though, the universe is much more magical than
> materialism imagines, my experience is that reality tends to adjust to
> your expectations in a much more interesting way than just perceptual
> delusions.
> 

But adjusting your perceptions to the wonders and mysteries of reality
is a lot more fun than blindly following someone you don't even know...
Don't forget... "Blessed are the Cheesemakers..."    :)

> --jorn, whose mac now whistles "all we ever look for" when he goofs


Chad, whose Mac now says the word "beep" in a male voice