Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site stat-l Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!mgnetp!ihnp4!inuxc!pur-ee!CS-Mordred!Pucc-H:Pucc-I:Stat-L:ab3 From: ab3@stat-l (Rsk the Wombat) Newsgroups: net.singles Subject: Re: History of EST?Lifesprings/PSI Message-ID: <111@stat-l> Date: Thu, 14-Jun-84 17:39:27 EDT Article-I.D.: stat-l.111 Posted: Thu Jun 14 17:39:27 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 16-Jun-84 03:03:40 EDT References: <11700007@orstcs.UUCP> Organization: Pucc Unix Systems Group Lines: 40 Can we infer that your argument is "If you pay attention to EST/Lifespring/PSI we'll make money and be a big cheese"? What about becoming a happier/better adjusted/whatever human being? > By the way, for those who don't believe that he earned his riches through > the techniques in "Think And Grow Rich", I have a few things to say: > 1. Have you read and tried these techniques? If not, what do you know? Sorry, logical fault here; If he became rich after reading "Think And Grow Rich", that does not necessarily mean that he became rich *because* he read "Think and Grow Rich". Succession does not imply causality. > 2. Mr. Patrick is not the only person who has done this, but he is the only > one important for this discussion What about those people who read the book and *didn't* get rich? > 3. I don't care what you think anyway. Then why are you telling us all this? > It's obvious that people that don't go are afraid. With a moneyback > garuntee (sp?), why else would they not go. Oh, before you flame, I've heard > all the "reasons", and there are no good ones. So go ahead, make excuses for > your lack of progress if it makes you feel better. It's only when you face > that, honestly, and realize that it really can be better, that you'll give > yourself (and these types of classes) a chance. (If this last paragraph > generates a few *FLAMES*, good!) No flame needed. Your insulting tone is enough to destroy any empathy you might build. By the way, did you ever wonder how people became successful (personally, financially, and so on) before anyone started running these classes? -- Rsk the Wombat UUCP: { allegra, decvax, ihnp4, harpo, teklabs, ucbvax } !pur-ee!rsk { allegra, cornell, decvax, hplabs, ihnp4, ucbvax} !purdue!rsk