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- From: lip@s1.gov (Loren I. Petrich)
- Subject: Re: Krishnas, Vedas, and all that (was: TM debunking needed)
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- References: <1993Jan20.081609.11774@s1.gov> <qViqXB4w165w@kalki33.lakes.trenton.sc.us>
- Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 01:28:01 GMT
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- In article <qViqXB4w165w@kalki33.lakes.trenton.sc.us> system@kalki33.lakes.trenton.sc.us (Kalki Dasa) writes:
- >lip@s1.gov (Loren I. Petrich) writes:
-
- : Well, I guess it's safe to say that the Hare Krishnas are
- : essentially Veda-thumping Hindu fundamentalists. It is not for nothing
- : that _Back to Godhead_ is sometimes nicknamed _Back to Blockhead_.
-
- >You heap derision on the Hare Krishnas, but you have not addressed any
- >issue. Is this not the trademark of a real blockhead?
-
- Yes, I know it was snide. And you may believe that I am a
- blockhead if you wish. But if _Back to Godhead_ contains lots of
- things that seem silly, then one might be tempted to come up with some
- unflattering nicknames for the publication.
-
- But try looking at the Moon through a small telescope sometime
- and see if it looks like "cosmic fire".
-
- See? I _did_ address a relevant issue.
-
- --
- /Loren Petrich, the Master Blaster
- /lip@s1.gov
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