Well, I think ya'll are being extremely niave about this. You should look into the organizations and PACs who have lobbied for forced drug screening and forced treatment for the past couple of decades. And look specifically at what kinds of arguments they have used to convince policy makers to coalesce. It's just exactly the same script that you use to defend the stepcult; it saves lives (where's the proof? your personal belief or faith is not proof); failure to force these creatons into XA indoctrination (the only way, according to the proponants) is tantamount to a death sentence; etc.
You said yourself you think our ctiticism, or even critical discussion of the stepcult might be killing people. And I'm surprised you said it, too. Not because I didn't think you'd buy in on that level. I think you've both bought in hook, line and sinker. But because you're both very intelligent people and pretty keen on the opposing case and I just thought you'd know better than to try it in this venue.
Behold! The power of groupthink to cloud your good judgement.
But that's just the sort of thinking that you and the stepcults promote and very self rightiously defend. And it's just the type of argument the politicos find so compelling. No, it's not the money. Trust me, they're making it hand over fist just as they always have. See, with this kind of faith they can do all sorts of horrible things to people w/ the leave of their own concience.
But you say "No! It's not XA, it's not XA!.... ok, well, maybe it is, but don't ask me to do anything about it. Just don't you go around saying out loud that it is XA doing these things, even though it is. You might kill somebody!"
I give up. You're right. We're never going to agree till you go out and acquire some kind, enjoy it and discover that you're not really powerless. Just one note of caution. Before you do that, make sure you've dispelled the very dangerous belief that just one drink, just one toke, just one pill will set you on an inexorable path to death and distruction. THAT
is a powerful lie that can ruin a person.
You know, too many weirdos out there. At least with you people I know WHY you are weird!!!
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