Theos-Talk Archives (October 1997 Message tt00107)

> There is that possibility.  PJ does not seem to countenance the
> other possibility that his theory is completely wrong.  "New
> ideas" are not true because they are new; nor are organizational
> mindsets mistaken because a group, over time, has such a firm
> conviction.  Just a reminder to readers of this list that PJ's
> belief in his martyrdom is not the only explanation for
> opposition to his alleged "new ideas."

Perhaps we also need a simultaneous reminder that Paul's book was
exceedingly well received outside of TS circles ...  and that
only two people seem to have been critical, one, a person that
seems to have some personal vendetta, and the other, the
President of the Wheaton TS - who, in his role as critic, blasted
a book he refused to publish in his role as TPH chief.

The ideas in the book may or may not be true - but they certainly
deserved discussion in TS circles, and attempts certainly seemed
to be made to try to squelch this.

-JRC