Theos-Talk Archives (February 2002 Message tt00536)

Thanks for your well reasoned response. Like to share some thoughts on one 
of your comments quoted below.

When we present theosophy or any other matter, in practice, however, there 
is going to be bias whether they are conscious or unconscious. Also when 
one is active in any organization or expects anything from any 
organization, or fear from the organization, then unbiased statement of 
ones views may become very very difficult. The organizations do give 
inducements to make those who belong to it - material or non material .

When independent views are exhibited, when they are unacceptable to the 
organization or its leadership, no matter how truthful the views are, 
organizations tend to marginalize the individual.

So it would be a good idea to get some background of the individual and 
his/her relationships with organizations and other individuals as these may 
give us some help in examining the individuals views as we can keep the 
this fact in the background and discount appropriately.

In maillists, it is not unusual to find some who take radical views hide 
under a pseudonym since they dare not to stand up in open and disclose who 
they are and where they come from.


mkr

At 03:36 PM 2/17/02 -0500, Bill Meredith wrote:
> Now, one could argue, and it has been argued, that the personal biases and
> background are unimportant in the presentation of theosophy. The ancient
> wisdom speaks for itself and vibrates within us those chords of timeless
> truth carried on the shoulders of present faith.