tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-379287241318002122.post4757215830746827440..comments2024-01-28T08:54:32.914-06:00Comments on That's interesting...: How to tell shit from shinolaBill Garthrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08552459555883204060noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-379287241318002122.post-15961861086910110242020-09-30T08:03:18.592-05:002020-09-30T08:03:18.592-05:00Thanks for the comment, Markas. I posted this eigh...Thanks for the comment, Markas. I posted this eight years ago, and I no longer blog at all. But I appreciate the comment.Bill Garthrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08552459555883204060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-379287241318002122.post-42457619619596557562020-09-29T12:11:14.925-05:002020-09-29T12:11:14.925-05:00I have read and watched virtually everything McKen...I have read and watched virtually everything McKenna, literally 1000s of hours and the Wikipedia entry needs to be corrected. McKenna never took his own novelty theory seriously and treated it as an interesting mental exploration. He abhorred belief without evidence and pseudoscience. He always remained a science based materialist reductionist who had glimpsed the transcendental and sought to push the limits of its understanding. This bit of McKenna posted here is totally consistent with the most important of his work. It's easy enough to judge for yourself on the youtube. He was one of our great modern thinkers.Markashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10717610307727496618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-379287241318002122.post-36221566090968271932012-06-05T09:41:47.872-05:002012-06-05T09:41:47.872-05:00Really, Ann? Well, I wouldn't know from person...Really, Ann? Well, I wouldn't know from personal experience, would I? :)Bill Garthrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08552459555883204060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-379287241318002122.post-86967251958668607202012-06-03T18:53:01.847-05:002012-06-03T18:53:01.847-05:00Not at all. Maybe he had a moment of clarity. I&...Not at all. Maybe he had a moment of clarity. I've heard that happens sometimes. :-)AJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02404486014359794886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-379287241318002122.post-31813804376249728352012-05-28T08:30:22.732-05:002012-05-28T08:30:22.732-05:00I had the exact same reaction, Ann. That's why...I had the exact same reaction, Ann. That's why I posted that last bit, after I looked up Terence McKenna. I really have no idea, but that's what the person who posted the video claims.<br /><br />I really liked these comments, but they don't seem to fit the person as described at Wikipedia, do they?Bill Garthrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08552459555883204060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-379287241318002122.post-74209722872006907382012-05-27T14:55:19.632-05:002012-05-27T14:55:19.632-05:00I never heard of this guy, so I read the Wikipedia...I never heard of this guy, so I read the Wikipedia entry. Are we sure this is McKenna speaking in this video? The speech is a very sharp contrast to his life. I like when he talked about being presented with the intelligence test and passing it by not believing in all the weirdness. ???AJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02404486014359794886noreply@blogger.com