tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post4666935007147801834..comments2024-03-28T01:47:50.775-07:00Comments on Banned by HWA! News and Observations About Armstrongism and the Church of God Movement: The Woo Woo MastersNO2HWAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02018654662518613623noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post-6200742560355508512017-04-05T10:51:59.972-07:002017-04-05T10:51:59.972-07:00The American Academy of Audiology would take issue...The American Academy of Audiology would take issue with youDennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17266112796114131485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post-59008491261059940922017-04-04T20:09:34.014-07:002017-04-04T20:09:34.014-07:00Dennis, earwax is in the ear canal which is close ...Dennis, earwax is in the ear canal which is close to the surface, it is not near the eardrum which is way further in the ear at the end of the canal. Nothing has to go thru the eardrum. Maybe you don't get wax buildup in the ear canal, but many people do especially after having a bad cold. Yes it does make you deaf too, but usually only one ear, at least for me. It is like wearing earplugs. If you go to a doctor they will look in your ear and can see the wax. It might be a good idea to see a doctor to also determine if you had an ear infection, in which case probably candling wouldn't hurt but a water flush at the doctors would be bad.<br /> <br />So I know ear candling works and I do lose my faith in sites like scopes who also claim it is fake. A vacuum is formed as long as a tight seal is made when putting the candle into the ear only going in as far as an earplug would, and then the fire sucks up the air creating a vacuum, then hopefully the wax comes out too. If it works a person can miraculously hear from an ear that formerly was blocked. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post-9478122848330621152017-04-04T18:08:05.767-07:002017-04-04T18:08:05.767-07:00Good analysis, Dennis. I now have the privilege o...Good analysis, Dennis. I now have the privilege of living about 15 miles from one of the main Woo capitals of the world, Sedona. If you've ever been there, you know what I mean. There are more psychics and other deceivers and their woosey followers in that small burg than probably anywhere else on earth. I've tried to fathom what it is in us primates that leads us to be so attracted to the simplistic and extreme and still don't totally understand it.<br /><br />Allen C. DexterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post-42669010937585243412017-04-04T16:34:39.922-07:002017-04-04T16:34:39.922-07:00Anon said: "I will agree that most of the th...Anon said: "I will agree that most of the things in the article are woo woo, but i have had positive experiences with ear candling. It creates a vacuum which sucks out the ear wax"<br /><br />Actually it creates no "Vacuum" and nothing can pass thru the ear drum which is just a short way down the canal but I understand the fact some swear by it. If people had that much in their ears they would be deaf. What the "woosh" may be is simply pressure changes and I have known some to tell a client to pinch the nose and do the pop thing as if that was connected with the candleing, which it is not. Whatever is happening for you, it is not the candle sucking the ear clean. It just is not possible. Warmth feels good, but again it is not sufficient, nor would you wish it to be , to melt wax in the ear. One drop of hot wax on the ear drum or falling ash down the tube and you'll wish you'd rinsed with warm water. But each to their own. It is popular and those who believe, like in religion, believe no matter the facts of it all.DennisCDiehlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10417850852638492246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post-77938714127438666022017-04-04T14:20:30.375-07:002017-04-04T14:20:30.375-07:00I believe the transfiguration was a real miracle, ...I believe the transfiguration was a real miracle, Dennis, but had some symbolism attached to it. Of course, I fully acknowledge that the Boble also contains allegories, metaphors and other verbal constructs which are purely symbolism.<br /><br />BB<br />Byker Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15602697337552385535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post-45451100854464743962017-04-04T13:17:03.905-07:002017-04-04T13:17:03.905-07:00I will agree that most of the things in the articl...I will agree that most of the things in the article are woo woo, but i have had positive experiences with ear candling. It creates a vacuum which sucks out the ear wax. The wax has to be presoftened with several days of putting warm olive oil in the affected ear. One does hear a lot of popping when candling, and then whosh and suddenly one can hear much better. The alternative is having ones ears flushed out with water at a doctors office. This works quicker and maybe better, but again a person has to soften the wax with warm olive oil for a few days prior to the treatment. <br /><br />As far as looking in the candle afterwards, yes there are clumps of wax and some are obviously from the candle, but wax from the ear does look different - more gross. As far as burning 2 candles at the same time and examining the results - no I haven't done that because those candles are damned expensive. But one can buy the candles yourself and do it preferably with another person who can make sure you don't burn yourself.<br /><br />The results are proof enough for me that it works.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post-23953671306313370362017-04-04T12:47:15.850-07:002017-04-04T12:47:15.850-07:00Too much Woo woo ......can cause your mind to go B...Too much Woo woo ......can cause your mind to go Boo whoo ................then it's all down hill and you are in the Poo poo.............Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post-14260666970959571382017-04-04T10:13:53.769-07:002017-04-04T10:13:53.769-07:00Extraordinary claims require extraordinary Evidenc...Extraordinary claims require extraordinary <i><b>Evidence</b></i>.<br /><br />Armstrongism is the exception and will present no evidence whatsoever and whenever someone like Tucker Carson presses for an answer, they will duck the question by disingenuous dissimulation, or better yet, just ignore the problems and pretend no one questions what they do.<br /><br />The methodologies are thoroughly documented in "Creating the Innovation Culture: Leveraging Visionaries, Dissenters and other Useful Troublemakers in Your Organization", to wit:<br /><br />1. Arguing;<br />2. Listening but not hearing;<br />3. Laughing it off (accompanied by scorn and mocking);<br />4. Ignoring; <br />5. Making invisible;<br />6. Forbidding;<br />7. Getting rid of the Dissenter.<br /><br />It's difficult to turn the tables, since the leaders have power over the group (in spite of the fact that the peons are the ones footing the bill, paying to be abused).<br /><br />About the only thing to do is get in their face, present unassailable facts, go after their 'customer base' and be relentless about it. The best of all worlds is to get their followers to turn against them (and we have a prime example of that back in 2005).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post-52490173279175435442017-04-04T10:09:48.736-07:002017-04-04T10:09:48.736-07:00BB.....And too if the story of the Transfiguration...BB.....And too if the story of the Transfiguration is symbolic, which it no doubt is, and not literal, then so too may the Birth n Death accounts of Jesus be , which they are.Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17266112796114131485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post-92055565083944249242017-04-04T09:37:05.207-07:002017-04-04T09:37:05.207-07:00At any given point in time, there seem to be natur...At any given point in time, there seem to be natural barriers or limitations to what man as a species can know for a fact, especially as regards the answers to deep philosophical questions. There is also a simultaneous yearning deep inside of all of us to know more than whatever answers can be provided by fellow humans. Getting around these limitations seems to be one of the major themes presented in the tale of Eve and the serpent in the Garden of Eden. The same yearning prompted the Kool Aid experiments of Timothy Leary and the early Hippies in the Bay area of California in the mid-1960s.<br /><br />The thing is, the barriers and natural curiosity open the door to panderers who have no better answers than the rest of us, but who are sufficiently articulate orators that they can convincingly pretend to fill these needs, even as they present irrational and ridiculous ideas. Armstrongist teachers and their descendents certainly fall into this category. The problem is that in order to continue to attract attention to themselves, they must ever become more and more captivating. If a little woo woo is good, the reasoning goes, a lot is better. The peoples' minds that are already pre-conditioned to this crap become progressively enmeshed in this garbage, often without realizing what has been done to them. You cannot call this a placebo, because of the harmful side effects wrought.<br /><br />BB<br /><br />Byker Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15602697337552385535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post-74636122637699026792017-04-04T08:48:26.408-07:002017-04-04T08:48:26.408-07:00Need a bible? Now you can bake your very own with ...Need a bible? Now you can bake your very own with this easy recipe:<br /><br />Thoroughly mix 1 part poetry, 1 part mythology, 1 part history, and 1 part woo.<br /><br />Pour into a pan greased with tithe money and bake at 120° for a thousand years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post-7453383267954190902017-04-04T05:08:00.932-07:002017-04-04T05:08:00.932-07:00Always thought the Tkaches, father and son, were s...Always thought the Tkaches, father and son, were suckers trading one unfounded philosophy for another.Minimalisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07394978086891772878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post-2777736541292262632017-04-04T03:27:13.152-07:002017-04-04T03:27:13.152-07:00I suggest that guys like Pack, Flurry, Weinland et...I suggest that guys like Pack, Flurry, Weinland et al, are more properly referred to as the ...<br /><br />DOO DOO MASTERS !Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14910856904624749641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post-26358763100424302572017-04-03T23:57:18.898-07:002017-04-03T23:57:18.898-07:00Armstrongism has always been the National Enquirer...Armstrongism has always been the National Enquirer version of a religion. What causes this?<br /><br />In the transfiguration scene, just as Moses (representing the law) and Elijah (representing the prophets) are fading and disappearing, in Mark 9:7, the voice of God booms out "This is my beloved Son with whom I am well pleased. Listen to HIM." Learned theologians have interpreted this as symbolizing the fading of the law and the prophets, taking a position of lesser importance to Jesus as a totally new era began for mankind. So, what does Armstrongism do? It teaches people to get all woo woo about the law, and about prophecy! They get OCD on these elements rather than emphasizing what the Old Covenant was pointing towards. The result is a strange collection of Pharisaic fantasizers who look down on non-members and look forward to them being punished.<br /><br />The fruits of Armstrongism, caused by woo woo interpretations of the words of the prophets, are not written on the subway walls. These days, they are carefully documented at the Exit and Support Network website!<br /><br />BBByker Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15602697337552385535noreply@blogger.com