Re: The Dead Series.
Kid Mongo almost had me though. He was so close. A couple more thousand of these videos and I think I would have been a true believer. Think of all of the inanimate objects Desteni has yet to give a voice to: earplugs, pills, and soft baked cookie boxes.
In all seriousness I think the decline and fall of education worldwide is a bit discouraging. So many people lack critical thinking skills these days and can't wait to let others make choices for them. Unfortunately this sort of behavior will also have people giving up their sovereignty so they don't have to think anymore than they do already. Reminds me of Brave New World. Aren't some academics even already now pushing for contained cities? I forget what they called them.
The Art of Reasoning is dead. We have Megachurches, Jesus Camps, "The Secret" DVDs and crackpot cults. Not that these groups didn't exist before but now it's very easy to get your message seen by thousands of unhappy seekers. Plenty of easily accessible reading material out there on cult dynamics, persuasion, hypnosis, propaganda techniques, etc. It's almost too easy to create a spiritual philosophy and get a following. Some of these Super-Deluxe Guru Extraordinaries even appear helpful and sincere, but as usual seem to lead everyone but the originators of the teachings into bondage.
I hope this world gets a serious wake up call, and soon.
