Sigh.
The truth is the truth. There are many levels of awareness of the truth and various stages of learning of the truth throughout all people that post on Curezone.
Generally speaking, the quote below reflects how the human mind tends to react to new truths, when/if they conflict with truths that have already been painstakingly learned and researched throughout life, and ESPECIALLY if one has invested much time, money, effort, (and of course pride & ego) gaining information. And of course, if we throw "money" into the equation, there's even more potential for conflict with the truth. (Note: pride and ego are not always a bad thing; someone with advanced knowledge, skills and dedication SHOULD be proud of their accomplishments & efforts!)
"All truth passes through 3 stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident."
Arthur Schopenhauer
German philosopher (1788 - 1860)
BUT, it is only 'accepted as being self-evident' when the person that has first ridiculed & opposed the truth, is willing to lay aside the ego/pride of past learning (and possible monetary influence), open their mind and admit that their previously learned truth may indeed be lacking or totally incorrect, and unlearn/relearn with a heart that is hungry for truth & knowledge.
The world of allopathic medicine is full of people that mirror this; in fact, most all of us that will admit it, have also mirrored the quote above.
Take an MD as an example: Let's say a young boy was healed from a painful,crippling disease by allopathic medicine & doctors...and decided to devote his entire life to healing the sick. At the expense of EVERYTHING else in his life, he studied diligently, sacrified all the social 'fun' of childhood, received the highest marks on all his tests & research papers. He and his parents went into debt (to the tune of tens of thousands of dollars) so he could go to the 'best' medical schools and achieve the highest and most complete level of education in the world. And after devoting everything about himself through childhood & early adulthood to his calling (for nearly TWENTY YEARS of his life), he obtained his license and opened a practice. To open his doors, he had to invest at least a quarter of a million MORE dollars (in equipment, staff & malpractice insurance), and then, sitting back, he finally could enjoy 'life' a bit, allow his ego & pride to smile, and now he can start achieving his goal of healing the sick (and repaying nearly a half a million dollars worth of debt).
What is going to happen when someone tries to tell this honest-hearted, devoted, sincere man that ALL his learning, sacrifice and education was "wrong"? Worse yet, that it was actually harmful to others? AND that his twenty years of sacrifice, the debt he incurred, and the foundation he built his entire life upon...was for naught? Understandably, that man is going to ridicule & violenty oppose the person that attempts to share the truth of health & healing. His entire life, all of his 'self', all of his finances, and everything that makes him who he is has been challenged at it's core.
The first time I heard the words 'coffee' & 'enema' put together, I laughed myself silly. "Put coffee up your butt to heal?! Get serious! How ridiculous & fanatical can you be?! And what is the potential for harm?" Again, "ridicule, opposition" and now finally, the truth of
coffee enemas is self-evident to me. (But that only happened AFTER unlearning what I thought I knew, putting aside my ego, and fully researching the evidence and usage of coffee enemas).
As I advanced in my knowledge and understanding and 'truth' of the human body, I found
Colloidal Silver . It relieved the nightmarish golf-ball sized boils that not only crippled my body, but also my spirit. The pain was fantastical; there were days I couldn't walk or move at all; they oozed the foulest and most nauseating of smells & substances. I was ashamed to be in my body; I was ashamed to ever take off my clothes in front of my beloved mate; I was mortified of the possibility that one of his loving caresses might inadvertantly cause his precious hands to be covered with foul, sticky, nauseating pus from MY body. And what if it happened when we were having sex, and one of them oozed onto him? (the tears are now streaming down my face as I type this; my spirit remembers the horror & shame all too well). During those two years, I was further from being the bubbly, happy, sexual woman that I Am, more than any time in my life. And if I took
Colloidal Silver every day, they went away. BUT when I stopped taking CS, they came back. (And of course, the stress on my entire digestive tract was phenomenal because the CS kills ALL bacteria, not just the 'bad guys'). But I didn't know that, and I didn't care; it took away the horror. Those that sold me the CS told me that all my digestive symptoms were "die off" and/or "healing crisis", and they/I had not the knowledge to understand the real reason for the symptoms the CS caused at that time.
I could have EASILY (with a true heart and the most honest of intentions) have devoted substantial resources and dedicated my life to helping those people with severe boils & carbuncles, and started selling or recommending
Colloidal Silver . Luckily for my ego & pride (and for the health of thousands of people), I found out the truth of how that the body's terrain is the ONLY true 'cure' for infections & disease of ALL kinds...BEFORE someone confronted me about my "truths" of Colloidal Silver.
I'm sure you all see 'the picture' of how every part of ourself can become seriously 'invested' in what we know to be "the truth".
Now, let us add "CureZone" to the equation. And yep, you guessed it, conflict is going to ABOUND! And when we cannot be with another poster, to see and comprehend their expressions & body language, even MORE misunderstandings can evolve. AND when another poster's "truth" is 'complexified' with issues of money & the ability to feed themselves or their family (not to mention their ego and/or pride of their past learning & extensive research & education), the possibilities for find the 'true truth' become even less and less.
Yet, in all of this, somebody HAS to say the truth that they know, when they read what they consider to be an 'untruth'. If I had posted that "
coffee enemas were riduclous" there would have been some that actually agreed, and others that attacked me personally, and others that attempted to set me straight.
Had I posted that Colloidal Silver was the ultimate cure for boils & carbuncles (at the time I was being relieved of the symptoms & horrors of them), there would have been those: that accepted what I emphatically believed & stated to be the truth and used CS for infections for the rest of their life instead of cleansing their organs, balancing their pH and diet, and creating the the perfect terrain for my body so they would never develop disease of any kind; there would have been those that said I was 'a whacko' & attacked me; and one or two that would have realized/discerned 'where I was' in my genuine quest for the truth (and possibly how maybe my selling and financial investment & need was preventing me from seeing or finding the truth) and stated the truth as succintly as they could, hoping that they could help me (and those that believed my emphatic & emotional testimony) to gain the 'truth' & knowledge that would set me/others free from a lifetime of purchasing and inundating my body with all kinds of "natural" healing herbs & various products.
In order for ANY of our 'states of truth' to be expanded, SOMEBODY has to state the truth and what is incorrect about our thinking/logic, so we have an opportunity to explore it and grow. In order to prevent someone elses 'truth' from possibly harming others, SOMEBODY has to state what is logically wrong with what another may be advising others about their body.
The question becomes then: how can we discern when the truth IS the actual truth? And how can we discern the heart & intent of someone's statements?
Sheesh, we can't look them 'in the eye' and get a "feeling" about them and we can't see their body language...but we still have tools at our disposal.
The best 'tool' I have found is to imagine the purest of most sincere of "truth seekers & teachers"...what would they do and how would they react when someone was challenging, questioning, or attempting to enter into discussion about their truths? (I'm particulary fond of Ghandi, myself, as a model of sincerity)...and then compare the responses and statements of other teachers to that 'model' to help me see what the intent or state of mind of the poster may be.
When someone says: "I feel you are wrong" or "I feel the truth I have learned is different that yours":
Does that person basically react with: "Really? I have done quite a bit of research in this area, and I feel differently...and based on this xxx, and this xxxx, this xxx, and this very important xxxx AND the way the puzzle pieces seem to fit together, I'd have to disagree, at least right off the top of my head. But my learning is continuing and my truth will never be absolutely perfected. So let me research what your saying, the reasons you may have for coming to that conclusion, and see what we can put together between us to arrive at a solution and/or knowledge of the truth. I've NEVER grown without being challenged, so thank-you for this opportunity to grow".
Or does that person basically react with: "I have no obligation to you to listen to your theory; you have no idea what you're talking about! My past teachers KNEW the truth; you are deceived if you believe THAT truth! Those that are out to get you cannot possibly have any truth! Those that have made past errors are liars indeed; those that would tell you differently than I tell you are questionable and blinded to the REAL truth. Read what I have written and you will know the TRUTH; if you don't read it, you deserve to be sick because you won't learn!". And when this type of reaction is coupled with, "...and I have a product to sell you." ...then...??...well, at the very least, it makes it difficult to find the truth.
Folks, we are ALL learners & seekers of the truth. And everyone here that has ever taken any of the their precious time to share and try to help others find the truth, almost always do so out of the best of intentions and the truest of hearts. But no matter how good the intention and how true the heart, the information given can be incorrect, incomplete, partially skewed, or flat-out wrong. And without those to challenge, state their own truths and even demand that those who are advising others be held accountable for their words & teaching, the whole world would be ignorant & blind.
Galileo researched & believed the Copernican theory that the sun was the center of the universe and the earth revolved around the sun. His own beliefs, his writings, his truths, and ample evidence to prove the Copernican theory true, cost him his freedom. Because the self-proclaimed "experts" at the time had their egos, pride, finances & religious beliefs entwined with their wrong belief that the earth was the stationary center of the universe and the sun revolved the earth.
Galileo was arrested and imprisoned, and under threat of his life, forced to recant his own writings, complete research & beliefs. And yet, it is said, that as Galileo was signing the officially mandanted recantation of his words and research and forced to state that his evidence that the earth moved was totally incorrect, he said...
..."but yet, it moves".
The truth IS the truth. I for one, will constantly challenge & demand explanations and answers from those who claim to know & preach the truth...ESPECIALLY when their truth conflicts with my truth or when that person has accepted the huge responsibility of dispensing health advice & products to other people. I feel that is not only a learning tool for me, but a bottom-line responsiblity I must assume if I am to offer information to others in regards to their bodies & health.
As I do this, some of the teachers will learn something from me and their truth & knowlege will be advanced & enhanced; sometimes I will be wrong, and their answers will inspired me to advance MY truth and knowledge. And of course, some that I attempt to challenge & learn from will scream & yell because I have challenged them and insinuate that my knowledge seeking is egotistical, shameful, harmful, rude, self-serving & downright evil. That is something I must accept and recognize as evidence of my truthful statements & challenges. What truly sincere truth-seeker that ever lived avoided the wrath & accusations of unlearned, deceived, or self-promoting accusers?
...and yet, it moves. :)
Unyquity