--- In Disappearance_of_the_Universe@..., "ideaofgod"
<gwsmith@s...> wrote:
--- In Disappearance_of_the_Universe@..., "sa_grippe"
<sa_grippe@y...> wrote:
...at least to me, anyway. He's only accused me of having "low
standards," whereas on the newgroup from hell he called me just
about
every name in the book, all for the apparent sin of publishing
Gary's
manuscript.
I did no such thing. I questioned your integrity, your
intelligence,
your education, and your editing ability--all with good reason.
Hmm... I seem to remember "hoaxer," "liar," and "fraud," just for
starters. "Idiotic" and "stupid", or words to that effect, were in
there somewhere. On the other hand, I have never questioned your
integrity, intelligence, education, etc., because I feel no need to
do so. I learned about projection a long time ago.
In response, I have consistently called Gene a "fine
fellow." This is because the Course teaches me that we either
project
our fears or extend our love -- and that when we project fear, we
are
taking what we believe about ourselves and trying to blame it on
a
brother.
Then you might have said this sincerely.
And that's what you haven't understood from the beginning, Gene -- I
was always utterly sincere. I think you are a fine fellow (a holy son
of God, that is) who lapses into some fearful name-calling and
judgments every now and then. The fears you have, and that you
frequently project, prevent you even from seeing when someone wishes
you well, and blesses your true nature. That's OK for now; you'll get
over it eventually.
How you feel about DISAPPEARANCE is admittedly not very significant
to me, however. As a publisher, I have to pay attention to how *most*
people respond to the work I do. On the first printing of
DISAPPEARANCE, almost sold out now, the positive/negative votes seem
to be running about 1995 to 5, or an approval rate of 99.75% (Please
check my math; it wasn't my strong suit in school.) I can live with
that!
I've also noticed the oddest synchronicity: every time you start
making noise on discussion groups about Gary's book, my direct
website sales go through the roof! It's happened at least three times
now in a very distinct, unmistakable manner: same-day feedback. So
thanks, guy -- your karma works in most mysterious ways!
dpm
www.fearlessbooks.com
