X-Message-Number: 7569
Date: Mon, 27 Jan 1997 00:53:12 +0000
From: Chris Benatar <>
Subject: Harris's prejudices

I wonder if your remarks against Visser are genuine or if it is more a
problem you have with possible success of a white SOUTH AFRICAN female
researcher Hmmmm.....

As for the attacks against Alcor, well we all know that there is more to
this than meets the eye.

I am reminded of the researchers who discovered that stomach ulsers are
often caused by heliobacter pylori. Puh! said the establishment,
impossible, bacteria couldn't possibly survive in the stomach. Only by
virtue of the fact that the treatment was so effective did it eventually
gain credibility. The main researcher even infected himself with
Heliobacter pylori to prove his point. Yes it was dangerous and probably
foolish (and certainly non standard practice) but I wonder how the
people who are now being treated would feel about this foolishness. Not
just that but this wonder discovery is also found to be a possible cause
of several different types of cancers. 

I am always very suspicious of anyone who "Clings" to credentials. I
along with approximatly 40 others have witnessed a person whom we all
regard as borderline retard, pass his degree course and he is not alone.
It is also a fact that people with zero (and very little) qualifications
have made huge improvements for humanity. 

I can think of someone who does seem to very closely match the
diagnostic Criteria for Narcissistic Personality Disorder and it is
niether me nor Visser....

I am not saying in this post that the Visser reports are true, accurate
or right, but that they deserve consideration and time should be given
for the story to properly emerge and all sides be heard in a civilised
manner. Leave policing of medical procedures and human rights to the
South African authorities. Also leave personal bitterness out of this
mailing - NOONE is intrested!!

I would like to end this message by asking Olga Visser to put her side
of the recent events to this forum so we can get a more balanced view
and not just a hysterical media view.

Regards

Chris 




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