And a couple of messages down.... this was my response to the posters on the ttbrown.com Forum
" Linda Brown on Sat Nov 22, 2008 12:55 pm Skyfish and FM .... so you guys have different thresholds for " jumping to conclusions." So what?
I hate the english language sometimes. Notice how negative the phrase " jumping to conclusions" is.
As opposed to maybe " getting the concept based on some compelling evidence."
" Getting the concept" seems to entail an understanding that there is something under discussion here and is simply being fronted for all to consider. Some will get it, some will not.
When you FM said ... " I find no basis for the assumptions you make." Thats a VERY VALID observation. It casts as much light on the situation from your side as it does from the other. There should be nothing negative about that statment. We should all be able to say .... " I don't get it ... you haven't made your case to me." WONDERFUL AND VALUABLE STAND. LIKE BEING A DRAGGING ANCHOR FOR A FINE SHIP THAT PERHAPS IS HEADING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION. SO IMPORTANT!!!!!
And so Skyfish ... trust me ... when you get to that point you need to marshal your forces, look over the material which you have " gotten" and try to figure why it is easy for you to consume and absorb yet is impossible for others to see. Make sure that your own " filter" isn't too tweaked toward the " easy". After that, just accept that some are going to understand your " jump" and some are not. Its just as simple as that.
And sometimes you just have to sigh and accept the fact that you might be alone with your conclusion for a very long time!
And speaking of things long ago ..Mr. Twigsnapper. Thankyou for mentioning Reverend Barry ( Dowling sp? Downing? have to look his last name up.) Talk about taking years to reach different conclusions . When I first had that dream of that ENORMOUS whale taking under destroyers and rowboats and sailboats .... I first thought maybe that was a symbol in my mind for this whole " classification" deal ... and so his blessing at the end of the letter he sent to me puzzled me for a long time. In a sort of Star Wars salute he wrote quite plainly " MAY THE WHALE BE WITH YOU". Now of course I realize what he meant much more than I did then.
And the other odd thing that I noticed was that he was writing that book in Philadelphia during 1966. And I wonder .... is that why Dad had that discussion with Tula about " Flying Saucers and the Bible" that summer? Was he thinking about that line of " consideration?" Was he already aware of Reverend Barrys work at the time? I had never heard of it until ... about ... 1990 or so . When I had that VERY odd dream. Those of you who have "odd" dreams will know that they are to be paid attention to when you see it in color AND you can smell and taste things. I could smell the ocean, taste the salt. Anyway. I found the Reverends phone number and was bold enough to call him .... telling him about the dream. Maybe he will remember his response to me ..... "I have been waiting for your call"
How VERY odd is that? LindaLinda Brown
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Reverend.... I think that I am meant to call you again. Thank you so much for the encouragement that you gave me then. I have never forgotten it. I wish you the best this holiday season. Perhaps someday we can sit down face to face? Linda
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