maybek wrote:does revisiting brainwashing mean BK knowledge makes sense again or something else?
Well to be honest I've always believed in the BK knowledge, but not the current BKSWU interpretation of The Knowledge. An organisation which is unwilling or unable to give answers is limited. I meant brainwashing in the sense that it leads students to abandon rational and logical thinking, which leads to a certain denial.
I do not believe divine visions and mystical/spiritual experiences are a sure sign that something is accurate, haven't all religions down the ages also had all of that?
Just because God Father Shiva may have been involved with the BKSWU doesn't mean all they say is now Godly, yet it seems the very idea that The Knowledge is from God is used (or abused) to block or deny rational thought, as in, 'God is our teacher, therefore everything we say is right', that, backed up with strong mystical/spiritual experiences and divine visions leads students to doubt their own intelligence and maybe a certain intimidation to stop them speaking out. After all who would want to offend God.
That leads to a situation where those who have the courage to speak out are labeled as against the BK knowledge or should i say the BKSWU interpretation of it.