Are Shakti Stones effective?

rodman99999

The cult of the Naysayer Doctrine, wants you to accept their revelations, by faith (ie: YOUR senses and mental faculties are worthless and deceitful) ...

This is absolutely true and it's one of the great ironies in audio. Many of those who would proclaim themselves "objectivists" are actually those consumed by a faith-based belief system. That's why they can so readily reject observations that aren't consistent with their beliefs. It is the very nature of faith; it requires no proof. 

Empirical evidence is just an inconvenience to the measurementalists, who seek comfort and security in their faith. And just like some religious fundamentalists, the measurementalists can be tireless in their evangelical proselytizing.

rodman99999

Far as, "harm": the incessant, unfortunate presentation of their beliefs as categorical imperative, or- TRUTH, rather than as the misinformed, uneducated and (largely) untested OPINIONS they are, is what I believe contrary to (what used to be) the spirit of this website. The thought that they could succeed in dissuading a new audio enthusiast from experimenting for themselves (regardless of the topic or component) and being robbed of potential listening pleasure, is what dismays me.

At the risk of splitting hairs with you, @rodman99999 it is actually much worse than that. Not only do the measurementalists discourage experimentation, but they will dismiss wholesale the result. Check out this thread:

audio2design

No, you think it sounds better to you. That is completely meaningless to other people

Even the report of a sonic preference can be dismissed with the wave of the hand. Which prompts the question: Of what value is this website if we can’t report our experiences and preferences?

audio2design

Oh please, @cleeds , At least attempt to be honest. Your pulling a comment I made out of context is disgusting behavior.

I understand that having your religious zeal exposed makes you uncomfortable, but that's a price fundamental evangelists face. When you preach here, it's only fair for non-believers to be able to quote you and respond. If you truly think that's "disgusting," I suggest you alert the moderators. As you well know, those who abuse this forum can have their accounts deleted, requiring you to register under another username.

thyname

... he is not shy of doing this over and over and over. Like before. Remember @atdavid, @dannad, @roberttid and more. It’s the same dude.

Yup. He uses the same approach every time, which yields the same result of his account being deleted. I'm not sure what his issue is.