FINAL #10
10. What was John Horgan's chief critique of Ken Wilber?
though horgan claims that wilber is an admirable person, this admiration only leads him to seek flaws in wilber. one conclusion that horgan made is that wilber is "mean to bugs" because he swatted one. but this isn't the reason why horgan is dismayed by wilber. horgan feels that wilber is really self-centered, regardless of how much he tries to be modest. one phrase that leads horgan to this conclusion is the one he found in wilber's book when doing research: "i'm enlightened, and you're not." wilber seems to think that he is the only one who has the ability to reach such level of enlightenment, and horgan thinks this is arrogant. however, when confronted, wilber seems to have realized that people think he is arrogant when he blurts out "an arrogant asshole!" and then tries to play down the sarcastic praise horgan uttered.
another reason that horgan was quite dismayed by wilber, aside from the ego, was the fact that horgan found some inconsistencies in wilber's argument. horgan claims that although wilber declares that enlightenment is not "omniscience" but "ascience," the way wilber talks imply omniscience and not ascience. another response that wasn't quite convincing to horgan was that wilber seems to be "denying the implications of his own experience," when confronted with the topic on god. wilber even makes a claim that "not even dalai lama can sustain nondual awareness through deep sleep... as he can."
though horgan claims that wilber is an admirable person, this admiration only leads him to seek flaws in wilber. one conclusion that horgan made is that wilber is "mean to bugs" because he swatted one. but this isn't the reason why horgan is dismayed by wilber. horgan feels that wilber is really self-centered, regardless of how much he tries to be modest. one phrase that leads horgan to this conclusion is the one he found in wilber's book when doing research: "i'm enlightened, and you're not." wilber seems to think that he is the only one who has the ability to reach such level of enlightenment, and horgan thinks this is arrogant. however, when confronted, wilber seems to have realized that people think he is arrogant when he blurts out "an arrogant asshole!" and then tries to play down the sarcastic praise horgan uttered.
another reason that horgan was quite dismayed by wilber, aside from the ego, was the fact that horgan found some inconsistencies in wilber's argument. horgan claims that although wilber declares that enlightenment is not "omniscience" but "ascience," the way wilber talks imply omniscience and not ascience. another response that wasn't quite convincing to horgan was that wilber seems to be "denying the implications of his own experience," when confronted with the topic on god. wilber even makes a claim that "not even dalai lama can sustain nondual awareness through deep sleep... as he can."
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