Even if we assume there is no money to gain (which I don't believe is the case even if your assumption about Q followers being broke was correct), there is always influence to be gained. Why do companies market themselves to poor communities? Why do politicians do the same?
Once again, I'm not saying that this is necessarily the case, but it is certainly a possibility that shouldn't be overlooked.
Well, being retired it certainly wouldn't apply to you, but for others, I don't believe that finding Truth and employment are mutually exclusive. Obviously, it depends on what that employment entails, but there is never anything wrong with earning an honest living, if you choose to do so.
Being out in the world is a necessity, as one will hardly ever convince another of anything by anonymous debate over the internet, but others can be lead to truth by witnessing a living example of it.
"Being in the world, but not of the world" are wise words worthy of deep meditation and contemplation. A truly enlightened or "awake" person has achieved a perfect balance in all things, and is no longer subject to the ebbs and flows of impulse and other externalities.
All of that aside, I believe my original point about not taking people for granted simply because they say the right things has been heard. You may believe Lin Wood is sincere, I may not -- in the end neither of us can say one way or another with any certainty, so all we can do is use our individual discernment to decide if what he says may be true, and give our reasons (as best we can) for believing what we believe.
How did you reach that conclusion?
Even if we assume there is no money to gain (which I don't believe is the case even if your assumption about Q followers being broke was correct), there is always influence to be gained. Why do companies market themselves to poor communities? Why do politicians do the same?
Once again, I'm not saying that this is necessarily the case, but it is certainly a possibility that shouldn't be overlooked.
Well, being retired it certainly wouldn't apply to you, but for others, I don't believe that finding Truth and employment are mutually exclusive. Obviously, it depends on what that employment entails, but there is never anything wrong with earning an honest living, if you choose to do so.
Being out in the world is a necessity, as one will hardly ever convince another of anything by anonymous debate over the internet, but others can be lead to truth by witnessing a living example of it.
"Being in the world, but not of the world" are wise words worthy of deep meditation and contemplation. A truly enlightened or "awake" person has achieved a perfect balance in all things, and is no longer subject to the ebbs and flows of impulse and other externalities.
All of that aside, I believe my original point about not taking people for granted simply because they say the right things has been heard. You may believe Lin Wood is sincere, I may not -- in the end neither of us can say one way or another with any certainty, so all we can do is use our individual discernment to decide if what he says may be true, and give our reasons (as best we can) for believing what we believe.