People who come to the Q threads, similar to those who would haunt the 0bola research threads, may have those motivations; to keep FR pure and unsullied from kookdom.
In those days, some were outright hired entities, others were perhaps volunteer “debunkers” just for the sake of hassling, or to somehow feel superior.
Here’s my take on this as a general principle, an old Zen story:
A student wanted to be accepted by a noted Zen master. The student finally had a meeting with the teacher, and kept talking and talking about his previous practices, his realizations, his studies, and on and on. He didn’t let the teacher have a word in edgewise.
Finally the teacher asked, “Would you like a cup of tea?” The student would (probably had a dry mouth from talking so much!).
The teacher gave him a cup and proceeded to pour tea into it from a pot. The tea went up to the top, but he teacher kept pouring and pouring. The studend said in a loud voice, “The cup is full, don’t you see??
The teacher answered: Your mind is full - you think you knoe - in order to learn, first you have to empty your cup.
I like to say that a thirst for truth is the greatest treasure in the world, which includes the willingness to realize “I don’t know everything” and “Maybe some things I do know aren’t true” and be willing to learn even if it goes against something I think I know.
No one can take this treasure away from you.
I really like that little parable you told! Thank you for sharing!
You are very wise, Jeremiah, and your gung fu is strong.