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Hi Paul, I think most people will get the principles of DIR and see the benefits I must admit that I'm not DIR but I do use quite a few of the ideas. The BIGGEST hurdle DIR faces is the attitude !! yep ! flame me all you want ! I have no problem with DIR. It's the fan clubs I don't get along with !! (slightly rewritten quote) RGDS And safe diving to all Stroke or DIR alike Lars Bjaerris On onsdag, september 25, 2002, at 08:54 PM, Paul Braunbehrens wrote: > Gene, the number of dives you have has nothing to do with it, as > you've shown. You get it, and people with many more dives just don't > get it. > > All the flak that DIR/GUE have been getting has been largely based on > the delivery, and on the attitude of those who have figured it out. > It's really hard not to have that attitude, but we all try. The > reason is that it all makes so much sense, it's hard not to just > scream "Are you a moron for not getting this? It's as obvious as the > nose on your face" > > As a result, we often hear the term DIReligion thrown around. This is > downright funny. As you point out, religion means accepting something > without proof. Hence the words "belief, faith, etc.". In fact, > asking for proof is heresy, in most religions. In diving however, the > DIR system has proven itself over and over. There is no "belief", no > "faith", no "pope", just simple facts. > > All this talk of sucking up, of wanna bees, of religion, all this name > calling is just bullshit in the end. What counts is how well the > system works when you are diving. So here is my challenge. All of > you who keep shooting down this system why don't you try it? Almost > everyone who dives DIR used to dive the PADI, TDI etc. way. We have > tried both. Why is it that no one ever says "you know, I've tried > this DIR thing and it just sucks. I'm going back to deep air, stab > jacket, steel stages on both sides, a wetsuit and ankle weights." The > reason is that diving DIR is easier, safer, more fun, and much more > elegant. -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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