Hi Cynthia,I agree with everything you've written above except the italics on 'appears'. However I have not said anything about Rawat or his organised cult, I am only trying to show that the premies I know are leading relatively normal, enjoyable lives. I made these comments purely in reply to Joe saying they will "continue in the endless ponzi scheme, hoping that if they continue to double their bets, they will finally get what was offered in the first place" which makes them sound desperate and needy.
I don't see that there is any difference between happiness based on lies and happiness based on truth. Happiness is happiness and it may not be the point but if someone posts here on ex-PF that premies are miserable I will continue to reply: not all the ones I know because I prefer the ex-PF to be based on truth.