Comments on: Neale Donald Walsch Faces a Plagiarism Claim

By: Tony

Tony — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 02:29:52 +0000

Neale has admitted his mistake, he is after all only human. We should move on and look at the positive impact he has on so many people’s lives.

By: MCH

MCH — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 23:56:05 +0000

I disagree. With the internet, everyone’s life is on public display. We have no privacy anymore. You can be sued for things you put on twitter, myspace, etc. I’ve read Neale Walsch’s books for years, I own most of them. I was shocked by his lies and lack of integrity. He lost one reader here for good. His books did have some useful info, sure. But there was a lot about his books that fell far short of being useful. I think he scammed people, and I’m not religious at all. I just think we deserve better.

By: Ricky M

Ricky M — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 16:25:52 +0000

I changed the word “unreasonable” to “reasonable” in the first and second sentences of the last paragraph in the article, my mistake.

By: aratron

aratron — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 16:21:17 +0000

Lauren Bloom further comments on Walsch’s apology and its ethical implications on her blog. http://www.thebusinessethicsblog.com/do-you-accept-neale-donald-walschs-apology

By: Erfai

Erfai — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:26:29 +0000

His transgression falls in to the “much ado about nothing” category. As a man of recognition of sorts Walsch is exposed to a level of scrutiny most of us will never have to endure. Whether one buys his explanation (I for one do) by acknowledging the impropriety of his claim of originality Walsch demonstrates a kind of morality rarely seen among us commoners let alone those parading in the public purview.

By: aratron

aratron — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:21:19 +0000

It’s possible to unwittingly plagiarize someone when it comes to short sentences or anecdotes. Putting them down on paper, they seem familiar but one cannot place where it came from. Memory is often a liar. The important thing is that Walsch owned up to the mistake.