Now THAT sounds like a very fair statement!Mandy3206:
Start over with a clean slate, but remember to use what I like to call "the filter of reason" when you read things here or in any other public forum. You'll see both good and bad attitudes from people on both the "pro" and "con" sides of the "Is DIR good for ME?" question.
Personally, I don't see DIR as "good" or "bad". I see it as a system which people will either find "compatable" or "incompatable" with what they adopt as a diving philosophy.
As a system, I don't think anyone could be intellectually honest and say that it doesn't work. Even most individuals who are what you might consider "aggressively anti-DIR" admit that they use some or many of the individual components of the system. Some of these people might even agree that DIR works great as a sytem for the WKPP, but have decided that for whatever reason, it's just not for them. The DIR divers that I've spoken to think that's just fine. They just don't like it when someone who decides not to pursue the system for themselves, misrepresents the system in a negative light because they don't fully understand it.
Enjoy the process of evaluating the sytem for your own diving. While I am not DIR yet, I've found it fascinating to research the topic. So far, I have found it to be very compatible to my own diving philosophy.
You'll find a lot of very emotional discussion, but try to look past that and just look at the facts. A system of diving is not about the personalities of the individuals that do or don't use that system. Having said that, I will also say that I have personally met some really nice people who are DIR divers.
Dive safe!
Christian
