Byron Katie says she would walk into a gas chamber. Would she, though? When it came right down to it, I doubt she would. The survival instinct is strong for most people.

Resistence is not always a bad thing, and it's not a good idea to always accept what people say without analysing it. Just because it sounds good, doesn't mean it's actually true.

"Any opinion upon that statement, takes it out of his mystery and destroys this magical statement." Yes, that's the whole point, to remove the mystery and the magic, to look at it with logic and intelligence.