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"Avery W3AVE" wrote in message
ps.com... L Ron Hubbub wrote: snipped Why do you demean him? Some very smart people believe very strange things. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, he of the Sherlock Holmes tales and obviously a writer who understood logic and reason, believed in fairies with little wings, like Tinker Bell. It was because of a hoax by two children who planted fake photos of winged nymphs outdoors where he could see them, but not close enough to inspect. World-famous scientists have been taken in by "mindreading," mental spoonbending, and other stage fakery that is part of any good magician's trick bag. Totally rational, intelligent people subscribe to aura therapy, which involves passing the hands around the "patient's" body without touching it, even though an experiment by a 9-year-old girl completely disproved its validity a couple of years ago. How about we stick to the pros and cons and not make personal attacks? We're way OT as it is. Another item I've not seen mentioned - maybe I missed it - are those "Copper Bands" or "Magnetic Bands" that people wear to improve Arthritis and such. I think the majority of us know the real truth; however - you're going to be hard pressed to convince those who believe in said items - of them "not" working. So - though "we" may not buy into it - as long as they're willing to spend their money and if they have what would be deemed "faith" - not tied to any religion - that the item works - God Bless them! At least to them - they're getting results for the money they spent. And, that is all that truly matters! Many people believe in Psychics too - that they can tell the future. IF they were so "psychic" - we would have a lot more lottery winners. They would continue to give the lucky numbers and they themselves would be playing it as well. Oh but wait - they claim they aren't allowed to do such things! BULL CRAP. That is an easy out for their explanation of NOT being able to predict anything. Point is, many still go to these people. There will ALWAYS be snake oil sales pitches - both real items (copper bands, gas tank magnets, etc) and the imagined (psychic tales) - and their will always be those who believe in such things to support the trades as they apply. It has been that way for centuries, why change now? Therefore - there is no need or reason to defame or demean any one for their own beliefs. As the man said - there are many "prominent" people who follow those paths. If they're happy, who are we to interfere? Just my 2 cents. Lou |
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