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I think there is a meaning of the word fraud that can be fairly applied to the COJCOLDS: "one that is not what it seems or is represented to be." https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fraud Used that way, I don't think it requires that anyone have an intent to deceive. The thread title could b...

Imwashingmypirate wrote: ↑

Thu May 09, 2024 7:02 pm

Why are people being so sharp and so defensive.

Who do you mean?

*Bill Clinton enters chat* I should say that Stormy Daniels salacious details about when she had sex with Trump back in 2006 were not relevant to the hush money payments and whether it was to help with the Trump campaign or hide it from Melania. But the judge allowed her to testify about it because...

Your view is it’s not a fraud because it’s a religion? Even if Joseph started it fraudulently, the leaders today believe and that’s sufficient? Not exactly. I don’t see a voluntary association centering on faith as a fraud. Furthermore, I am not in the business of reading Joseph Smith’s mind. Did S...

The only way to avoid manipulation is to study how it works. Ignorance of manipulative tactics is why even smart and sincere people are sucked into cults. Where does one learn these things? I think it all comes under the general umbrella of psychology, but you can find tons of information and examp...

I think you've got that one backwards. Try this: That impression will come from the individual, not the external source, making the impression more reliable and useful to the external source Manipulation doesn't take a single form, but you're speaking of a technique that is quite effective. I learn...

I think you've got that one backwards. Try this: That impression will come from the individual, not the external source, making the impression more reliable and useful to the external source Manipulation doesn't take a single form, but you're speaking of a technique that is quite effective. I learn...

A retired Secret Service agent has sued the New York Post over its reporting based on fabricated texts from Hunter Biden's laptop.https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24628701-240430-daily-mail-complaint The fabricated texts were the source of false claims in the Congressional Republicans' sham i...

If your reference to capacity to cause great harm was simply a reference to the types of harm ordinary humans are capable of, that answers my question. Being an ordinary human myself, I don't see myself as exempt from having what you refer to as a "dark side." I'm not sure that "arrogance" is the w...

He has also been a strong defender of Trump, as he by nature is inclined to defend the unpopular. He didn't even vote for Trump. He'd prefer that his party ran on the issues that voters actually care about, like the economy. Nobody cares if Trump had sex with Stormy Daniels. He's demonstrating why ...