>From William Beaty: > On Mon, 25 May 2009, OrionWorks wrote: > > > I would prefer to conduct my life on the initial premise of not judging > > people, or at least giving them the benefit of the doubt first before > > automatically condemning them to the trash heap. This has obviously > > not always worked out in my favor. Reagan said it best: "Trust, but > > verify." > > I had a similar attitude, but over the years of encountering scammer after > scammer, I had to modify it to this: > > When it's a free-energy claim, then always assume it's a scam. Then > look for evidence that the person making the claim is honest. Do it > this way because scammers don't appear dishonest. Instead, scammers > commonly exhibit "missing honesty." > > When it's a free-energy claim, assume it's a scam, and then follow the > money. Most scams are profit-driven, though some seem created only > to attract fame to a dishonest fool.
A am coming around to such a philosophy. > See my list of hints at http://amasci.com/freenrg/fnrg.html > > > Obviously, practicing such personal philosophy runs the risk of > > opening myself up to charges of being gullible. > > Nah, you just need a well-designed anti-scammer firewall in your head. > > Just don't go overboard and fall for the Skeptic fallacy; the irrational > emotional response of hostile bigotry directed at certain taboo topics. Never stop being curious. ;-) Regards Steven Vincent Johnson www.OrionWorks.com www.zazzle.com/orionworks
