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Originally Posted by handgroen
my god I love that man
side note, as the years pass i have a harder and harder time thinking of these victims as 'innocent vulnerable people who are taken by master scam artists'
if you look at say someone who devoutly reads a horoscope, the conversation about the credibility of such things is strictly avoided because of a somewhat willing suspension of disbelief.
These types of scammers are duping people who, more and more appear to me to be wrestling believers.
Then again i'm a pretty hardcore skeptic.
It's still real to me dammit!
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I too am a hardcore skeptic but I have more sympathy for those that are "duped" by these sorts of people. People in vulnerable states desperately want to believe things that make them feel better, whether its a baseless fad diet, bogus seance, or quack alternative medicine. We do plenty of things to save people from themselves, like prohibiting drinking and driving and making many sorts of fraud illegal. Jailing these con artists would be a good next step.
Like illegal drugs, you can't cut off demand.