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Originally Posted by Dave J.
It goes beyond "more tolerant", J_Player. On Tnet I often encourage them to lie so everyone can see what liars they are. That way, people who are trying to figure out what they want have a clearer choice between the truth and the lie, and those who prefer the lie know right where to go.
And since liars hang out with liars (some of y'all may remember the L-club on the old Tnet LRL forum?) they all have a good time getting what they want. Since they are actually getting what they want out of the deal, proving they're liars changes nothing, they already knew that and were happy with it.
That's human nature.
You've probably noticed a difference between dowsers and LRL'ers. There's a reason for that.
You don't have to be a liar to be a dowser (although of course some are liars and many are just confused). A lot of dowsers are folk who would not cheat you out of a dime.
LRL's are a different ballgame. LRL'ing begins with the proposition that you have to lie about dowsing. And then you have to maintain that pseudoscience fairy tales are just as true as anything that reason has produced-- even truer! Well, how can you argue with something as stupid as that? Reason won't help, reason has already been rejected as a matter of basic principle. It's rare to find an LRL proponent who is just honestly confused. The mental process that led them to LRL'ing required first lying to oneself and then lying to everyone else.
And that's how you can get to a fellow claiming on a publicly visible forum that Carl owes him $25K because his rods crossed when he stepped on a coin. Heck, I can cross my fingers when I step on a coin, I don't even need coathangers. I can cross my eyes when I step on a coin. Nobody's impressed! Carl doesn't even owe me a dime!
I guess the next step is for Artie to demand Randi's $1 million for a movie showing he can touch his nose when he's drunk. Blindfolded!
--Dave J.
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I see,
Maybe this is why I don't bother to read the TNet LRL forum.
It is full of lies and whining about who's lying and who's not, but little or no real information worth reading.
It is kind of like reading pages full of a bunch of nothing.
I think Carl said it best:
"I dearly wish you would waste your time on TNet rather than here. Unlike some of the other LRL advocates, you bring absolutely nothing to the party".
I suppose if a person loves lies, the TNet LRL forum could be fascinating reading with stars such as Art.
Best wishes,
J_P