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RE: A lady handed me $20...
February 11, 2012 at 4:09 pm
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(February 10, 2012 at 8:45 pm)Abracadabra Wrote: Another possibility is the the woman is part of an underhanded proselytizing movement where evangelists go around giving chimp change to people telling them that it came from God in the hopes that some of the people they do this to will be incited to turn to Christianity over a mere 20 bucks.
Step 1: Church collects tithes from it's members
Step 2: Church gives members small sums of money and instructs them to give them to whomever god "calls upon them" to bless.
Step 3: Profit. The members of the church are very proud that "The Church" is giving away cash (of course it is only their own money, and if the church is smart..only a fraction of the money tithed to them), The church is happy to see yet more members bring in their tithes after being persuaded to join by this random act of generosity.
Maybe that's not what they're up to at all, but what a wonderful little scheme.
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RE: A lady handed me $20...
February 11, 2012 at 6:20 pm
(February 11, 2012 at 4:09 pm)Rhythm Wrote: what a wonderful little scheme.
IF the numbers bear you out.
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RE: A lady handed me $20...
February 11, 2012 at 6:36 pm
Quote:What do you say about this kind of behavior?
OCD? It's also typical bipolar behaviour. IE mad as a cut snake. 
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RE: A lady handed me $20...
February 11, 2012 at 7:39 pm
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Well, the numbers always would bear you out. You're never losing money, and you'd expect to collect those tithes again next week. If at any point you felt it wasn't worth it anymore it's on to the next scam, no losses incurred upon you at all (since your scamming with other peoples money in the first place). It's a sort of modified ponzi..lol....
I love con games btw, their history and origins and the principles they work on..fascinating. I respect a well devised con immensely, even if I might consider castrating the operator, lol.
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
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RE: A lady handed me $20...
February 11, 2012 at 10:39 pm
You must regret Dubya's gone. But Obama ain't bad at it either.
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RE: A lady handed me $20...
February 11, 2012 at 11:17 pm
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(February 11, 2012 at 4:09 pm)Rhythm Wrote: (February 10, 2012 at 8:45 pm)Abracadabra Wrote: Another possibility is the the woman is part of an underhanded proselytizing movement where evangelists go around giving chimp change to people telling them that it came from God in the hopes that some of the people they do this to will be incited to turn to Christianity over a mere 20 bucks.
Step 1: Church collects tithes from it's members
Step 2: Church gives members small sums of money and instructs them to give them to whomever god "calls upon them" to bless.
Step 3: Profit. The members of the church are very proud that "The Church" is giving away cash (of course it is only their own money, and if the church is smart..only a fraction of the money tithed to them), The church is happy to see yet more members bring in their tithes after being persuaded to join by this random act of generosity.
Maybe that's not what they're up to at all, but what a wonderful little scheme.
Negative on steps 1-3. The church never gives up it's gold (the golden rule applies at all times) It is consider alms, out of pocket cost. Dont'
forget, when you start your own, you will be tax exempt also.
(February 11, 2012 at 1:24 am)Rokcet Scientist Wrote: And wasn't avarice one of the seven sins? Or something like that? 
Seven deadly sins are of Catholic origin, just another way to control the masses.
wrath- don't rage against the machine
greed-give it all to the church
sloth-keep working for the church
pride-dummy them down
lust-I don't have the faintest idea
envy-want for nothing
gluttony-more food for the priests
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RE: A lady handed me $20...
February 11, 2012 at 11:32 pm
(February 11, 2012 at 11:17 pm)renew Wrote: lust-I don't have the faintest idea
lust - don't screw with the church
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RE: A lady handed me $20...
February 12, 2012 at 1:03 am
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Those sins all came from older traditions and sometimes, quite possibly, practical concerns. I agree that the overall framework built around those sins was very often leveraged in favor of the clergy. Another example of a good con right there. Leveraging something already well received or considered to be valuable or truthful allows you a more convenient "in" on your target.
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RE: A lady handed me $20...
February 12, 2012 at 3:54 pm
(February 10, 2012 at 11:08 am)Freedom Wrote: I was walking home from the store carrying two grocery bags when a lady drove around the corner and parked her car. She got out of her car, approached me and said, "I don't know why, but I am supposed to give this to you!" Then she handed me $20 and said "He (God) told me to! God bless you!"
I thanked her. She got back into her car and drove off.
Now, Christians would say she did it because of God, but she really did it out of the kindness of her heart.
What do you say about this kind of behavior?
Well she didn't do it because of god, because god is made up, and she didn't do it out of the kindness of her heart either, because she thought god told her to do it.
I say her behaviour was delusional. A delusion caused her to randomly give a stranger money.
You are currently experiencing a lucky and very brief window of awareness, sandwiched in between two periods of timeless and utter nothingness. So why not make the most of it, and stop wasting your life away trying to convince other people that there is something else? The reality is obvious.
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RE: A lady handed me $20...
February 13, 2012 at 3:54 am
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(February 10, 2012 at 11:08 am)Freedom Wrote: What do you say about this kind of behavior?
I say 'a fool and her money are soon parted' accept the gift with a smile and buy a gift for Ash with the $20.
(February 12, 2012 at 3:54 pm)Norfolk And Chance Wrote: I say her behaviour was delusional. A delusion caused her to randomly give a stranger money.
I randomly give strangers money when I've a lot of it. I don't feel delusional at all.
Please give me a home where cloud buffalo roam
Where the dear and the strangers can play
Where sometimes is heard a discouraging word
But the skies are not stormy all day
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