Scamming Yourself

This topic was created in the Metaphysical forum by Gwendylyn Post on Wednesday, July 9, 2003 and has 11 replies.

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@Gwendylyn Post
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When you know its too good to be true, do you let yourself believe in the flattery even though deep down you know its false? or do you completely reject the information as false, even though there just might be a grain of truth?

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@Morganofmind
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I'm goning to go ahead and say, I realize what the truth is... But if I'm having fun playing along, I play along.

Because the point is to have fun... It's just a big game... Come now... It's all Farce.

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@Gwendylyn Post
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Oh I always do well on intelligence tests, probably because I've taken so many of them. That wasn't my point, just an example of the case.

I'd personally rather have the full enjoyment of fooling myself that I deserve the flattery with the touch of doubt (my optimism), but with more important things its necessary to look harshly and critically at the world so that you are not taken aback when, on the few rare times, you are confronted with the fact that it is false. hmm, if this has started to not make sense, tell me.

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@Morganofmind
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Makes perfect sense, like back allies in Rome.

"Oh... no... There is no point, just a bunch of stupid stuff that happens..."
~Homer S.

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ur good and intelgenice. they do a very in truth. but yes i would accept the little grain for the bare fact that maybe depeneding upon what it says it may be true to a grain. and who says it.

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I like the intelligence tests.. but what I scored immediately leaving school.. and what it would be "now" would be leagues a part. apart (?) Dammit.. See?

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@James the13th
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yeah. that could be true.
but an iq test never ever really changes for a while. i mean it's really to test what u all ready now.
most people are ethier good of some sort of thinking. that's all that it's rating.
but yeah. some are good at what they whihc is what is scored more.
so in turth they need a more of thinking and intellgenice added in the test.