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Originally Posted by Botnst
You have no clue, really.
I didn't say what you infer.
What you suppose is a fact is a sort of fact, but it is experiential, not unlike communing with God or nature. I cannot say whether or not a person who claims to be communicating with God through prayer is, or is not. I can say that thus far it is an unproven, untestable hypothesis. Most people believe all sorts of untested unprovable stuff. They maybe true, I don't know.
I wouldn't build a bridge using any of them. For things that are of greatest importance to my life, health and safety, I prefer verifiable facts. I dismiss out of hands those things which are unprovable. I guess this is why I have never been one of those people who joins or abhors personality cults: I just don't give a damn what people say or how they look. I am interested in what they said and then what they do.
Show me the facts. If they are congruous, then I'm generally okay that the mouth and the actions are in sync. If they are incongruous I need go no farther with what they say the next time. This is why I would trust an honest believer over a dishonest nonbeliever. I prefer knowing what to expect rather than surprises. A good surprise is, at worst, unnecessary. A bad surprise can be catastrophic.
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I'm going to assume that you know the difference between a woman who is way turned on to your action and wants you to go all caveman on her ass, minus the club, and, a woman who takes a quick look, realizes you're another guy who's hot for her that she's not interested in and looks away.
Assuming no verbal request or rejection of your manhood was uttered, what kind of facts can you cite to back up your knowledge that the correct action with the first is to make the moves and make them well and for the second the correct response is a sort of, 'oh well, keep looking?'
Yes, a bad surprise can be catastrophic. I read about a Lothario in the Bay Area years ago who had a knack for finding lonely women, getting their hopes up high and robbing them blind while doing so. He managed to get away with one woman's entire trust fund she was supposedly saving (from her first marriage) for her son's education. And she couldn't get it back. I saw a picture of the guy. Holy crap, he had 'arrogant lout' rubber stamped in red on his forehead.
A lot of people are pretty naive. They get taken easily, too easily.