Very good one. I'm passing it


Reminds me of this email letter sent out many years ago:
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>M A K E M O N E Y F A S T W I T H
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> S K E P T I C A L T H I N K I N G
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>That's right! By adopting a habit of skeptical thinking, you
>will save hundreds, perhaps thousands of dollars. Spending
>money on infomercial products, psychic hot-lines, mail order
>scams, religious scams (and con-artist theologians), any one of
>the myriad of paranormal type magazines, faith healers, quack
>therapists and psychologists, quarts crystals, trips to Sedona,
>harvest festivals, make money fast scams, lose weight fast
>scams, and much, much more, will be a THING OF THE PAST! Now you
>can afford that vacation of your dreams, or a nice down payment
>on a house, or that college fund for your child.
>
>Plus! You will have more free time on your hands to enjoy
>life. Now, you'll be able to spend more quality time with your
>family, help, encourage, and enrich your child's capacity to
>learn, learn more about science and nature and how the world
>REALLY works, and thinking and making decisions for yourself!
>
>Just read some of the testimonials from people JUST LIKE YOU who
>have come around to the skeptical way of thinking:
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> I used to spend hundreds of dollars on 900 calls to my
> "personal" psychic. But now that I've adopted the technique
> of skeptical thinking, I actually did some research into the
> psychic phenomena. I am now convinced that "psychics" are
> nothing more than con-artists who are very skilled at
> speaking in generalities that apply to most everyone. Now,
> I'm financially secure, and happy! I would like to thank
> somebody for changing my life, but it was ME that did it!
> Sammy Snodgrass, Los Angeles, CA
>
> I'm almost ashamed to admit it, but I was convinced that I
> was abducted by aliens from another world. I can say now,
> though, that I have seen the light by becoming a more
> skeptical thinker. I realize that my quack therapist planted
> suggestive thoughts in my head while I was under hypnosis. I
> actually believed that the aliens had removed eggs from my
> ovaries for genetic experiments. When I think of all the
> money I gave that creep, it makes me sick! Not to mention
> the money I spent on my subscription to UFO magazine. I love
> my life now, and have reestablished a loving relationship
> with my family.
> Samantha Williams, Dayton, OH
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> I used to spend thousands on holy crystals, new age literature
> and magazines, and trips to Sedona, AZ. What was I
> thinking?! Well, I don't have faith in that crap anymore,
> but I still go to Sedona once in a while. And, oddly enough,
> it is still a spiritual experience for me. However, instead
> of having an out of body experience (which I now know was a
> fantasy or a dream that my brain produced while I was in a
> meditative state), I sit in wonder and awe that a place so
> beautiful could be created by the natural and random process
> of erosion. Incredible!
> Jeffery Wright, Sausalito, CA
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> I was bamboozled by that no good Jimmy Swaggart. I want to
> cry when I think of all that money I sent to him. Just so he
> could go out and spend it on hookers and dirty magazines. I
> am an old lady of 78 years and I need that money! I thought
> I was giving it to a good cause. Now, I am skeptical of ALL
> the TV evangelists. Now I have a more open and skeptical
> mind. I wonder if most of them just are in for the money.
> Not all of them are just in for the money though. Some (if
> not most) of them are using the pulpit to push their
> political views. I still believe in God mind you, but I doubt
> that there are Dole/Kemp stickers on the pearly gates!
> Gracey Witherspoon, Muskogee, OK
>
>And it goes on and on and on. Skeptical thinking is
>enriching peoples lives, and it's bound to enrich and better
>your life too! Act now! Stop being fooled, conned,
>confused, close-minded, bamboozled, swindled, mislead,
>ignorant, and gullible. Start your journey to skeptical,
>critical, and scientific methods of thinking and you will be
>learning how the world and the universe really work, saving
>hundreds of dollars, thinking and understanding for yourself,
>and making the world a better place to live for all of us!
>
>Footnote: If you were suspicious that the testimonials above
>were fictitious, you were right. Congratulations! You are on
>your way to thinking more skeptically.