Comments for Avoid Money Scams http://avoidmoneyscams.today.com Excellent advice on how to avoid being scammed out of your money. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:22:17 +0000 http://www.today.com/version-2.3.1 Comment on Conspiracy Theories by Donna http://avoidmoneyscams.today.com/2009/04/10/conspiracy-theories/#comment-1538 Donna Mon, 27 Apr 2009 23:45:14 +0000 http://avoidmoneyscams.today.com/2009/04/10/conspiracy-theories/#comment-1538 I agree. The media is so controlled, it is difficult to get any info other than pravda. I agree. The media is so controlled, it is difficult to get any info other than pravda.

]]> Comment on Conspiracy Theories by Rich http://avoidmoneyscams.today.com/2009/04/10/conspiracy-theories/#comment-1509 Rich Sun, 19 Apr 2009 23:48:50 +0000 http://avoidmoneyscams.today.com/2009/04/10/conspiracy-theories/#comment-1509 I don't buy your either/or conclusion, i.e., that such speculation is necessarily an effort to put a stop to it by exposing it, or that it is for a feeling of power. I suspect it has as much to do with pattern recognition as anything else. The human mind excels at pattern recognition, seeing patterns that are not really there, e.g., the various constellations, which are actually made up of stars which have no spatial relationship to one another at all, the human "face" seen on the surface of Mars, , etc. Because people are so adept at pattern recognition, when something is not fully understood, it is only natural to start trying to put the pieces together, and thus, a conspiracy is born. In other words, the point is that it is human nature. Besides, in spite of serious people in our mass media poo pooing all such possibilities, historically, there actually have been real conspiracies from time to time ... I don’t buy your either/or conclusion, i.e., that such speculation is necessarily an effort to put a stop to it by exposing it, or that it is for a feeling of power.

I suspect it has as much to do with pattern recognition as anything else. The human mind excels at pattern recognition, seeing patterns that are not really there, e.g., the various constellations, which are actually made up of stars which have no spatial relationship to one another at all, the human “face” seen on the surface of Mars, , etc.

Because people are so adept at pattern recognition, when something is not fully understood, it is only natural to start trying to put the pieces together, and thus, a conspiracy is born.

In other words, the point is that it is human nature. Besides, in spite of serious people in our mass media poo pooing all such possibilities, historically, there actually have been real conspiracies from time to time …

]]> Comment on The Job Hunt Is On by hawgwyld http://avoidmoneyscams.today.com/2009/03/18/the-job-hunt-is-on/#comment-1461 hawgwyld Thu, 02 Apr 2009 02:56:51 +0000 http://avoidmoneyscams.today.com/2009/03/18/the-job-hunt-is-on/#comment-1461 I read a news release from the Arkansas Attorney General's office warning against "work at home" scams. The AG's office, in fact, declared that most of those things were scams. That was a staggering statement, huh? I read a news release from the Arkansas Attorney General’s office warning against “work at home” scams. The AG’s office, in fact, declared that most of those things were scams.

That was a staggering statement, huh?

]]> Comment on Snap Decisions by attygnorris http://avoidmoneyscams.today.com/2009/02/07/snap-decisions/#comment-1390 attygnorris Mon, 16 Feb 2009 20:15:53 +0000 http://avoidmoneyscams.today.com/2009/02/07/snap-decisions/#comment-1390 I agree that major decisions require more thought and deliberation. BTW, your blog is the 5th today.com blog I’ve run across today that didn’t have the entrecard drop box. I wonder if the problem is with viewing it on my end or if something else is going on. Davida I agree that major decisions require more thought and deliberation.

BTW, your blog is the 5th today.com blog I’ve run across today that didn’t have the entrecard drop box. I wonder if the problem is with viewing it on my end or if something else is going on.

Davida

]]> Comment on Read the Fine Print on Television Ads by kle0686 http://avoidmoneyscams.today.com/2009/01/23/read-the-fine-print-on-television-ads/#comment-1202 kle0686 Sat, 24 Jan 2009 01:27:21 +0000 http://avoidmoneyscams.today.com/2009/01/23/read-the-fine-print-on-television-ads/#comment-1202 Good point. My blog is all about commercials, but I had not thought to do a post about the dangers of the pharmaceutical commercials. Thanks for the post (and the idea!) http://commercialsnmore.today.com/ Good point. My blog is all about commercials, but I had not thought to do a post about the dangers of the pharmaceutical commercials. Thanks for the post (and the idea!)

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