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Tom Bartlett Special user Our southern border could use 763 Posts 
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On 2008-08-03 20:56, Nicholas J. Johnson wrote: I'm guilty as charged, but there have been a lot of scientific discovery made by accident. 
Our friends don't have to agree with me about everything and some that I hold very dear don't have to agree about anything, except where we are going to meet them for dinner.
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Douglas Lippert Inner circle E Pluribus Unum 2343 Posts
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Personal injury lawyers, sleazy used car salesmen, politicians.
Douglas Lippert
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Tom Bartlett Special user Our southern border could use 763 Posts
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I given this a lot of thought and I would have to say, since con men permeate every profession, the best liars are with out a doubt CON MEN.
Our friends don't have to agree with me about everything and some that I hold very dear don't have to agree about anything, except where we are going to meet them for dinner.
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JRob Veteran user Central South Carolina 395 Posts
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On 2008-07-31 14:11, gaddy wrote: In order for it to be a lie one must know that what they are saying is untrue. Therefore, they are either all liars or none are. Having been a member of the clergy I take great umbrage at this comment as I never once lied to a congregation or anybody else. By universally calling them destructive forces, I assume that you think it was a bad thing when they were fighting against slavery in the US (unfortunately against some of their own colleagues).I take it you also thought (Rev) Martin Luther King was more of a pied piper who got people all worked up, not for an ideal, but to make himself look good? As to the guys on TV who hold telethons every other month, you'll get no argument there.
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Parson Smith Inner circle 1937 Posts
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Surprisingly, as a retired clergy person, I would have to agree with Gaddy. I, too, think that clergy are somewhat a dishonest group of folk.
BUT, it is not quite that simple... Some people simply state what they "believe" whether it is the truth or not. SO... if a person promulgates the Virgin Birth, is he/she being dishonest if he/she believes it to be true? If someone "believes" that prayer changes things, is he/she lying when that viewpoint is stated? If we agree that the clergy is a dishonest bunch, then surely, philosophers would fall into the same category. I find this to be an intriguing line of thought. Peace, Parson
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Chessmann Inner circle 4246 Posts
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My ex-cat was named "Muffin". "Vomit" would be a better name for her. AKA "The Evil Ball of Fur".
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Parson Smith Inner circle 1937 Posts
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Chessmann,
I understand what you are saying about being over the top with..."they've been the most dishonest, deceptive and destructive forces within the human experience." But if we take into consideration the widely and wildly diverse beliefs that are held, it seems to me that there might be a bit of wisdom in taking a closer look. I live within a mile of two churches. One has a woman serving. One has a man serving who says that God does not allow women to speak for "Him." So many wars fought in the name of God and both sides saying, "God is on our side." If they are not lying, then they must be at least... confused. Parson
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Chessmann Inner circle 4246 Posts
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On 2009-06-18 00:12, Parson Smith wrote: Parson, PM'd you.
My ex-cat was named "Muffin". "Vomit" would be a better name for her. AKA "The Evil Ball of Fur".
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Decibel33 Loyal user 229 Posts
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On 2008-07-31 06:17, Lyndel wrote: Bad experience? LOL! Anyway, I think any person in sales. Especially if they're working on commission |
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stoneunhinged Inner circle 3067 Posts
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On 2009-06-17 23:49, Parson Smith wrote: The greatest con man I ever knew personally was a preacher. The greatest con men in all history have been theologians and philosophers. |
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gaddy Inner circle Agent of Chaos 3528 Posts
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Doctors and the AMA are really making great strides in the field of professional dishonesty these days, too.
I suppose you can lump in the big drug companies, too if you really want a slam dunk.
*due to the editorial policies here, words on this site attributed to me cannot necessarily be held to be my own.*
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Destiny Inner circle 1429 Posts
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I don't think politicians can be called the best liars because we are all on to them.
Prostitutes are, I think, quite honest, because one way or another, you come away from them having got what they told you you'd get. Politicians, on the other hand, make no promises to screw you, but do, and we all know they are going to do it. I would nominate the various models and actresses who promote beauty treatments in infomercials, and who variously fail to mention their long marriage to a plastic surgeon, or promote their line as a viable alternative to the supposedly painful and potentially dangerous botox injections that they themselves get. |
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critter Inner circle Spokane, WA 2653 Posts
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I don't think anybody would dispute politicians as the first choice.
Telephone salesmen are up there on my list (including the ones who do political surveys.) Lawyers. Police. Used car salesmen. Bodybuilding supplement makers. Actually, most professions have liars in them. People who hate their jobs will lie to you to get you to leave them alone. They will tell you that you need to go to a different office, or to try their trick to fix your computer and call back.
"The fool is one who doesn't know what you have just found out."
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Magnus Eisengrim Inner circle Sulla placed heads on 1053 Posts
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How about "alternative medicine" practitioners who sell expensive crap that even they know has no health benefit?
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned; The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are full of passionate intensity.--Yeats |
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critter Inner circle Spokane, WA 2653 Posts
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They're the same ones who make bodybuilding supplements that don't do anything.
"The fool is one who doesn't know what you have just found out."
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stoneunhinged Inner circle 3067 Posts
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How about me?
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Magnus Eisengrim Inner circle Sulla placed heads on 1053 Posts
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You're not fat.
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned; The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are full of passionate intensity.--Yeats |
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Big Jeff Loyal user 300 Posts
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Politicians and lawyers are the biggest liars.
I'm a commission only salesman and I don't have to lie about my product, it's the best system in the country and I have the proof. |
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EsnRedshirt Special user Newark, CA 895 Posts
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Jeff, politicians are the worst liars- as has been said already, it's easy to know when they're lying: their lips are moving. Find a ventriliquist politician, and we might be in trouble.
I once offered to show a product I was testing to someone in the marketing department. They told me they didn't want to see it, or know anything about it beyond their bullet-point sheet, since it might make it tougher for them to sell. (Granted, it was a shoddy product, but...)
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TomBoleware Inner circle Hattiesburg, Ms 3174 Posts
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Actually, customers probably lie more than most salespeople do.
"I don't have any money." - "I will think about it and call you back." Etc, Etc. I agree, politicians would have to be at the top of the list. Tom
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