Happy Dog said:"Rich" <,@.> wrote in message
Quoted message said:Quoted message said:Sometimes debating with close-minded people can be educational.
Indeed. And if anyone should be aware of this it is Happy. He "debated" endlessly
The dude's been gone for years.
Years. Does not seem that long. In any case what does that have to do with the price of rice in
China? My point above stands.
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Quoted message said:with John Bain who could arguably be considered as much a loon as Jan Drew.
OK Take a poll. IMO, Bain was an inoffensive kook who developed untenable theories. You see Drew do
this? If you are saying that a conversation with Bain is about the same as a conversation (LOL! A
"conversation"?). Sorry, mid sentence pause. Bain posted crank science and attempted to debate it.
Findme ANYONE who thinks that the experiences are identical.
Read with comprehension. I said that it is pointless to debate (more than a few days or so) with
*either*. In each case it becomes obvious that the person is incapable of having a logical
discussion. Jan Drew more often gives advice that could be very dangerous if accepted. For example
she often posts links to sites that recommend foregoing proven conventional treatment for life
threatening illnesses.
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Quoted message said:The only reason Happy no longer debates with the loon Bain is because Bain is not posting here
anymore.
Gee Rich. I guess that then same logic would apply to my debates with Drew. You awake?
Drew really pushed your buttons and you could not handle the anger that she aroused in you. That is
likely why you stopped debating with her.
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Quoted message said:In fact note how Jan quotes John Bain to add validity to her assertion that I have been
"stalking" her. It was Bain's original idea and Jan just latched onto it. Jan has a
predisposition to latching onto things and not letting go.
The mother of self referential statements.
When Jan claims that she had mercury poisoning I refute it by posting her lies. If you don't like my
posts then feel free to kill file me. You are unwittingly enabling Jan by confronting those of us
who confront her. To the extent that you are successful in convincing others to ignore her dangerous
advice you are playing into her hand.
Quoted message said:Quoted message said:But both Bain and Jan shared one thing in common: It was a complete exercise in futility to
discuss anything with them.
Lost on you. Apparent to everyone else.
Huh? It is obvious you are very angry at me. Not really sure why. What do you care if I confront
Drew about her lies and false claims. I am not trying to directly discuss anything with her.
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Quoted message said:The answer to Jan Drew is *not* to ignore her. That is exactly what she wants.
LOL! Ineducable moron. She replies to a fraction of what I write compared to you-all.
How do you know what she replies to you if you have her kill filed?? If your intention is to not get
her to reply to your posts then you are correct that ignoring her will likely achieve that result.
But that is exactly what Jan wants. She wants her critics to stop confronting her.
Jan engages in behavior modification. She gives negative reinforcement to those who criticize her in
the hope that they will stop. She gives positive reinforcement to those who agree with her.
Quoted message said:Quoted message said:The answer is to continue to confront her about her lies and misinformation recognizing that you
will never change Jan Drew's mind but you may help someone (lurker) from accepting her claims.
I aspire to such a lofty post.
Gratuitous insult noted.
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Quoted message said:For example to allow Jan Drew to assert that she had mercury poisoning from dental amalgams and
that the reason she knows this is because she
Is crazy. Everyone gets it dude.
I thought you said she had a personality disorder. When I asked you what that nature of that
disorder was you did not answer.
In any case saying that she is "crazy" is too simplistic. Jan is a somatically hypervigilant person
who is easily suggestible, not well educated and very angry on top of her bigotry, etc.
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Quoted message said:The other possibility is that if Jan gets enough negative attention (deservedly so) and less
positive (enabling) reinforcement she may decide (Ok, it is a long shot) to find a better place
to indulge her apparent somatic hypervigilance
A "long shot"? "One's reach should exceed one's grasp. But this is unconcionable." (Somebody, maybe
Mordecai Richler, made me cry with laughter when he said that. A double scotch to the poster who
finds me the reference.)
Ignoring her will certainly increase the chances that she will stay. Just because you have given up
does not mean that we all should join you.
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Quoted message said:But again, the key in dealing with Jan Drew is accepting that it is pointless to *directly*
debate with her or even consider that you may change her mind. Whether she is delusional or just
a shill (or maybe a bit of both) is not clear. In either case one needs to accept that they are
"powerless" over JD. Think of it as the first step in a multi step program.
Quoted message said:advocate for her posted views. C'mon. First point of your evidence.
Calm down Happy. I said she *might* be a shill. In any case one can be a shill without being
monetarily compensated. Jan Drew is obviously extremely angry at conventional medicine. She believes
that by bashing CM and promoting alternative medicine she could achieve her goal. So it is not so
far a stretch to think that she pretends to be a happy customer in order to induce others into
having alternative instead of conventional medicine.
How else do you explain why Jan Drew would lie about knowing the reason why she had mercury
poisoning was because she did not begin to regain her health until after her mercury level
dropped?? Jan Drew clearly understands that the temporal relationship between her mercury level
dropping and feeling better is important. She also knows that she began to regain her health
*before* her mercury level dropped. This knowing deceitful statement suggests more than just a
"crazy" person (eg a shill).
Quoted message said:Something that anyone here who thinks like you will back. In fact, anyone at all.
I have explained my reasoning above. Comments welcome.
Aloha,
Rich
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The best defense to logic is ignorance.