I've been "programmed"?

RSLancastr said:
Actually, I prefer adding yet another parenthetical remark:
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My apologies, not least for creating a post that was ambiguous - the tip was presented for people reading the sentence...to be sure of the sense of it, reading it without the parenthetical remark helps. There's no necessity for tips for the writing of it, it made perfect sense as it was.
 
Earthborn said:
So Bob Lancaster -- the programmer -- has been programmed... The programmer programmed... Round and round we go.

REPEAT FOREVER (FORWARD 1 LEFT 1)
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SYLVIA = FALSE;
DO WHILE (SYLVIA) {} ;

Actually, that also has a unfortunate misinterpretation.
 
Why are you sharing private e-mails sent to you by people who are obviously mentally ill? You've done such an excellent job of creating an objective website that I'm sure someone like this person would be incredibly disappointed to see his e-mail posted and ridiculed.
 
I would assume that anyone who thought that the dead were talking to them is mentally ill. But unfortunately society does not agree with me.

Getting an accurate picture of someones mental health is fairly hard if one is untrained, and even harder online. If someone is fragile enough that online activities can cause them mental harm, they should have a caretaker, or loved one making sure they do not get into any online situations that would cause them mental distress. What they shouldn't do is go woo-wooing around the internet assuming everyone is going to treat them with kid gloves on the off chance they arn't firing on all cylinders.
 
UncaYimmy said:
Why are you sharing private e-mails sent to you by people who are obviously mentally ill? You've done such an excellent job of creating an objective website that I'm sure someone like this person would be incredibly disappointed to see his e-mail posted and ridiculed.
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I'm wondering this myself. RSL, you've always gone to great pains to NOT expose Browne's believers to ridicule...yet, you've recently posted the texts of some emails here that have invited derogatory comments. This one is even more surprising, given that it appears that this person may be mentally ill.

No criticism intended-but why the change?
 
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desertgal said:
I'm wondering this myself. RSL, you've always gone to great pains to NOT expose Browne's believers to ridicule...yet, you've recently posted the texts of some emails here that have invited derogatory comments. This one is even more surprising, given that it appears that this person may be mentally ill.
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Strictly speaking, RSL has not identified the source of the comments. It could be anyone in the world. So you can't accuse him of defamation or anything legal. He's just sharing his "WTF?" moments with us.

I see no problem with this.
 
arthwollipot said:
Strictly speaking, RSL has not identified the source of the comments. It could be anyone in the world. So you can't accuse him of defamation or anything legal.
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I didn't accuse him of defamation or anything illegal. Nor would I. :confused:

He's just sharing his "WTF?" moments with us.
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I got that.

I see no problem with this.
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I didn't say there was a problem. I was simply noting that it seems unusual for him. No offense was intended.
 
desertgal said:
I'm wondering this myself. RSL, you've always gone to great pains to NOT expose Browne's believers to ridicule...yet, you've recently posted the texts of some emails here that have invited derogatory comments. This one is even more surprising, given that it appears that this person may be mentally ill.

No criticism intended-but why the change?
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I have always obtained permission before publishing emails on the web site, whether they were pro or con. I felt less of a hesitation about posting them in this forum. Perhaps that was wrong of me. I posted it (and a couple of the others) not to expose the correspondents to ridicule, but mostly to show examples of Browne's fans blaming my stroke on my web site. My apologies to the correspondents if this was unwise or uncharitable of me.
 
RSLancastr said:
I have always obtained permission before publishing emails on the web site, whether they were pro or con. I felt less of a hesitation about posting them in this forum. Perhaps that was wrong of me. I posted it (and a couple of the others) not to expose the correspondents to ridicule, but mostly to show examples of Browne's fans blaming my stroke on my web site. My apologies to the correspondents if this was unwise or uncharitable of me.
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Ah. I didn't realize that was your intent.

You know, when I first learned of your stroke, one of my first thoughts, beyond compassion for the struggle you and Susan were facing, was that some of SB's followers would claim that your illness was deserved. I hoped, though, that none of them would be so cruel as to actually say that to you. I guess I hoped for too much there. :(

I won't say you were wrong in sharing them-each to their own, and I'm sure reading those remarks was hurtful-but, personally, I believe that such remarks deserve to be relegated to the trash bin. Too contemptible for words.
 
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To be fair, I've only received four or five emails blaming my stroke on my skepticism. But then, I don't know how well-known my health issues are among her supporters. I did not post them here to elicit sympathy, or because I was hurt. Others had asked me some time ago if I had received any such emails, and I said that I had not. Now that I have received some, I thought that I would share them.
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RSLancastr said:
To be fair, I've only received four or five emails blaming my stroke on my skepticism. But then, I don't know how well-known my health issues are among her supporters. I did not post them here to elicit sympathy, or because I was hurt. Others had asked me some time ago if I had received any such emails, and I said that I had not. Now that I have received some, I thought that I would share them.
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I understand. :)

Actually, I'm surprised that Browne herself (or Dufresne) hasn't publicly said something along those lines. I fully expected her to. Not so much to be malicious, but to use your 'deserved' illness to keep her flock away from your website. Of course, she may have and I am just not aware of it.
 
Denver said:
If this person believes that Sylvia Browne's life is in danger, I think you should urge them to go to the police and tell them.

I think this would be the most beneficial action, for all involved.
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And result in a "Psychic case being solved by cops!" , and not the other way around.
 
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desertgal said:
I understand. :)

Actually, I'm surprised that Browne herself (or Dufresne) hasn't publicly said something along those lines. I fully expected her to. Not so much to be malicious, but to use your 'deserved' illness to keep her flock away from your website. Of course, she may have and I am just not aware of it.
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If Browne or Dufresne have said anything about my stroke, I am not aware of it.
 
Hey Robert, just a quick question during the rare times I look at the forums these days.

I remember you made a thread showing us an article you'd post on your StopSylvia website. However, it's been quite awhile now and the website still doesn't have the update.

I know things are hectic these days, but I think the site needs to be updated. Or rather, I'm asking, why after consulting with us people at the JREF, haven't you made an update?

I mean, I already read what you wrote, but the people who sometimes visit the website may not have.

Anyway, regarding the thread... Those people are nuts. Haha. They couldn't have "caused a stroke" in any way, shape, or form. The only thing that could have caused it is a slight "scare" that rushes blood to a point in your brain that was blocked off in the veins.

I honestly find it sad that people like this resort to saying "It was God's Punishment to you" or "you deserved it" or "it was intentional."

These people are messed up. Nobody deserves pain or suffering. People who think people "need to be punished" are zealots.

These people are ridiculous.
 
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I know things are hectic these days, but I think the site needs to be updated. Or rather, I'm asking, why after consulting with us people at the JREF, haven't you made an update?
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Because he can't. All the software and data he needs are on another computer. A computer that is currently non-functional. Not to mention the physical and mental problems he is still trying to cope with as a result of his stroke.
 
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