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Post #260,423
by broomberg
6/29/06 1:04:48 PM
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New I have a task for you
I need you to do a little cult deprogramming.

I've invited a friend to meet us at the Grey Lodge.

Conversation snippet:

> I'd love too. What time (need to make arrangements, wife is working
> Friday)?
>
> > Three of them are even rabid creationists, so you don't have to worry
> > about me setting you of for an cult deprogramming intervention. Mostly.
> > Just don't talk to Ben about it, because you'll end up an athiest by the
> > end of the conversation.
>

So I gave him fair warning.
Post #260,428
by ben_tilly
6/29/06 1:22:24 PM
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New I thought this was supposed to be fun?
I'll probably talk to him, but I'm unlikely to put a lot of energy into trying to convince him to change his beliefs.

After all I don't have anything useful to replace them with. If they work for him, then fine.

However I'd suggest that he not try to change my beliefs.

Cheers,
Ben
a very rich person should leave his kids enough to do anything but not enough to do nothing. -- Warren Buffett
     I beg your pardon? - (bionerd) - (8) - June 29, 2006, 09:00:58 AM EDT
         Psychology has been unable to coalesce around a paradigm - (ben_tilly) - (6) - June 29, 2006, 12:41:07 PM EDT
             I have a task for you - (broomberg) - (1) - June 29, 2006, 01:04:48 PM EDT
                 I thought this was supposed to be fun? - (ben_tilly) - June 29, 2006, 01:22:24 PM EDT
             I agree, the field is nebulous - (bionerd) - (3) - June 29, 2006, 03:29:19 PM EDT
                 Au contraire, I think the therapist's approach does matter - (ben_tilly) - (2) - June 29, 2006, 03:38:56 PM EDT
                     Well, most of the time - (bionerd) - (1) - June 29, 2006, 03:54:50 PM EDT
                         And you do better being flexible that way. - (ben_tilly) - June 29, 2006, 05:28:53 PM EDT
         Acceding to the proof of experience - - (Ashton) - June 29, 2006, 07:24:42 PM EDT

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