On Sat, 7 May 2005 21:31:06 +0200, Lord Corwin wrote:

> . Mogao bih umrijeti od smijeha gledajuci kako
> se uvijas i nastojis naci tisuce opravdanja za svoj kukavicluk.

E da, zaboravio sam opis standardnog manevra izmotavanja: ako mu nista ne
odgovorim, to je zato sto priznajem poraz i nemam sto za reci. Ako mu
odgovorim, to je zato sto me je "pogodila istina", pa trazim opravdanja.
Inace, nasao sam na jednom mjestu na netu opis manevara koje koriste
opsesivni ludjaci za dokazivanje svojih nebuloznih teza. Ne znam zasto, ali
odmah sam se sjetio tebe:

Witch Hunting

In 17th Century England, people developed an astonishing method of
discovering whether a person was a witch or not.

Anyone suspected of being a witch - on the basis of gossip, rumor, or
direct accusation - was subjected to various forms of extreme scrutiny
(frequently involving torture) in an effort to discover any of the signs
that were generally believed to identify a witch. They were then physically
and mentally abused in an effort to force a confession. If these procedures
failed to produce the desired result, there was a final test that could be
performed. The suspect would be securely tied up and then dropped into deep
water. If they floated and survived, they were deemed to be guilty and
subsequently drowned, hung, or burnt at the stake. If they sank and drowned
immediately, they were proved to be innocent.

Obviously, alongside those who may have been guilty, many completely
innocent people suffered and died as a result of these methods.

Today, the type of men who conducted these witch-hunts are no longer
allowed to torture people physically or have them burnt at the stake.
Instead, they join discernment ministries.

Their methods are unsurprisingly similar.

    *      They are motivated by self-righteousness and pride.
    *      They always have to be right.
    *      They make a special target of anyone who dares to challenge
them.
    *      They frequently make judgments based on gossip, rumor and
slander.
    *      They declare a suspect to be guilty, and then set out to find
evidence to support their judgment.
    *      They can twist the facts until even the most innocent of things
is made to look bad.
    *      If they can't find any evidence, then they will convict on the
basis of suspicion alone.
    *      They will employ slander, lies, and false accusations to get the
result they want.
    *      They always have to be right.
    *      They try to put their victims in a "lose-lose" situation so they
are condemned no matter what they do.
    *      They invent the "tests" themselves, so they will always get the
results they want.
    *      They are blind to their own sin and believe they are serving
God.
    *      They always have to be right. 

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