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To: Neeka who wrote (114295)	5/17/2005 3:13:36 PM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793939

People are starting to make a business out of scepticism. There's nothing wrong with scepticism. I consider myself a sceptic, which is why I turn things over and over and ask the odd questions. What is "wrong," IMO, is asserting one's unsubstantiated suspicions as truth. That offends both logic and civility. The phenomenon we're talking about, which you label "scepticism," seems to me something more along the lines of paranoia.

To: Neeka who wrote (114295)	5/17/2005 3:18:38 PM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 793939

We've all come to realize that in the real world that isn't how things always or hardly work. I just started reading Confessions of an Economic Hit Man and I can't tell whether he's for real or not. amazon.com But I've been shredding boxes and boxes of records belonging to a guy who used to work for the World Bank and is now retired, and not able to handle his own financial affairs, and I've been coming across some rather unsettling things from time to time. I am destroying the documents but can't help but wonder about some of the things I am reading. Most of the events took place during the Clinton era, some tangentially involve Enron. I kind of regret having to shred them, but it's probably for the best. Definitely none of my business.