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Skepticism, Science & Pseudoscience

LeftishBrit

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14. You know nothing about his situation (neither does any of us) so please do not judge him

Reply to SheilaT (Reply #11)

Tue Jun 18, 2013, 09:26 AM

Jun 2013

He may be ill, physically or mentally and unable to work; doing voluntary work of some sort; or studying for some course online.

And even if none of these things, it's hardly your business. Sorry to be blunt, but most families, including mine, have suffered from time to time from armchair psychologists passing all sorts of judgements without knowing the facts.

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my son is getting sucked into the woo. [View all] mopinko Jun 2013 OP

move and don't leave a forwarding address. ret5hd Jun 2013 #1

right? mopinko Jun 2013 #2

It's all good pscot Jun 2013 #3

A "flesh tearing ritual"? muriel_volestrangler Jun 2013 #4

Flesh tearing?? That is a bit worrying. SwissTony Jun 2013 #5

well, we do agree about a lot of things. mopinko Jun 2013 #6

I'm not talking about the Illuminati SwissTony Jun 2013 #8

i don't think he will make a habit of it. mopinko Jun 2013 #17

you do it to yourself. mopinko Jun 2013 #7

No, the theory is that you have only yourself to offer Warpy Jun 2013 #10

The Choctaws are an ancient culture Warpy Jun 2013 #9

yeah, i am sure he is not the first little blue eyed injun. mopinko Jun 2013 #13

He's 22, has not finished high school, and you're okay SheilaT Jun 2013 #11

hey, sheila, fuck you. mopinko Jun 2013 #12

You know nothing about his situation (neither does any of us) so please do not judge him LeftishBrit Jun 2013 #14

I wouldn't worry about a bit of woo as such; but 'flesh tearing rituals' sound scary LeftishBrit Jun 2013 #15

he has had a tough life, really. mopinko Jun 2013 #16

I was like that too in school... uriel1972 Jun 2013 #20

wtf is woo? Puzzledtraveller Jun 2013 #18

Usually refers to the new agey pseudoscience or 'natural' healing methods uriel1972 Jun 2013 #19

here is an example- mopinko Jun 2013 #21

oh boy. he had a dream. mopinko Jun 2013 #22

He might come back a better person Marrah_G Jul 2013 #23

he is a better person for trying to help someone. mopinko Jul 2013 #24

Sometimes you get the woo and sometimes the woo gets you. He'll survive. Sometimes you.... marble falls Aug 2013 #25