Most folk are relaxed & constructive - if not being harassed by `authority'.


  Only a few want or need to abuse others, but they make more noise than the
  rest of us  

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  Physical or verbal abuse is the addiction of abusers: they have to use it,
  normal folk don't.

  Abusers, lacking in self-respect, more easily speak dishonorably of others.

  And on the net abusers are active in forums, and, weirdly, in science groups.


  BTW - Einstein, Feynman & Smolin agree -
 
  "We don't have a physical theory" - www.perceptions.couk.com/smolin.txt

  and Einstein had a good rule-of-thumb to detect sci-waffle - 

  "If he can't explain his theory in simple terms, then he doesn't understand it"


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  The bigger the organization (and the more they take tax-payers' money) then
  the more likely they are to lie to us - and about us (and themselves).


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  If you type something true and significant, you _will_ be attacked, by 
  abusers (most groups contain pervs and / or agents).

  www.perceptions.couk.com/debate.html#ugly

  If it's `ad hominem' (insults) or `straw man' (lying mis-quotes), that
  means they've been told to attack & can't face your facts or your logic.


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  Over time less than 1% of mail has been from abusers, but were published
  anyway; abusers or ranters have gotten cautious about posting propaganda,
  because it'll be quickly shredded by readers.


  As you might see at "perceptions mail" pages, most folk are intelligent,
  thoughtful and forward-looking. 


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  BTW - maybe we're actually improving: it seems human society had more abusers
  in the past than today.  Some clues at `altruist survivor' pages.


  Cheers - Have fun.

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              FURTHER REFERENCES

  GO - "search perceptions" - in SEARCH-ENGINE


file-ID www.perceptions.couk.com/warn.txt