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> From: kelton [SMTP:kelton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Monday, February 15, 1999 11:33 PM
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> >If you know that you shipped something in proper working order, then you
> >should insist that the _buyer_ pay for the repair, with the repariman
> >and/or shipping company deciding who is at fault.
>
> I was once the victim of an interesting scam * * *
>
> > most people are honest.
>
> One of my own research studies, conducted at a major research university,
> was to determine what verbal patterns were used by people who were lying.
> We initially thought it would be difficult to obtain a sufficiently large
> number of people who would actually lie in a laboratory situation, and so
> our entire research team was surprised when we found only one person out
> of approximately 200 who was truthful. But, that was the case when 1) the
> situation was such that the person could benefit from the lie and 2)
> people believed that they could 'get away with it' with no consequence --
> not exactly the case with mail fraud. Still, caveat emptor, as always.
No Big Shock --- Most Americans today believe that a LIE beats the TRUTH,
and to win big, you must lie big. There's little substitute for a physical
check of equipment prior to purchase, especially where there's little mutual
trust, as is not uncommon among strangers.
Unfortunately, mutual honesty is the basis for commerce, and once it's lost,
commerce declines. Russia over the last decade is a good example. I manage
contracts with outside vendors in my job, and there has been a steady
increase in the number of squabbles over the "definition of the word 'is' "
over the past decade.
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> Dr. Kelton Rhoads kelton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Consulting Psychologist Pager: 310/243-5114
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