Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26006155-20190617222636/@comment-32182236-20190721222846

You say that Right-Brained thinking can be evil, and used to creative false religions that trick others into surrendering their money and free will.

Worse than that. It's used to keep people from discovering the truth.

Ponzi Schemes and other types of fraud trick people into surrendering their money, and ultimately their free will, with nothing more than the power of mathmatics.

It's not just mathematics. it's the lack of investigation.

The framers are claiming to give a high return rate to the investors... And people are just believing it without question. That is the opposite of rational.

There are several "red flags" to look out for.

For one, federal and state securities laws require that investment professionals and their firms be licensed or registered. Most Ponzi schemes involve unlicensed individuals or unregistered firms. So we can eliminate the majority of those by just looking at more of the evidence.

And that's something to take into consideration:Ponzi schemes don't actually reveal how the investment plan actually works. ...After all, if they did, that would ruin the scam. They can't give you a testable false answer either... since you could test it and prove it false.

And "guaranteed" investments simply don't exist. If they did, why would they need us for it? And why isn't this company already in the trillions of revenue? Given exponential growth of money, it will eventually add up. And soon enough, it'll end up with more money than actually exists. ...Which is impossible.

Ponzi schemes also typically involve investments that have not been registered with the SEC or with state regulators. Registration is important because it provides investors with access to key information about the company's management, products, services, and finances.

Remember, these are the people that make investments a thing. The government decides what the law is.. It's one of the few times where "argument from authority" isn't a fallacy.. Because they DO decide these things.

So there are plenty of signs that a Ponzi scheme is a fraud. We just need to use our logic. ...But too many people see the promise of more money, and fall right in the trap. That's a right-brained thing to do.

This is Left-Brained fraud. And it's been used this way historically, many, many times.

But it's not OUR left brains that are deceiving us, but the left brains of the decievers. And this fraud helps the person actually COMMITTING the fraud. So in a way, it shows the strength of the Left Brain.. Because those who use it are the ones that profit.

If this argument sounds silly, why do you apply it to the Right Brain, which can also be used for good, just like the Left?

As I said, the Right Brain has its place. In art. And it was important back when we didn't have time to think logically.