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Mormonism and Multilevel Marketing Companies

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139 points cdepman | 3 comments | 18 Jul 20 15:30 UTC | HN request time: 0.853s | source
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al2o3cr[dead post] ◴[18 Jul 20 16:12 UTC] No.23882363[source]▶
Turns out the people who'll believe a 19th-century conman's story about reading magic plates from a magic bag using a magic rock are likely to believe other pitches.
1. tyingq ◴[18 Jul 20 16:20 UTC] No.23882428[source]▶
To me, it's not inherently more outlandish than stories associated with any other popular religion.
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2. ragnese ◴[18 Jul 20 16:27 UTC] No.23882496[source]▶
Agreed. However, that's not exactly exonerating Mormonism or other popular religions...
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3. tyingq ◴[18 Jul 20 16:33 UTC] No.23882542[source]▶
No, but it doesn't mean they aren't intelligent either. Being surrounded for a long time, by people of a certain thinking has a strong effect. Regardless of how smart you are. Theranos investors, for example.