Science, Capitalism, Fraud, and Gullibility

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Apathist reminds me of some Christian apologists who insists that, while individual
Christians may be criticized, Christianity itself must be above all criticism.


Not in any implied scheme of perception Duchess, besides, it is YOU that must be above all criticism. 😲

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Before it was mentioned here, I hadn't ever heard of the Theranos case.
So I looked it up;

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theranos

WOW! That is one hell of a fraud case involving one hell of a lot of money! Shameful corruption greed and lies!
And so much money wasted (BILLIONS of dollars) on LIES!
I (and I assume most people) couldn't do that! I assume most people would find their conscience would prevent them from doing that.
If I did that, even if I KNEW I have got away with it, I would find it hard to sleep at night. I would be so ashamed of myself I probably eventually just confess although I confess fear of a lengthy jail sentence might effectively deter me from doing the right thing and confessing.
I guess only the most greedy and corrupt people with very little or no conscience could do that!
Quite an interesting fraud case I think.

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I'm not playing your puerile game. If you want to be treated as a grown-up, behave like one.

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Checking net worth,

https://coed.com/2018/03/14/elizabeth-holmes-net-worth-theranos-founder-worth-salary/

she went from NW of 4 billion to now, ZERO.

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Well, it probably is not exactly zero as stated but even if she still has a mil, that is a 99.9% drop or better from her former so-called NW.

What I wonder is if she somehow squirrelled away a few mil to a Cayman Island account, I would if I knew the base was built on lies. Like when she was supposedly worth 4 bil, sell even 1/10th and you have 400 mil stashed away somewhere where she could buy the government of some small non-reciprocal agreement country.

Here is a recent report stating she may yet go to prison:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/elliekincaid/2018/03/15/lawyers-elizabeth-holmes-could-still-serve-time-in-prison/#3e11140c15b1

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Hell, I would! Of course I don't do fraud but that's another story. What surprises me is she is still in country.

http://www.wsfa.com/story/22665099/countries-with-no-extradition-treaty-with-us

Wow, over 70 choices🙂 I wonder which one is best from the escaping fraud viewpoint?

I don't think she would chose Syria for instance.....

I thought there was one such country in central or South America but the list shows no such country.

My choice out that list: Micronesia. Don't know why🙂 One reason, they us the US dollar as currency. Not Islam so I don't have to worry about inadvertently shooting off my mouth about religion. (I suppose that will be taken as anti-muslim but my hatred of religion goes WAY beyond that, I think organized religion is the scourge of mankind)

So that is where I would take my ill-begotten gains🙂

Originally posted by @shallow-blue
Quite. So, to hold this case against science is just as wilfully stupid as taking my games as evidence that chess is a casual, meaningless game.

I'm not sure I grasp the analogy. Obviously, once science describes something marketable, the venture capitalists get involved. Are you funded as a chess player?

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Yeah that sounds really bad.

If it were a slam dunk, guaranteed success, what would they need with venture capital money? They would be instant billionaires.

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Fraud is a parcel of ALL human endeavors. The methods of science ensure that no human frailties will derail progress indefinitely.

Originally posted by @shallow-blue
I'm not playing your puerile game. If you want to be treated as a grown-up, behave like one.

Hear, hear

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You haven't been making any sense. I didn't deny anything. Also, you are wrong about 'culture of science'. Google and see.