tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21487528.post5539669889986342109..comments2023-08-19T23:23:19.849+10:00Comments on Sentire cum Ecclesia: Why Cats PaintSchützhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05026181010471282505noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21487528.post-64369904832279827902009-01-09T18:33:00.000+11:002009-01-09T18:33:00.000+11:00Hi David,I can see your point about deceit being w...Hi David,<BR/>I can see your point about deceit being wrong even if it demonstrates a point. For example, I once read of (and actually met, unknowingly) a well-known con-man who had free dinners and hotel stays on the basis that he claimed to be a minor European prince, and defrauded rich people by telling them he could make them even richer. It's hard not to have a secret snigger over someone who preys on other's ego and greed, but of course it, itself does add to the world's total of evil.<BR/><BR/>Also, hoaxers don't convince the victims of their own errors. In the case of the Ern Malley/Angry Penguins hoax by James McAuley, I believe the editors of the Angry Penguin magazine claim that McAuley actually wrote worthwhile poetry in his attempt to deceive them. McAuley says he wrote it over a weekend and it was rubbish, but that did not convice Max Harris et al.<BR/>So deceitful methods can be funny, but they might not achieve anything.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16024452870797874186noreply@blogger.com