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Let's try this again 'Lutherans'?.....OK....how do
Baptists,Taoists,Catholics,Jewish,Anglican,Muslim,Islamic..... etc. fit into
this. When you say Lutheran.....you are referring to 'Martin Luther' the
German Monk who spoke against the Catholic Church and through his actions
created the Schizm in European Christian Theology? Hmmm.....I'm having my
chuckles. Excuse me, it's just the first time I've ever heard of Lutherans
getting raked over....highly unusual.
John
Peter Namtvedt wrote:
> At 11:45 PM 5/12/98 -0400, Walt Downs wrote:
> >
> >[[someone named Rob said he was proud of Jake Bernstein]]
> >
> >Rob,
> >
> >An interesting opinion. However, one must consider the ehtics
> >invlolved. Allow me to draw an analogy:
> >
> >Many traders, and especially the public in general, find the markets
> >quite addictive. It is not a business to them, it is a drug. They
> >move from trade to trade, always looking for the next "fix". When
> >this happens it is sad to see. But, when someone takes advantage
> >of this, it is an absolute moral disgrace.
> >
> >I wonder if you would feel the same about Mr. Bernstein if he were
> >selling drugs on your street corner.
> >
> >Walt Downs
> >CIS Trading
> >
> >
> Walt,
>
> I do have respect for you based on past exchanges here on this
> exchange. However, the sentiments exchanged here seem a bit
> businessman vs. Lutheran.
>
> We might all be accused of indirectly selling something addictive
> on a street corner. When you have entered a trade and you see
> the money on the table double, where should we think it is coming
> from? Our good teachers/mentors are coaching us not to think about
> that. We are told to get into this only if our beliefs are
> consistent (some even say that if we have hang-ups about taking
> what we did not work for, that this will lead to us not making an
> exit when the profit is there, and sabotage a winning strategy).
>
> I will call down anyone, just like you, when they are pandering to
> the gambling addiction (promising miraculous brokerage service, quotes
> or the "end-all" mechanical system). But I hope I am not the only one
> who can take winnings while realizing that the whole market might be
> dull and illiquid if it were not for a good number of people who are
> really addicted and just cannot keep me from winning (or who by sabotaging
> their own goals, deliver it to me).
>
> This thing is not for Lutherans. ;) (I am non-denominational and am
> not trying to pick on those Norskies, but Garrisson Keillor has made
> them an ikon of guilt).
>
> tradingly,
>
> PeteNa9090
> petena9090@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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