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Jason Scott Montoya @JasonSMontoya · Aug 10, 2023
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What my father should have said, if I could go back in time and coach him, is if he called me up, he said, "Hey Steve, I have a problem." "Yeah, what's up dad?" "Well, the neighbor said something that was very upsetting and I didn't know how to answer him." "Okay, dad, what, what?" "Well, he said that there was an article in the newspaper that said the Moonies had an M16 gun factory. What kind of Messiah has an M16 gun factory? And I didn't know how to answer him. How should I have answered him?" And that would have made me think. That would have made me problem solve that would have made an alliance with him to help the neighbor. I still would have gone to my leader. I still would have gotten the lie, but I would have called my father back and said, "I asked my leader, we don't have a M16 gun factory. It's just the air rifle."'
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Jason Scott Montoya @JasonSMontoya · Aug 10, 2023

'"And then my father could have, if I was coaching him, could have said, "Oh, that's such a relief, but now that means they can sue," I think it was the Washington Post or New York Times or something, "That means they should sue for writing something that isn't true."

Steven Hassan: Right. And I would have been, "Yeah, thanks for the tip. I'll go back." And then I would have gone back to the leader and then my father go follow it up. "So what was the lawsuit filed? I'd like to see it." And he could have kept it going. It really would have created dissonance and it really could have made me stop and think. And then that we could have gotten the proof that there was an M16 gun factory. " Steve, you said that your leader said they don't have it now, you know, they do it doesn't sound that trustworthy. Can you really trust that person?"'

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