Your philosophy suggests that we should not even search for the truth. What if some compelling scientific FACTS come out and prove that human pheromone colognes do nothing? Are scientists “bad guys”, should they not even STUDY them? You are also ASSUMING I am out to prove people wrong, this is not the case – and, for that matter, there are plenty of people out there who DO believe pheromones are snake-oil… So, either way I will be agreeing with some and disagreeing with others.
The fact of the matter is, no matter what I report people will still believe what they believe. You seriously believe I could post my study here “proving” that pheromones snake-oil and that people would respond with anything but suggestions/examples of why I am wrong? Call me a liar, say I was biased, say my study was fake, flawed, etc… I defer to my work on Aspire 36… My claims were in fact 100% proven and still, the people who called me a liar and a competitor and a troll – STILL after they didn’t soft towards me. Here, it will be no different – though I wonder if my results would be embraced if I come back and say “Pheromones Work”. How do you think people would respond then? So ask yourself, is their response GENUINE or biased? Will you embrace either result, neither result, or only one result? It is easy to lie here and say “either” result or “neither” result. But only you know the truth, but I bet you also know the truth in this forum – ONLY one result will be openly accepted. Either I say pheromones work or I am a liar, scoundrel, my study was fake, flawed…
What could I hope to accomplish? Well, regulation for one. Control of the claims that could be made. Many on this forum seem to have the opinion that ADirect is the ONLY pheromone sales company. If you read through my posts you will see that I have already commended AD. But are you suggesting there are not other pheromone companies that do not make claims even you feel are outrageous? Are you suggesting that there are not pheromone marketeers who prey on people’s desperation for human connection? When it comes to these companies, you probably don’t even need to go further, you and I could probably AGREE that these companies should not be able to continue, correct? Because as far as you are concerned you know their claims to be false.
Yes, there is a distinct danger with people pinning their confidence and their well-being to snake oil (I am not saying pheromones are snake oil). Your suggestion alone that people who are using pheromones as a psychological lift might fall into depression if pheromones were proven bunk makes my point. If this is the case, ask yourself, are these people really CHANGED? Are they really more confident? Or, is their confidence an illusion – it is bottled?
What is my hope? That I find out the truth; at least for myself. If I could 100% scientifically prove that human pheromone colognes were nonsense would I hide the information to protect the fragile pheromone users? No. No scientist would (not that I am one).
Should the world never have been revealed not to be flat or that the earth revolves around the sun and not vice-versa? Should my kids never learn the truth about Santa – I mean, they are CRUSHED when they learn the facts… You are suggesting that the truth should not be searched-for or revealed because the truth might upset some people or shatter their confidence. But I bet you do not want to live in that world. It is called a fantasy world; sure you might want to live in your fantasy if it were real… But what do you call people who are not in “reality” but living in their own fantasy?
So, yes, I understand your philosophy. If so many people pin their confidence on pheromones why should you want to crush their confidence? And I ask you, if pheromones are a fantasy, WHY WOULD YOU WANT PEOPLE PINNING THEIR CONFIDENCE ON THEM?
Maybe you’re not giving these people enough credit… Maybe you are in fact, insulting them. Did you not consider the fact that if pheromones (in cologne) were proven to be nonsense that instead of coming to the veyr incorrect conclusion that “now I am no longer better” they might realize that “hey, I don’t even need these!!”
You act as if any scientific proof against pheromones would make all the pheromones that work for people (and make them more confident) would suddenly STOP working. But the fact would be, of course, they never WERE working. These logical, intelligent people could then realize that the change was IN THEM, not in THE BOTTLE. Don’t you think. I really think it insulting to them to think they would then lose hope. I think they would be better off, knowing that THEY CAN CHANGE THEMSELVES and that they don’t require a BOTTLE OF MIRAGE to do so.
If pheromones DO work, this is moot. Because then it can be said that they do need the boost from pheromones. It is NOT something they actually accomplished on their own, it is something the pheromones worked with them.
So, we can agree to disagree. But I for one do not want to live in a world where the truth is only revealed to me when others make the decision that I can handle the truth.