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"When they impersonate another for economic gain, defrauding others in the process, we call it "identity theft." We treat them as criminals, guilty of committing fraud, not as lunatics harboring false beliefs. When, however, an individual impersonates, say, Jesus, we refuse to see the self-evident method in his madness, the desire to gain existential rather than economic advantage, and dismiss his conduct as "meaningless delusion." - Thomas Szasz, The Medicalization of Everyday Life: Selected Essays (Get the book.) "I submit that we ought to view such behavior as a type of "existential identity theft," a phenomenon that presents no particular challenge to either philosophy or theology. Yet Russell and Lewis both regarded the existential identity thief as presenting the grandest of philosophical and theological problems. Russell spoke of it as "a desperate point of view, and it must be hoped that there is some way of escaping from it." Lewis declared, "Either this man was, and is, the Son of God: or else a madman or something worse." There is an obvious third choice." - Thomas Szasz, The Medicalization of Everyday Life: Selected Essays (Get the book.) "Finally, both Russell and Lewis compounded their mistaken reasoning about the nature of existential identity theft by assuming that individuals or society need to sanction the thief. Russell declared, "The lunatic who believes that he is a poached egg is to be condemned solely on the ground that he is in a minority, . . . etc." Lewis agreed: "You can shut Him [Jesus as liar] up for a fool ..." These are non sequiturs. There is no need for individuals or society to condemn and punish the existential identity thief. Severing relations with him suffices for our self-protection." - Thomas Szasz, The Medicalization of Everyday Life: Selected Essays (Get the book.)

"They will be actively involved in loan-sharking, prostitution, narcotics, gambling, identity theft, robbery, and a multitude of other illegal activities. During the Great Depression, the Mafia and various criminal gangs made great strides in terms of organization and influence, though they were aided, of course, by their involvement in circumventing an unpopular prohibition of alcohol." - Michael J. Panzner, Financial Armageddon: Protecting Your Future from Four Impending Catastrophes (Get the book.) "Minimizing the potential fallout from bad relationships may necessitate other steps, including keeping personal property secured under lock and key, implementing freezes or fraud alerts at credit bureaus to reduce the risk of identity theft, and favoring physical control of assets over receipts, book entries, and other indirect methods of ownership. Protecting one's interests might also mean placing assets clearly out of harm's way, safe from lawsuits, creditors, and breakups." - Michael J. Panzner, Financial Armageddon: Protecting Your Future from Four Impending Catastrophes (Get the book.)

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