Too Smart...

"Too smart to believe what you are saying"

I heard this quote the other night, on a late night talk show. I have heard these words many times. Every time I hear them I feel more confused. When said, they pronounce the feeling that someone is a charlatan. Why would someone blatantly say something they did not believe to be true?

To sell something, that is the typical, if most general answer. But, that raises another question, how long can you sell something that never lives up to your word? If the "Pocket Fisherman" did not actually catch any fish, would Ron Popeil be nearly as successful as he is today. Or if there is no life expectancy on untruths, would he not Still be selling the original GLH?

So if these talk show host and commentators do not truly believe what they are saying wouldn't people eventually figure it out and stop buying what they are selling.

The funniest part about the other nights rendition, of these words. It was followed by the kicker, or so called proof to the assertion, quoting one of these so called charlatans, "If you believe what I say as gospel, you are an idiot" If this statement is to convey that the speaker believes what he says is wrong, then why would they even say it. What the speaker of those words is truly trying to convey is the necessity to learn the truth yourself. Do not take my, the speaker, or anyone's word, at face value. Always seek the truth for yourself. If you do not, then you are an idiot.