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"Outrageous self-evident falsehoods" have a specific purpose. It's the same reason that email scammers and Bitcoin vendors advertise with self-evident falsehoods. The SUCKER FILTER saves time and effort. Trying to convert or persuade a rational person is a waste of time. An obviously nonsensical advertisement pulls in the set of people who are naturally ready to be True Believers for this particular swindle.

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