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Originally Posted by cdn2wheeler  It matters when the guy gets sick and is in the hospital. If the docs start chasing after elves, or trying to keep the guy in a more-or-less living state until Groundhog Day, well, yea, it matters. |
Not to me. If the guy were a danger to himself or to others, it would matter to me to get a professional involved. But it would make absolutely no positive difference in this situation for me to require and demand proof from Mr. Cell Elf. In fact, I would say it would probably cause problems in this case. Even if I were a doctor, I don't think my treatment would require him proving his belief or me proving to him that he's wrong. Do you?
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It matters when this woman gets duped by a so-called "psychic" who says, in effect, "Pay me a lot of money even though you can't afford it and are living on cat food. For a substantial fee I can help you come to terms with the fact that your relative died."
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It's not my job to make choices for people. If I believed my elderly neighbor
was being conned in a scam, what might make a difference is letting her know what I've learned about scams, and asking her to consider letting me help her extricate herself. I also might notify the authorities. But again, demanding and requiring proof of any sort from my elderly neighbor or from the psychic would make no positive difference.
Action might make a difference in any of your "what-if" situations, but demanding or requiring proof is not an action that would make a positive difference.