When it comes to “looks” some things become clear

You can often see from how someone stands if they are depressed (stooping shoulders, the worries of the world etc…)

Personally when I look at people I try to look into their eyes.

It seems to me you can tell a lot from that…

If someone is home or out with the pixies.. .
People who avert from eye contact supposedly have something to hide or alternatively are just insecure.

One thing to remember, however, is psychopaths are adept at hiding within a shell of apparent niceness.

So nothing can ever be considered fool proof.

Appearances are deceptive, better to approach with caution and talk a lot to find out more first one good test is to offer some small but real information about yourself and see how much is reciprocated or what efforts are used to avoid genuine engagement.

Richie 10 - when I consider the child abuse cases which have been disclosed over the past couple of decades, I guess we can take it that most organised religions are completely stupid ?

My rule of thumb. The sum of the what the package looks & sounds like is indirectly portional to the brainlessness & personality.

I have a mate, who at first look would, "scare the s#!$ out of you." A kinder more generous, great father & loving guy you would never meet.

Another friend is drop dead, flawless & georgous. A greater scatterbrain, dips#!$ you would never meet.

Can you really tell. I don't think so.

Steel Mann.
Our elders do a good job. They are there to watch-to-protect. Ive been in churches where handbags have gone astray and the pedo always lurks wherever there are youngsters.

WE WATCH!

A watchman is a God-Ordained position... whether he watches for a church... or for a nation.

PS: Ive updated my blog Steel Mann at

http://whatwillbecomeofaustraliajackburrell.blogspot.com/

Soon I may have another again on the same subject entitled china invades australia/does china invade australia.

Pray for Australia.

Im off to rest.
So Merry Christmas to all.
Merry Christmas to all.

Interesting subject Polycarp

Does the way Michael Jackson dress say anything?

Psychologists have done all sorts of research on this and if I could remember what they call it I'd probably be able to give a few links.

People tend to trust good looking people more than ordinary or less attractive ones. The effect is different depending on whether the person being looked at is male or female. When photos are altered to make the pupils bigger, people trust both males and females more regardless of looks.

The idea that bad people can be identified through physical characteristics comes from phrenology, a long discredited idea. One of the reasons Jack the Ripper was never caught is that people were looking for someone who looked like a deranged criminal. Still, people like to think they can see goodness and badness, despite the fact that some of the worst criminals end up being pretty ordinary looking people. Crime wouldn't be so easy for them if things were otherwise.

Being able to meet someone else's gaze is no indicator either. Holding someone's gaze if you don't know them well is actually aggressive, regardless of culture. Thus the staring game. It's different if we know someone well, but finding yourself in the locked gaze of less familiar people is uncomfortable for anyone. The locked gaze is a device commonly used by sect leaders to gain power over others.

It's ok if you're Clint Eastwood or Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton.

Pray for Australia? I didn't know praying was even a competitive sport.