Saidme wrote on Aug 13^th, 2003 at 2:11am:

Much like my credentials are questioned, I question the timing as well as the source of this and other sources.

Of course you do.  Unfortunately for your analogy, it is a documented, scientific fact that countermeasures can influence the results of polygraph "tests".  We have no such information regarding your credentials, though you'll note that, for the most part, I've avoided making an issue out of it, as it simply doesn't matter much.

It's true that one simply can't know, on a site such as this that allows anonymous posting, the truthfulness of any claim made in absence of corroborating evidence.  That is why it is so important to take claims such as Saidme's regarding the ability to detect countermeasures with a grain of salt.

It really doesn't matter whether "Zurren"'s being truthful or not.  What matters is that the science says the polygraph is not reliable enough for the uses to which it's put, and that polygraphers (despite having been challenged to do so) have not demonstrated an ability to detect countermeasures above chance.  Thus, for the record, I find "Zurren"'s statement completely in line with the facts of the matter, Saidme's confident (and self-serving) assertion of true faith notwithstanding.

Skeptic

P.S. five stars after 251 postings, IIRC.  It might have been 300 or 350, though...