wrote on Dec 9^th, 2005 at 6:38pm:

Odin,   these threads seems to have answered all the things you don't want to tell us.  in the future, know that what sustains a debate are facts, not just feelings.  you've told us you are fair and good and to trust you, but you haven't given us anything to go by.  trust is to be built, not given.

GD,
Well put.  I'll readily admit that all my contact with polygraphers (both on this board and off) has greatly colored my views of them as a whole.  I think I could count the number of known-honest (and not proven dishonest) ones on one hand and without using four of five fingers.

Rather, the vast majority of the time they seem to have absolutely no problem with bald-faced lies.  It almost seems a preferred method for dealing with others.

The entire polygraph profession is built on the idea of "just trusting" polygraphers, from the polygraph session itself to whether or not polygraphs work in general and should be used.  And so far, what I've seen has solidly convinced me that such trust, to say the least, isn't warranted.

Perhaps, instead of challenging others to "prove" their honesty, Odin should consider how he can do the same.  Considering his colleagues, he's starting from a bit of a deficit.