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Yes, I wasn't sure if it was for that, but congradulations!

I have a few questions… Andresont, do you drink soda? Or fast food? Or (here’s the kicker) keep fish? Guess what, they are all “Psychologically Conditioned Wants”. Your body doesn’t actually WANT soda – it wants water - YOU want soda.

“Diamonds are Priced Well Above Their Value” Yup, well, sorta. There is a very high markup % percent, if that’s what you are referring too. So do $199.99 MH light bulbs though.

“Diamonds Have No Resale or Investment Value” well, I’m not sure where you got this one, but last I checked, you can buy second hand diamonds many many places, so ‘no resale value’ is silly. As far as investment goes, of course not. Neither do cars, cloths, fish tanks or pretty much anything else you buy. That’s what stocks and property is for.

“4. Diamond Miners are Disproportionately Exposed to HIV/AIDS”
Maybe, but those Nike shoes were also made in a sweat shop. And if that’s a problem buy a Russian diamond, or Canadian.

“Open-Pit Diamond Mines Pose Environmental Threats” Yes, so does pretty much any manufacturing company in a 3rd world country – heck, many in 1st world countries! What about all those beef farmers way down south that chopped down a huge chunk of rain forest?

“Diamond Mine-Owners Violate Indigenous People's Rights” Yeah, for money though. If the indigenous people didn’t want it on their land, they could kick them off. The companies have the legal right to be there. If they didn’t, the diamonds would belong to the land owners, not the mining companies.

“Slave Laborers Cut and Polish Diamonds” – too touchy of a subject, buy again, who made that jacket?

“Conflict Diamonds Fund Civil Wars in Africa” so does art, and drugs, and anything else that is small and of high value.

“9. Diamond Wars are Fought Using Child Warriors
Many diamond producing governments and rebel forces use children as soldiers, laborers in military camps, and sex slaves. Child soldiers are given drugs to overcome their fear and reluctance to participate in atrocities.” WHAT? If the governments are using drugged up 12 year olds as soldiers, well, what does that have to do with diamonds?


This was my favorite “You will never see a queen wearing a diamond, because it is worth nothing”

Last I checked, the Imperial State Crown, which is a center piece of the Royal Crown Jewle Collection has 2,868 diamonds. Not to mention the Imperial Crown of India with 6000+ diamonds – and then theirs the Crown of Queen Elizabeth with a whopping 17 carat diamond in it.

Oh yeah, and Princess Diana’s engadment ring, albeit was a large sapphire (which holds it’s value to about the same degree as a diamond) was surrounded by diamonds.

Don’t believe enything you read on the internet.

Sean, a diamond, or a ring from a vending machine, is worth the world if you and her are right. Congratulations again!