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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of backfires in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of backfires in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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There's a little fallacy that we have to enrich our children's experience with every kind of lesson and every kind of sport and every kind of club, and that backfires at a certain point.
The attempt to de-sexualize the female nipple and create equality backfires when you superimpose a child’s face on a fully developed woman’s naked or topless body; it actually sexualizes the innocent child.
We want the functionality to be working really well, or else it backfires.
You know Rob Quist's going to be attacked by all this out of state, rich people's money and I hope it backfires on them because Rob Quist just doesn't have the money. I mean literally, this guy has gone through a lot of financial hardships like a lot of people so they're using that against him, a billionaire is using the fact Rob Quist has had financial hardships against Rob Quist. That's not compelling.
But sometimes this backfires, and can move some people further out of the group, especially if they are on the fence. Unfortunately, with Scientology, [leadership] could further restrict access to the outside world. the public should know that Scientology has routinely declared people SP (a suppressive person) and then encouraged Scientologists, including family members, to disconnect from SPs or risk being labeled a PTS (Potential Trouble Source). This policy has hurt many families.
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