Who honestly believes email chain letters?

They are such a pain.

I just ignore them.

People have nothing to do and they waste my time.

Sorry - if those are the ones who are reading this, that sent me such an email - here is something for you:

1. No, I am not extra religeous. God has blessed me with whatever I want, thank you.

2. No, I know all about philosophy. Do not send me anything. I know you, you are not the one that follows these principles in the first place.

3. No, you cannot teach me / preach me.

4. I know all about economics / markets. Do not send me any.

5. I do not want roses in the email. I love the real McCoy, you know the kind that smells nice? That kind. Send me some. Thank you.

Don't even answer them. Trash them toot sweet. I never open an email that is either forwarded or sent to more than ten recipients. I trash it right away, even if it's from a good buddy. (If it's a good buddy, for awhile, just to enforce the point I don't care for forwarded chain letters, I may forward it BACK to the good buddy.)

Yes your last example is a little bit like the grandma in the Beverly Hill Billies.

She claimed to have found a cure against a common cold.

She gave you something horrible to drink and advised you to stay in bed for a week and she guaranteed that the cold was gone

I dont have a clue what they are for but they annoy the hell outta me..

I have never believed them.. I'd be dead by now if they were true, ive had so many saying "if you dont send this to 15 people teddy will kill you at midnight" etc..

I think people make them because they get bored..

I don't believe for one second that anyone actually believes those things. If they say they do they are lying.