I had asked my friend prior to this, but he kept avoiding the topic. As I previously stated, their vocabulary and mentality seem very similar. So, I posted this thread to see if my friend would confess. Eventually, I decided to conduct this experiment to prove my theory once and for all. I now realize that what I had previously thought was not the reality of the situation. I have decided to do the right thing by explaining that I was incorrect, and by making amends with The Pharmacist and the bitcointalk community.