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Originally posted by discombobulator
I will repeat it in case you missed it the first time.
John Leer.
Holograms.
Crackpot.
Edit: That's without even mentioning your merry band of no-planers and pod people.
[edit on 11-9-2008 by discombobulator]
Originally posted by habu71
Some of these posts are disgusting in that they were posted on September 11.
Originally posted by ThroatYogurt
I would have responded sooner, but I made a promise to myself that I would not get into any bickering on the 7th anniversary.
Originally posted by SlightlyAbovePar
Extraordinary claims requires extraordinary proof.
Originally posted by SlightlyAbovePar
reply to post by almighty bob
Burden of proof reversal. It is not up to 9-11 CT skeptics to refute any crackpot, absurd notion put forward.
Extraordinary claims requires extraordinary proof. Your position is the absence of counter-evidence is proof of evidence, even if none exists. As an example: prove Martians didn’t cause 9-11. Of course you can’t (as no such evidence exists) and using the burden of proof reversal that dictates Martians did do it. Completely backwards logic.
No sir, the burden is upon those who put forth the assertion. This is a basic tenant of sound, accepted logic that escapes 9-11 CT’ers to this day.
Originally posted by pinch
Originally posted by habu71
reply to post by johndoex
And as far as the "sanity of the members of [PffT]", I found out a long, long time ago that regardless of the discipline, you will *always* have morons, idiots, moonbats and lunatics as members, sometimes in good standing. The fact that there are the aforementioned souls in the aviation community surprises me none - none in the least. I would expect it. Most disciplines are indeed a microcosm of society, to one degree or another. The fact that you (or anyone) can master the discipline necessary to 'fly" an aircraft does not in any way guarantee you (or anyone) sound judgment or common sense.
great, if not obvious, statement of fact!!!
especially to those prone to falling into the trap of "appealing to authority"
I think of it as the "Steven Jones" syndrome..
sound judgment and common sense are a rarity these days..
Originally posted by pccat
sound judgment and common sense are a rarity these days..
Originally posted by SlightlyAbovePar
reply to post by almighty bob
That's great, and still a burden of proof reversal.
Originally posted by SlightlyAbovePar
It's not up to 9-11 skeptics to embrace nebulous, granola-crunch, existential nonsense. It's up to 9-11 CT'ers to prove their case.
Originally posted by SlightlyAbovePar
Beyond that, to the larger question: again, why the emphasis on YouTube videos? Get this 'smoking gun evidence' before a court for goodness sake. Stop wasting time high-fiving each other on Internet forums and get to it.
Originally posted by SlightlyAbovePar
After all, it's been seven years, mountains of smoking gun evidence, claims of the movement growing by leaps and bounds and many, many slick Internet videos – why no court action? Why no interest in brining the perps to justice?
The answer? At the end of the day, even 9-11 CT'ers know their claims are utter B.S. They simpiliy lack the conviction of their professed beliefs. Stop talking to skeptics like me. Stop wasting time. Bring the perps to justice.
Originally posted by SlightlyAbovePar
reply to post by almighty bob
I am open to other possibilities, based on evidence, not speculation.
You offer a lot of excuses (sorry) as to why skeptics like me should ignore the obvious: that is, 9-11 CT'ers are exceptionally good at speculation and have zero evidence of some grand, over-arching conspiracy.
Originally posted by SlightlyAbovePar
Please don't try to suggest to me what a 'real' skeptic should do. That's argumentative technique and yet another attempt to shift the burden from them, to me. It’s not up to me to see what isn’t there. It’s up to 9-11 CT’ers to prove their case. Because they haven’t (and wont) doesn’t mean I “don’t get it”.
Originally posted by SlightlyAbovePar
Again, it's not about me. It's about evidence and 9-11 CT'ers lack of it.
Originally posted by gavron
A better example is look at all the people that think there is a conspiracy, with no evidence to back their claims. .
Originally posted by gavron
Apparently your efforts of finding a conspiracy are not working.
You say you have classified information, but are not releasing it.
How many more years do we have to wait for your evidence, ULTIMA1? Its already been 7. You waiting for the 10th anniversary? 20th?