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Originally posted by TerribleTeam2
reply to post by Asktheanimals
Apparently there was more than 1 person that saw Jesus turn water into wine, and make 1 loaf of bread feed an entire gathering.
And more than 1 person has seen an image of the Virgin Mary here in Sydney, overlooking one of the headlands of one of the beaches near Bondi. Even when it was proven to be a trick of light, and SHOWN to be a trick of light, people still say it's the Virgin Mary............
Just because more than 1 person has claimed to have seen something, doesn't make it true......
Originally posted by Sablicious
If it were a "co-ordinated" quartet, they would have killed more than jut half a dozen +1. They were in a temple--they were sitting ducks. Even a blind man firing randomly could have killed a handful under such circumstances.
Common sense: avail it.
Originally posted by TerribleTeam2
reply to post by crawdad1914
And having people rant and rave about how everything is a conspiracy these days doesn't help get to the facts either, yet there are plenty on here that have no problem doing that, even when something is less than an hour old.
It would be great if everyone was able to sort the wheat from the chaff, and sort out the facts from the fiction, but unfortunately that rarely happens these days. People are way too quick to judge, and have their side of the story heard, that they are willing to scream and shout louder than everyone else, which makes it even harder to get the proper story from the loads of crap. Everyone wants their 5 minutes of fame, and to be able to be the one to say "HA SEE WHAT I SAID WAS RIGHT!!!!", and aren't willing to step back, objectively look at things, and clearly look at what evidence is available before making a clear judgement about whatever story is running on the news at any given minute.
And that's why I guess i hardly ever come on here any more, because it's just turned into one big screaming match between one side, and the other. And when I DO come on here, I don't post in very many topics, because I prefer to try and gather as much information about something as I can before posting about it. And unfortunately, that kind of thinking is becoming a dying art these days, where everyone wants to be heard, and wants to be the one that said "I GOT IT RIGHT FIRST! EVERYONE LOOK AT ME!!!". You can look at how the media treats their stories these days to see I'm right..........
Originally posted by tired
"notoriously inaccurate. For example a 1991 study found that in 45% of cases where an innocent person is found guilty it is due to faulty eyewitness testimony"
but how many cases are there were an innocent person is found guilty?
we must find that as a percentage of total cases then find the "45%" of that to find the cases
that the eyewitnesses are incorrect.
Originally posted by TerribleTeam2
reply to post by crawdad1914
Nothing wrong at all about getting all the eyewitness accounts. Smartest thing to do actually, that way a clearer picture can be gained about what happened.
The rant I went on was mainly directed at some of the people on here, that have a habit of doing the things I said in my last post.
Basically, alot of the threads on here these days follow these basic running formats:-
OP starts thread
Several others come in a post "verified? source?"
Source gets added
Someone makes comments about source
Another person makes comment about other persons comment
Bunch of people get butthurt, line in the sand is drawn, with some people taking one side, others taking the other side.
Slanging match ensues, with added personal insults about persons intelligence/upbringing/nationality
Mods come in, swing their Mod/Ban-Hammers, tells everyone to stay on topic
Go back to someone making comment about source, and/or what really happened
Repeat until thread dies out, or the Mods/Site Owners lock thread
Repeat ad nauseum with new threads.
Sorry to have gone off topic, just was trying to clarify my position in my last post.
Edit - basically what Xcalibur said, who put it in a much more concise, precise fashion!edit on 6-8-2012 by TerribleTeam2 because: (no reason given)edit on 6-8-2012 by TerribleTeam2 because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by roadgravel
Four man hit team and they shoot only 6 or 7 people? Looks like shootings are more difficult then a person might think.
Originally posted by Xcalibur254
reply to post by tired
According to a study by Ohio State University there are an estimated 10,000 false convictions every year.
Originally posted by Domo1
ATS hears hooves and thinks reptilian zebra from Nibiru sometimes.