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Originally posted by ratboy
reply to post by swansong19
Amen and well said! There has been enough closing and banning with emotional and ego based reasons as to why. Most major events are emotional; so if we always apply to the emotion-string then there would hardly ever be a thread.
There are inconsistencies with this event that need to be looked into, without the thread closing. I am not into the actors camp, but there are a few open theories that should be allowed to evolve and hopefully come to proof based conclusions. And if it is stated to just let the authorities do the looking into, then why are we here in their first place.
So bravo for standing up against the emotional pleas!!!edit on 27-12-2012 by ratboy because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by ratboy
reply to post by sconner755
The plates have not been debunked via proof yet. Verbal hearsay but not proof. The thread that seemed to be leading towards conclusion got the boot as did a good researcher/digger that had good intent. The plates need to be confirmed and then at least one of the trails' directions will have more definition to it.
At some point logic and reason have to trump wild speculation
Originally posted by ratboy
reply to post by sconner755
The other thread did not prove it - the guy stated a guy ran the plates for him, but nothing was confirmed (ie no print screen or link confirming it, just verbal confirmation). I can go to any thread and verbally confirm something and if that is proof to you, well then you owe me two thousand dollars and my verbal and written word is all that is needed. I am a man of my word so I retract that last statement but I am sure you can understand that verbal lacks proof.
There were many things that logic and common sense without proof made me look the other way. But the plates, after listening to the radio recordings, may point to someone else. Until it is confirmed, then it is not debunked. I can use logic to prove why it is one way or the other. But I am not leading one way or the other. The radio seems to lead that the plates belonged to another and all that is needed is confirmation of who the plates belong to to confirm or debunk this issue. I am not on the emotional side of either answer - I am on the logic side of requiring proof.edit on 28-12-2012 by ratboy because: (no reason given)edit on 28-12-2012 by ratboy because: spelling, but I'll leave the bad grammar!
Originally posted by Pilot
reply to post by sconner755
You said this:
At some point logic and reason have to trump wild speculation
seconds after wildly speculating ? Are you intentionally trying to get the thread closed?
Originally posted by sconner755
The line is crossed, in my opinion, when armchair Dick Tracy's begin impugning real people's character for the sake of their own entertainment. Nobody on ATS is going to uncover any conspiracy. Face that reality as you proceed with your quest for the "truth."