RE: Calling Out Demolition Deniers
October 27, 2013 at 8:28 am
(This post was last modified: October 27, 2013 at 8:31 am by Chas.)
(October 26, 2013 at 10:38 pm)Rayaan Wrote:(October 23, 2013 at 3:54 pm)Chas Wrote: Nice try. Of course people conspire, but that's not what 'conspiracy theories' are about.
Fine, maybe you don't believe in any conpiracy theories. But either way, it is not necessarily false nor illogical to think that something is a conspiracy if you at least have some reasons or information that support your theory. It's not as if "conspiracy theories" are always wrong. You have to look at each of them separately, gather as many facts as you can, and then connect the dots. In the case of 9/11, I think that the conspiracy theory is well-supported by many things that we know already. I have looked at the arguments against it as well, but much of the arguments are unreasonable in my opinion, so the conspiracy theory seems more likeley to be true.
(October 23, 2013 at 3:54 pm)Chas Wrote: No, you have not shown the contrary or supported everything. You have attempted to do so, but you have failed to present a convincing case.
And that is just your own judgement, of course.
Yes, of course it is. It is based on the quality of evidence.
Quote:(October 23, 2013 at 3:54 pm)Chas Wrote: Yes, your being a theist does - you are delusion prone.
Whether I am prone to delusion or not, again, your initial contention was that theists are more prone to believing in the 9/11 conspiracy, but you still haven't shown me anything that verifies nor even supports that notion.
Do you think that these 9/11 truthers being "delusion prone" indicate whether they are theists or not?
That is a gross misuse of logic. A implies B does not imply the B implies A.
You are a theist. That is delusion. Therefore you are delusion-prone.
And your delusion is the Muslim delusion, so you are motivated to exonerate those who are blamed for this.
Skepticism is not a position; it is an approach to claims.
Science is not a subject, but a method.
Science is not a subject, but a method.