Obama's father really is Frank Marshall Davis

[Fidel_Castronaut]

... you're quite comfortably parked at the other end of the world in your conspiracy bubble.

I'm sitting within spitting distance of China. The recently sent a few warships on a "drive by" of Australian waters.

Neighbours of China, Russia, and Iran are pooping their pants because the USA is going down the gurgler and this axis of evil will fill the void in a heartbeat.

As the USA continues to decline, a new dark age commences. Wake up, sleepy head. History is a cycle of civilisations rising and falling. The USA has all the signs of being terminal.

The revelation that Obama is a fraud is shocking even for a pessimist like me. We're circling the drain faster than I thought.

The whitehouse in 20 years? Hopefully by then stoner you'd have have grown up enough to wield the sword of time.

[mralstoner]

So shocking that literally nobody believes it

I didn't believe it this time last week either. It's so preposterous that people reflexively filter it out of their attention. I did the same. But when you stop and look at the evidence, it speaks for itself.

That's what critical thinking is all about. It doesn't stop at the low-hanging fruit of gods and homeopathy.

At the heart of skepticism is three words (via Sam Harris): openness to evidence.

I didn't watch the film seeking to be converted, I simply saw the facial resemblance and it is obvious when you stop and look.

[FatAndFaithless]

So shocking that literally nobody believes it

I didn't believe it this time last week either. It's so preposterous that people reflexively filter it out of their attention. I did the same. But when you stop and look at the evidence, it speaks for itself.

You can copy and paste that statement for literally any absurd belief, like bigfoot or jesus or anti-vaxxers.

[mralstoner]

Class dismissed. You all failed. Please hand back your critical thinking textbooks. It's a waste of time. Y'all fixated on gods.

[professor]

This is wonderful.
One atheist who has awakened a little.
Is this the light sprinkle before the thunderstorm?

You may not live here, but don't kid yourself. The ripples of Obama spread out very far.

[Fidel_Castronaut]

Class dismissed. You all failed. Please hand back your critical thinking textbooks. It's a waste of time. Y'all fixated on gods.

But sir, mommy and daddy said it's wrong to touch people there.

[abaris]

Class dismissed. You all failed. Please hand back your critical thinking textbooks. It's a waste of time. Y'all fixated on gods.

Critical thinking doesn't mean buying into insanity. There's enough real dirty laundry in politics to stink up the planet. One doesn't need a trip to Absurdistan to get that message. In fact, spinning these bullshit tales without value or substance, distracts from the real issues.

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The ripples of Obama spread out very far.

Like a fart floating on a soft breeze.

[Esquilax]

Class dismissed. You all failed. Please hand back your critical thinking textbooks. It's a waste of time. Y'all fixated on gods.

I see that you, like the theists, have mistaken not immediately believing every claim on its weak, intuitive evidence, for lacking in critical thinking. It's not surprising, conspiracy theorists do this all the time in an attempt to recast themselves as the one brave truth seeker who can see what the others can't. An obvious defense mechanism, but don't expect the rest of us to play into your little attempt to keep that ego of yours safe from harm.

[FatAndFaithless]

Class dismissed. You all failed. Please hand back your critical thinking textbooks. It's a waste of time. Y'all fixated on gods.

I see that you, like the theists, have mistaken not immediately believing every claim on its weak, intuitive evidence, for lacking in critical thinking. It's not surprising, conspiracy theorists do this all the time in an attempt to recast themselves as the one brave truth seeker who can see what the others can't. An obvious defense mechanism, but don't expect the rest of us to play into your little attempt to keep that ego of yours safe from harm.

He also already gave the "I used to be an atheist" thing with his "I used to not believe this myself". 'Wake up Esqui-sheep! Look at the evidence!' With an emphasis on dense.

[Crossless2.0]

I didn't watch the film seeking to be converted, I simply saw the facial resemblance and it is obvious when you stop and look.

Obvious? Hardly. In my mid-twenties, I learned that there was one, and possibly two, dead ringers for me wandering this planet. The resemblance, apparently, was uncannily close -- close enough that in one case some guy's mother and sister were astonished and couldn't quite believe at first that I wasn't their son/brother even as they looked directly at me no farther than a few feet away. Was I obviously directly related to this complete stranger, or do strange results sometimes shake out via genes?

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Class dismissed. You all failed. Please hand back your critical thinking textbooks. It's a waste of time.

And then you drop this brain fart. Pot. Kettle. Black.