Posted: May 06, 2010 10:25 am
Moridin wrote:
I think a quote from Michael Shermer could be fitting here.
"The belief that a handful of unexplained anomalies can undermine a well-established theory lies at the heart of all conspiratorial thinking (that includes, in addition to Holocaust denial, creationism and crank theories of physics), and is easily refuted by noting that beliefs and theories are not built on single facts alone, but on a convergence of evidence from multiple lines of inquiry. All of the “evidence” for a 9/11 conspiracy falls under the rubric of this fallacy" - Michael Shermer
http://trueslant.com/michaelshermer/201 ... -truthers/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-s ... 84154.html
And who the fuck is Michael Shermer but an establishment toadie? How does he even begin to compare with the brilliance of Galaxian?
But, seeing that you've swallowed something of him hook, line & sinker, let's humour you & him a little longer: "...beliefs and theories are not built on single facts alone, but on a convergence of evidence from multiple lines of inquiry."
Shermer is evidently too preoccupied with trivialities to have researched 9/11 or 7/7, (see attendant thread), but his arrogance (or coercion or pay-off) compelled him to jerk off with an inane remark.
Here is the "convergence of evidence from multiple lines of inquiry which you & Shermer put down to chance:
1) That the air defense of NY & Washington DC was stood down on 9/11.
2) That WTC 1 & 2 were hit by non-commercial planes; as evident from the bulky add-on under their fuselage.
3) That the planes impacting WTC 1 & 2 were preceded milliseconds before impact by a flash of light.
4) That 3 towers, of 110 floors & 47 floors, collapsed at close to freefall accelaration, despite the fact that each floor had to collide with & dis-engage each floor below it, and thus set it accelarating, from scratch. So how did they reach the ground as fast as if there had been nothing in the way?
5) That 3 towers, of 110 floors & 47 floors, fell on to their own footprint, despite the fact that natural variability in inter-floor impact & failure would have given them a preferred lateral movement.
6) That 3 towers, of 110 floors & 47 floors, fell within minutes or hours, supposedly due to a fire, even though that fire was low intensity, and secluded, and no tower in history had collapsed due to fire, even when the whole tower was engulfed in the conflagration.
7) That the massive steel core of WTC 1&2 was brought down by the flimsy connections of light floors.
8) that squibs are clearly seen emanating tens of metres outwards from floors below the collapse.
9) That there are numerous witness reports of explosions at lower levels, long before & at time of collapse.
10) That thermate has been found in the dust from the towers.
11) That light poles were neatly, and gently bent over (at the Pentagon). Where an impact of 400+ mph would have mangled them & flung them far from their foundations.
12) That amateur Cessna trainees with very few hours & little talent ALL managed to direct large jet airliners to bulls-eye hits...except for 1 which was heroically brought down by the passengers.
13) That very little plane debris was found at the Pentagon or Pennsylvania, and no bodies or luggage either, contrary to all other land impacts, even into mountainsides.
14) That the lawn at the Pentagon was left neatly trimmed & unscathed.
15) That fuel-fed fires at the Pentagon left timber & paper untouched.
16) That plane parts were found up to several miles away from the Pennsylvania crash site, but not at it.
17) That WTC 7, fell, again on its own footprint, for no clear reason (no, fire was NOT it).
18) That there are a significant number of witnesses with accounts contrary to the official mantra.
19) That the 9/11 Commission was long delayed & only set up under protest. That the White House refused to answer questions. That the Commission refused to accept witness testimony from contrarians. That a single dissenter on the Commission meant that a point was not admissible.
20) That NIST constantly hedged its bets & either refused to be candid or blundered in its replies.
21) That, contrary to ALL laws & protocols of criminal investigation, the debris was urgently cleared AND DESTROYED, so that no forensic investigation could be carried out.
22) That similar scenarios had been contemplated several times by high office, and 'war-games' based on such scenarios were in operation at the time.
23) That Rice denied that the Administration had ever contemplated such a possibility. That she was soon to reveal evidence of Bin-Laden's orchestrating of 9/11.
24) But her evidence...which never materialized...was so weak that to this day the FBI has not charged Bin-Laden with anything to do with 9/11.
25) That we even have slip-up or admissions by some of the central players from Bush down to Silverstein.
26) That the destruction of 2 nations, & the murder of over a million people was launched on the back of 9/11. With later evidence, (& admissions) that the reasons for war were fabricated...as was the blame for 9/11.
27) That, to this day, not one of the administration, from President & Prime Minister, down to filing clerk has been arraigned for trial on charges of treason, launching wars of aggression, war crimes, torture, etc.
ETC. ETC...
The above looks like more than a 'single fact'. It looks like a hell of a lot more than you lot have to offer.
So, dig up that filthy, gormless quote of yours, stick it in a pipe, & smoke it! Send some to Shermer as well.
