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Creative Speculation

paulbibeau

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3. This is part of my problem with the truth movement though...

Reply to NoMoreWarNow (Reply #2)

Tue Jan 15, 2013, 02:21 PM

Jan 2013

Alex Jones is ridiculous therefore Alex Jones is a CIA/FBI plant.

As opposed to Alex Jones is ridiculous therefore Alex Jones is ridiculous.

You see? There's no evidence that Jones is some kind of spy, is there? Any memos? Eyewitness testimony?

The speculations of the truth movement are infinitely elastic. Everything is evidence of the grand plot, even though the grand plot changes from person to person.

Ghost hunters and young earth creationists do the exact same thing.

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Interesting take libodem Jan 2013 #1

9/11 was much more than about starting some military action-- it was about a whole world wide war on NoMoreWarNow Jan 2013 #2

This is part of my problem with the truth movement though... paulbibeau Jan 2013 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author paulbibeau Jan 2013 #4

like most things in this realm, I doubt there is definitive proof of Jones being a plant NoMoreWarNow Jan 2013 #5

Okay, but do you have an example? paulbibeau Jan 2013 #6