You know, I have little interest in 9/11 Truth, but I have no patience for the “but it would be so obvious” reply to Truthers. Here is how that conversation translates in my head:
Truther: I think the towers came down due to a deliberate demolition by our government. I think this because thus and so.
Non-Truther: But the government would never have done anything so easy to find out about, because it would carry massive risk. Everybody would know about it.
Truther: Well, if people were paying attention to thus and so, they’d know -
Non-Truther: BUT SINCE I DIDN’T ALREADY KNOW ABOUT THUS AND SO IT’S CLEARLY NOT SOMETHING EVERYBODY KNOWS ABOUT AND I CAN’T HEAR YOU NANANANANANANANA.
It was at least strongly reminiscent, enough that under your comment seemed like a good place to put mine, but I did not intend to attack you specifically.
I believe you were unfairly voted down. Your recasting shows that this is essentially an appeal to authority, with the authority being “everyone else”.
You know, I have little interest in 9/11 Truth, but I have no patience for the “but it would be so obvious” reply to Truthers. Here is how that conversation translates in my head:
Truther: I think the towers came down due to a deliberate demolition by our government. I think this because thus and so.
Non-Truther: But the government would never have done anything so easy to find out about, because it would carry massive risk. Everybody would know about it.
Truther: Well, if people were paying attention to thus and so, they’d know -
Non-Truther: BUT SINCE I DIDN’T ALREADY KNOW ABOUT THUS AND SO IT’S CLEARLY NOT SOMETHING EVERYBODY KNOWS ABOUT AND I CAN’T HEAR YOU NANANANANANANANA.
Just to clarify: Do you think that is what I’m doing here?
It was at least strongly reminiscent, enough that under your comment seemed like a good place to put mine, but I did not intend to attack you specifically.
obligatory XKCD comic: http://xkcd.com/690/
(actually, that’s not as relevant as I first though, but I’ll go ahead and post it here anyway)
A little bit more relevant: http://imgur.com/bx1th.png
I believe you were unfairly voted down. Your recasting shows that this is essentially an appeal to authority, with the authority being “everyone else”.