Hammy wrote:Has no one else seen Loose Change? Makes some very compelling arguments against it being a terrorist attack... but I suppose that's the case with most conspiracy theories, focusing only on what they want to believe. However, I don't think it was solely terrorists, so I voted collaboration.
For anyone who's interested:
Loose Change, Final Cut:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... 8768610598
The problem is contrasting sceptical thinking and consipry theorist thinking. Those who claim to be sceptical rather than a consipiry theorist while promoting an alternative squence of events other than a terrorist attack are consipiry theorists rather than sceptical thinkers, being sceptical implies taking a viewpoint consistent with the most plausible evidence available. Now that would lean to terrorist theroy, as it is the most plausible and obvious, with JFK the contrasting theroy to the offical explanation of events was sceptical rather than Conspiry related. Purely because the idea of someone planting explosises on every floor without being noticed, and the sheer number of people who would have to of been involed for the consipiry theory to work, is not a plausible chain of thought. This is a problem with consipiry thinking, it claims to look for the logical and correct answers, while actually dismissing the logical evidence as being a mass lie constructed by the Government. Conspircy theroy is at it core therefore flawed when applied to the 911 disaster. I cannot base an conculsion on a argument flawed at its basis, that way usually lies in-correct answers.
It is good to question the Government, it keeps our world and society close to ideals of a democratic system. But it is important to keep a clear mind when entering any type of thinking, it seems that this is forgotten with those who put forward an alternative description of events than a terrorist attack, it seems to always be based on a assumption the Government is firstly capable of pulling it off and secondaly is so manipulative it would want to. The second assumption could be argued to be true, i cannot see how the first assumption could be argued to anywhere near the same validity. Yet again showing a flawed basis for an argument. Its akin to the whole creationist theroy of existence, it does seem logical, as we as humans naturally assume everything has to be created. When exaiming to basis of the argument, that a supernatural God exisits, the theroy can fall down. A basis of an argument is vital, i cannot see the truth involed in the basis of alternative versions of the 911 attacks.
It is human nature to find someone to blame, combine that with a assumption that the government is corrupt and capable of such attacks, it is simply obvioious that such consipicy theories will emerge. But in doing this we simplify the issue, ingoring complex issues to do with past american attitudes to forgein policies and actions taken by the US aboard. Plus the clashes of Easten and Western culture, and all the assumptions of moral and cultural superiourity which exists on both sides.