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As afew points out elsewhere, it's not an either/or choice between belief and non-belief.  People can not believe the official story and not believe the "demolition" theories either.  It's not a matter of accepting the administration's version of events, but rejecting a version that's also speculation.  

I think most here share your distrust of the official version of "what really happened," but the point is, you don't know "what really happened" either, and the discussion just leads to endless fighting and animosity.

Maybe we can eventually make language a complete impediment to understanding. -Hobbes

by Izzy (izzy at eurotrib dot com) on Mon Jun 11th, 2007 at 08:28:13 PM EST
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By that logic then no one should study history or advance any historical hypotheses, because it could hurt someone's feelings.

For a subject as important as this one, used as a justification to surpress our freedoms, it is of utmost importance to get it right.

Therefore the evidence must be followed wherever it takes us.

by Monsieur le Prof (top notch records [all one word] at gmail dot com) on Tue Jun 12th, 2007 at 03:14:18 AM EST
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By that logic then no one should study history or advance any historical hypotheses, because it could hurt someone's feelings.

Study of history doesn't require binary thinking and appeals to belief.

*Traitor*, n.
A benighted individual who perceives an illusory distinction between serving his nation and abetting the criminals who govern it.

by DoDo on Tue Jun 12th, 2007 at 09:18:56 AM EST
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