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In reply to the discussion: 10 Facts about Lee Oswald that make 70% of Americans Wonder... [View all]Springslips
(533 posts)Do not believe in, use correctly, argue about, or show disdain for, the laws of logic, reason and science. When adequately used the above tools show clearly that a conspiracy to assassinate Kennedy, of any depth, is highly unlikely, and every argument for a grand conspiracy is at best, very, very weak, and is usually invalid.
The OP show lots of anti- intellectualism, but I will point out were it rears its ugly head in yours: the idea that somehow to think for yourself means coming to the conclusion that is opposite of the government's, and that to come to a pro-government conclusion is to be 'blindly faithful.' Yet you don't seem to understand the possibility of someone thinking for themselves AND coming to a agreement with the government story independently. That's because you have a cognitive biases to that point of view and refuse to use reason to see other possibilities. You are anti-intellectual.
I also feel that DU supports science, logic, reason, and skepticism in general so I disagree with your last sentence. I do not have any proof that I am right, but the image I get from reading the board aligns with my values supporting intellectualism, if that's just an air and reasonable people are far in between here, then it hypocrisy. I don't believe that is the case.