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In reply to the discussion: What REALLY happened to the plane that didn't hit the Pentagon on 9/11 [View all]NuclearDem
(16,184 posts)One is the support of a certain policy. In the case of a democracy, that's how laws are supposed to be written and passed.
The other is a matter of fact and accuracy. There are specific laws of physics and specific events that happen at certain times. There are right answers and wrong answers. Overwhelming support for the wrong answer doesn't make it the right answer.
If someone makes a claim like "the sun did not come up today", that can be checked and verified. No matter how many people are convinced through that first person's arguments, it is wrong, and subsequently, those people are wrong.
Now, if they wanted to pass the "Sun Didn't Come Up Today Act of 2014" and got overwhelming support, there's nothing wrong with that.
Science is not a democracy.