John Craft wrote:
That's right; when I want to prove myself wrong, I try to find reasons; but that still means I presented myself with counterarguments, actually... I kinda told myself "wait, there [A], but when [B] happens, then [C]... would that actually mean that [D] ?"
It is useful to doubt, we always have to doubt, to wonder if we're right or not; but when it has a use. When there is something that tells us "what if ?..."
If there isn't even the slightest "what if ?...", why doubt ?
It's like, if you tell me "I saw a duck holding two knives and a gun and shooting and murdering dogs while performing kung-fu !"... why should I even doubt and wonder "well maybe he's right".
And sometimes, yes, some thoughts are full of shit and don't even deserve to be looked at -EXCEPT if they have some king of weight.
A thought that has no weight can't make one doubtful.
So, I'm going to paraphrase you to check if I understand your point completely: You're saying that there are some arguments or theories which are so outlandish,ridiculous or illogical, that they shouldn't be considered or cause doubt?
Well, I disagree with that. I say that when you see a duck murdering dogs with ancient kung fu, you have to stop and wonder why. All arguments should be considered with equal rigor, no matter what. This is due to the complete uncertainty that comes with life. You can never be 100% sure of anything. How do you know that you're not stuck in a hospital somewhere, suffering from delusions? Sure, arguments like this lead to no end, but I'm trying to say that you should never be so quick as to discard something at a glance. It's a blame often put on scientist, that they'd be so stuck on ideas firmly vested in the accepted consensus, that they'd never seriously consider alternatives. This is an argument often used by creationists and the like. A "true" scientist would never do this of course, but I'm warning you not to stray down that path.
@KirinKalo I'm afraid you are going about this the wrong way. First unfunny waste of space, time and resources and insulting proletariats, and then trying to start up a serious discussion, about something as controversial as 9/11 conspiracies none the less? Bad move. While your current posting style seems to be thought out and better worded, I'm afraid you're just a bad writer. You're posts are too convoluted and jumping from one point to another at random and it's hard to make up the core of it. I suggest you make another post explaining briefly and to the point what it is you want off your chest, and link us to sources backing up your stuff. You may not be 100% certain of their reliability yourself, but let us be able to judge it for ourselves. That is, if you're serious about this.