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In reply to the discussion: Here is the problem with the 911 conspiracy theory's...... [View all]William Seger
(11,073 posts)105. Another myth. Actually, it IS sometimes possible to prove a negative
... by disproving the positive. For example, the acceleration seen in that "back and to the left" motion proves that it was not caused by impact from the bullet.
And yes, I have indeed presented the empirical evidence for everything I've asserted. You formed a conclusion from incomplete information, based on a very superficial examination of the Zapruder film, and now you cling to that conclusion by simply denying the evidence and the reasoning I have presented, which calls into question what role evidence and reasoning really play in your conclusions.
But I don't care what you buy. My issue is what you're trying to resell -- a version of reality that doesn't agree with the facts.
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The cracking of the Enigma Code was not leaked until the 1970s after it was offiically announced.
JDPriestly
Dec 2011
#2
If the Zapruder film is REALLY what made you believe that Oswald didn't shoot JFK,
William Seger
Feb 2012
#71
"And you cannot explain that backward movement with any thing that makes sense"
William Seger
Feb 2012
#97
I seriously doubt that a timeline is going to unconfuse you, but let's try:
William Seger
Feb 2012
#118
This may be the most ridiculous thing I've read about the JFK assassination in some time.
zappaman
Feb 2012
#99
it's kind of hilarious-- if a "conspiracy theorist" had presented this as proof he'd be laughed at.
NoMoreWarNow
Apr 2012
#137
Frame 313 is not an instant, it is a duration. And during that duration the head may have travelled
eomer
Feb 2012
#88
You need to read "JFK and the Unspeakable: Why He Died and Why It Matters,"
Peace Patriot
Dec 2011
#5
You mean like the 9/11 Commission conspiracy to not talk about Building 7 in their Report?
Richard Charnin
Dec 2011
#8
The 9/11 Commission Report was not meant to be an exhaustive examination of all aspects
Bolo Boffin
Dec 2011
#17
You're conflating and collapsing all conspiracy theories into a single monolith (npi),
coalition_unwilling
Dec 2011
#21
It had to be hundreds but couldn't have been hundreds? Why couldn't it have been a few or a dozen?
eomer
Feb 2012
#44
... which really just demonstrates the pointlessness of idle speculation.
William Seger
Feb 2012
#114
Leads that the "investigation" didn't follow; additional parties surely were involved.
eomer
Feb 2012
#117
People who haven't mastered the difference between plural and possessive...
JackRiddler
Apr 2012
#131