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![]() "Gary Drescher" wrote in message ... "Skywise" wrote in message ... wrote in news:1147928450.364812.197730 @j33g2000cwa.googlegroups.com: cjcampbell wrote: As I said, most of these conspiracy buffs are a bunch of holocaust deniers and other enemies of the United States. In a just world they would be tried and hanged as the terrorists and traitors that they are. I differ with you somewhat here. The scenario you describe is dangerously similar not to a just but an intolerant world. We should do everything we can to preserve freedom of everything, speech included, so stifling a dissenting voice is no solution. The best way to beat such people down is with objective, irrefutable evidence although I agree it'd involve the precious time of many. The only problem is that these folks are "true believers". There is nothing you can give them as evidence that would dissuade them from their "truth". CJ is a true believer too, albeit in a different bizarre mythology than that of the conspiracy theorists. But unlike the conspiracy theorists, CJ literally wants to kill people for espousing nonsense that's in competition with his own. CJ rationalizes his bloodlust by asserting that his would-be victims themselves harbor such homicidal desires (they're "terrorists"). But he makes that claim without a shred of evidence, because true believers don't need any. --Gary I appreciate your thoughts and your prose. I think you may appreciate this, particularly the quotes of Shaw and Schopenhauer. http://www.rense.com/general70/tjere.htm In this issue there seems to be too many 'experts' refusing to answer valid questions. These 'experts' attempt to use bluster and attacks on character as a substitute for reason. IMHO many are afraid that at least some of the answers may be uncomfortable to prior belief and force the reevaluation of core values. Socrates taught that the pursuit of truth can only begin once they start to question and analyze every belief that they ever held dear. If a certain belief passes the tests of evidence, deduction, and logic, it should be kept. If it doesn't, the belief should not only be discarded, but the thinker must also then question why he was led to believe the erroneous The very use of the term 'conspiracy theorists' to denigrate those who dare to question the 'approved' 'conspiracy theory of 19 Arabs with box cutters is an attempt to discredit by attack on character to avoid talking about truth which in this as in all wars is the first casualty. "If we don't believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all." -Noam Chomsky |
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Skywise wrote in
: "Ol Shy & Bashful" wrote in ups.com: Dean What is the difference in size and payload between the F4 and Flight 77? You need to go back to high school and sit in on the physics class on kinetic energy. This time, pay attention instead of wanking off over the cheerleader sitting in front of you. Damn. If I were rich, I would pay for a re-enactment of the Pentagon and Twin Towers crashes into re-creations of both In the absence of copious amounts of money, would the following help? http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html4ever/....Pentagon.html http://www.cs.purdue.edu/homes/cmh/simulation/phase1/ http://www.cs.purdue.edu/cgvlab/projects/pentagon.htm http://www.cs.purdue.edu/cgvlab/pape...gonVIS2003.mpg -- A. Sinan Unur (remove .invalid and reverse each component for email address) |
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In article 1Z4bg.174799$WI1.109727@pd7tw2no, "Private"
wrote: In this issue there seems to be too many 'experts' refusing to answer valid questions. These 'experts' attempt to use bluster and attacks on character as a substitute for reason. IMHO many are afraid that at least some of the answers may be uncomfortable to prior belief and force the reevaluation of core values. [snipperoo] The very use of the term 'conspiracy theorists' to denigrate those who dare to question the 'approved' 'conspiracy theory of 19 Arabs with box cutters is an attempt to discredit by attack on character to avoid talking about truth which in this as in all wars is the first casualty. like the use of term "experts"? -- Bob Noel Looking for a sig the lawyers will hate |
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"Ol Shy & Bashful" wrote in
oups.com: Brian High School classes and aircraft crash investigations? Wanking off? Surely you jest? My post asked some questions. Do YOU have the answers? Have you seen the footage of the F4 crashing into the conrete wall? QED Brian -- http://www.skywise711.com - Lasers, Seismology, Astronomy, Skepticism Seismic FAQ: http://www.skywise711.com/SeismicFAQ/SeismicFAQ.html Quake "predictions": http://www.skywise711.com/quakes/EQDB/index.html Sed quis custodiet ipsos Custodes? |
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![]() "Bob Noel" wrote in message ... In article 1Z4bg.174799$WI1.109727@pd7tw2no, "Private" wrote: In this issue there seems to be too many 'experts' refusing to answer valid questions. These 'experts' attempt to use bluster and attacks on character as a substitute for reason. IMHO many are afraid that at least some of the answers may be uncomfortable to prior belief and force the reevaluation of core values. [snipperoo] The very use of the term 'conspiracy theorists' to denigrate those who dare to question the 'approved' 'conspiracy theory of 19 Arabs with box cutters is an attempt to discredit by attack on character to avoid talking about truth which in this as in all wars is the first casualty. like the use of term "experts"? touché - valid point |
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Doesn't matter. A pound of aluminum in and F-4 weighs the same as a
pound of aluminum in a 757. Energy = 1/2mV^2 At over 400 knots, there is a lot of energy in every pound of aluminum. It is not necessary to melt the aluminum either to make the airplane indistinguishable. Ablation is a process in which the aluminum is pulverized by impact with a solid object. It is essentially ground up. If you look at the video of the F-4, you will see that he aluminum is literally being ground up by the impact with the concrete barrier. The Pentagon is a very substantial stone building, and the 757 still managed to punch through several of its rings. I am not surprised that there are not many distinguishable pieces left. Also remember that there was a post crash fire, and aluminum does burn when it gets hot enough. Same thing with flight 93. It went straight into the ground at high speed. This is unlike the U.S. Air 737 that crashed on approach due to a rudder hard over. The airspeed at impact was much higher for these intentional crashes than for the unintentional crashes due to starting the dive from a much higher alitude, and going straight in in a clean vs. dirty drag configuration... Am I just casting my pearls here, or does this make sense to you? Dean |
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![]() Ol Shy & Bashful wrote: Brian High School classes and aircraft crash investigations? Wanking off? Surely you jest? My post asked some questions. Do YOU have the answers? I HAVE NEVER been to an aircraft crash site, especially a jet aircraft, that didn't leave big pieces of wreckage. The pieces that I saw in the video were not impressive and hand held. The wreckage I am accustomed to needed to be picked up by tow trucks and put on flat beds. Airspeeds at time of impact varied but the only one I can think of off hand that was really FAST is the space shuttle which was going how fast? What is your contribution to making this country better? Talk is cheap. The conspiracy web sites are very selective in which pictures they show. There are plenty of pictures showing aircraft engines, landing gear, and pieces taller than a man, but the conspiracy sites will not show them. You can find them in any serious publication dealing with the attacks, however. |
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![]() "cjcampbell" wrote The conspiracy web sites are very selective in which pictures they show. There are plenty of pictures showing aircraft engines, landing gear, and pieces taller than a man, but the conspiracy sites will not show them. You can find them in any serious publication dealing with the attacks, however. Why, I'm surprised at you, CJ. You know darn full well that all of those big parts were trucked in there for those pictures! bfg -- Jim in NC |
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