As you all know, I have this particular joker on
Ignore, as he believes all kinds of fantastic things -- no planes hit the World Trade Center, the FDNY is part of the Vast Conspiracy, and that the Moon Landings were faked, at minimum -- making any rational discussion with him unlikely, to put it mildly. However, I was alerted by another reader to this particular post as a singular example of Truther dishonesty.
The most correct answer that can be provided is, of course, the Planet Earth. Which leaves one to wonder upon which celestial body this question was penned.
The question is, however, a classic example of the
Fallacy of Many Questions. It is loaded from the outset, as follows:
- Whether or not I am a rocket scientist has little to do with the answer, so why was it included in the question? There are plenty of other aerospace engineers and space scientists here at the JREF, and indeed one (apparently only one) former NASA employee on the side of the Truthers, as well.
- Who said the only debate I take part in is the show Hardfire? Science doesn't typically work that way, and neither do I. There is no requirement for a face-to-face discussion, which is a good thing, otherwise Einstein would never have been able to improve upon Newton, as Newton had been dead for a considerable length of time and would have proved indefatiguable in debate. Instead, I've written a great deal, notably my 300-page summary paper analyzing Dr. Griffin and popular mystifications of the NIST report, and Truthers are encouraged to respond to it intelligently. Years roll on, and they still haven't.
- The host of Hardfire was not, as the question presupposes, forced to explain his bias because of its severity. Rather, he explained his bias because he is honest. Try getting that on a Truther radio show. Everyone has a bias, and he declared his at the outset without prompting, yet he is criticized for this. The Truthers have it backwards, as always.
- The question also implies that the show Hardfire, thanks to this bias, is an unsuitable ground for discussion. However, this flies in the face of the established fact that Ace Baker, bardamu's own idol (or perhaps even more than that), once appeared on the show -- a fact of which he is already aware. This is application of a double standard at best.
- Furthermore, I haven't heard Tony complaining about the bias affecting his presentation. I think his ideas are totally nuts, but I give him credit for trying to keep the discussion fair, and for not whining about bias afterward.
So much nonsense packed in one little sentence. You almost have to admire it. This is not an accident.
This is what separates
bardamu and other clever but delusional Truthers from the mere juveniles, such as
Algebra34 or whatever he calls himself these days. While the latter provides no evidence of reasoning facility at all, the former reasons deeply, intricately, and in a manner totally disconnected from reality. Hence the irreversible spiral into no-planer and Apollo-denier territory -- both undeniable and stark delusions for which direct physical counterevidence exists and is easily accessible. This behavior is also consistent with my whitepaper on
Irreducible Delusion.
To phrase the question in a more straightforward, honest manner: Why did I appear on
Hardfire, and only there? Because they're the only show that asked. Simple.
If I was really in the New World Order, I wouldn't even do that much. I'd just beam the show directly into your brain. Sweet dreams.
