NutCracker
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Aliententity is right to ask the fantasy peddlers this. So what? What difference does it indeed make?
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Tell me how the missing FDRs are so central a problem that they negate all the other independent lines of evidence. Tell me why their absence puts all those other lines of evidence in doubt. And tell me what alternate narrative encompasses all the other observations - and yes, I mean all; the evidence exists, regardless of how convenient it may or may not be to anyone's favorite alternative - and is better supported than the one that stands now.
Agreed 100%
As far am I concerned that's what we should do here more, way more.
But we are scientist, we like details, we are good at them and we know a lot about them, and by getting into the details we play right into their hand. We allow them to play the game by their rules.
CT's like to create a debate where there is none to give their position the appearance of legitimacy. They are playing a PR game.They are not bound by reality, the body of established knowledge nor logic. The volume of arguments they can put forward is therefore virtually infinite. They can drag on debate infinitely, giving the impression their position has merit. And that's what we see them doing. Endless supposed "anomalies." Endless "questions", that are really are "anomalies" in disguise.
The reality is they cannot even begin to build their case. They have got noting. No evidence, not even circumstantial. Nada. Zilch.
On several occasions I have been able to end the debate very quickly, I've been able to press them to build their case, avoiding evasions, avoiding being dragged into details. They started tapdancing in the space of a few posts, Very rewarding, and I hope, convincing to a neutral fence sitter to the voidness of their position.