DGM
Skeptic not Atheist
So you believe these organisations are not capable of or allowed original thought?No. They are a professional body commenting on a report that was released without the drawings being available and were taking NIST at their word and basing their question on the basis that the plates were not present. That is exactly how professional organisations work. They were not in posession of the drawings and were pointing out that perhaps the inclusion of these plates may have had an effect on NISTs conclusions. Despite the likes of Jay trying to dance on the head of a pin when not commenting on this, it would seem perfectly reasonable to expect NIST to go and check if the plates were indeed present.