Showing posts with label scepticism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label scepticism. Show all posts

Saturday, August 16, 2008

Pentagon hole

Stephen is convinced that no 757 went into the Pentagon.

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Stephen: The hole’s too small. So what happened to the wings?

Danny: They may have sheared off on impact.

Stephen: There were no wings on the ground. No one saw any plane parts, wings, tail, engines.

Danny: But given the incompetence of the present administration, how could they possibly turn the explosion into a plane crash? And what did they do with the flights that did disappear?

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Voiceover
Conspiracy theories sometimes raise more questions than they answer. Proponents have to think three moves ahead.

A wry humorous scepticism can help disbelievers cope with the passionate onslaught; likewise, a wry humorous demeanor can help proponents come across as more convincing.

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