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Creative Speculation

ZombieHorde

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5. There are two different things here.

Reply to ocpagu (Reply #4)

Sat May 11, 2013, 01:09 PM

May 2013

1) Being skeptical about what one hears.

2) Assuming truth.

For example, there is a difference between wondering why the flag was "fluttering in the wind" during the first moon landing, and saying the first moon landing was a hoax.

Once a logical explanation is offered --the bar the flag was attached to wasn't fully extended yet, causing the flag to look like it was blowing in the wind-- pressing the same point starts to look silly.

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The article covers some of frogmarch May 2013 #1

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ha! And frogmarch May 2013 #3

The only good point in the article... ocpagu May 2013 #4

There are two different things here. ZombieHorde May 2013 #5