vincentML -> RE: Conspiracy theories ? (1/26/2010 7:59:16 AM)
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ORIGINAL: Aneirin Whatever comes to pass often has a trail of evidence and proof, there can be many proofs with the evidence to provide that proof, but what makes one proof more accepted than other proofs ? Often proof is an obstruction to survival. If there is a rustle in the grass we cannot wait for proof it is a tiger. Imagination, conspiracy, suspicion are all valuable genetic tools. Proof is often a luxury for philosopher, mathematians, and casual debators. vincent, what a wonderful post!! I don't believe in many "conspiracy theories" but I like to keep an "open mind" in life. What a wonderful way of explaining what does not always have an explanation. To always need proof, means to limit possibilities that are not always spelled out for you. I like to be able to think outside the box, and I don't need to only "believe" concepts that have been "proven" by "the experts". I would not want to view the world, or live my life so narrow-minded as to think, I always need "proof" to even consider other possibilities. Thank you, MzMia. As you understand, I meant to suggest we inherited a need to be suspicious from ancestors who survived in the grasslands and the forest. Today our environment is much more complicated and layered. Our suspicions are more complicated and layered. We are susceptable to all sorts of weird beliefs, stories, gossip and rumours no matter how unrealistic they may be. Our task is to sort out the bullshit from the truth. Even so, the "truth" may be bullshit. As the Buffalo Springfield song says: "Paranoia strikes deep Into your life it will creep It starts when you're always afraid.." Conspiracies, fantasies, lies, paranoia .... However, there really may be a boogy man in the closet or a monster under the bed. We, can never be sure, can we? Hee, hee.... so, as the song also says: "We better stop, hey, what's that sound Everybody look what's going down" [sm=afraid.gif]" [sm=couch.gif]
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