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Originally Posted by DwnWthVwls
What I'd like to know is why you are so vehemently against questioning authority? Isn't it a necessary evil to keep them in check?
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Having researched this particular instance quite a bit, I don't think that it's particularly valid. It's obviously important to be skeptical but that doesn't mean that every case requires denialist levels of skepticism (you know, given the evidence at hand).
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Even if you think my views are completely ridiculous, it's good to make the government explain themselves and not blindly accept their word.. it's kind of like a shitty example of an appeal to authority fallacy.
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They did. So did many non-governmental organizations.