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cthulu2016

(10,960 posts)
Tue Nov 20, 2012, 12:22 PM Nov 2012

Asking for evidence is Suppression.

Just because there is no evidence of something doesn't make it false, and if you dismiss what I think because my view is supported by no evidence then you are close-minded.

Being open-minded means agreeing with everything I think, not matter how comical, facially false and devoid of evidence.

Asking for evidence is shutting down the truth.

Think what would have happened to other controversial ideas if the naysayers had demanded evidence.

Evolution? The heliocentric model of the solar system? The Earth being roughly spherical?

Obviously there is no evidence for any of these controversial propositions, but that doesn't make them any less deserving of respect.

If I say something and you ask for evidence you are calling me a liar.

Why isn't my bare assertion of the implications of my emotional state sufficient proof? To say it is not is to is to dismiss my person-hood.

I said it. I believe it, That settles it.

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Asking for evidence is Suppression. (Original Post) cthulu2016 Nov 2012 OP
You have no evidence for any of that stuff. Jackpine Radical Nov 2012 #1
I want evidence that the world is flat Hutzpa Nov 2012 #2
Typical round-Earth bigot cthulu2016 Nov 2012 #3
You can see it. Have you ever been to Illinois? AnotherMcIntosh Nov 2012 #5
No, but I do know Illinois is where Abe Lincoln Hutzpa Nov 2012 #7
I don't believe this but the reaction to it is remarkably revealing. Fumesucker Nov 2012 #4
Asking for evidence is not condemning Anonymous. randome Nov 2012 #9
As I said, Anonymous pisses y'all off far worse than Rove Fumesucker Nov 2012 #13
I suspect that our friend cthulu2016 has been inhaling dephlogisticated marine acid air slackmaster Nov 2012 #6
And asking a criminal to provide evidence that they committed a crime is Phx_Dem Nov 2012 #8
Huh? Taverner Nov 2012 #10
+ 1 quinnox Nov 2012 #11
Pretty much, yeah Taverner Nov 2012 #12

Hutzpa

(11,461 posts)
7. No, but I do know Illinois is where Abe Lincoln
Tue Nov 20, 2012, 12:57 PM
Nov 2012

is from, also the most charismatic and fast producing result oriented president is from too.

Does that helped?

Illinois is a flat land with no hills so you see according to the tea party thinking, the world is flat.

Now prove it.

Fumesucker

(45,851 posts)
4. I don't believe this but the reaction to it is remarkably revealing.
Tue Nov 20, 2012, 12:27 PM
Nov 2012

Watching the usual suspects line up with the right to condemn Anonymous is a fascinating study in personality.

Anonymous pisses them off far worse than Rove does.



 

randome

(34,845 posts)
9. Asking for evidence is not condemning Anonymous.
Tue Nov 20, 2012, 01:03 PM
Nov 2012

Nothing happened until there is evidence to support it.

Fumesucker

(45,851 posts)
13. As I said, Anonymous pisses y'all off far worse than Rove
Tue Nov 20, 2012, 01:08 PM
Nov 2012

It's no mere accident that the same DU crew who loathes Occupy is also all over Anonymous.

I don't even believe this, get that through your head, the reaction to it is far, far more interesting than the substance such as it is.


Phx_Dem

(11,198 posts)
8. And asking a criminal to provide evidence that they committed a crime is
Tue Nov 20, 2012, 01:01 PM
Nov 2012

ludricous. Anon is not that fucking stupid. They made a claim -- we can choose to believe or not. But to insist they provide evidence, it a waste of breath. If they wanted to PROVE their claims, they would have provided evidence in the first place. Clearly, they are not interested in proving anything. They simply stated a claim and they probably don't give a rats ass if we believe them or not.

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