6-heads lewis said:
First, don't put words in my mouth. I never said anything about Loch Ness Monster, UFOs, or God. You're trying to discredit me by attaching legitimate concerns with outrageous concepts, so people ignore both. That's exactly what I said people do earlier, and you're not helping yourself.
I never put words in your mouth. You have enough. I used those examples to illustrate my point, which is your acceptance of these pop phenomenon is uncritical, much like every other conspiracy theorist. "You cant deny the patterns!!!"
6-heads lewis said:
I never even said the Illuminati exist, or do anything bad. If you don't think media sends disinformation and is entirely truthful with its citizens, then you are completely and ridiculously naive.
Everyone knows the media is anything BUT honest in their reporting. But that isn't the point here, and that isn't the original point you were trying to make.
6-heads lewis said:
I just stick to what's obvious. If you can watch Jay-Z, Rhiana, Gaga, and Beyonce songs and sincerely see nothing wrong, then that's your prerogative. If you watched the VMAs 2009 and didn't see anything concerning, I can't argue with that. If something that blatant doesn't worry you, nothing will. I'm sure that has covering one eye has nothing to do with occult symbols like the Eye of Horus, or better yet, I'm sure all the 13yr old wanna be pop stars did those poses in their mirror long before they became famous. Hell, all the kids did it
Obvious to whom, you?? You are using an observation to support an unsubstantiated theory of an unsubstantiated entity. Again proving my point that you come to conclusions FIRST and cherry-pick subjective evidence later.
6-heads lewis said:
Even if you think that no secret society, or media or record label or whatever, instructs artists to do this, can you at least admit that the artists themselves show a pattern of behavior and imagery that, when analyzed, points its origins to occult themes? If you can't admit that... well...
If you're trying to cajole me into admitting you are right, poor effort. Are their behavioral patterns in modern pop music videos? Arguably yes. Are these behaviors in direct reference to the occult? THAT is a subjective observation. Since you already believe the "covering of one eye" is a symbol of the Illuminati, then it is no surprise you make that interpretation when you see it. But what does that prove???? Nothing.
You merely observed a pattern with no discernible meaning. That's like me saying "Well, I believe Bigfoot scratches his balls like this--because that's what i read in an authoritative Bigfoot book--and I see rap stars doing the same exact thing, so therefore they have to be referencing the existence of Bigfoot!!! How could you not see it, it's sooo obvious!"
6-heads lewis said:
It's not obvious to everyone because not everyone is paying attention. Do the masses understand typical Kubrick films? No. Film buffs who understand the industry and analyze it frame by frame do, and they post their thoughts to help the masses understand. Just because the masses are too stupid to pick up on hidden messages, does that mean they don't exist? Of course not.
Again you are merely observing a pattern with no discernible meaning. Understanding these fallacies may help you argue better:
Ad ignorantiam: The argument from ignorance basically states that a specific belief is true because we don't know that it isn't true. Defenders of extrasensory perception, for example, will often overemphasize how much we do not know about the human brain. UFO proponents will often argue that an object sighted in the sky is unknown, and therefore it is an alien spacecraft.
False Dichotomy
Arbitrarily reducing a set of many possibilities to only two. For example, evolution is not possible, therefore we must have been created (assumes these are the only two possibilities). In this case you are stating that the patterns are so obvious, no one but an idiot could deny them, and they imply that some unseen, unproven entity (the Illuminati) has their hand in them.
6-heads lewis said:
Your evidence consists of official versions of stories. "Bush is not a liar, says Bush". Wow, what compelling evidence!
I have not yet given you any evidence to dispute your stories, only examples of logical fallacies conspiracy buffs like to use, and critical thinking skills you haven't learned yet.
6-heads lewis said:
What kind of proof do you expect for something that is supposedly secret?
What kind of proof do you HAVE for something that is supposedly secret???
6-heads lewis said:
When walking into the DIA, you may think you're walking into hell. Common sense tells you something is unusual about this place. That's all I said. Sure I can read the official line and say "oh well, it's nothing", but if common sense tells you something is severely wrong, you may reconsider. If I held satanic rituals in my backyard but then told the neighbors it was just a play I was writing, it would be silly to dismiss common sense in light of my official explanation. Even if I was writing a play, why the fuk would a healthy and honest person's play contain satanic rituals? Why the fuk does an airport hold such bizarre sights?
FYI, I am from Colorado and have been to DIA probably more times than you or anyone else on this board. I have never felt the subjective feeling of walking into hell. Common sense??? What does that even mean?? Please give me something SPECIFIC to support your claim of DIA's true hellish nature.
6-heads lewis said:
And oh yes, I'm sure all conspiracy people are wackos who look to confirm their hypotheses, while scientists types are all completely subjective and never have a resolution in mind. You and Deep Dish should start the "Blanket Statements" movement, so you can copy and paste your 10 different replies to all of these discussions.
Apparently our 10 'pat' replies on critical thinking have slipped through the ears of you and others like a spring breeze through a screen door, because your arguments never change, and you still wont acknowledge the absence of verifiable evidence to support your extraordinary claims.
6-heads lewis said:
anyway I had no intention of taking it this far, I just pointed out something very blatant, but was then pinned with other theories, including a Flying Spaghetti Monster, to make me look crazy or stupid. I'm not well educated in this and don't plan to be.
Then you probably shouldn't be arguing it's existence....
6-heads lewis said:
When calling people hard-headed or irrational for having conspiracy theories, you're being just as ridiculous in shooting them down without any consideration. Using blanket statements such as "I need scientific proof", which is really impossible for something supposedly secret, or like MK Ultra, will be ignored anyway when it comes to light, makes you pretty much ignore everything, no matter how compelling.
You are assuming that I haven't
already considered these pop phenomena and given them some critical thought. Furthermore, you are invalidating the very things you are trying to defend. This is called Special Pleading, or ad-hoc reasoning. This is a subtle fallacy which is often difficult to recognize. In essence, it is the arbitrary introduction of new elements into an argument in order to fix them so that they appear valid. So basically you attempt to parry our point of there not being any evidence to support your extraordinary claims by saying that something "secret" cant be verifiable by the scientific method!!
You are outclassed here, my friend. Like I said before, neither science nor logic can prove a negative. Deep Dish, myself, nor any other skeptic can't PROVE your theories aren't true. But---and this is where people slip---it doesn't necessarily mean they ARE. Instead of presenting us with evidence that may confirm your belief, you simply place the burden of proof on us, and if we don't see it then we are just part of the blind masses.
Who is really blind here, dawg?
BTW, if you want a point-by-point refutation of your DIA fantasy, please start another thread detailing your case for it, or just PM me if you don't want it to be public.