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==About==
 
==About==
This page is for collecting and answering objections to the ideas that:
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This page is for [[structured debate]] on the issue of [[9/11 anomalies]].
* there are substantial [[../|anomalies]] surrounding the events of [[9/11]], and
 
* that these anomalies have not been (and need to be) properly investigated.
 
  
The majority of objections take the form of [[straw man]] attacks on imagined positions not generally endorsed by those who question the official story; the imagined positions most popularly targeted for criticism are documented [[../denial|here]].
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The majority of objections in the [[mainstream media]] take the form of [[straw man]] attacks on imagined positions not generally endorsed by those who question the official story; the imagined positions most popularly targeted for criticism are documented [[../denial|here]].
==List of Objections==
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==Debate==
''This is a preliminary list, assembled in haste mainly so as to have something to link to; probably many more objections -- and responses to them -- can be culled from the 9/11 pages on this site and from the sites to which they link. --[[User:Woozle|Woozle]] 18:27, 28 February 2010 (UTC)''
 
  
* '''In a major disaster, it's perfectly normal for evidence to be destroyed or ignored; non-explanations and ignoring of significant evidence are standard operating procedure.''' ([http://lesswrong.com/lw/1to/what_is_bayesianism/1ost])
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{{arg/main|There are substantial [[../|anomalies]] surrounding the events of [[9/11]] which have not been (and need to be) properly investigated.}}
** Um, yeah... and that makes it okay? How is this not an argument in ''favor'' of a proper investigation?
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:{{arg/pro|There are substantial [[../|anomalies]] surrounding the events of [[9/11]].}}
** If someone conceals or removes evidence from a crime scene, that is itself a crime. Shouldn't that be investigated?
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:{{arg/con|'''In a major disaster, it's perfectly normal for evidence to be destroyed or ignored; non-explanations and ignoring of significant evidence are standard operating procedure.''' ([http://lesswrong.com/lw/1to/what_is_bayesianism/1ost])}}
* '''If there were a conspiracy, government inaction given foreknowledge of the attacks seems orders of magnitude more likely than any sort of controlled demolition, even for WTC7.''' ([http://lesswrong.com/lw/1to/what_is_bayesianism/1osm])
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::{{arg/pro|This is not an argument against a proper investigation, but rather an assertion that proper investigations are rare.}}
** What is the reasoning by which you determined this unlikeliness?
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::{{arg/pro|If someone conceals or removes evidence from a crime scene, that is itself a crime that should be investigated.}}
** How does "seeming (un)likely" validate or invalidate a line of argument? How "likely" does it "seem" that:
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:{{arg/con|'''If there were a conspiracy, government inaction given foreknowledge of the attacks seems orders of magnitude more likely than any sort of controlled demolition, even for WTC7.''' ([http://lesswrong.com/lw/1to/what_is_bayesianism/1osm])}}
*** ...groups of foreign hijackers would succeed in taking control of 4 different planes using only box-cutters and piloting 3 of them into targets in two of the most heavily-guarded airspaces in the world, without even an attempt at interception?
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::{{arg/pro|This is a [[naked assertion]].}}
*** ...no heads would roll as a consequence of this security failure?
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::{{arg/pro|There are a number of extremely unlikely elements in the official story as well, including:}}
*** ...the plane flown into the Pentagon would execute a difficult hairpin turn in order to fly into the most heavily-protected side of the building?
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:::{{arg/pro|Groups of foreign hijackers took control of 4 different planes using only box-cutters and piloted 3 of them into targets in two of the most heavily-guarded airspaces in the world, without even an attempt at interception.}}
*** ...no less than three steel-framed buildings would completely collapse from fire and mechanical damage, for the first time in history, all on the same day?
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:::{{arg/pro|No heads rolled as a consequence of this gross security failure.}}
*** ...they would not just fall to the ground towards the side most heavily damaged but instead seemingly explode straight downward and outward into microscopic dust particles, leaving almost nothing (aside from the steel girders) larger than a finger, long after the impacts and when the fires were clearly dying down?
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:::{{arg/pro|One plane executed an extremely difficult hairpin turn in order to fly into the ''most'' heavily-protected side of the Pentagon?}}
*** ...anyone would try to claim that this was totally what you would expect to happen, even though the buildings were designed to handle such an impact?
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:::{{arg/pro|No less than three steel-framed buildings completely collapsed from fire and limited mechanical damage, for the first time in history, all on the same day.}}
*** ...this would result in pools of molten steel, when jet fuel doesn't burn hot enough to melt steel?
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:::{{arg/pro|Those three buildings did not just fall to the ground towards the side most heavily damaged but instead seemed to explode straight downward and outward into microscopic dust particles, leaving almost nothing (aside from the steel girders) larger than a finger, long after the impacts and when the fires were clearly dying down.}}
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:::{{arg/pro|Authorities claimed that this was totally what you would expect to happen, even though the buildings were designed to handle such an impact.}}
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:::{{arg/pro|The airplane impacts resulted in pools of molten steel in the wreckage (and seen pouring out of WTC2 before collapse), when jet fuel doesn't burn hot enough to melt steel.}}
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==Other Arguments==
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* [[9-11/anomalies/2007-04-04 new articles]]: collection of stuff to go through
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* '''2011-01-02''' [[URL/to file::http://www.thescienceforum.com/pseudoscience/21364-9-11-conspiracy-theory-thermate-debunked.html|Thread: 9/11 Conspiracy Theory - Thermate - Debunked]] argues that the [[thermate]] chemical traces found could have come from other ("natural") sources
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* '''2007-09-29''' [http://desertpeace.blogspot.com/2007/09/discrediting-911-truth-movement.html The Goals: Discredit, Divide and Conquer]: those who don't want the story to be popularly accepted (call them "anti-truthers") are now painting the 9/11 Truth movement as anti-semitic, in order to maneuver sincere non-anti-semitic members into carefully avoiding mention of any connections to Israel or Zionism. This would explain the extremely anti-semitic text posted alongside some otherwise very useful [[9/11 videos|videos]] on YouTube and elsewhere.
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* '''2007-05-24''' [http://www.spectator.org/dsp_article.asp?art_id=11485 The Loony Left's 9/11] by Peter Hannaford: one long [[argument by ridicule]], with a bit of [[straw man]] and a side order of [[tone-policing]]. Mentions [[Alexander Cockburn]].
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* '''2006-09-10''' [http://www.zmag.org/content/showarticle.cfm?ItemID=10931 The 9/11 Conspiracy Nuts] by [[Alexander Cockburn]]
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** '''2006-12-12''' [http://www.zmag.org/content/showarticle.cfm?ItemID=11616 Cockups Are Worse Than Conspiracies] by [[Alexander Cockburn]] takes some of the ideas (and text) from the earlier article and launches into criticism of conspiracy theories in general
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* '''2006-10-24''' [http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/12131349/911_truth_bald_regurgitation_of_another_bombing_conspiracy THE LOW POST: Murrah Redux] by [[Matt Taibbi]], ''Rolling Stone'': "9/11 Truth is a bald regurgitation of a silly tale we heard ten years ago"
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* '''2006-09-26''' [http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/11818067/the_low_post_the_hopeless_stupidity_of_911_conspiracies THE LOW POST: I, Left Gatekeeper] by [[Matt Taibbi]]: "Why the "9/11 Truth" movement makes the "Left Behind" sci-fi series read like Shakespeare"
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** refers to the [[left gatekeeper]] phenomenon
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** labeling the "Left Behind" religious fantasy series as "sci-fi" is excessively charitable; they are religious fantasy, or possibly Biblical fanfic
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** lays out many objections which should be addressed
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* '''2006-09-12''' [http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/11618300/the_low_post_we_still_have_no_idea_iwhyi_911_happened THE LOW POST: Why Ask Why?] by [[Matt Taibbi]], ''Rolling Stone'': "Five years after 9/11, the question remains unanswered"
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* '''2006-09-07''' [http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/september2006/070906terroristrecruiters.htm White House Targets Conspiracy Theorists As Terrorist Recruiters]: [[George W. Bush]] implies that "conspiracy theories" about 9/11 are themselves a conspiracy to support terrorism
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* '''2005-02-03''' [[2011/07/30/0948/link|Debunking the 9/11 Myths: Special Report]]: This article in ''Popular Mechanics'' is commonly pointed to as having settled the matter for any sensible, rational person; it does no such thing, having been [[2011/07/30/0948/link/woozle|refuted in detail]]. (These points should be added to the structured debate above.)
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===Projects===
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* [http://www.debunking911.com/ Debunking 9/11 Conspiracy Theories and Controlled Demolition]
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===Filed Links===
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Latest revision as of 02:08, 27 February 2016

About

This page is for structured debate on the issue of 9/11 anomalies.

The majority of objections in the mainstream media take the form of straw man attacks on imagined positions not generally endorsed by those who question the official story; the imagined positions most popularly targeted for criticism are documented here.

Debate

right-arrow debaticon There are substantial anomalies surrounding the events of 9/11 which have not been (and need to be) properly investigated.

up-arrow debaticon There are substantial anomalies surrounding the events of 9/11.
down-arrow debaticon In a major disaster, it's perfectly normal for evidence to be destroyed or ignored; non-explanations and ignoring of significant evidence are standard operating procedure. ([1])
up-arrow debaticon This is not an argument against a proper investigation, but rather an assertion that proper investigations are rare.
up-arrow debaticon If someone conceals or removes evidence from a crime scene, that is itself a crime that should be investigated.
down-arrow debaticon If there were a conspiracy, government inaction given foreknowledge of the attacks seems orders of magnitude more likely than any sort of controlled demolition, even for WTC7. ([2])
up-arrow debaticon This is a naked assertion.
up-arrow debaticon There are a number of extremely unlikely elements in the official story as well, including:
up-arrow debaticon Groups of foreign hijackers took control of 4 different planes using only box-cutters and piloted 3 of them into targets in two of the most heavily-guarded airspaces in the world, without even an attempt at interception.
up-arrow debaticon No heads rolled as a consequence of this gross security failure.
up-arrow debaticon One plane executed an extremely difficult hairpin turn in order to fly into the most heavily-protected side of the Pentagon?
up-arrow debaticon No less than three steel-framed buildings completely collapsed from fire and limited mechanical damage, for the first time in history, all on the same day.
up-arrow debaticon Those three buildings did not just fall to the ground towards the side most heavily damaged but instead seemed to explode straight downward and outward into microscopic dust particles, leaving almost nothing (aside from the steel girders) larger than a finger, long after the impacts and when the fires were clearly dying down.
up-arrow debaticon Authorities claimed that this was totally what you would expect to happen, even though the buildings were designed to handle such an impact.
up-arrow debaticon The airplane impacts resulted in pools of molten steel in the wreckage (and seen pouring out of WTC2 before collapse), when jet fuel doesn't burn hot enough to melt steel.

Other Arguments

Projects

Filed Links

Related

  • 2010/01/29 [L..T] Rebutting (Again!) the 9/11 Truthers “The belief that a handful of unexplained anomalies can undermine a well-established theory lies at the heart of all conspiratorial thinking (that includes, in addition to Holocaust denial, creationism and crank theories of physics), and is easily refuted by noting that beliefs and theories are not built on single facts alone, but on a convergence of evidence from multiple lines of inquiry. All of the "evidence" for a 9/11 conspiracy falls under the rubric of this fallacy.”
  • 2005/09/12 [L..T] WTC7 Collapse: The Real Story (not tinfoil) “I see a semi-regular appearance of the idea that the WTC7 building (part of the WTC complex but not one of the Twin Towers) collapsed due to deliberate demolition rather than due to damage from the Twin Tower collapses. This is pretty implausible so I did some internet research to find out why so many people believe it and what actually happened.”
  • 2005/02/03 [L..T] Debunking the 9/11 Myths: Special Report sub-headline::Popular Mechanics examines the evidence and consults the experts to refute the most persistent conspiracy theories of September 11.