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In reply to the discussion: Who was responsible for the JFK conspiracy theories? [View all]defacto7
(13,485 posts)I guess sharing an experience and having an opinion based on that experience is not valid communication if an idea when pitted against those persons or facilities that have universally accepted credibility.
That may sound snarky but really it is not. When there is a controversy with so many conspiracy theories that cannot be proven, a person, namely myself in this case, should not add to the unproven clutter by stating a personal opinion based on my experience. There really may be something to that. I suppose I have to yield to the professional testing and it's outcome and either keep my experience to myself or just trust those who have offered us data. Although that sounds more like faith.
Best to not muddy the acceptable data.
But back to your statements,
Your first paragraph is your paraphrased version of what I said or later clarified. No. I trotted out nothing.
Paragraph 2, Good point. Didn't mean to do that.
Paragraph 3, Facts? I liked your phrasing in the previous paragraph, "cogent hypothesis that matches the known facts" But now you use facts as an absolute. Data maybe?
Last paragraph... you could not be more correct and I shouldn't have entered the fray. Apologies are offered and I am out.