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OnTheOtherHand Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-09-11 01:19 PM
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10. what do you want me to critique?
Edited on Fri Sep-09-11 01:22 PM by OnTheOtherHand
If no one is willing to state any plausible basis for being persuaded of anything by the documentary, then (1) there is no apparent purpose in critiquing it, and (2) there is considerable reason not to bother: I can be accused of cherry-picking secondary arguments, and/or even of misrepresenting its basic thesis.*

Now, if you saw something in the movie and wondered if it might be true, or to what extent it was true, I'd be happy to tell you what I think. I even agree with some things in the movie, although my take-away seems to be lightyears from spooked's.

* ETA: I intended to add: a documentary doesn't even have to state a "basic thesis" -- so all the more reason for me not to start chasing the goalposts.
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