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OnTheOtherHand

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9. for what it's worth --

Reply to deconstruct911 (Reply #5)

Sat Jan 7, 2012, 11:26 AM

Jan 2012

actually concluding that the "face on Mars" was made by aliens seems weird to me, but seeing it as a face seems almost irresistible -- not crazy at all.

So, part of the lesson should be that people in general have a propensity to see patterns that may not be there. That affects everyone's judgments, and we should all be aware of it.

Sorry to give an absolutely serious response.

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Remember how many people believed the "Face On Mars" stuff back in the 80s, 90s? [View all] Logical Jan 2012 OP

Umm... well you see.... jberryhill Jan 2012 #1

Hmmm...that never occurred to me! I feel dumb now! Logical Jan 2012 #2

So the face on Mars deconstruct911 Jan 2012 #3

I don't think that's what Logical said. Bolo Boffin Jan 2012 #4

I see the point deconstruct911 Jan 2012 #5

Ohhhhh, humor! Bolo Boffin Jan 2012 #6

for what it's worth -- OnTheOtherHand Jan 2012 #9

Right, it's not about seeing patterns that aren't there, it's about ascribing meaning greyl Jan 2012 #10

It's hard for me to resist seeing patterns. frogmarch Jan 2012 #11

"I see dead people. They're everywhere." OnTheOtherHand Jan 2012 #12

I didn't mean to imply frogmarch Jan 2012 #15

sure, we need some sort of shorthand for this OnTheOtherHand Jan 2012 #21

He's the only man to have ever scored extra-credit on a Rohrshach test Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2012 #31

I'll tell him. He'll frogmarch Jan 2012 #32

I see... ryan_cats Jan 2012 #33

Now I see them too! I'll frogmarch Jan 2012 #34

Let's go, Bellevue has room... ryan_cats Jan 2012 #36

Exactly right. Look at the bunker on this golf hole. AngryAmish Jan 2012 #35

Do you not think any CTs are crazy? Logical Jan 2012 #8

'I think many people are more susceptible to this than others.' LARED Jan 2012 #7

I wonder if you are comparing 9/11 skeptics to your OP. Grateful for Hope Jan 2012 #13

Most people do not think 9/11 was an inside job either. Logical Jan 2012 #14

Globally? I doubt that. JackRiddler Jan 2012 #16

Are we allowed to discount the opinions of those who think the Jews did it? n/t Bolo Boffin Jan 2012 #17

That wouldn't be an inside job, would it? JackRiddler Jan 2012 #23

People who think the Jews did it generally also think Bolo Boffin Jan 2012 #24

Sure globally. Locally. Most people do not like wild theories. They are fun I agree but fiction. Logical Jan 2012 #18

You speak for most people? getdown Jan 2012 #20

Only the majority. Logical Jan 2012 #22

Opinion survey results have been far less conclusive than you imply. JackRiddler Jan 2012 #25

Yes, 9/11 is wild..... Logical Jan 2012 #26

I don't need to answer for what others claim... JackRiddler Jan 2012 #27

shrug OnTheOtherHand Jan 2012 #28

I just asked for the 9/11 theory we are debating here so I can successfully debunk it. I need to.... Logical Jan 2012 #29

fair enough OnTheOtherHand Jan 2012 #30

I still have mixed feelings about it. Quartermass Jan 2012 #19

I still do Ter Jan 2012 #37

Really? zappaman Jan 2012 #38