Reply #52: There are no certainties in human affairs

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There is a big gap between the level of certainty on which we make political and legal decisions and absolute certainty. My post said that if you do research, especially reading cooperative research, you can come to a conclusion that complicity is the best explanation.

One of the mistakes we make when looking at 9/11 is to demand certainty. Juries do not convict on the basis of absolute certainty; the Congress does not impeach on the basis of absolute certainty; voters to not choose parties on the basis of absolute certainty.

The issue is what is the best explanation, within the limits of human inquiry. After one does research, I think the answer is that complicity is a more likely explanation than incompetence.

Please take a look at this entry in my journal, and let me know what you think:

http://journals.democraticunderground.com/HamdenRice/8