Reply #124: Baloney - calling it neurosis is BS

[Liberation Angel]

first of all, according to answers.com
neurosis
Dictionary: neu·ro·sis (nʊ-rō'sĭs, nyʊ-)
n., pl. -ses (-sēz).
"Any of various mental or emotional disorders, such as hypochondria or neurasthenia, arising from no apparent organic lesion or change and involving symptoms such as insecurity, anxiety, depression, and irrational fears, but without psychotic symptoms such as delusions or hallucinations. No longer in scientific use."


second of all: "confirmation bias" is defined as irrational conclusions.

I would say there is nothing irrational about looking for answers and seeking for the truth.

You essentially are playing the same game. Your conclusions that we are not looking at the evidence objectively is based on your own bias.

The objective facts are, based on the OP, that death occurred under mysterious circumstances.

I would say that unless there is strong evidence or proof either way that our SUSPICIONS are entirely rational and that there is nothing neurotic (although this term is no longer a valid one) or "mentally disordered" about such suspicions.

The DEATH was suspicious.

And we may never EVER really know the cause.

But there is NOTHING lacking in objectivity when we suspect the worst.

Blaming our suspicions on a mental or emotional disorder is a weak nonargument and, at worst, an insult to everyone who cares to find out the truth.

SURE we see what our biases lead us to see when we are looking for confirmation of our theories. But there is nothing irrational about having these theories.

And for you to say so is rude and uncalled for.