tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077773.post8937186418249324383..comments2024-03-26T15:22:25.095-06:00Comments on The Earliad: Fallen EagleEarl J. Woodshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07963936256606285358noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077773.post-5765308856251451112019-07-22T16:21:26.404-06:002019-07-22T16:21:26.404-06:00I just took a look at some of that commentary, and...I just took a look at some of that commentary, and you are right, it is disheartening. On the other hand, this is one of the few venues these cranks have to flaunt their deranged, unprovable theorems and to disparage any opposition as ‘govt psy-ops’, so of course they will push their arguments to the limit, vilifying anyone who dares to ask for a rationale or evidence to support their views.<br /><br />Intellectually, I accept that such a hoax might be possible, but pulling it off would have required more effort than the actual landing! And so, most of us refrain from engaging with these demented trolls, and console ourselves with the knowledge and satisfaction that our narrative, even though it is not universally accepted, is taken as truth for a vast majority of reasonable sentients, and an even wider majority of those whose decisions have an impact on the world.<br /><br />It’s a bit like faith, strangely.Stephen Fitzpatrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06377636491269666540noreply@blogger.com