Jesse Ventura and Michael Shermer
Only a bit on 9/11, but skeptic Michael Shermer and conspiracy theorist extraordinaire Jesse Ventura have what actually is a relatively amiable conversation.
posted by James B. @ 11:42 AM
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And why wouldn't it be amiable? Shermer made no silly claims about conspiracism and conspiracists--he even acknowledged that conspiracies happen in the real world. He expressed his opinions about guns and gun control, and he allowed Gov. Ventura to indulge a closing rant alleging that the Afghan war was done for Lithium.
Pretty sure no one has ever denied conspiracies actually happen. Truthers run afoul when they conflate actual conspiracies with conspiracy theories a la Griffin's equivocation fallacy.
Lithium? That's a new one. What about the gas pipeline?
If we wanted Lithium, we could, um, just make a trade deal with Bolivia, and create a massively complex, convoluted conspiracy resulting in tens of thousands dead and billions spent.
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