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Originally posted by Bookman
So how do you get down to the bottom of such a debate?
Just believe what the next person tells you? Just believe what is published?
Discussing history & politics is so very futile, frustating and enlightening.
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As with any historical event where we have to rely on other people's witness, you look at the facts presented and the sources and make your own reasoned judgement.
In my own case, I think there is overwhelming evidence that the holocaust occured and that about 6 million people were murdered by Hitler.
But that doesn't mean that other people will not adopt an irrational conclusion.
In that case, you simply stick to the facts that convinced you in the first place and present them the next time the discussion arises and trust that reasonable people will come to the same conclusion you did.