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Ace_O_Spades · 03-06-2008, 06:53 PM

*SIGH* the movie is basically like every politician I've ever known

It makes an awful lot of statements it reports as fact, tries to pass off everyone who doesn't believe that fact as crazy or ignorant, then when you try to investigate the facts you find it leads to self serving evidence, non peer-reviewed journals, and other dubious sources and claims makers.

When I find myself agreeing with Ustwo over stuff like this it reinforces that your personal politics have nothing to do with your ability to think critically. The burden of proof rests with the claimant. To quote Carl Sagan, "Extraordinary claims demand extraordinary evidence." Quite frankly, Zeitgeist is found wanting. The vast majority is mere scare tactic, mixed with flashy montages and a dash of plagiarism.

People in this thread claim the movie is true, that the evidence backs it up. I ask you, did you do more research than simply going to the web site's Sources page? Just check out some of the books he cites as his sources for the first part alone. Then realize to yourself, anyone with any view can write a book about anything without any sources and get it published if they know the right people or have enough money. There's a reason this stuff isn't in Academia. Oh right, scientific and academic peer-reviewed journals must be in on the conspiracy. How silly of me.

/goes to put on his tinfoil hat to protect my brainwaves from the tremors caused by so much gullibility

03-06-2008, 06:53 PM	#35 (permalink)
Ace_O_Spades The Death Card Location: EH!?!?	SIGH the movie is basically like every politician I've ever known It makes an awful lot of statements it reports as fact, tries to pass off everyone who doesn't believe that fact as crazy or ignorant, then when you try to investigate the facts you find it leads to self serving evidence, non peer-reviewed journals, and other dubious sources and claims makers. When I find myself agreeing with Ustwo over stuff like this it reinforces that your personal politics have nothing to do with your ability to think critically. The burden of proof rests with the claimant. To quote Carl Sagan, "Extraordinary claims demand extraordinary evidence." Quite frankly, Zeitgeist is found wanting. The vast majority is mere scare tactic, mixed with flashy montages and a dash of plagiarism. People in this thread claim the movie is true, that the evidence backs it up. I ask you, did you do more research than simply going to the web site's Sources page? Just check out some of the books he cites as his sources for the first part alone. Then realize to yourself, anyone with any view can write a book about anything without any sources and get it published if they know the right people or have enough money. There's a reason this stuff isn't in Academia. Oh right, scientific and academic peer-reviewed journals must be in on the conspiracy. How silly of me. /goes to put on his tinfoil hat to protect my brainwaves from the tremors caused by so much gullibility __________________ Feh. Last edited by Ace_O_Spades; 03-06-2008 at 08:28 PM..