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Creative Speculation

William Seger

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8. LOL, cognitive dissonance is a sign of superior intelligence?

Reply to Ace Acme (Reply #7)

Mon Oct 28, 2013, 03:11 AM

Oct 2013

But actually, in this case an "opposed idea" was somehow being taken as EVIDENCE of the opposite claim. Excuse me if I don't accept that as "first rate intelligence," and if I have to explain why, well....

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Belief in Conspiracies Can Lead to Contradictions [View all] Make7 Aug 2013 OP

Link please n/t intaglio Aug 2013 #1

k here... Make7 Aug 2013 #6

It's like fighting al-qaeda and supporting it at the same time. /nt jakeXT Aug 2013 #2

"Alice laughed: "There's no use trying," she said; "one can't believe impossible things." Agnosticsherbet Aug 2013 #3

Like a religion. Behind the Aegis Aug 2013 #4

There's a good one in GD now William Seger Aug 2013 #5

The test of a first-rate intelligence Ace Acme Oct 2013 #7

LOL, cognitive dissonance is a sign of superior intelligence? William Seger Oct 2013 #8

In a word, yes. Ace Acme Oct 2013 #9

In a word, LOL William Seger Oct 2013 #10

Your belief that evidence can not be contradictory is indicative of a crippled epistemology. Ace Acme Oct 2013 #11

LOL some more William Seger Oct 2013 #12

Where do you get the idea that evidence that a Saudi family aided Ace Acme Oct 2013 #13

Yeah, that's the ticket William Seger Oct 2013 #14

Princess Haifa was a friend of the Bushes nt Ace Acme Oct 2013 #15

A) Sez who? B) So what? William Seger Oct 2013 #16

You never heard of "Bandar Bush"? Ace Acme Oct 2013 #17

I'm not surprised that you didn't answer a single question William Seger Nov 2013 #18

I didn't say "must". YOu seem to be implying that she must NOT be a friend of the Bushes, Ace Acme Nov 2013 #19

(Sigh) looks like another reading comprehension issue William Seger Nov 2013 #20

I think you like to jump on persons who post comment here without addressing their own questions... MrMickeysMom Nov 2013 #21

"You favor argument over discussion." William Seger Nov 2013 #24

I didn't say I had a first-rate intelligence. Ace Acme Nov 2013 #22

So, you flunked your own litmus test in post #7 ? William Seger Nov 2013 #23

Blah blah blah Ace Acme Nov 2013 #25

'Blah blah blah" zappaman Nov 2013 #26

Facts needn't be proven, only aknowledged. Ace Acme Nov 2013 #27