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Title: The rational thinker versus the paranoid
Source: Dr. Kenneth A. Rahn, Sr
URL Source: http://www.kenrahn.com/jfk/conspira ... l_thinker_versus_paranoid.html
Published: Aug 17, 2007
Author: Dr. Kenneth A. Rahn, Sr
Post Date: 2007-08-17 11:09:58 by Mister Clean
Keywords: paranoid, truther, neocons
Views: 2925
Comments: 92

The rational thinker versus the paranoid

Presented with the same evidence for a mystery, the rational thinker and the paranoid respond very differently.

The rational thinker	The paranoid
1. Checks the evidence carefully and doesn’t rely on uncertain evidence	1. Grabs onto a few pieces of evidence and defends them inflexibly.
2. Doesn’t care which evidence he must let go.	2. Seemingly irrationally seizes onto something and won’t let go.
3. Seeks a realistic answer in simple and familiar processes.	3. Invokes complex, unrealistic scenarios controlled by powerful forces behind the scenes.
4. Accepts only what he can critically assess (falsifiable ideas).	4. Deals in explanations that can never be critically assessed (unfalsifiable theories).
5. Is willing to live with unresolved explanations for long periods.	5. Demands quick, even immediate explanations.
6. Accepts the roles of chance and human foibles.	6. Invents scenarios when nothing ever goes wrong.
7. Uses same rational approach in the rest of his life.	7. Approaches many other “events” in the same irrational, paranoid way. (i.e., both people are consistent across their lives.)
8. Finds empowering explanations.	8. Feels powerless before these huge forces (victims).
9. Accepts all demonstrated evidence.	9. Will not face evidence that destroys his theory.
10. Is willing to live with some fraction of unexplained or contradictory evidence.	10. Insists on fitting everything into his explanation, often by explaining difficult items as further evidence of conspiracy.
11. Tries to keep everything in proportion.	11. Often seizes single pieces of evidence and blows them out of proportion.
12. Will change ideas a new evidence emerges.	12. Sticks to preconceived notion regardless of new evidence.
13. Open, flexible, empowered, strong.	13. Preconceived, rigid, victimlike, cowardly.

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#1. To: All (#0)

It is quite remarkable how both "truthers" and neocons are so alike in their paranoia.

Mister Clean  posted on  2007-08-17   11:13:06 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

The rational thinker also gets all of his facts from Fox News, the New York Post, the Washington Times, the WSJ Editorial Page, AM Radio and other GOP controlled information outlets. And anything thing else is a "conspiracy".

Don't you agree?

...  posted on  2007-08-17   11:31:10 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

The rational thinker also gets all of his facts from Fox News, the New York Post, the Washington Times, the WSJ Editorial Page, AM Radio and other GOP controlled information outlets. And anything thing else is a "conspiracy".

Don't you agree?

I would say that the rational thinker gets his facts from a wide variety of news and information sources.

It is the neocon paranoid who gets his facts exclusively from the sources you cite.

And the "truther" paranoid gets his facts from similar group of narrowly defined sources.

See, the amazing thing about the table above is how it demonstrates that neocons and "truther" types make up the two sides of the paranoid coin.

Mister Clean  posted on  2007-08-17   11:38:14 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

I didn't say a word about neo-cons, and the sources I cited above don't target neo-cons. They target Republicans.

Given this, and given what you said above, I would say that Truthers and Republicans are two sides of the same paranoid coin.

Your efforts to distance your party from the party head, George W. Bush, for the purpose of the upcoming election are very transparent. Were it not for their enablers the Republicans, the neo-cons would not exist - but you know this.

...  posted on  2007-08-17   11:42:31 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

Your efforts to distance your party from the party head, George W. Bush, for the purpose of the upcoming election are very transparent.

Ah, I see you're another Freeper-like poster who thinks I'm a Bush supporter because I criticize "truthers."

Just as Freepers attack Bush critics as liberal al-Qaeda supporters, you attack me as a Bush supporter because I mock 9/11 "truth" paranoia.

You fit nicely upon that paranoid coin.

Mister Clean  posted on  2007-08-17   11:45:49 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

h, I see you're another Freeper-like poster who thinks I'm a Bush supporter because I criticize "truthers."

When you corner a wingnut (or a Freeper) with facts, they go personal - as you just did here.

Thank you for admitting that I was correct in my post above.

Let me add that you are a bald faced liar as well. Re-read my post and point to where I called you a Bush supporter. You can't - but you know that. In fact, I noted that you are now trying to distance your party from Bush with your shilling. Your dishonesty is so predictable.

...  posted on  2007-08-17   12:00:35 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

#17. To: ... (#14)

Re-read my post and point to where I called you a Bush supporter. You can't - but you know that. In fact, I noted that you are now trying to distance your party from Bush with your shilling.

I'm not a Republican.

Simple as that.

Mister Clean  posted on  2007-08-17 12:04:27 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

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