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Originally Posted by Rochard
But they don't have proof. They take a photograph, point out something suspicious, and calling it truth. They don't need proof; All they need to do is create doubt and claim it's the truth.
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You just also described the government and mainstream media.
If you presented both arguments to an alien who had no bias or previous knowledge of the incident, the "proof" provided to the people probably would not be a slam dunk. It was a single frame of one brother walking away where it looked like he *might* not have on a backpack. Everything else has been 100% hearsay. Photos of a burn mark on a street after the fact is not proof of anything, especially to the outsider with no bias or previous knowledge of the incident.
That doesn't mean I don't think they did it, but what you are saying is exactly what has happened through the media and government, and many believe this to be the truth for no other reason than they believe once source better than the other, even though that source has lied to everyone in the past, they still give it more credibility and place their trust there. I'm sure there is a physiological name for this, as the the psychology of belief is truly bizarre and fascinating.