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Originally Posted by DWB
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.
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Truth be told I haven't really given much thought to the Boston Bomber or what proof the government has given us. I've seen the same pictures everyone else has seen, but outside of that I really don't have any proof outside of what the US government has told us.
I know that the US government lies to us, yet in this case I have no reason to doubt them. There are times when the government will lie to us (JFK, Cambodia) but in this case I don't see how the FBI could be involved. Or why.
For the most part I believe the press too. If any of the major news outlets thought there was any doubt to the story, they would start poking serious holes in it. And quickly too. It's like GFY here - You CANNOT lie here because you will be called out.