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Why Syzygy

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8. Kevin

Reply to William Seger (Reply #5)

Tue Jan 21, 2014, 01:06 AM

Jan 2014

summarizes the report, which is exactly what is reported ...

"In short, the new study by Wood and Douglas suggests that the negative stereotype of the conspiracy theorist – a hostile fanatic wedded to the truth of his own fringe theory – accurately describes the people who defend the official account of 9/11, not those who dispute it."

"Hostile fanatic" is not sanity. It is, however, a perfect description of the official story conspiracists.

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New studies: ‘Conspiracy theorists’ sane; government dupes crazy, hostile [View all] Why Syzygy Dec 2013 OP

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I asked for you to show me where the study says your OP title William Seger Jan 2014 #9

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