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William Seger

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1. "THE ONLY LOGICAL EXPLANATION"
Sat Oct 25, 2014, 09:47 AM
Oct 2014

"... to explain the thousands of tiny human bone fragments scattered about."

If I were to say, "your Gumshoe is an idiot," that would not really be a "logical" conclusion because there could be other reasons why he might say something so asinine. It could be that he just doesn't understand what "logical" means, or perhaps he thinks you'll buy that nonsense because you're not very logical, or he might even be intentionally (rather than accidentally) demonstrating Poe's Law.

But we don't need to figure out his intentions to examine his "logic." He's saying that since the following events couldn't possibly explain "thousands of tiny human bone fragments scattered about," then "the only logical explanation" is massive quantities of magical silent explosives:





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"THE ONLY LOGICAL EXPLANATION" William Seger Oct 2014 #1
so William... wildbilln864 Oct 2014 #3
My first guess would be... William Seger Oct 2014 #4
ok, so... wildbilln864 Oct 2014 #5
Take your time William Seger Oct 2014 #6
so do you agree with what I said in post 5 or not? wildbilln864 Oct 2014 #7
So, do you have a point you'd like to make or not? William Seger Oct 2014 #8
thank you...bear with me please... wildbilln864 Oct 2014 #9
If you're trying to establish the premises of your argument William Seger Oct 2014 #10
trying to but you want to evade... wildbilln864 Oct 2014 #11
WTF? Yes, stuff went everywhere. William Seger Oct 2014 #12
I agree that column buckling was not the predominant failure mode, anyway... wildbilln864 Oct 2014 #13
Then you've got a LOT more work to do William Seger Oct 2014 #14
but I do understand how it did happen! wildbilln864 Oct 2014 #15
Wow. zappaman Oct 2014 #2
This place cracks me up, like reading bad fiction. Nt Logical Oct 2014 #17
911 truth, 13 years of nonsense and action... superbeachnut Oct 2014 #16
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