If you don't believe in the 9/11 conspiracy...

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However, that still does not mean that there was no conspiracy.

ahh yes, the "you cannot prove me wrong, therefor my theory has validity" argument. Enter the Flying Spaghetti Monster...

There is a long history of governments carrying out attacks on their own soil, and blaming it on whoever they want to go to war with, to get support from everyone to go to war with a particular country.

Now, I realize that many people did believe (at least at first, though there are still plenty around who still do) W et all regarding Iraq's supposed involvement with the 9/11 attacks. But to anyone who has paid even the slightest bit of attention, it is quite clear that Iraq had nothing to do with the attacks.

Having said that, wouldn't it have made sense for the government to "carry out attacks on their own soil" in a way that would implicate another country without it being so obvious that what is being stated is false? In other words, wouldn't they have at least tried to make it look like Iraq was responsible, instead of just saying it is so?

Why does everyone seem to imply that 9/11 conspiracy theorists are "kooks"?

Not sure that it is limited to the 9/11 people specifically... Most conspiracy theorists are considered to be at least selective in their interpretations of the available facts.

Conspiracy theorists aren't nuts, they're just people looking for the truth.

I would state it another way. Conspiracy theorists tend to ignore basic facts of what is and is not possible in order to display their own insecurities and mistrust of the world they live in. They come up with wild accusations with no foundation in reality.

I guess that makes people think they're nuts

Then of course, by questioning authority, they are seen as "kooks" and "idiots."

I think you are confusing questioning authority with questioning the explanation for a given event. I question authority all the time. Going to war in Iraq is a prime example of this. It is obvious that Iraq had nothing to do with the attacks, yet here we are at war.

But in order to say that the government carried out the 9/11 attacks, you have to discard a whole lot of evidence about what actually happened. That is where people start getting labeled as kooks.

Let me also say that 9/11 has brought us into a war in two countries already.

Well, W brought us into those wars. He used 9/11 as an excuse to do so, but his efforts were willful, at least as far as Iraq goes. Afghanistan is much more legitimate in my estimation.

Sorry, but the official story does not make sense! It seems like all evidence points to some kind of conspiracy within our government, friends. Whether it be a controlled demolition or not - our government conspired to create and manufacture this terrorism.

Show me something other than badly strung together conjecture, please.

You cannot deny that our government has completely taken advantage of 9/11 in their favor, not ours! That cannot be denied, everyone knows that.

I cannot deny that, my friend.

Read the book, or die! And yes, I mean that.

No, I don't think I will. But thanks.

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