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Adamant Assertion Does Not Equate With Thinking Things Through

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In our age of short attention spans there is a tendency to say very short statements with conviction. Some may feel reassured by this sense of certainty others know it for what it is, dogmatic adamant assertion in which little credence is based upon evidence. That is not important. It is an opinion held, usually prejudged without looking at any facts. These assertions like the erstwhile so-called weapons of mass destruction in Iraq are used to unleash death and destruction. They are a cover for something. They are at best a smoke screen. They are used to placate and seemingly justify. They appeal to the more bellicose and reactionary. There is just a hint of “bright idea” a “cunning plan” somewhere maybe.  They can be launched on a whim because someone has pissed you off. They can be glamourised with high resolution war-porn footage of explosions and the sinking of ships owned by the mad Mullahs. Those whirling dervish mad geezers with wispy beards and dresses. They are not even human like us…

Benjamin Nosferatu and friends have again unleashed death ordnance and destruction on the world. His lust for blood seems insatiable. Nobody it seems gives much of a shit.

What about International Law? That is only for the plebs…

Looks like we are in for a very expensive winter…thanks guys…

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This from Reuters this morning…

Atlantis and Kneejerk Adamant Assertion

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I’ll wager that if I raised the notion of an advanced civilisation on Atlantis many tens of thousands of years ago in certain circles, I would get the kneejerk adamant assertion that this is made up, fictional, delusional and that no evidence has ever been found. With an implicit nor is there likely to be any found, ever. Just like you can’t find evidence for unicorns, there is no evidence for Atlantis. Yet in the media, tales and recreations of Atlantis exist.

People who are fond of opining like their soap boxes and to hold court thereupon to an {admiring} crowd. The tendency to assert without due consideration is recently pandemic and can be found everywhere and all over the font of wisdom a.k.a. the internet.

The following quotation is there to be found attributed to Kelvin.

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There is nothing new to be discovered in physics now. All that remains is more and more precise measurement.

Lord Kelvin

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This sentiment was proven inaccurate. Those keen to uphold the hagiography of science can be found stating that there is no evidence he ever said this. {There is no evidence that he did not.} A founding prophet of a religion must not be tarred with the brush of quotable dogmatism. The faithful are defending the prophet who helped to inscribe the laws of thermodynamics upon the tablet given from the mountain top.

Knowing humans and scientists like I do, I think it is entirely possible that someone would opine thus, particularly if they were enjoying themselves holding court or relaxed after a few ports in the club.

In 2023 an additional chamber was found under the great pyramid.

“Precise characterization of a corridor-shaped structure in Khufu’s Pyramid by observation of cosmic-ray muons.”

Nature Communications 14, 1144, (2023)

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Using a very esoteric scientific technique something thought not to exist was “proven” to be there. Speculation as to purpose follows. Maybe it was the Aliens or Patrick Duffy a.k.a. the Man from Atlantis who built it?

Truth is nobody knows for sure how it was made nor what it was made for.

Kneejerk adamant assertion is at best lazy. It is all about face and being aligned to the current status quo unwilling to risk heresy or apostasy as measured by the omnipotent “they”.

Socio-political conformity encourages adamant assertion.

It is not very open-minded.

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Are you prone to kneejerk adamant assertion?

If so, why, what do you get out of it?

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