9/11 Conspiracy Theory... Were there bombs in the World Trade Center? | 20 comments (20 topical, 0 hidden)
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"I'm generally not a believer in conspiracy theories, but I recently heard an account from a 9/11 witness stating that he saw and heard an explosion in the base of the world trade center even before the first plane hit."

I'm going to deal with just this sentence because the reams of evidence that nullify every 9/11 conspiracy theory is too  much right now.

When I was an introductory psychology student my teacher said that during his first psychology course a man burst into the classroom, took the professor's briefcase, then ran out. The professor proceeded to quiz the class of 30(?) about the incident. He received 30 different descriptions of the man-- most were wildly off the mark.
Never rely on small details in first-hand accounts. The mind plays tricks-- temporally and sensorily.

by FlaccidMember on 11/06/2009 11:24:59 PM EST

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There is a phenomenon in psychology, I forget the term, but it basically involves your brain creating fake memories.

They took a guy, and had his parents and people he trusted tell him about this one time he had been lost in a mall for hours when he was young, and the police had gotten involved in a search for him. He started to remember that incident, talking about how he had been really scared and he went into detail about the incident.

The incident never happened. His brain fabricated all of that. Just because someone says they saw something, doesnt mean they did.

There's a very fine line between not listening, and not caring. I like to think that I walk that line every day of my life. -Leonard Church-

by Byne on 11/07/2009 01:17:12 AM EST

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It depends on the reason why people change their memories. For example young rape victims often chose to remember something positive instead of the traumatic event. In case of this eye-witness it might have to do with memory bias or the Asch Paradigm.

"The first thing Fascists usually try to do is silencing the opposition."

by opposition on 11/07/2009 01:51:15 AM EST

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9/11 Conspiracy Theory... Were there bombs in the World Trade Center? | 20 comments (20 topical, 0 hidden)