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He is a great intellectual, but he MAY also be acting as just another control mechanism, a gatekeeper: http://educate-yourself.org/cn/noamchomskygatekepper26se

by WayneDB 13y ago

He is a great intellectual, but he MAY also be acting as just another control mechanism, a gatekeeper: http://educate-yourself.org/cn/noamchomskygatekepper26sep05.shtml http://educate-yourself.org/cn/noamchomskygatekepper26sep05.... https://startpage.com/do/search?query=chomsky+gatekeeper https://startpage.com/do/search?query=chomsky+gatekeeper Bio of the author of the first article - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/daniel-abrahamson http://www.huffingtonpost.com/daniel-abrahamson (Has the mention of this simple possibility offended you? If you think it's impossible, tell me why.)

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- WayneDB 13y ago
  Sorry...what does colloidal silver have to do with it? Did you read the author's bio? He's no slouch - Yale grad, litigator with experience in the Supreme Court, writes for HuffPo...but I guess we should write it off immediately because...colloidal silver? You tell me because I don't know anything about colloidal silver.
recusancy 13y ago
Oh good. Trutherism and NWO conspiracies.
vdaniuk 13y ago
I have no opinion on Chomsky as I am not really acquainted with his works. However, I was interested in him and trying to get some sort of minority opinion on Chomsky I decided to investigate your links. My conclusion is based on this great quote: "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof". I have seen zero citations, links or verifiable research on the pages, so for the time being I will use more conventional facts about Chomsky.
- lukifer 13y ago
  I agree with the principle of "extraordinary proof", but in practice, what qualifies as extraordinary is highly subjective. To a Creationist, spontaneous generation of life is extraordinary. To a Truther, the buildings falling due to fire alone is extraordinary, etc. I prefer the idea that an extraordinary amount of certainty requires extraordinary proof. Skepticism should be the default position.

by WayneDB 13y ago

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WayneDB 13y ago
Sorry...what does colloidal silver have to do with it? Did you read the author's bio? He's no slouch - Yale grad, litigator with experience in the Supreme Court, writes for HuffPo...but I guess we should write it off immediately because...colloidal silver? You tell me because I don't know anything about colloidal silver.

recusancy 13y ago

Oh good. Trutherism and NWO conspiracies.

vdaniuk 13y ago

I have no opinion on Chomsky as I am not really acquainted with his works. However, I was interested in him and trying to get some sort of minority opinion on Chomsky I decided to investigate your links. My conclusion is based on this great quote: "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof". I have seen zero citations, links or verifiable research on the pages, so for the time being I will use more conventional facts about Chomsky.

lukifer 13y ago
I agree with the principle of "extraordinary proof", but in practice, what qualifies as extraordinary is highly subjective. To a Creationist, spontaneous generation of life is extraordinary. To a Truther, the buildings falling due to fire alone is extraordinary, etc. I prefer the idea that an extraordinary amount of certainty requires extraordinary proof. Skepticism should be the default position.