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#1 [Permalink] Posted on 21st February 2020 04:31
Two people can perceive the same scene very differently. Many are probably already aware of "the dress" that "broke" the internet. Here it is for those who may have missed it.



By WP:NFCC#4

What colors do you see? Show it to a few friends. Ask them what they see.

Here's another example. This time for the ears:

Halalified YouTube Audio


What word do you hear? Play the clip for a few friends. Ask them what they hear.

It's clear there is some conflict. The only one who can resolve the conflict is the one who took the picture in the first place, and the one who made the sound clip originally.

It's the same with conspiracy theories. Only the original content makers know what they are showing us.
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#2 [Permalink] Posted on 21st February 2020 19:13
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It's clear there is some conflict. The only one who can resolve the conflict is the one who took the picture in the first place, and the one who made the sound clip originally.

The very example you gave of the dress doesn't agree with your principal. You are saying "the only one who can resolve the conflict is the one who took the picture in the first place" but the one who took the picture in the first place is the one who posted it on Facebook because there was a conflict (disagreement on the colour).

It's simply a faulty analogy and a self-defeating argument.
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#3 [Permalink] Posted on 21st February 2020 20:56
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Ok, it was posted on Facebook.
Who are the only two people involved in that picture who have seen the dress with their own eyes?
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#4 [Permalink] Posted on 21st February 2020 23:11
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None of the ones who posted it on Facebook saw it in person. The one that sent it to the one who posted it in Facebook saw the dress in person.

I typed it wrong in my earlier post.

My main point is, the one who takes the picture is not the only person who has access to the truth. Otherwise every single photo and video is "real" and "true" based on the claim because according to thread starter, "The only one who can resolve the conflict is the one who took the picture in the first place"
It's a faulty argument.

If a person has deuteranomaly and is unaware of it and takes a photo of a perfectly good red apple and tells everyone it's brown then does that mean the photo taker is the "only one" (according to OP) who is correct? And there's no other way of knowing the truth because the photo taker has said it's brown?
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#5 [Permalink] Posted on 21st February 2020 23:17
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None of the ones who posted it on Facebook saw it in person. The one that sent it to the one who posted it in Facebook saw the dress in person.

I typed it wrong in my earlier post.
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#6 [Permalink] Posted on 22nd February 2020 00:34
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I was trying to underline the importance of primary sources. I am not a trained logician.

Our scholars tell us that knowledge that we are advised to seek out is not limited to religious knowledge alone. In all the four schools we as non experts are told to adhere to the majority expert view as this is the safer option.

I tend to apply the same principle when it comes to worldly knowledge.

My post above was not meant to be an axiomatic truth.

There are times when the statement will be false but it will be true most of the time. Do you agree?

Please tell me how I should rephrase my post so that it becomes acceptable to most people.
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#7 [Permalink] Posted on 2nd March 2020 03:50
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Your post makes your point just fine.
There will always be those who want to quibble about some detail or another that doesn't pertain to your point.

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