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Marion wrote:
> On Mon, 19 May 2025 07:57:02 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote :
> 
> 
>>>>> Everything we "think" we know... is wrong.
>>>>
>>>> Is that what you think you know?
>>>
>>> Perhaps the only thing we can truly know is that we know nothing...
>>
>> Speak for yourself.
> 
> Do you believe gravity is a force?
> Do you think astronauts are weightless in the space station?
> Do scuba divers breath "oxygen" as a matter of course?
> Is there any need whatsoever for carbohydrates in a human diet?
> Is drinking cow's milk really natural?
> Are guns really the problem?
> Are Apple iOS devices actually safer than Android?
> Is the thing they call a Covid "vaccine" really a vaccine?
> Are viruses living organisms?
> Will punitive tariffs really reinvigorate the American economy?
> Has a healthy person ever gotten sick from eating moldy food?
> Is an abortion really simply a choice which is a right of motherhood?
> Does an electric car pollute twice as much as an ICE vehicle?
> Did immigrants really eat the cats and dogs in some town somewhere?
> Did Virginia Slims really "liberate" women (you've come a long way baby)?
> Is premium gas in any way, shape or form "better" than regular?
> 
> I speak from the humble vantage point of someone constantly bombarded by
> persuasive messaging, much like the rest of us navigating this
> hyper-marketed reality.
> 
> However, if your knowledge springs from some pristine, unadulterated
> source, untainted by slogans and spin, I'd be genuinely fascinated to hear
> about it.
> 
> Perhaps you've deciphered the universe's instruction manual, conveniently
> located outside the advertising section? Do share your secrets to
> epistemological purity!
> 
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