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Re:Penn and Teller's Lab Scam [video] by verisimi on Tuesday October 31, 2023 @02:18PM (#38089109)
One might consider magic tricks, why they are accepted by the audience, and conspiracies in the same breath, I think. Eg:

How is it possible that the woman appears to be sawn in half?

How is it possible that most people believed jfk was shot by a lone gunman from great distance?

The same principles apply.

Re:Penn and Teller's Lab Scam [video] by Hyzer on Wednesday November 01, 2023 @11:06AM (#38099199)
If I'm reading your comment correctly, you've got it backwards. Most people (around 60% in 2017, down from 80% in the 2000s) believe in a JFK assassination conspiracy, and it's never been a majority believing that Oswald acted alone. So the question is: how is it that most people believe in a conspiracy, when the evidence overwhelmingly points towards Oswald's sole guilt?

The answer: by misdirection and lying about the evidence (compounded over decades). Oswald didn't shoot from a "great distance", it was 59 yards and 88 yards for each shot, whereas he had to shoot at distances of 200 to 500 yards when he qualified as a sharpshooter in the Marines.

https://news.gallup.com/poll/165893/majority-believe-jfk-kil...