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<blockquote data-quote="MrSpikey" data-source="post: 70111554" data-attributes="member: 382738"><p>What would actually satisfy you, though?</p><p></p><p>Snopes posts their take on a situation, with links to back up how they reached that conclusion. They don't - and can't - post an exhaustive list of sources they think support or oppose a position, with reasons why.</p><p></p><p>The point is not that they are to be implicitly trusted - you make that decision on a case by case basis by reviewing their stance and the evidence they provide, based on how you view the underlying sources and their reasoning.</p><p></p><p>The point is that trying to assert such a method is inherently intellectually dishonest, as you don't like the answers they give, tends to say more about the reader than about them - if the only sources you trust are ones that agree with your stance, then you won't ever see anything outside of that echo chamber.</p><p></p><p>[The "you" above is the generic, not "you, Rick Otto", for the avoidance of doubt]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MrSpikey, post: 70111554, member: 382738"] What would actually satisfy you, though? Snopes posts their take on a situation, with links to back up how they reached that conclusion. They don't - and can't - post an exhaustive list of sources they think support or oppose a position, with reasons why. The point is not that they are to be implicitly trusted - you make that decision on a case by case basis by reviewing their stance and the evidence they provide, based on how you view the underlying sources and their reasoning. The point is that trying to assert such a method is inherently intellectually dishonest, as you don't like the answers they give, tends to say more about the reader than about them - if the only sources you trust are ones that agree with your stance, then you won't ever see anything outside of that echo chamber. [The "you" above is the generic, not "you, Rick Otto", for the avoidance of doubt] [/QUOTE]
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