Tim Knowles
1 min readNov 12, 2019

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You missed the mark on some of this.

Not every opinion can be determined as to fact or fiction. There is much we do not know or can not prove. People still have opinions on these things. If someone holds an opinion that is opposition to the preponderance of the evidence that does not make that opinion a lie. Contrarians are right more than you might think.

Dogma, is only an opinion or a lie to someone who does not subscribe. To the subscribers it is fact. Left, right and center have many adherents who spout dogma that must be taken with a grain of salt.

Dog Whistles, subtle dogma, lies you tell or accept because they benefit you or allow you to benefit from bias or criminality with a clear conscience.

Confirmation bias, weak opinions or lies that are re-enforced by repetition and due to isolation not contradicted by evidence.

End justifying the means, again, left, right and center are often guilty.

We are subjected to Lies, Bullshit, weak opinions and facts out of context all the time. Most people are happy to suck up most of this as they are targeted as already predisposed to accept it. The world is happy to tell you what you want to hear.

I don’t think any of this is new.

TEK

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Tim Knowles
Tim Knowles

Written by Tim Knowles

Worked in our nations space programs for more than 40 years

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