As this thread got quite a bit of the conspiracy discussion, I think it's a good candidate for this information from Vox Day. Russ, you're may find other places in the forum complex where it's appropriate.

http://www.voxday.net/archive/2006/052206.html

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For years, Italian soccer fans have watched skeptically as Juventus collected scudetto after scudetto, winning nearly twice as many Serie A championships than its closest rival, AC Milan. But spectator cynicism grew with each last-minute penalty gifted to the team from Turin whenever a goal was needed to avert an unexpected defeat - I myself watched in disbelief when Juve, maintaining a narrow one-game advantage over the surging rossoneri with two games left in the season, scored three goals in the first eight minutes against a Siena team that had only given up 24 in 17 previous games.

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But, as it turns out, even the most paranoid fan's suspicions proved to be far too conservative compared to what was really going on behind the scenes. Over the last two weeks, Italian front-page headlines more commonly associated with wars have been announcing astounding revelations in what may prove to be one of the biggest sporting scandals in history.

(The article is short. I recommend taking the link)

The idea that there's something in human nature which might prevent conspiracy is contrary to common sense and observation. I can imagine no apology for those who practice blanket dismissal of all conspiracies.

Does nobody remember even Watergate?

Dark Matter + Dark Energy = Dark Truth

"We find that such evidence demonstrates that the ID argument is dependent upon setting a scientifically unreasonable burden of proof for the theory of evolution." - Judge Jones Kitzmiller case
http://www.talkreason.org/articles/Falsify.cfm

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