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Originally Posted by Rich Iwaszko
Reaching total conscientious is nothing more than having common sense. We know that crop circles are man made, we know that Bigfoot is a ruse, we know the UFO's that have not been faked are secret military projects, and we know that we have not been visited by aliens. Area 51 was a ruse by the government to scare the Russians into thinking we had alien technology.
Star Wars defense system was the same. There are no alien creatures in the sea, in mountain caves, or in a government lab. Why do we spend so much time trying to fool people into believing something that is not real?
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Your posit to the deep thinkers is "Why do we spend so much time trying to fool people into believing something that is not real?"
Everything your wrote before it is subjective, and a logical fallacy. We do not KNOW those things are untrue. You are using those examples to steer responses to your eventual inquiry. I believe it is an Argument of Ignorance fallacy, also known as Argumentum ex Silentio.
Ignoring the unproven claims with which your paragraph begins, and focusing on just the last sentence - the one that matters in this discourse, I offer the following:
We spend so much time trying to fool people (counter intel, psyops) for a variety of reasons. A few examples include:
1. To woo women. To make them think we are smarter, wealthier, stronger, more attractive than we are. For the opposite gender, they use make-up and flattering hair and clothing styles to "fool" men into think they are more attractive than they might otherwise be - so to woo men;
2. To save resources. If I fool an adversary into thinking I am stronger than I am, I do not actually have to build the hypersonic weapons he thinks I already have;
3. To create resources. To make money by convincing others (or fooling them) into thinking my product is the best one and the one they want to buy;
4. To influence society. If I can fool people into thinking the sky is falling, then I can get a majority to vote to increase funding to the "Sky Is Falling Agency" to hire more people (increasing the influence of that agency's administration), to spend on projects I prefer, and/or to direct money to studies or vendors of my choice.
I am certain there are more examples, but I wish to enjoy by coffee and peruse the web rather than type away with both hands.