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by bbwbsb 1095 days ago
The credibility of a disclosure is not merely a function of the disclosing entity. The average forum skeptic 'trusts' the CIA more in that they believe they have a better grasp of the CIA's situation/incentives/etc. than the average person does, and thus a better ability to judge the credibility of particular disclosures. Some may actually be a better judge, some may not. Imagine a manipulative ex telling someone they never loved them. Whether or not they believe it will depend on their mental model of that person, not on how trustworthy they are.

Pyrrhonian skepticism is generally proposed as the solution to infinite regress, why do you suppose it would it be a cause?

With respect to 'libcuck', I find myself frustrated by the existence of the term because I want submissives to be respected (out of play). I'm sad to hear that your view may have been referred to in such a tasteless way; while I disagree, I do not think your view is unreasonable.