Author: Bruce Moreland
Date: 13:39:31 07/22/02
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On July 22, 2002 at 16:17:17, John Smith wrote: >All that Bruce's dilligent detective work proves is that a Mr. P. Skinner acted >in an exemplary manner and put his life at risk to save some people. This in >and of itself does NOT prove that you are this Mr. Skinner. No, it doesn't, but beyond a certain point you have to ask yourself if other possible explanations are much crazier than the most obvious explanation -- that he's telling the truth. I mean, if I go out the back door of my house, and there is a pile of crap on my lawn, it makes more sense to assume than a dog did it than it does to assume that my neighbor did. I wouldn't immediately accuse my neighbor. Peter Skinner has been posting on usenet since early 2000 at least. Kevin Strickland took pains to point out that Peter Skinner had saved some people from a fire in June 1999. I can't find any web reference to that, so it's not like someone could have just looked up "Peter Skinner" and found some obvious reference. I think it's likely that these events took place, and that Mr. Skinner is who he says he is. I don't know if anyone has more stuff they want to dump on him, but I think that dumping on him about his identity is going to require evidence that he's lying. I don't think he needs to provide more evidence that he's telling the truth. I think that people should leave Peter Skinner about this and look for someone else to bother. In case I'm not making myself clear enough, the next person who needs a visit from a torch and pitchfork carrying mob is Kevin Strickland, not Peter Skinner. bruce
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