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RANDI: Dr. Stuart J. Robbins Discusses The Many Reasons To Be Skeptical Of Deathbed Confessions.
Dr. Stuart Robbins discusses the many reasons to be skeptical of deathbed confessions.
A deathbed confession can also be a way to solidify one’s reputation by using the cultural belief in its veracity to double-down on the claim to increase general belief in it.
The thinking could easily be, “People really believe that people are 100% honest on their deathbed, so I’m going to make sure I go out with a ‘bang’ and make my claims yet again. People who didn’t believe me before might this time because they’ll think I’m telling the truth ’cause I’m about to die.”
That’s why I find this whole deathbed confession thing unconvincing and, perhaps more importantly, not useful: We have no more information than we had before. We have no way to verify any of the information claimed. No way to test or duplicate it. At *best*, we have another person claiming this stuff is real, and while he or she may be proven out with the passage of time, their “confession” contributed absolutely nothing to that advancement.
Nazi gold train's existence revealed in deathbed confession Aug 28, 14:44
In the Entire History of the World, the Total Number of Deathbed Confessions Confirmed to be True - ZERO (0). {nm} Aug 28, 16:06
Source? {nm} Aug 28, 16:55
Care to Show us One (1). {nm} Aug 28, 17:05
Read the Article - QUOTE: 'If it is Confirmed'. IF - IF - IF - IF -IF -IF. Aug 28, 17:18
Didn't say that they Didn't Exist. Confirmation is an entirely Different Matter. Aug 29, 20:46
RANDI: Dr. Stuart J. Robbins Discusses The Many Reasons To Be Skeptical Of Deathbed Confessions. Aug 30, 19:56
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BBC: radar imaging "almost certainly" the Nazi gold train Aug 29, 00:41