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Is 19-Year-Old Miranda Barbour Really a Mass Murderer?
New York Magazine ^ | Robert Kolker

Posted on 02/27/2014 1:43:34 PM PST by nickcarraway

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To: Boogieman
No, I mean the psychological phenomenon of confirmation bias, which is regarding information more favorably if it confirms your existing beliefs. Just because you believe in Satan, and the evil that he promotes, does not mean that this girls’ story should become any more believable to you than it was before you read that part. Her story is full of holes, so you should be able to see she is just a liar, whether or not her lies dovetail with some of your own beliefs.

You MUST be an attorney: king of the picking of nits.

HOW do you know her story is "full of holes"?? Are you a mind reader or were you there to know the FULL story? She COULDN'T be obfuscating the truth at all? OF COURSE NOT.
How do YOU the entire truth so you can compare the tales?

I neither know nor care how her truth dovetails with mine but I was taught about the Father of all evil. Maybe you just don't believe in evil or its personification.
Maybe, for you, all good and evil is a personal point of view.

21 posted on 02/27/2014 2:54:58 PM PST by cloudmountain
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To: Boogieman
No, murderers that are this dumb get caught very quickly, just like these two did.

You seem VERY sure of this. I wonder how you know of their past deeds...what they did and didn't do.

22 posted on 02/27/2014 2:56:20 PM PST by cloudmountain
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To: cloudmountain; Boogieman

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5zjOl3DpZA

Judge Me Not Ye Saints
For My History May Be Tainted
But I’m Sober Enough To Know Blood When I See It
I’ve Borne My Share Of Stones
Most Of Them Easily Thrown
But Who’s To Deny
Your Water-Shed Side
Leading Me Home?

CHORUS:
What Am I Supposed To Do About It Now?
Past Regrets And Long Laments, They Find Me Somehow
O, What Am I Supposed To Do About It Now?
What Have I To Do But Fall Down?

To Spy From Far Away
May Seem That I’m One To Betray
But O, How I Try
The Spirit To Guide
The Promise You Made

CHORUS

Hold Me Up
Never Let Me Go
Love Me When I Am Broken
And Speak To Me


23 posted on 02/27/2014 3:07:34 PM PST by Zeneta (Thoughts in time and out of season.)
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To: Zeneta
I sincerely thank you for being you. I don’t know what it takes to turn our great nation back to its founding. We are a Cristian Nation. We can make “Son of God” the most successful movie of the year and we will sit back and wait. We wait again for a leader. We wait again for something that will reach the masses. I watch movies like this and I’m touched, moved to establish a stronger relationship with Christ.
But nobody else cares.
There is an extraordinary amount of indifference in our society that is desperate to get along.
Even among Christians.

REMEMBER THIS. It's a SIMPLE concept but not easy to absorb or accept.
Humans haven't changed ONE IOTA since the very beginning of humanity. We are EXACTLY the same, only there are many more of us.

In 1800 the world's population hit one billion, so the historians say. Now we are 6+ billion. So, MUCH more sin, since there are so many more sinners.

We live longer; we are healthier; we are better educated. HOWEVER, we, as the human race, are not ONE IOTA smarter, dumber, nicer, meaner, happier or sadder, better or worse. We are the same.

Abraham Lincoln said: We can change human actions to some extent but we can't change human nature.

We have only to repent, do penance and pray for the grace and strength from God to be better sons and daughters of God...and to be better sisters and brothers to our fellow human beings traveling on the path to Him, our Creator.

24 posted on 02/27/2014 3:11:19 PM PST by cloudmountain
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To: Zeneta
Nice, Zeneta.
Thank you.
25 posted on 02/27/2014 3:12:00 PM PST by cloudmountain
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To: cloudmountain

“You MUST be an attorney”

Nope, just looking at things critically, which is always advisable, whether you’re an attorney or not.

“HOW do you know her story is “full of holes”?? HOW do you know her story is “full of holes”??”

It’s quite simple to draw that conclusion from the story she has spun. I’ve outlined the most obvious flaw in her story in post #15. One doesn’t need to be a mind reader or have inside knowledge to draw these conclusions.

“She COULDN’T be obfuscating the truth at all? OF COURSE NOT.
How do YOU the entire truth so you can compare the tales?”

She’s obviously obfuscating the truth, because her story is almost entirely a lie. At least the parts about her being a multiple murderer, and belonging to a cult of murderers. That is fiction, and it is apparent from the discrepancy between her stories and her known actions.

“I neither know nor care how her truth dovetails with mine but I was taught about the Father of all evil. Maybe you just don’t believe in evil or its personification. “

No, I most certainly do believe in evil, and Satan. The difference between you and I is that, just because someone weaves Satan into their implausible story does not mean I will give their story any more credence than it deserves on its merits.


26 posted on 02/27/2014 3:29:51 PM PST by Boogieman
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To: cloudmountain

“You seem VERY sure of this. I wonder how you know of their past deeds...what they did and didn’t do.”

I outlined the main evidence for my conclusion in post 15, there is no mystery for you to be pondering over. Just read the post, and follow the logic.


27 posted on 02/27/2014 3:30:55 PM PST by Boogieman
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To: Boogieman

Sadly, I agree with your post.

It would be easy to just chalk up these actions and proclamations to Satan.

There was a report a few years ago out of Europe. The report stated that this “person” responded to an online ad posted by a “Cannibal”. They thought it would be “cool” to be eaten.


28 posted on 02/27/2014 3:39:46 PM PST by Zeneta (Thoughts in time and out of season.)
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To: nickcarraway

Of course her claims must be investigated, and I’m sure she’s able to tell where and when if not who as to her prior murders.

But I just think it’s pretty unlikely this woman is telling the truth.

She’s just another schmuck who want to be famous.


29 posted on 02/27/2014 3:43:39 PM PST by jocon307
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To: Zeneta

Yes, and in what is probably an even worse indictment of our sick modern societies, they went and made a semi-fictional movie dramatizing that event, so we could all get our voyeuristic jollies.


30 posted on 02/27/2014 3:44:49 PM PST by Boogieman
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To: Boogieman

“These are not the actions of someone with even a little experience committing homicides.”

Good point, and she seems to not be much of a tv mystery show fan either.


31 posted on 02/27/2014 3:46:08 PM PST by jocon307
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To: Boogieman

A “Brave New World” indeed.


32 posted on 02/27/2014 3:47:56 PM PST by Zeneta (Thoughts in time and out of season.)
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To: Zeneta

IMHO, there seems to be an effort among the media in our country to create “art” that will “create life”, so they can create a “life that imitates their Art”.

&&&
Spot on.


33 posted on 02/27/2014 4:11:09 PM PST by Bigg Red (O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! Ps 8)
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To: cloudmountain

We have only to repent, do penance and pray for the grace and strength from God to be better sons and daughters of God...and to be better sisters and brothers to our fellow human beings traveling on the path to Him, our Creator.

&&&
Amen!


34 posted on 02/27/2014 4:17:11 PM PST by Bigg Red (O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! Ps 8)
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