MJresearcher
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Re: [Discussion] Sexual abuse claims against MJ Estate (Robson/ Safechuck/ Doe)
Exactly this. I think abuse victims see it in a very personal way because it's so hard for them to come forward and some of them weren't believed so they try to compensate for that by believing anyone who makes a claim; they don't want anyone to suffer the way they did. It's understandable but they're projecting too much and letting personal feelings get in the way. When I debate this I don't argue it by how I feel, I use facts to demonstrate why I don't believe the claims and remind people that it's not up to me to prove a negative anyway, it's not how evidence or logic work. Personal feelings have nothing whatsoever to do with what's true and what isn't, those who believe MJ did something can't make it true by believing it is and feeling strongly about it just as fans believing he didn't do anything and having strong feelings doesn't make that true. It's a difficult topic because many people go with their feelings coupled with poor knowledge, it's a much smaller number who deliberately lie about it. The former group I have more respect for, they tend to be the group you have more chance of reasoning with. There's a growing 'just believe' movement that while well intentioned is actually promoting a fallacy by saying every claim should be automatically believed and reasonable doubt is ignored.
Many people who have been abused tend believe anyone who makes an allegation, although of course there are exceptions as we have seen with Matty Jam. But sometimes people who have been abused cannot be objective about such allegations against others - they automatically side with any accuser, no matter what.
Exactly this. I think abuse victims see it in a very personal way because it's so hard for them to come forward and some of them weren't believed so they try to compensate for that by believing anyone who makes a claim; they don't want anyone to suffer the way they did. It's understandable but they're projecting too much and letting personal feelings get in the way. When I debate this I don't argue it by how I feel, I use facts to demonstrate why I don't believe the claims and remind people that it's not up to me to prove a negative anyway, it's not how evidence or logic work. Personal feelings have nothing whatsoever to do with what's true and what isn't, those who believe MJ did something can't make it true by believing it is and feeling strongly about it just as fans believing he didn't do anything and having strong feelings doesn't make that true. It's a difficult topic because many people go with their feelings coupled with poor knowledge, it's a much smaller number who deliberately lie about it. The former group I have more respect for, they tend to be the group you have more chance of reasoning with. There's a growing 'just believe' movement that while well intentioned is actually promoting a fallacy by saying every claim should be automatically believed and reasonable doubt is ignored.