[Publib] 9/11 conspiracy theories

[Seth Johnson]

Here's a circumstance that has occurred that's been a bit of a
stickler for Wikipedia: What would you do with a ostensibly
peer-reviewed, scientific journal that had an article in it
examining the WTC dust and describing advanced technology
explosives distributed uniformly in samples collected throughout
the downtown area?

But then again, what about Erich von Daniken's Chariots of the
Gods?  How about a work that cites various anomalies and offers
speculation related to the JFK assassination?  What would a
library do with a speculative work about weird ancient mysteries
like how the pyramids or the statues on Easter Island were built,
or showing ancient artifacts that look sort of like astronauts in
spacecraft, or lightbulbs, or speculating about the Nazca drawings?

:-)



-----Original Message-----
From: "Meyers, Sue" <Susan.Meyers at libraryweb.org>
To: <publib at webjunction.org>
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2009 11:52:04 -0400
Subject: [Publib] 9/11 conspiracy theories

> What do you do with material donated to your library on
> conspiracy theories surrounding 9/11?
> 
>  
> 
>  Someone donated two DVDs of the documentary "9/11: Blueprint
> for Truth"
> which purports to have an architect verifying that the towers
> did not
> come down because they were struck by the hijacked planes, but
> because
> it was a controlled demolition.  They claim that there is
> physical
> evidence that supports this theory.
> 
>  
> 
> I don't put much stock in conspiracy theories, but I'm
> wondering if I
> should accept the gift just to present all sides of the issue. 
> No other
> library in the system owns this item.
> 
>