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Just an hour ago read somebody say that the California fires were caused by a combination of 5G and coronal mass ejections.

At the time I dismissed his words is not being supported by scientists or other authorities but in future I will remember your wisdom that it is "a flawed assumption that a third-party's words are more valuable than the words of who you are speaking to."



> "I dismissed his words" ... "you are speaking to"

Which is it? Did you dismiss him or did you speak to him? If you dismissed him as you claim, the quote, even ignoring how it is taken out of context, doesn't work. It explicitly refers to where there is an exchange happening.




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