Why do some people doubt the McCanns version of events?

[Brietta]

I’m claiming that constant painting of the parents as as much victims of this disappearance as Madeleine makes people angry. No matter what you think your opinion of the McCanns as victims is in the minority, even among members of the public who do believe there was an abduction.

Further a ‘campaign’ suggests an organised effort. You have consistently failed to prove this and you have also failed to prove that individuals being sceptical of the McCanns story has in any way ‘impinged’ on efforts to find Madeleine.

As ever ten out of ten for emotive rhetoric. Naught out of ten for evidence based claims.

One cannot deny that in your posts you epitomise what it takes to explain why some people "doubt" the McCann version of events?
In my opinion it is less than edifying.

[faithlilly]

One cannot deny that in your posts you epitomise what it takes to explain why some people "doubt" the McCann version of events?
In my opinion it is less than edifying.

As always you do not address my points Brietta, instead resorting to valued judgements and guarded insults.

[xtina]

One cannot deny that in your posts you epitomise what it takes to explain why some people "doubt" the McCann version of events?
In my opinion it is less than edifying.

I do think it is a lot more than some... who doubt the mccs...

If public opinion is anything to go by.........

either maddie was abducted or she wasn't....

Looks now the abduction line of inquiry...is now wearing very thin.......

in my opinion

[Robittybob1]

Your use of the word 'shibboleth' emphasises that you are referring to a group of people with shared characteristics whom you identify as sceptics in my opinion.

shibboleth noun
shib·bo·leth | \ ˈshi-bə-ləth also -ˌleth  \
Definition of Shibboleth
1a : a word or saying used by adherents of a party, sect, or belief and usually regarded by others as empty of real meaning
the old shibboleths come rolling off their lips
—Joseph Epstein
b : a widely held belief

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shibboleth

Sceptic shibboleths - widely held beliefs of the sceptics  - is that an insult with that meaning? 

[Alice Purjorick]

shibboleth noun
shib·bo·leth | \ ˈshi-bə-ləth also -ˌleth  \
Definition of Shibboleth
1a : a word or saying used by adherents of a party, sect, or belief and usually regarded by others as empty of real meaning
the old shibboleths come rolling off their lips
—Joseph Epstein
b : a widely held belief

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shibboleth

Sceptic shibboleths - widely held beliefs of the sceptics  - is that an insult with that meaning?

Not really. If it was intended as such it didn't work any too well did it now?. It's only another word for slogan when all's said and done.
Attributable to large portions of Roger's Brontosaurus for brekkie again probably.

[Vertigo Swirl]

I did find it interesting last week when Eleanor and Gunit were reminiscing about their origins. It was a very good natured, interesting interlude that to me proved that, if we take our opinion of this case out of the equation, we are all more the same than we are different. It was apparent though that some supporters were uneasy with this discussion. Why ?

Cite for “some supporters were uneasy with the discussion” please.

[jassi]

Not really. If it was intended as such it didn't work any too well did it now?. It's only another word for slogan when all's said and done.
Attributable to large portions of Roger's Brontosaurus for brekkie again probably.

It's a good word though, worthy of consideration as supporter buzz-word of the month.
Nothing else comes near it so far 

[Vertigo Swirl]

Not really. If it was intended as such it didn't work any too well did it now?. It's only another word for slogan when all's said and done.
Attributable to large portions of Roger's Brontosaurus for brekkie again probably.

insulting.

[Robittybob1]

Cite for “some supporters were uneasy with the discussion” please.

"It was apparent" implies it is opinion.

[Robittybob1]

Not really. If it was intended as such it didn't work any too well did it now?. It's only another word for slogan when all's said and done.
Attributable to large portions of Roger's Brontosaurus for brekkie again probably.

It certainly looks like a word that has terrible connotations but once I looked it up it was rather harmless.

"shibboleth"  not a word I'd use in a million years.

[G-Unit]

It certainly looks like a word that has terrible connotations but once I looked it up it was rather harmless.

"shibboleth"  not a word I'd use in a million years.

It's somewhat old-fashioned in my opinion, Rob.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOd3lwluQIw

[Robittybob1]

It's somewhat old-fashioned in my opinion, Rob.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOd3lwluQIw

Texting has done the opposite for word IMO IIRC etc

[Vertigo Swirl]

"It was apparent" implies it is opinion.

No it doesn’t - it states a fact.

[jassi]

Not really. If it was intended as such it didn't work any too well did it now?. It's only another word for slogan when all's said and done.
Attributable to large portions of Roger's Brontosaurus for brekkie again probably.

Either that or someone's recently taken out a Readers Digest subscription in the hope of improving their word power

[Robittybob1]

No it doesn’t - it states a fact.

Who is to say?  I think the first person it became apparent to was the holder of that opinion.
It is like saying "the way I see it"  is that opinion or fact?