I am having a useful discussion with an open-minded friend regarding the events of 9/11. He is of the mindset that there were real planes that took off on 9/11 and then were diverted and landed at Stewart Airport. They were then replaced with "drones" ...
I don't think it needs to be that complicated. To me, it makes much more sense that the planes never existed in the first place. We had a brief argument about Occam's Razor. My razor cuts sharply in that I feel introducing real airplanes complicates everything. His razor cuts in the direction that leads him to believe that there would have to be ticket agents, baggage handlers and airline staff, etc at the airport which would make the whole thing more complicated because you would have all these people saying "Hey, I was at the airport that day, those flights didn't take place!" He also thinks the hijackers are real, and were patsies.
Normally I wouldn't bother, but this guy has an open mind. What would you say to someone in this situation? Can anyone on here point me to any relevant cluesforum posts or threads that have information which might lend to a solid explanation rebuttal of this logic? I seem to remember reading several things that made me understand the scenario of "why the airport staff was non-existent or didn't blow the whistle" (so to speak).
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.