WTC7's destruction may have looked like a conventional controlled demolition, but the observed 'lathering up' process, the minimal seismic impact, and other pieces of empirical evidence from 9/11 conclusively show us that this was not the case. The truth is far more important than most people realize, including most 9/11 "truthers."
WTC7 underwent a 'lathering up' process prior to its destruction, similar to WTC1. Large quantities of dust spontaneously poured from virtually the entire south face of the building for hours before it was finally destroyed. The office fires in WTC7 were contained to only a few floors. This dust / 'lather' is clearly not smoke from those small office fires. This process was captured on video, and a link to some of that video recording is included below. This is one of the many pieces of forensic evidence from 9/11 that are not explained by thermal or kinetic forces of any kind (e.g. airplanes, jet fuel, explosives, thermite, nuclear bombs).
Even Richard Gage, the leader of 'Architects & Engineers for 9/11 Truth' (AE911Truth), admitted to me that thermite does not explain the evidence from 9/11, and that he has not studied the important Columbia University NYC seismographic data. He also lies to the public and censors the many pieces of evidence that thermite can't explain. I recorded his suspicious responses on video when I questioned him at a presentation in Peoria, IL.
Thermal and kinetic forces of any kind are not consistent with the large body of evidence from 9/11. Most evidence suggestive of explosives or thermite is testimonial in nature, such as witnesses "hearing explosions" or "seeing molten liquid". Testimonial evidence is the weakest form of evidence because people are often mistaken, biased, and/or repeating things they heard from others. Loud, explosive noises can be caused by many things, and it's very likely that items were independently exploding as the buildings were transformed to dust. Please also keep in mind that glowing objects or liquids do not directly imply hot or molten steel, as many objects glow or melt under lower stresses and temperatures. As for the small amount of empirical evidence for thermite, such as the study that allegedly found thermite in WTC dust samples, this could be explained by many common, logical things, which are discussed at these links:
Please study the large and conclusive body of verifiable, physical evidence from 9/11, including the Columbia University NYC seismographic data, University of Alaska magnetometer data, United States Geological Survey (USGS) dust analysis, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) AVIRIS thermal imaging, NASA AVIRIS dust and iron (ferrous/ferric) spectrometer imaging, 7 total WTC buildings destroyed on 9/11, WTC1 & 2 steel turning to dust in midair, WTC1 'lathering up', WTC7 'lathering up', WTC2 falling dust trails, WTC1 & 2 minimal seismic impact, WTC7 minimal seismic impact, WTC lack of P-wave seismic signal, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) verified Hurricane Erin (category 3), WTC1 & 2 rapid speed of destruction, WTC1 & 2 top-down direction of destruction, WTC7 'free fall' destruction, disappearance of most of WTC4, vertical cylindrical holes in surrounding WTC buildings, relative lack of rubble compared to explosive controlled demolitions, lack of major damage to surrounding non-WTC buildings other than Bankers Trust, rapid spontaneous rusting of WTC metals, rapid spontaneous rusting of Bankers Trust metals, 1400+ 'toasted' and warped cars up to 1/2 mile away, numerous flipped cars, spontaneous 'weird' fires, ground zero fuming for years without high heat, truck loads of fresh dirt being hauled in and out of ground zero for years, numerous unharmed survivors in WTC stairwells, mostly undamaged WTC shopping mall, mostly undamaged PATH trains, mostly undamaged WTC 'Bathtub' foundation, presence of dust 'fuzzballs', strange round window holes, shriveled WTC steel beams, strangely curved steel beams, wavy steel beams, vertical axis 'rolling up' of steel beams, thinning of steel beams, holes in steel beams, Bankers Trust warped and shriveled metal beams, objects fusing with unburned paper, missing file cabinets, missing office machinery, missing office furniture, missing toilets, missing door knobs, lack of high heat, cool temperature of WTC dust, unburned paper, unburned clothing, unburned pedestrians, elevated levels of tritium, lack of ionizing radiation, glowing and molten materials, spontaneous explosion of Scott air tanks, numerous similarities between 'The Hutchison Effect' and phenomena observed at ground zero, and much more.