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Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 25th September 2023, 06:58 AM
Replies: 608
Views: 33,502
Posted By dlorde
10 years ago, I asked if you could be more...

10 years ago, I asked if you could be more specific about your abilities, with details of particular instances and a count of the frequency of each type of extraordinary event.

IIRC you responded...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 22nd September 2023, 10:37 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 1,549
Posted By dlorde
Wonderful! :D

Wonderful! :D
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 22nd September 2023, 10:29 AM
Replies: 467
Views: 65,334
Posted By dlorde
Yes, there was a 'National Study of 9/11...

Yes, there was a 'National Study of 9/11 Memories' conducted (sadly, the original link seems to be dead) that showed just how memories distort over time. Fortunately, several popular science journals...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 22nd September 2023, 10:17 AM
Replies: 467
Views: 65,334
Posted By dlorde
Sorry 'bout that - must have been a timeline I...

Sorry 'bout that - must have been a timeline I wasn't involved with ;):D
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 21st September 2023, 01:46 PM
Replies: 467
Views: 65,334
Posted By dlorde
Huh! totally implausible. In fact, we all keep...

Huh! totally implausible. In fact, we all keep jumping timelines and ending up in parallel universes where the only things that are different are inconsequential details... Obviously, we swap places...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 14th December 2019, 03:19 PM
Replies: 1,418
Views: 74,495
Posted By dlorde
Wait.. what? The speed of light travels much...

Wait.. what? The speed of light travels much faster than the speed of light??

The speed of a speed is much greater than itself...

That's masterful gibberish!
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 26th August 2019, 03:43 PM
Replies: 765
Views: 55,656
Posted By dlorde
Anyone interested in how psychics use the Barnum...

Anyone interested in how psychics use the Barnum effect, this article (https://thementalismcourse.com/the-barnum-effect-barnum-statement-examples-you-can-use/) on the mentalist web site has the...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 17th August 2019, 11:22 AM
Replies: 1,692
Views: 58,428
Posted By dlorde
Why do you think there are no married bachelors? ...

Why do you think there are no married bachelors?

Death (https://www.dictionary.com/browse/death): the act of dying; the end of life; the total and permanent cessation of all the vital functions of...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 13th August 2019, 12:26 AM
Replies: 3,523
Views: 515,815
Posted By dlorde
I offer the entire thread as supporting evidence...

I offer the entire thread as supporting evidence for both the fact that it's over 10 years old (I provided a link), and that you're making no more sense now than then (ask every contributor other...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 12th August 2019, 03:42 PM
Replies: 3,523
Views: 515,815
Posted By dlorde
Wow, this thread is still going - after 10 years...

Wow, this thread is still going - after 10 years (http://www.internationalskeptics.com/forums/showthread.php?t=125220) - and Doron isn't making any more sense than he was then.

I admire your...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 29th April 2019, 01:02 PM
Replies: 3,642
Views: 176,198
Posted By dlorde
I don't know if the video by S G Collins...

I don't know if the video by S G Collins (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S.G._Collins) of Postwar Media (https://www.postwar.nl/pw/pp/postwar.php), explaining how the technology to fake the hours of...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 31st May 2018, 08:24 AM
Replies: 269
Views: 34,441
Posted By dlorde
That really doesn't address any part of my...

That really doesn't address any part of my comment...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 29th May 2018, 09:49 AM
Replies: 269
Views: 34,441
Posted By dlorde
Here's a falsifiable explanation - you went to...

Here's a falsifiable explanation - you went to the restaurant with your coworkers, talked to the waitress about her piercing, and it made such an impression, that later that night (or the next), you...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 29th May 2018, 09:26 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 8,917
Posted By dlorde
I used to see hundreds of angels worshiping the...

I used to see hundreds of angels worshiping the light in my backyard, but these days I rarely see them - yet another sad example of global scepticism killing off supernatural species?
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 29th May 2018, 09:22 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 7,928
Posted By dlorde
Yes - I quite often find myself casting around...

Yes - I quite often find myself casting around for my specs - while I'm wearing them...

While rushing to catch the start of a TV prog, I once tried to put my spare pair on - on top of the ones I...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 29th May 2018, 09:18 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 7,928
Posted By dlorde
When you're looking for something you've...

When you're looking for something you've misplaced and it's urgent (the usual situation), it's easy to let the important events for which you need the item distract your attention from the lost item...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 25th December 2017, 07:44 AM
Replies: 82
Views: 18,757
Posted By dlorde
If quantum field theory is a good model of how...

If quantum field theory is a good model of how our universe behaves (and apparently it's not failed yet), these out-of-body experiences can't be real (i.e. they're imaginary). There are no fields or...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 11th December 2017, 12:15 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 7,845
Posted By dlorde
"I was changed ... on a cellular level..." sounds...

"I was changed ... on a cellular level..." sounds to me like metaphor - a geekish version of "I was rocked to my very core". She probably 'felt it in her bones/water/every cell' too.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 1st December 2017, 10:25 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 12,036
Posted By dlorde
If I understand it correctly, MW is generally...

If I understand it correctly, MW is generally considered to be deterministic but giving the appearance of randomness by the observer selection effect - each possible outcome is seen by a 'version' of...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 4th September 2017, 12:44 PM
Replies: 3,319
Views: 260,071
Posted By dlorde
Souls apart, I'm wondering whether Jabba is...

Souls apart, I'm wondering whether Jabba is having semantic difficulty with the distinction between the original and the copy being identical, and them having separate identities (i.e. not being the...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 4th September 2017, 12:02 PM
Replies: 756
Views: 122,407
Posted By dlorde
Even when that was a popular idea, it was an...

Even when that was a popular idea, it was an untested hypothesis - until experiments showed it to be false.

We have far better knowledge of how particles and forces interact at the energy regime...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 4th September 2017, 09:31 AM
Replies: 2,548
Views: 366,086
Posted By dlorde
Ignoring subjective judgements of credibility,...

Ignoring subjective judgements of credibility, there's no way that tiny set of responses can give you a significant (meaningful) result. Also, you chose some emotionally loaded words, which might...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 3rd September 2017, 05:38 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 10,593
Posted By dlorde
I don't think it should be a surprise that...

I don't think it should be a surprise that 'psychic' detectives perform worse than chance, because they're not trying to make random guesses, they're making predictions they hope will be most likely...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 29th August 2017, 11:55 AM
Replies: 756
Views: 122,407
Posted By dlorde
Still waiting for the citations. Prey...

Still waiting for the citations.

Prey animals have a vested interest in scanning their environs for predators, particularly the directions and areas from which predators are likely to attack...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 8th August 2017, 08:37 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 4,184
Posted By dlorde
Yep, flat-earthers are growing in numbers - I...

Yep, flat-earthers are growing in numbers - I think they're following in the wake (or grand tradition) of moon-shot deniers.

Space, satellites, GPS, aircraft routes - it's all a conspiracy; wake...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 8th August 2017, 06:31 AM
Replies: 3,035
Views: 348,847
Posted By dlorde
Depends on the norm. If the norm is based on the...

Depends on the norm. If the norm is based on the results of the majority of people, and the majority of people live in polluted cities, the results are self-explanatory.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 24th November 2016, 10:19 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,969
Posted By dlorde
I presume the entire video route was carefully...

I presume the entire video route was carefully pre-mapped in detail?

I'm all in favour of taking humans out of the loop (drink, drugs, lack of sleep, mental instabilities, emotional instabilities,...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 21st November 2016, 11:03 AM
Replies: 120
Views: 19,239
Posted By dlorde
I agree - it seems to me that there's a...

I agree - it seems to me that there's a fundamental difference between a computer simulating something like a tornado and simulating a particular kind of information processing.

If you use a...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 1st October 2016, 06:14 AM
Replies: 180
Views: 43,508
Posted By dlorde
Unicorn meat...

Unicorn meat (http://www.thefrisky.com/tag/unicorn-meat/) is becoming popular again...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 24th September 2016, 10:13 AM
Replies: 90
Views: 42,638
Posted By dlorde
Yeah; when the company that licensed the...

Yeah; when the company that licensed the technology sues for fraud, even Rossi fanboys should feel a little uncomfortable...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 3rd August 2016, 02:08 PM
Replies: 772
Views: 99,020
Posted By dlorde
As it stands, this is nonsensical. The best...

As it stands, this is nonsensical. The best evidence suggests that consciousness is an intermittent process in the brains of a few complex creatures. As such, it is dependent on life.

In just the...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 27th July 2016, 04:37 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 56,586
Posted By dlorde
Trespassing on einstein's Lawn - Amanda Gefter

http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1367256542l/17834895.jpg

Amanda and her dad join in a quest for the nature of reality, in the course of which she goes from faking being a journalist to access physics...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 9th July 2016, 01:26 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 3,255
Posted By dlorde
:D

:D
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 7th July 2016, 11:55 AM
Replies: 209
Views: 25,005
Posted By dlorde
Quite; it would be even more weird if there were...

Quite; it would be even more weird if there were no coincidences... :eek:
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 24th June 2016, 03:55 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 4,999
Posted By dlorde
Yeah, I do that kind of stuff every so-often. I...

Yeah, I do that kind of stuff every so-often. I think it's because the routines that occupy most of life are habitual and generally below conscious awareness most of the time. Our conscious focus of...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 22nd May 2016, 12:24 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 6,599
Posted By dlorde
I think that, to them, it is logic. They know...

I think that, to them, it is logic. They know that magic is real, so if it only works in some situations, there must be a logical reason for it (like a protective charm or incantation, or water...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 20th May 2016, 03:31 PM
Replies: 542
Views: 130,603
Posted By dlorde
My physical protocol would, at a minimum, involve...

My physical protocol would, at a minimum, involve the 'benders' putting one arm through a hole in a board, up to the elbow, so the hand was well clear of any surfaces they could touch the utensil...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 20th May 2016, 02:39 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 6,599
Posted By dlorde
Because their powers are limited - witchcraft has...

Because their powers are limited - witchcraft has rules, you know.

BTW, can I interest you in this powerful anti-witch pebble for the price of only one chicken? A bargain - it lasts for six...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 14th May 2016, 05:25 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 6,929
Posted By dlorde
Definitely reminiscent of early English church...

Definitely reminiscent of early English church art...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 14th May 2016, 05:11 AM
Replies: 542
Views: 130,603
Posted By dlorde
I'd like to know exactly what the hypothesis is...

I'd like to know exactly what the hypothesis is that will be tested.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 11th May 2016, 03:36 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 13,835
Posted By dlorde
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Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 15th March 2016, 03:06 PM
Replies: 343
Views: 39,847
Posted By dlorde
It also works if your parents are astronomers;...

It also works if your parents are astronomers; the positions of celestial bodies may have a significant effect on their availability, mood, and attention during your formative years ;)
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 29th February 2016, 06:26 AM
Replies: 85
Views: 18,935
Posted By dlorde
Yes, I saw that; but when you then said: ...

Yes, I saw that; but when you then said:

"maybe astrologers stating that they use those principles is sufficient to credit the stars & planets?
[...suggestion of other control groups...]
Then...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 29th February 2016, 06:02 AM
Replies: 645
Views: 98,009
Posted By dlorde
Wait - presumably you don't consider yourself...

Wait - presumably you don't consider yourself part of the 'skeptic community', but who do you think is? are you suggesting that the individuals you've argued with in this thread are, or somehow...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 29th February 2016, 02:13 AM
Replies: 85
Views: 18,935
Posted By dlorde
Yes, that's correct; I assumed the OP was...

Yes, that's correct; I assumed the OP was suggesting that astrologers excelling would imply astrology might be significant.
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 28th February 2016, 03:30 PM
Replies: 85
Views: 18,935
Posted By dlorde
No; the methods and principles someone claims to...

No; the methods and principles someone claims to use may not be related to the results they obtain; for example, some 'psychic' readers honestly believe they're getting information from 'magical'...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 28th February 2016, 02:56 PM
Replies: 85
Views: 18,935
Posted By dlorde
Thanks.[/QUOTE] Note the subtle difference...

Thanks.[/QUOTE]
Note the subtle difference between the p-value and the significance level.
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 28th February 2016, 02:38 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 15,985
Posted By dlorde
Regarding the reliability of memory - even...

Regarding the reliability of memory - even so-called 'snapshot' or 'flashbulb' memories are surprisingly unreliable.

In the case of 9/11, a large number of interviews were done nationwide over...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 21st February 2016, 05:13 PM
Replies: 645
Views: 98,009
Posted By dlorde
I can smell it from here. Of course, an ad-hom...

I can smell it from here. Of course, an ad-hom isn't necessarily a fallacy - the argument may well be wrong because you're a poopy head; however, it's clear that you can be called a poopy head and...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 14th February 2016, 04:43 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 8,454
Posted By dlorde
Yaay! And as we all know, dope gets you through...

Yaay! And as we all know, dope gets you through times of no money better than money gets you through times of no dope!
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