Forum: Religion and Philosophy
9th February 2018, 04:05 PM
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Replies: 1,660
Views: 111,191
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Forum: Religion and Philosophy
9th February 2018, 04:02 PM
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Replies: 390
Views: 38,535
A failure of theism. I read the bible and took...
A failure of theism. I read the bible and took notes, which annihilated any lingering doubts I may have ever had on the subject. It amazes me that bible study groups don't end in everyone asking how...
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Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal
9th February 2018, 12:34 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 4,600
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Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal
10th August 2016, 05:00 PM
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Replies: 632
Views: 79,168
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Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology
6th July 2016, 11:01 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 2,235
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Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology
1st July 2016, 05:29 PM
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Replies: 86
Views: 12,423
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Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal
5th June 2016, 03:44 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 4,714
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Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal
1st June 2016, 05:29 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 4,714
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Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal
26th May 2016, 08:00 AM
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Replies: 50
Views: 7,375
I find it embarrassing and silly that Skeptics...
I find it embarrassing and silly that Skeptics are actively engaged with Bigfoot and the Turin shroud. I agree that homeopathy is worthy of attention, as it is widely used, but I was disappointed to...
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Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal
25th May 2016, 06:37 PM
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Replies: 50
Views: 7,375
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Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal
18th May 2016, 06:19 PM
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Replies: 50
Views: 7,375
John Horgan Scientific American piece
I am surprised there is no real discussion on this article in Scientific American.
It is "Dear "Skeptics," Bash Homeopathy and Bigfoot Less, Mammograms and War More"...
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Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology
29th April 2016, 10:08 PM
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Replies: 296
Views: 28,656
Doctors do kill people out of sheer stupidity...
Doctors do kill people out of sheer stupidity every day. It happens, a lot. They also permanently wreck people's lives. Proper organization could cut the numbers down, but little pressure is...
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Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal
29th April 2016, 10:01 PM
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Replies: 3,897
Views: 773,680
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Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology
27th April 2016, 08:28 AM
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Replies: 296
Views: 28,656
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Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal
24th April 2016, 06:28 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 5,457
I came to a similar conclusion. I got the...
I came to a similar conclusion. I got the impression the "safe file folder" in my brain for my friend had gone rogue and decided to start giving advice at random times. The 1971 paper that everyone...
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Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal
22nd April 2016, 07:58 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 5,457
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Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal
22nd April 2016, 06:22 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 5,457
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Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal
22nd April 2016, 06:13 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,318
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Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal
22nd April 2016, 04:06 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 5,457
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Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal
20th April 2016, 07:10 PM
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Replies: 145
Views: 20,628
Praying to Cthulhu and voodoo spells have...
Praying to Cthulhu and voodoo spells have equivalent effect at a distance. I suppose we could make it a conspiracy if I pay someone to pray to evil gods or if they pay me, but it won't work in any...
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Forum: Religion and Philosophy
20th April 2016, 06:12 PM
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Replies: 1,530
Views: 133,099
So, why are we debating this if it has been...
So, why are we debating this if it has been settled?
I do believe those studies didn't include Cthulhu cultists, limiting their scope. So many gods were left off the list.
Ironically if you...
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Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal
20th April 2016, 06:08 PM
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Replies: 145
Views: 20,628
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Forum: Religion and Philosophy
20th April 2016, 05:48 PM
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Replies: 1,530
Views: 133,099
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Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal
20th April 2016, 04:12 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 5,457
Visitation dreams were excluded from the 1971...
Visitation dreams were excluded from the 1971 article, unfortunately. There has been some work (https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/dream-catcher/201110/visitation-dreams) but not much as far as I...
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Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal
19th April 2016, 06:55 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 5,457
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Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal
19th April 2016, 12:53 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 5,457
Paranormal experiences related to grief
I have found it very interesting that a large number of people who lose a loved one experience supernatural phenomena. These experiences include seeing, hearing, talking to, and in some cases...
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Forum: Religion and Philosophy
16th April 2016, 10:15 PM
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Replies: 360
Views: 65,111
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Forum: Religion and Philosophy
13th March 2016, 12:58 PM
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Replies: 498
Views: 55,715
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Forum: Religion and Philosophy
12th March 2016, 12:25 PM
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Replies: 360
Views: 65,111
One of the most important messages of...
One of the most important messages of Christianity is that if your people are being occupied by the Romans that you should pay your taxes and not fight back against them. "Turn the other cheek" and...
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Forum: Religion and Philosophy
11th March 2016, 09:57 PM
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Replies: 498
Views: 55,715
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Forum: Religion and Philosophy
11th March 2016, 07:55 PM
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Replies: 498
Views: 55,715
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Forum: Religion and Philosophy
10th March 2016, 07:06 PM
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Replies: 498
Views: 55,715
Omnipotent is a concept, not a practical...
Omnipotent is a concept, not a practical reality. I blew my kids minds with the idea that a million times infinity and infinity divided by a million are the same value, infinity. Infinity is a...
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Forum: Religion and Philosophy
10th March 2016, 06:38 PM
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Replies: 498
Views: 55,715
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Forum: Religion and Philosophy
20th February 2016, 12:53 PM
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Replies: 498
Views: 55,715
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Forum: USA Politics
13th February 2016, 12:43 PM
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Replies: 3,617
Views: 424,955
I was under the apparently incorrect impression...
I was under the apparently incorrect impression that Henry Kissinger was a pariah who was too evil for even Bush, Cheney, and Rumsfeld to hang out with. I had no clue that Dr. Death was hanging out...
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Forum: Religion and Philosophy
18th December 2015, 09:33 PM
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Replies: 119
Views: 25,253
I have found that the answers to my questions...
I have found that the answers to my questions depends on the type and level of the religious belief of the person I ask. Jews and most protestants tend to agree that Catholicism is an idolatrous...
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Forum: Religion and Philosophy
17th December 2015, 10:29 PM
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Replies: 119
Views: 25,253
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Forum: Religion and Philosophy
17th December 2015, 08:43 PM
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Replies: 119
Views: 25,253
My response has typically been, "So, I should...
My response has typically been, "So, I should ignore the quoted words of Yahweh in the bible and pay attention to your interpretation?" The quoted words of their deity seems to be unimportant if...
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Forum: Religion and Philosophy
16th December 2015, 08:24 PM
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Replies: 119
Views: 25,253
Yahweh acknowledges that other gods exist in...
Yahweh acknowledges that other gods exist in Exodus. The first commandment is to follow Yahweh and not other gods.
Yahweh admits that the Egyptian gods are real in Exodus 12:12
“On that same...
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Forum: Religion and Philosophy
16th December 2015, 03:58 AM
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Replies: 119
Views: 25,253
What is a god, exactly?
One question that seems to be omitted from discussions about the existence of gods is the question of the definition of "God." When people ask me to defend my atheism, I ask them if they can even...
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Forum: Religion and Philosophy
4th December 2015, 06:18 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 2,684
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Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal
9th October 2015, 08:24 AM
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Replies: 593
Views: 71,180
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Forum: Religion and Philosophy
27th April 2015, 02:52 AM
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Replies: 40
Views: 5,041
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Forum: Religion and Philosophy
26th April 2015, 02:06 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 5,041
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Forum: Religion and Philosophy
26th April 2015, 09:08 AM
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Replies: 40
Views: 5,041
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Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology
25th April 2015, 01:14 PM
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Replies: 274
Views: 17,450
While people claim they have somehow refuted...
While people claim they have somehow refuted anything I have said, which they have not, in reality we pretty much agree on the facts.
Which of the following things do you disagree with:
GMO...
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Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology
24th April 2015, 08:28 PM
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Replies: 274
Views: 17,450
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Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology
24th April 2015, 02:51 PM
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Replies: 274
Views: 17,450
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Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology
23rd April 2015, 02:34 PM
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Replies: 274
Views: 17,450
I do realize I am debating people who openly...
I do realize I am debating people who openly advocate deception, which makes the debate somewhat tricky as I really can't take what people say as honest.
Which facts have been challenged? ...
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Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology
23rd April 2015, 02:12 PM
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Replies: 274
Views: 17,450
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