Forum: Religion and Philosophy
29th February 2008, 12:40 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 2,730
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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events
27th February 2008, 02:16 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 1,855
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Forum: Religion and Philosophy
27th February 2008, 02:12 PM
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Replies: 104
Views: 3,330
Quite right. I have a typical human value...
Quite right. I have a typical human value system. When I'm omniscient, I'll let you know if I switch to some different value system that looks positively on infinite torture. Should be fun to find...
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Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal
27th February 2008, 02:07 PM
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Replies: 591
Views: 34,790
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Forum: Religion and Philosophy
27th February 2008, 10:59 AM
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Replies: 104
Views: 3,330
Remember, God is omniscient, meaning that he...
Remember, God is omniscient, meaning that he knows before he creates someone that they will be sentenced to eternal hellfire. He is also the one who set up the whole infinite punishment for finite...
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Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal
16th February 2008, 05:20 PM
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Replies: 104
Views: 16,382
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Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal
12th February 2008, 05:43 PM
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Replies: 85
Views: 4,321
I strongly disagree that you should move. The...
I strongly disagree that you should move. The problem won't go away and you'll be uprooting your family for nothing. There is lots of good advice in this thread, follow it. You aren't being...
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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events
12th February 2008, 02:41 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 1,713
It apparently wasn't just a strip search. They...
It apparently wasn't just a strip search. They left her naked in the cell for 6 hours "for her own protection". They booked her later wearing nothing but a padded vest they gave her. WTF is that?...
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Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal
12th February 2008, 12:26 PM
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Replies: 85
Views: 4,321
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Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal
4th February 2008, 01:12 PM
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Replies: 1,456
Views: 129,130
So I read the first and last pages of this...
So I read the first and last pages of this thread. I presume I'm safe in concluding that nowhere in 17 pages does Tim show he's capable of understanding science, critical thinking, skepticism, or a...
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Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal
31st January 2008, 12:53 PM
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Replies: 127
Views: 5,114
Well done, Shaun. That took guts.
You...
Well done, Shaun. That took guts.
You didn't initially lie to the Psychic, you lied to a "random stranger" in line. If the Psychic got information from that person (which she obviously did)...
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Forum: Religion and Philosophy
30th January 2008, 02:21 PM
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Replies: 295
Views: 18,944
When I became an atheist, my religious brother...
When I became an atheist, my religious brother asked me to read "The Purpose Driven Life". I told him I would if I could mark it up with my comments and give it back to him to read afterwards. He...
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Forum: Religion and Philosophy
24th January 2008, 12:49 PM
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Replies: 426
Views: 19,409
So, if you asked a Christian to explain the...
So, if you asked a Christian to explain the concept of free will and how it applies to the reality of evil in the world, you'd accept the answer "Read the Bible!" as a legitimate response?
I,...
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Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal
18th January 2008, 12:45 PM
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Replies: 44
Views: 3,419
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Forum: Religion and Philosophy
12th December 2007, 12:58 PM
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Replies: 45
Views: 2,110
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Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal
5th November 2007, 10:13 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 3,321
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Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal
25th October 2007, 10:28 AM
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Replies: 62
Views: 16,521
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Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal
16th October 2007, 08:31 AM
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Replies: 51
Views: 3,901
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Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal
15th October 2007, 06:52 AM
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Replies: 48
Views: 3,738
I've been making this same argument for some...
I've been making this same argument for some time.
Assume that the 106 billion dead figure is accurate. If just 1% of people become ghosts, that means there should be 1.06 billion ghosts running...
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Forum: Religion and Philosophy
19th September 2007, 12:40 PM
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Replies: 147
Views: 4,498
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Forum: Religion and Philosophy
14th September 2007, 07:08 AM
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Replies: 59
Views: 3,700
The same question arises with the Biblical...
The same question arises with the Biblical injunction "suffer not a witch to live." If God wrote the Bible, is this saying that God believes that witches actually exist, something we know to be...
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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events
12th September 2007, 10:55 AM
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Replies: 281
Views: 32,844
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Forum: Religion and Philosophy
12th September 2007, 10:48 AM
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Replies: 147
Views: 4,498
Fnord,
That's pretty much what I asked...
Fnord,
That's pretty much what I asked myself a few years back.
I decided that I believed for no reason other than I had been taught to believe, by people who had also been taught to...
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Forum: Religion and Philosophy
11th September 2007, 11:34 AM
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Replies: 501
Views: 13,666
Homer Simpson and Darth Vader are material...
Homer Simpson and Darth Vader are material entities, huh? Hint: They don't exist. They're ideas. Abstracts. They aren't real.
Even so, there are an *infinite* number of potential immaterial...
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Forum: Religion and Philosophy
11th September 2007, 11:19 AM
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Replies: 501
Views: 13,666
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Forum: Religion and Philosophy
11th September 2007, 11:06 AM
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Replies: 501
Views: 13,666
Jetleg,
Go back and read the first half...
Jetleg,
Go back and read the first half dozen responses to your original post. They demolished your argument right there.
The idea that you can posit a world where logic and reason don't...
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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events
11th September 2007, 10:46 AM
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Replies: 281
Views: 32,844
Man, this all sounds way too familiar.
...
Man, this all sounds way too familiar.
Speculation, rumor, innuendo about the parents, accusations of police incompetence, suggesting that because they weren't ideal parents, they're murderers,...
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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events
7th September 2007, 01:42 PM
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Replies: 281
Views: 32,844
I agree with Claus. I'm highly skeptical of...
I agree with Claus. I'm highly skeptical of this. 25 days AFTER they reported her disappearance? And the disappearance itself, happening at a highly visible resort, doesn't suggest parental...
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Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal
5th September 2007, 01:26 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 3,355
What's to disprove? Browne and Williams just...
What's to disprove? Browne and Williams just made a bunch of unsubstantiated statements. There's no indication that any of this was confirmed. And even if it was confirmed (a BIG "if"), what's...
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Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal
23rd August 2007, 07:10 AM
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Replies: 60
Views: 2,799
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Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal
9th July 2007, 01:50 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 890
Crap, crap, crap, crap, crap.
Dirty DNA,...
Crap, crap, crap, crap, crap.
Dirty DNA, indeed.
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Forum: USA Politics
6th July 2007, 01:33 PM
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Replies: 54
Views: 2,478
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Forum: Religion and Philosophy
27th June 2007, 08:39 AM
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Replies: 119
Views: 3,506
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Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal
22nd June 2007, 12:13 PM
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Replies: 78
Views: 3,186
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Forum: Religion and Philosophy
4th June 2007, 11:18 AM
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Replies: 34
Views: 2,001
JP1238,
I have to agree with those who...
JP1238,
I have to agree with those who suggest you need some professional help. Not being mean or funny here, but in all seriousness.
On a less serious note, does the Christian God operate...
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Forum: Religion and Philosophy
21st May 2007, 01:52 PM
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Replies: 50
Views: 2,209
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Forum: USA Politics
17th May 2007, 08:03 AM
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Replies: 44
Views: 1,579
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Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal
17th May 2007, 07:54 AM
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Replies: 178
Views: 9,304
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Forum: USA Politics
16th May 2007, 01:28 PM
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Replies: 277
Views: 9,512
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Forum: USA Politics
16th May 2007, 01:14 PM
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Replies: 277
Views: 9,512
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Forum: Religion and Philosophy
15th May 2007, 06:12 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 1,385
Ossai,
Oh, you're right on the edge of...
Ossai,
Oh, you're right on the edge of discovering some fantastic games. Check out the top games on Boardgamegeek. If you like games, it will open a whole new world.
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Forum: Religion and Philosophy
15th May 2007, 05:33 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 1,385
DR,
No, I haven't. I've been a gamer for...
DR,
No, I haven't. I've been a gamer for years and own over 400 games. I know what makes a good game and when a game is put together by amateurs with no understanding of modern board game...
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Forum: Religion and Philosophy
15th May 2007, 11:49 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 1,385
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Forum: Religion and Philosophy
15th May 2007, 11:47 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 1,385
This offends me as an atheist and as a gamer
Oh, good. Another game by someone who obviously knows jack about games. Is it really too much to ask that if you're going to design a game, you do some research and become at least a tiny bit...
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Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal
15th May 2007, 11:37 AM
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Replies: 178
Views: 9,304
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Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal
4th May 2007, 08:03 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,908
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Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal
27th April 2007, 06:56 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,100
The writer of the article finally responded to...
The writer of the article finally responded to the comments. She came back with the lame, "I was initially skeptical but after the treatment I did feel different (and better)" cop-out, instead of...
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Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal
23rd April 2007, 07:22 AM
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Replies: 59
Views: 3,353
Senex,
American Idol has several cameras...
Senex,
American Idol has several cameras filming simultaneously. The next day, Idol showed the entire footage from the camera on Simon during the incident, split screen and timed with the...
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Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal
22nd April 2007, 10:36 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,100
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Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal
22nd April 2007, 10:06 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,100
Aqua Detox Nonsense in Post
Last week the Washington Post Express had an article on spa treatments. The writer was subjected to the Aqua Detox foot bath treatment wherein one puts their feet into a bath, an electrical current...
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