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Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 31st July 2016, 05:29 PM
Replies: 3,454
Views: 534,584
Posted By Chris L
5 is the clincher for me. If you film a BF at...

5 is the clincher for me. If you film a BF at place A, place A would seem like the place to go to find BF. The only reason you don't go there is if you know there isn't a chance in Hades of finding...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 4th July 2016, 09:28 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 3,368
Posted By Chris L
The OP was just sharing what he thought was a...

The OP was just sharing what he thought was a cute story about how a gun being used as a tool in a nonlethal situation. If you wish to use it as a springboard for an anti-gun rant, I suggest you...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 16th June 2016, 05:32 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 5,430
Posted By Chris L
It's almost as if this whole psychic thing is...

It's almost as if this whole psychic thing is bovine scat.
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 16th April 2016, 02:24 PM
Replies: 500
Views: 78,965
Posted By Chris L
Good thing too, otherwise it could have started a...

Good thing too, otherwise it could have started a war.(/sarc)
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 11th April 2016, 01:06 PM
Replies: 204
Views: 50,710
Posted By Chris L
The difference is that Roger started out trying...

The difference is that Roger started out trying to make a fictional movie about BF. That's why there's footage of him playing fake cowboy and friend playing fake injun guide. Since the money shot in...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 12th March 2016, 12:49 PM
Replies: 867
Views: 117,521
Posted By Chris L
Does enemies of the first amendment sound better?

Does enemies of the first amendment sound better?
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 26th February 2016, 02:01 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,703
Posted By Chris L
No less than the odds of it actually getting...

No less than the odds of it actually getting finished.
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 18th January 2016, 12:20 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 10,343
Posted By Chris L
Talking So is Dejah Thoris.

So is Dejah Thoris.
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 29th September 2015, 02:19 PM
Replies: 252
Views: 14,733
Posted By Chris L
Ah yes, the old "i just tweaked the image"...

Ah yes, the old "i just tweaked the image" gambit. I love that one.
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 29th September 2015, 02:13 PM
Replies: 252
Views: 14,733
Posted By Chris L
Then this is just an X-files themed role pkayimg...

Then this is just an X-files themed role pkayimg game?
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 29th September 2015, 02:09 PM
Replies: 252
Views: 14,733
Posted By Chris L
Let me help you out. A big part of the secret...

Let me help you out. A big part of the secret space program nonsense revolves around the whole Nazis in space myth. That is, at the end of WW2, some Nazis got away into space with some superscience...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 29th September 2015, 01:49 PM
Replies: 252
Views: 14,733
Posted By Chris L
So again no evidence, just x-file fan fiction.

So again no evidence, just x-file fan fiction.
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 29th September 2015, 01:41 PM
Replies: 252
Views: 14,733
Posted By Chris L
It makes the claim meaningless. You might as well...

It makes the claim meaningless. You might as well be discussing the invisible dragon hiding in my garage.
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 29th September 2015, 01:36 PM
Replies: 252
Views: 14,733
Posted By Chris L
As I said, an unfalsifiable hypothesis.

As I said, an unfalsifiable hypothesis.
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 29th September 2015, 11:22 AM
Replies: 252
Views: 14,733
Posted By Chris L
Congrats, you just discovered the concept of the...

Congrats, you just discovered the concept of the unfalsifiable hypothesis.
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 29th September 2015, 09:47 AM
Replies: 252
Views: 14,733
Posted By Chris L
So does Elon Musk

So does Elon Musk
Forum: USA Politics 13th September 2015, 12:04 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 5,076
Posted By Chris L
If a crime has been committed, why aren't the...

If a crime has been committed, why aren't the police and courts involved?
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 2nd September 2015, 02:07 PM
Replies: 1,405
Views: 206,962
Posted By Chris L
Even if this lady had a pristine marriage record,...

Even if this lady had a pristine marriage record, she'd be just as wrong. Same sex marriage is the law of the land. Government officials (elected or otherwise) do not get to decide which laws to...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 20th August 2015, 07:58 PM
Replies: 134
Views: 22,754
Posted By Chris L
Given the human propensity for both travel and...

Given the human propensity for both travel and having sex with the locals, anyone claiming to be a pure anything is fooling themselves. Technically speaking, we are all of mixed heritage.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 29th July 2015, 05:35 PM
Replies: 717
Views: 44,152
Posted By Chris L
They do if you're a gazelle.

They do if you're a gazelle.
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 14th July 2015, 06:46 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,870
Posted By Chris L
Did you listen to the broadcast?

Did you listen to the broadcast?
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 12th July 2015, 08:23 PM
Replies: 3,231
Views: 427,434
Posted By Chris L
I'm quite sure the guy in the suit was humanoid...

I'm quite sure the guy in the suit was humanoid too.
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 11th July 2015, 07:34 PM
Replies: 183
Views: 23,533
Posted By Chris L
Hoagland didn't discover anything, he just made...

Hoagland didn't discover anything, he just made it up and cherry picked examples that sorta, kinda fit his theory. Even then, he had to lie about it.
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 9th July 2015, 07:50 PM
Replies: 183
Views: 23,533
Posted By Chris L
My guess there isn't any data set to hand over....

My guess there isn't any data set to hand over. The screen shots are all there is.
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 9th July 2015, 07:40 PM
Replies: 183
Views: 23,533
Posted By Chris L
For a while yes. There was a time when someone...

For a while yes. There was a time when someone actually offered to provide money for one of his projects if he were willing to turn over the data for vetting. He refused of course.
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 9th July 2015, 05:04 PM
Replies: 183
Views: 23,533
Posted By Chris L
The only evidence Hoagland has ever presented to...

The only evidence Hoagland has ever presented to prove his HD physics claims is the results from his various laptop/watch experiments. Even then, all he has ever shown anybody is screen shots from...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 7th July 2015, 03:00 PM
Replies: 183
Views: 23,533
Posted By Chris L
Hoagland's also the guy spent an entire night on...

Hoagland's also the guy spent an entire night on his Face Book page trying to find all the hidden messages in a Christmas card sent out by the Obama White House. Yeah he tends to see things that no...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 5th July 2015, 09:07 PM
Replies: 183
Views: 23,533
Posted By Chris L
Hoagie sees artifacts everywhere in the solar...

Hoagie sees artifacts everywhere in the solar system. Apparently long ago, the soloar system was inhabited by a Type II civilization of litterbugs.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 16th June 2015, 02:26 PM
Replies: 522
Views: 37,275
Posted By Chris L
Irony can be so ironic sometimes.

Irony can be so ironic sometimes.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 13th May 2015, 02:21 PM
Replies: 522
Views: 37,275
Posted By Chris L
Zimmerman is a guy with a violent past (before...

Zimmerman is a guy with a violent past (before and after the Martin case) and is known to carry a gun. He is also known to have used a gun on an unarmed man. Any reasonable person encountering...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 8th October 2014, 08:51 AM
Replies: 418
Views: 63,736
Posted By Chris L
This sounds reasonably reasonable to me.

This sounds reasonably reasonable to me.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 7th October 2014, 09:59 AM
Replies: 418
Views: 63,736
Posted By Chris L
Affleck was reacting to the violation of PC that...

Affleck was reacting to the violation of PC that Maher and Harris were committing by mentioning some of the better known and less savory aspects of Islamic culture. That demanded a purely emotional...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 1st October 2014, 08:44 AM
Replies: 118
Views: 7,413
Posted By Chris L
The societies who are actually doing the...

The societies who are actually doing the exploring for starters. That seems to include two societies (China and India) with population problems. Both societies embraced technology (and educated their...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 30th September 2014, 04:50 PM
Replies: 273
Views: 18,190
Posted By Chris L
A bit OT, but the 2nd Cosmos was not helped by...

A bit OT, but the 2nd Cosmos was not helped by MacFarlane's heavy handed story telling and lame cartoons. Tyson's stuff was actually quite good though.
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 30th September 2014, 03:46 PM
Replies: 273
Views: 18,190
Posted By Chris L
I got the joke and it was funny. My response...

I got the joke and it was funny. My response acknowledged the truth of it.
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 30th September 2014, 12:57 PM
Replies: 273
Views: 18,190
Posted By Chris L
Then I don't get the hate. Someone on our side...

Then I don't get the hate. Someone on our side made a mistake. Their side decided to make a fuss about it and more than a few on our side chose to ignore (or in some cases defend) the mistake because...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 30th September 2014, 12:50 PM
Replies: 3,231
Views: 427,434
Posted By Chris L
I think it's more of a subconscious thing. The...

I think it's more of a subconscious thing. The movie gets seen and becomes part of the background noise the footer hears throughout his (it's mainly a male thing) day. Then some decide it'd be a fun...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 30th September 2014, 12:45 PM
Replies: 273
Views: 18,190
Posted By Chris L
They screw up biology so it's ok for our side to...

They screw up biology so it's ok for our side to screw up history?
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 30th September 2014, 07:58 AM
Replies: 273
Views: 18,190
Posted By Chris L
This. The mistake was no big deal in and of...

This. The mistake was no big deal in and of itself. Tyson's reaction to it though demonstrates a moral arrogance (It's OK for me to say something untrue because I am on the correct side) I'd expect...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 28th September 2014, 06:04 PM
Replies: 273
Views: 18,190
Posted By Chris L
No, it just means he is just waiting for the...

No, it just means he is just waiting for the issue to fade away. Since Bush is not likely to ever ask for an apology, it's a sound strategy. Dishonest, but sound.
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 28th September 2014, 06:02 PM
Replies: 273
Views: 18,190
Posted By Chris L
I guess I just had a false memory of it then. :)

I guess I just had a false memory of it then. :)
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 28th September 2014, 03:40 PM
Replies: 273
Views: 18,190
Posted By Chris L
Funny you should mention the false memory as...

Funny you should mention the false memory as Tyson (just before his mea culpa) also claimed that he wrote down the details at the time it was said, because it was so shocking to him. Is that too a...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 25th September 2014, 06:08 PM
Replies: 134
Views: 9,277
Posted By Chris L
No, rational is avoiding EVERY version of Windows.

No, rational is avoiding EVERY version of Windows.
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 25th September 2014, 05:33 PM
Replies: 273
Views: 18,190
Posted By Chris L
Considering how much energy you've poured into...

Considering how much energy you've poured into proving Tyson right, it would appear you think it's important. Perhaps I'm wrong and you always react this way to trivial pursuits.

Also, you seem to...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 24th September 2014, 05:26 PM
Replies: 273
Views: 18,190
Posted By Chris L
I don't think anyone here is suggesting we burn...

I don't think anyone here is suggesting we burn Tyson at the stake or even take away his Sam's Club membership card. It's just that if you are in the business of looking for the truth and one of your...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 24th September 2014, 05:15 PM
Replies: 895
Views: 55,780
Posted By Chris L
What kind of idiot (over the age of 6) waltzes...

What kind of idiot (over the age of 6) waltzes around Wal-Mart with a toy gun that looks like a real one? There are lots of crazy people out there. If you can't tell the difference between a real gun...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 24th September 2014, 04:44 PM
Replies: 895
Views: 55,780
Posted By Chris L
As they had no way of knowing if it was or wasn't...

As they had no way of knowing if it was or wasn't real(a crazy guy with a gun might just say the same thing to get them to lower their guard), his noncompliance sent them the wrong signal. When a cop...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 24th September 2014, 04:38 PM
Replies: 895
Views: 55,780
Posted By Chris L
If what they say is true, then it's pretty much...

If what they say is true, then it's pretty much an open and shut case. If they commanded him to put the gun down and he didn't, they took the only action the situation gave them. They couldn't risk...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 24th September 2014, 04:15 PM
Replies: 895
Views: 55,780
Posted By Chris L
Did the police tell him to put the gun down? If...

Did the police tell him to put the gun down? If so, what was his reaction?
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 24th September 2014, 04:05 PM
Replies: 273
Views: 18,190
Posted By Chris L
The man said (repeatedly) that Bush said...

The man said (repeatedly) that Bush said something he didn't. He has never corrected himself. that is not a witch hunt, that is pointing out an error that has not been corrected.
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