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Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 16th August 2012, 03:38 AM
Replies: 265
Views: 26,117
Posted By Lamuella
pointing out that you're a terrible person who...

pointing out that you're a terrible person who invades people's privacy isn't a good way to excuse someone else for being a terrible person who invades people's privacy.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 14th August 2012, 10:21 AM
Replies: 344
Views: 17,855
Posted By Lamuella
thinking about it, it would be very tough for The...

thinking about it, it would be very tough for The Joker in the DC Universe to be an atheist. On several occasions he's had encounters with The Spectre, who is the living embodiment of God's...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 14th August 2012, 10:13 AM
Replies: 344
Views: 17,855
Posted By Lamuella
The thing about The Joker is that much like Xenu...

The thing about The Joker is that much like Xenu he doesn't exist.
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 14th August 2012, 07:12 AM
Replies: 160
Views: 9,711
Posted By Lamuella
No, we trust science more than picture taking. ...

No, we trust science more than picture taking. It's about the process.



Tell you what: design an experiment that would determine whether or not ghosts exist, and we'll talk about funding it.
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 14th August 2012, 06:14 AM
Replies: 160
Views: 9,711
Posted By Lamuella
Cern didn't release a picture and say "it's the...

Cern didn't release a picture and say "it's the higgs boson". They released a truly vast amount of data and showed how the existence of the Higgs Boson could be inferred from this. They showed...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 14th August 2012, 03:50 AM
Replies: 3,979
Views: 291,871
Posted By Lamuella
at this stage I think we can say it's unlikely to...

at this stage I think we can say it's unlikely to be held again.
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 14th August 2012, 03:32 AM
Replies: 160
Views: 9,711
Posted By Lamuella
Yes, how terrible of us to ask you to produce the...

Yes, how terrible of us to ask you to produce the evidence you claim you have.

A constant stream of photos are produced, yes. This does not mean that the photos being produced are evidence of...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 14th August 2012, 03:28 AM
Replies: 160
Views: 9,711
Posted By Lamuella
do you understand what the word "repeatable"...

do you understand what the word "repeatable" means in a scientific context? It's a word you introduced, after all.
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 14th August 2012, 03:26 AM
Replies: 160
Views: 9,711
Posted By Lamuella
actually, it was you who claimed that photos of...

actually, it was you who claimed that photos of ghosts counted as evidence of them. You introduced the idea, so put up or shut up.

Additionally, you just asked for a photograph of something whose...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 14th August 2012, 03:14 AM
Replies: 160
Views: 9,711
Posted By Lamuella
People often have new pictures and videos that...

People often have new pictures and videos that they claim are of ghosts. What evidence do you have that they actually are of ghosts?
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 14th August 2012, 03:13 AM
Replies: 160
Views: 9,711
Posted By Lamuella
oh wow, you're one of those people who is so bad...

oh wow, you're one of those people who is so bad at debate that they think they're winning...

You said if you had video of brad pitt killing someone it would be used to convict him. With the...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 14th August 2012, 03:10 AM
Replies: 160
Views: 9,711
Posted By Lamuella
did you miss the point where you claimed that...

did you miss the point where you claimed that "Pictures and videos of ghosts are produced constantly"?
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 14th August 2012, 03:06 AM
Replies: 160
Views: 9,711
Posted By Lamuella
Would it? I've seen a video of Brad Pitt killing...

Would it? I've seen a video of Brad Pitt killing people. Also violently beating people in parking lots, holding a gun to someone's head, planting bombs in office buildings and robbing casinos.
...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 14th August 2012, 03:01 AM
Replies: 160
Views: 9,711
Posted By Lamuella
you're new to logic, aren't you? The onus is...

you're new to logic, aren't you?

The onus is on you to provide any examples of "ghost" photos that cannot be explained by other means.
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 14th August 2012, 02:50 AM
Replies: 160
Views: 9,711
Posted By Lamuella
on the contrary, pictures and videos of ghosts...

on the contrary, pictures and videos of ghosts are never produced. What are produced are either deliberate hoaxes or examples of paredolia.
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 14th August 2012, 02:48 AM
Replies: 160
Views: 9,711
Posted By Lamuella
Here's a discussion point: you don't know much...

Here's a discussion point: you don't know much about science, why is that? Have you never read up on these things, or did you try to read up, face comprehension problems, and just decide it must all...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 13th August 2012, 07:38 AM
Replies: 381
Views: 37,704
Posted By Lamuella
wouldn't a government good enough at covering...

wouldn't a government good enough at covering things up to black out parts of a Mars Rover image be good enough at covering things up to fake a better picture?

isn't the fact that the image is...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 13th August 2012, 07:34 AM
Replies: 381
Views: 37,704
Posted By Lamuella
You have a stuck idea. You have received a...

You have a stuck idea.

You have received a very reasonable explanation for both of these things (not enough high resolution pictures, basically). Rather than accept this very reasonable...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 13th August 2012, 01:51 AM
Replies: 265
Views: 26,117
Posted By Lamuella
So you're not defending him, but complaining...

So you're not defending him, but complaining about him eavesdropping on private conversations containing sensitive information is "asinine BS". :rolleyes:
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 13th August 2012, 12:19 AM
Replies: 265
Views: 26,117
Posted By Lamuella
Whether what he did was hacking or not, it should...

Whether what he did was hacking or not, it should have been staggeringly obvious to him that this was a list where he was not wanted. His continued presence there was against the wishes of people...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 9th August 2012, 08:53 AM
Replies: 591
Views: 34,459
Posted By Lamuella
No, that still doesn't answer my question. The...

No, that still doesn't answer my question. The fact that heliocentrism is on its surface more simple than the excesses of epicycle theory doesn't mean that a simple theory is in general preferable...
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 9th August 2012, 08:45 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 2,565
Posted By Lamuella
The lesser of two, if possible

The lesser of two, if possible
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 9th August 2012, 08:35 AM
Replies: 591
Views: 34,459
Posted By Lamuella
That's not an answer to my question. What makes...

That's not an answer to my question. What makes you think an accurate model would be simple?
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 9th August 2012, 08:33 AM
Replies: 591
Views: 34,459
Posted By Lamuella
not a scam, a crackpot. Someone who has more...

not a scam, a crackpot. Someone who has more faith in their idea than in the idea of evidence and observation.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 9th August 2012, 08:32 AM
Replies: 591
Views: 34,459
Posted By Lamuella
Why? What makes you think an accurate model of...

Why? What makes you think an accurate model of physics would be simple?
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 9th August 2012, 08:27 AM
Replies: 591
Views: 34,459
Posted By Lamuella
That's because you don't know what you're looking...

That's because you don't know what you're looking at or what you're looking for.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 9th August 2012, 08:06 AM
Replies: 591
Views: 34,459
Posted By Lamuella
You're not surprised because you don't actually...

You're not surprised because you don't actually understand what you just read or what you just said.

Ajay Sharma should not be treated as a voice of scientific consensus. He is as much a crackpot...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 9th August 2012, 06:42 AM
Replies: 591
Views: 34,459
Posted By Lamuella
Idunno, those moon men are pretty light fingered....

Idunno, those moon men are pretty light fingered.

Get it? Light...

I'll get me coat.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 9th August 2012, 05:49 AM
Replies: 591
Views: 34,459
Posted By Lamuella
less, yes, but not "a lot less". ...

less, yes, but not "a lot less".

http://curious.astro.cornell.edu/question.php?number=563

over its lifetime, the sun will lose around 0.07% of its mass due to fusion.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 9th August 2012, 05:33 AM
Replies: 591
Views: 34,459
Posted By Lamuella
no high priests involved, unless your definition...

no high priests involved, unless your definition of high priest is "someone who knows something". You've made it quite clear so far how little you trust the concept of knowledge.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 9th August 2012, 05:14 AM
Replies: 591
Views: 34,459
Posted By Lamuella
actually, there is. To successfully criticize...

actually, there is. To successfully criticize something, you need to be able to understand it really quite well. The fact that you don't understand this just reinforces that you don't know enough...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 9th August 2012, 05:11 AM
Replies: 591
Views: 34,459
Posted By Lamuella
"potential energy" is a loose term that refers to...

"potential energy" is a loose term that refers to a wide variety of different things. Your comments were relating to gravitational potential energy, which is a very different thing from nuclear...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 9th August 2012, 04:50 AM
Replies: 591
Views: 34,459
Posted By Lamuella
why have you told us this? Do you think it...

why have you told us this? Do you think it contradicts the point you were replying to?
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 9th August 2012, 01:41 AM
Replies: 591
Views: 34,459
Posted By Lamuella
It's starting to feel like you started a thread...

It's starting to feel like you started a thread called "Is the moon made of cheddar?" and when people showed you that it definitely isn't, you've reverted to your theory that the moon is made of...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 8th August 2012, 02:56 PM
Replies: 591
Views: 34,459
Posted By Lamuella
And this is the problem with the whole of the...

And this is the problem with the whole of the thread. You lack enough knowledge to discuss this subject, without every point being people educating you on why you are wrong.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 8th August 2012, 02:54 PM
Replies: 591
Views: 34,459
Posted By Lamuella
absolutely untrue. The centre of gravity of a...

absolutely untrue. The centre of gravity of a spherical object is the centre of the object. Ergo all mass in the object is attracted towards that centre. Ergo the centre would be the densest part...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 8th August 2012, 10:20 AM
Replies: 591
Views: 34,459
Posted By Lamuella
You're really bad at this. Really bad. ...

You're really bad at this. Really bad. Everything you just wrote is wrong, and wrong in ways that any degree of physics education at all would fix.
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 8th August 2012, 08:50 AM
Replies: 3,979
Views: 291,871
Posted By Lamuella
it saddens me that PeaceCrusader is continuing to...

it saddens me that PeaceCrusader is continuing to move the goalposts. How long before this becomes a prediction about the 2016 games?
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 8th August 2012, 08:37 AM
Replies: 591
Views: 34,459
Posted By Lamuella
Time to invoke Rennie's Law again: if you think...

Time to invoke Rennie's Law again: if you think you can disprove a significant cornerstone of science with a youtube video, you didn't understand the science.

I'm wondering if this whole thing is...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 8th August 2012, 08:16 AM
Replies: 591
Views: 34,459
Posted By Lamuella
You have no understanding of physics whatsoever. ...

You have no understanding of physics whatsoever. There are at least five basic errors in this single paragraph, but let me start with the simplest: Why would the collapse of this mass happen at its...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 7th August 2012, 01:24 PM
Replies: 591
Views: 34,459
Posted By Lamuella
It's like claiming you know all about...

It's like claiming you know all about Frankenstein and then thinking that's the name of the monster. It betrays ignorance.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 7th August 2012, 12:32 PM
Replies: 591
Views: 34,459
Posted By Lamuella
because demonstrably you don't know much about...

because demonstrably you don't know much about the Internet as you confused it with the World Wide Web.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 7th August 2012, 12:06 PM
Replies: 591
Views: 34,459
Posted By Lamuella
well, thank you for being so honest.

well, thank you for being so honest.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 7th August 2012, 11:57 AM
Replies: 591
Views: 34,459
Posted By Lamuella
Anders, is there a subject that you know a lot...

Anders, is there a subject that you know a lot about? Please don't say "the internet".
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 7th August 2012, 11:52 AM
Replies: 591
Views: 34,459
Posted By Lamuella
so you don't know the difference between the...

so you don't know the difference between the internet and the world wide web. Wow, I am blown away by your knowledge.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 7th August 2012, 08:52 AM
Replies: 591
Views: 34,459
Posted By Lamuella
I refuse to believe you know very much about the...

I refuse to believe you know very much about the Internet. Explain who Tim Berners-Lee is without looking him up.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 7th August 2012, 08:50 AM
Replies: 591
Views: 34,459
Posted By Lamuella
Oh god... This is why nobody is taking you...

Oh god...

This is why nobody is taking you seriously.

If such articles were faked on a large enough scale to make it look like relativity was accurate when it was not, then the faking of...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 7th August 2012, 08:46 AM
Replies: 591
Views: 34,459
Posted By Lamuella
out of curiosity, which subject did you choose to...

out of curiosity, which subject did you choose to think about?
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 7th August 2012, 08:45 AM
Replies: 591
Views: 34,459
Posted By Lamuella
if it's a hoax, then the ways in which it is a...

if it's a hoax, then the ways in which it is a hoax will become apparent as we discover more about the nature of the universe. If it's a hoax, then it's a hoax that is a remarkably good fit to the...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 7th August 2012, 08:31 AM
Replies: 591
Views: 34,459
Posted By Lamuella
If you know what you're looking for. And...

If you know what you're looking for. And understand what you find.

Also, education isn't just the transmission of information, it's the impartation of knowledge. I can look up whole medical...
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