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Forum: USA Politics 13th November 2023, 06:48 AM
Replies: 2,020
Views: 99,179
Posted By turingtest
Well, it's not like he called them "deplorables"...

Well, it's not like he called them "deplorables" or anything really bad like that.
Forum: USA Politics 26th January 2023, 03:56 PM
Replies: 211
Views: 9,397
Posted By turingtest
AFAICT, mike's "crowd" is Keith Olbermann, who...

AFAICT, mike's "crowd" is Keith Olbermann, who did tweet that Dungy should be fired from NBC. I can't find any other examples of anyone else calling for that, though I'm sure mike will have enough...
Forum: USA Politics 24th January 2023, 03:25 PM
Replies: 211
Views: 9,397
Posted By turingtest
Interesting how we've gone from "sin" to...

Interesting how we've gone from "sin" to "science!" but, ok- is there any scientific evidence for a heterosexual gene? Anything that points to a conclusion that everyone is "born straight" as a...
Forum: USA Politics 24th January 2023, 09:14 AM
Replies: 211
Views: 9,397
Posted By turingtest
Is just an excuse, a rationalization, to...

Is just an excuse, a rationalization, to marginalize or otherwise subjugate and control behavior. The in-group "loves" the sinner in much the same way some folks use the term "Well bless your...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 31st December 2022, 11:36 AM
Replies: 363
Views: 34,367
Posted By turingtest
Are you seriously arguing that people here have...

Are you seriously arguing that people here have been fooled by a "television show" that you think worked on them because it worked in some movies you saw? I believe this is technically referred to as...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 19th December 2022, 01:37 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 3,998
Posted By turingtest
[Pedant mode] William IV was actually George...

[Pedant mode]
William IV was actually George III's third son- the second son was named Frederick, the Duke of York, who died before his older brother (George IV), having left no legitimate issue,...
Forum: USA Politics 12th December 2022, 03:09 PM
Replies: 1,214
Views: 63,520
Posted By turingtest
Gotta love the reasoning there- a poll of actual...

Gotta love the reasoning there- a poll of actual voters in Arizona that rejected Lake is totally untrustworthy and should be discarded because an unregulated poll of "likely" voters not even...
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 10th December 2022, 07:11 AM
Replies: 68
Views: 2,880
Posted By turingtest
"The man in black fled across the desert, and the...

"The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed."
-Stephen King's The Dark Tower series...

(Do not open this spoiler if you haven't read the books and don't want the ending...
Forum: USA Politics 2nd December 2022, 09:21 AM
Replies: 2,977
Views: 209,059
Posted By turingtest
That is kind of a necessary part of the CT...

That is kind of a necessary part of the CT mindset that the GOP seems to have adopted as policy, though- seeing the conspiracy as such a given that it's not possible, or even needful, to show...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 2nd December 2022, 09:10 AM
Replies: 2,548
Views: 366,093
Posted By turingtest
My guess is that he quite literally can not stop-...

My guess is that he quite literally can not stop- it's part of his problem- and can not conduct or submit to an honest, objective test, that would be to discard an identity he needs for...
Forum: USA Politics 7th October 2022, 10:00 AM
Replies: 886
Views: 41,745
Posted By turingtest
When all else fails, there's the resort to the...

When all else fails, there's the resort to the "Scott DesJarlais defense" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_DesJarlais#Sex,_abortion,_and_drug_scandals) (Wikipedia)- "god has forgiven me." It has...
Forum: USA Politics 1st October 2022, 04:57 PM
Replies: 2,977
Views: 209,059
Posted By turingtest
Not to mention that the "convenient time...right...

Not to mention that the "convenient time...right before elections" would be because hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30, with the peak around the middle of September; since elections are...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 28th September 2022, 07:23 AM
Replies: 125
Views: 4,958
Posted By turingtest
Stay safe, man- from someone who went through...

Stay safe, man- from someone who went through Katrina (and a lifetime of other, lesser storms, including Camille), and understands that being on the NW quadrant of a hurricane is the worst place to...
Forum: USA Politics 20th September 2022, 08:43 AM
Replies: 2,977
Views: 209,059
Posted By turingtest
Stupid and the definition of cringeworthy- Utah...

Stupid and the definition of cringeworthy- Utah GOP Candidate Raps in Campaign Video
...
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 19th September 2022, 03:35 PM
Replies: 1,340
Views: 233,996
Posted By turingtest
An old sci-fi (loosely speaking)* classic, Jack...

An old sci-fi (loosely speaking)* classic, Jack Finney's Time And Again. A commercial artist living in late-1960's New York City joins a government project for time travel and ends up in 1882 NYC....
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 21st August 2022, 08:57 PM
Replies: 363
Views: 34,367
Posted By turingtest
Anybody who thinks it's possible to have a...

Anybody who thinks it's possible to have a productive, or even rational, conversation with Yankee should read this old ISF thread (http://www.internationalskeptics.com/forums/showthread.php?t=341275)...
Forum: USA Politics 19th August 2022, 06:52 AM
Replies: 3,333
Views: 174,560
Posted By turingtest
A lot of Donald Trump's behavior can be...

A lot of Donald Trump's behavior can be understood if you think of him as George Costanza in the White House-

It's not so much that he doesn't actually understand the wrongness of the actions...
Forum: USA Politics 16th August 2022, 02:26 PM
Replies: 3,394
Views: 231,468
Posted By turingtest
It's true that for most rational people, the...

It's true that for most rational people, the rational reaction would be to applaud the idea that nobody is either above or below the law. I suspect, though, that, for the intended audience (the folks...
Forum: USA Politics 9th August 2022, 08:45 AM
Replies: 2,977
Views: 209,059
Posted By turingtest
You're operating on the assumption that the whole...

You're operating on the assumption that the whole thing is about honest suspicions that can be rationally laid to rest. It's not- the people who will gravely intone that their only purpose is to...
Forum: USA Politics 27th July 2022, 05:08 PM
Replies: 3,394
Views: 231,468
Posted By turingtest
Well, in this context at least, never mind...

Well, in this context at least, never mind imitation- thievery is the sincerest form of flattery. :)

Also, it seems to me that "it's not a lie if you believe it" carries a sort of implicit...
Forum: USA Politics 27th July 2022, 03:53 PM
Replies: 3,394
Views: 231,468
Posted By turingtest
From that article: I guess it shouldn't...

From that article:

I guess it shouldn't surprise me that it would take someone like Trump (who, as President, was in a position to know that his lies were lies) to seriously invoke the Costanza...
Forum: USA Politics 26th July 2022, 11:14 AM
Replies: 2,977
Views: 209,059
Posted By turingtest
It really does take a colossal amount of literal...

It really does take a colossal amount of literal stupidity (in the sense of "mental incapacity") to be unable to conceive of the possibility that, instead of a case being only one way or the other,...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 4th June 2022, 04:36 PM
Replies: 3,385
Views: 310,766
Posted By turingtest
And don't understand what the records they cite...

And don't understand what the records they cite as proof actually say- according to Lead Stories.com...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 25th March 2022, 06:44 AM
Replies: 449
Split Thread: The Challenger Disaster
Views: 30,610
Posted By turingtest
You know what would be even better? Evidence. I...

You know what would be even better? Evidence. I don't know where you got this weird idea that Occam's Razor is some sort of magical spell that you can just chant to solve mysteries- properly...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 24th March 2022, 05:32 AM
Replies: 449
Split Thread: The Challenger Disaster
Views: 30,610
Posted By turingtest
That little bit is pretty amazing in its own...

That little bit is pretty amazing in its own pitiful way. What you're essentially saying is that "the perps" are deliberately lazy and sloppy in their methods because they know nobody is going to do...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 23rd March 2022, 04:45 PM
Replies: 449
Split Thread: The Challenger Disaster
Views: 30,610
Posted By turingtest
It is sort of fitting, though, that a CTist who...

It is sort of fitting, though, that a CTist who thinks she has solved a "psyop" solely by looking at photographs of people would also think her methodology is buttressed by quoting a fiction writer...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 15th March 2022, 06:13 PM
Replies: 573
Views: 41,111
Posted By turingtest
I think Emre quite literally and seriously does...

I think Emre quite literally and seriously does not understand why we don't need to wait seven more days to see that the whole Nemesis thing is primitive nonsense- if there was anything there, we'd...
Forum: USA Politics 15th March 2022, 05:54 PM
Replies: 2,977
Views: 209,059
Posted By turingtest
(Shrug) Romney, for one. Kasich, who used to be...

(Shrug) Romney, for one. Kasich, who used to be governor of Ohio (no idea what he's been up to lately), Hogan of Maryland, even Liz Cheney. As I said, I might not agree with them on their ideas or...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 15th March 2022, 05:30 PM
Replies: 449
Split Thread: The Challenger Disaster
Views: 30,610
Posted By turingtest
The CT itself is dumb enough, but this particular...

The CT itself is dumb enough, but this particular approach is even worse. If you think that pictures of people who look like each other is some sort of evidence that the Challenger disaster was some...
Forum: USA Politics 15th March 2022, 05:08 PM
Replies: 2,977
Views: 209,059
Posted By turingtest
There are still some thinking conservatives in...

There are still some thinking conservatives in the party who aren't such slaves to that sort of inertia; I guess we can still hope that, at some point, they will assert themselves forcefully enough...
Forum: USA Politics 15th March 2022, 04:48 PM
Replies: 2,977
Views: 209,059
Posted By turingtest
It's the sort of "think about it!" idiocy that...

It's the sort of "think about it!" idiocy that your average dumbass who calls in to pontificate on right-wing radio would think was a clever thing to say. And therein, I think, lies a big part of the...
Forum: USA Politics 15th March 2022, 04:11 PM
Replies: 2,977
Views: 209,059
Posted By turingtest
There has got to be a place in this thread for...

There has got to be a place in this thread for Herschel Walker wondering "why are there still apes?"...
Forum: Economics, Business and Finance 7th February 2022, 10:52 AM
Replies: 4,240
Views: 290,472
Posted By turingtest
There's a fella in Vermont probably tearing his...

There's a fella in Vermont probably tearing his hair out right about now.
Forum: USA Politics 1st February 2022, 04:52 PM
Replies: 2,977
Views: 209,059
Posted By turingtest
https://www.losangelesblade.com/2022/01/29/gop-sen...

https://www.losangelesblade.com/2022/01/29/gop-senator-admits-religious-freedom-means-rejecting-lgbtq-people/

And again we're going to, I think, have more and more of these moments. The...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 28th January 2022, 07:05 AM
Replies: 229
Views: 12,746
Posted By turingtest
Well, obviously, you weren't sincere. :rolleyes:...

Well, obviously, you weren't sincere. :rolleyes: It's kind of saddening the way some people so brainwash themselves by trading brains for faith that they can't see the plain problem here, in setting...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 24th January 2022, 07:36 PM
Replies: 229
Views: 12,746
Posted By turingtest
(Shrug) Okely-dokely then; far be it from me to...

(Shrug) Okely-dokely then; far be it from me to argue with someone who's so determined to make himself look so foolish by essentially agreeing with the thesis that Smith made the whole thing up but...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 24th January 2022, 06:50 PM
Replies: 229
Views: 12,746
Posted By turingtest
That's...a pretty big matzoh ball hangin' out...

That's...a pretty big matzoh ball hangin' out there, man. Are you sure that's what you meant to say?
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 23rd January 2022, 08:07 AM
Replies: 3,457
Views: 213,284
Posted By turingtest
The only way to believe that every process has a...

The only way to believe that every process has a "purpose," in the way heydarian is using the word, is to believe that every effect is an aim. But since that belief covers every possible case, it's...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 18th January 2022, 09:16 AM
Replies: 616
Views: 92,594
Posted By turingtest
Only a CTist would think that somebody being...

Only a CTist would think that somebody being shorter than they expected is evidence that he's not who he claimed to be instead of just that he's been lying about how tall he was.
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 26th December 2021, 11:27 AM
Replies: 3,709
Views: 178,696
Posted By turingtest
"Kit the investigative reporter" doesn't even...

"Kit the investigative reporter" doesn't even seem really all that necessary to Tom's "theory"- until you realize that it isn't a theory at all, but only a rosary ritual in which all the beads need...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 26th December 2021, 10:40 AM
Replies: 3,709
Views: 178,696
Posted By turingtest
For someone who pretends that it's the...

For someone who pretends that it's the "Covidists" that are adhering to a religion, Tom sure does have his own Scripture that he's sticking to through thick or thin. Evidently that silly line about...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 25th December 2021, 08:49 AM
Replies: 3,457
Views: 213,284
Posted By turingtest
"God commanded it!" isn't an answer either- by...

"God commanded it!" isn't an answer either- by definition, "this is a miracle" isn't an explanation, it's a placeholder for the absence of one. All you're doing here is the same thing creationists...
Forum: USA Politics 14th December 2021, 03:07 PM
Replies: 174
Views: 14,487
Posted By turingtest
:thumbsup: <--- There's one you've earned. ...

:thumbsup: <--- There's one you've earned. Seriously, good job, very Trumpian- all you did there was to act exactly as I guessed you would. And are continuing with it, I see- very comical (at...
Forum: USA Politics 14th December 2021, 01:30 PM
Replies: 174
Views: 14,487
Posted By turingtest
You know what would have been better than this...

You know what would have been better than this childish sputtering? Show us how it's done- show some evidence for more than just the handful of cases, something more empirical than anecdotal evidence...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 14th December 2021, 12:44 PM
Replies: 3,497
Views: 236,691
Posted By turingtest
Not so much "premature" as a part of the circle...

Not so much "premature" as a part of the circle necessary to make it a seamless one. It needs the assumption of the conspiracy to believe that there is a system to cover it up; then the cover-up...
Forum: USA Politics 14th December 2021, 12:35 PM
Replies: 174
Views: 14,487
Posted By turingtest
I'm not sure if that highlighted bit is an effect...

I'm not sure if that highlighted bit is an effect of the Trump years or what led to them, likely a little of both, but it really is just depressing as hell when our whole political system has become...
Forum: USA Politics 14th December 2021, 12:24 PM
Replies: 174
Views: 14,487
Posted By turingtest
*Shrug* Given the fact that the sort of voter...

*Shrug* Given the fact that the sort of voter fraud that Republicans are always going on about is so rare that anecdotes are really the only kind of evidence you will ever see for it (as opposed to...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 14th December 2021, 06:34 AM
Replies: 3,457
Views: 213,284
Posted By turingtest
"Man is a golem" is not evolution, and it's not...

"Man is a golem" is not evolution, and it's not science.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 7th December 2021, 11:25 AM
Replies: 3,457
Views: 213,284
Posted By turingtest
Thanks for that, Scorpion. Heydarian- wouldn't...

Thanks for that, Scorpion. Heydarian- wouldn't you agree that there's a pretty big difference between accurately translating a verse from one language to another, hoping the meaning you want can be...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 6th December 2021, 03:30 PM
Replies: 698
Views: 46,880
Posted By turingtest
Kind of gives a whole new meaning to that idiotic...

Kind of gives a whole new meaning to that idiotic "war on Christmas!" thing that some folks on the right are always foaming at the mouth over, doesn't it? I mean, nothing quite puts the Christ back...
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