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Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 17th January 2017, 12:12 PM
Replies: 3,550
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Posted By Vortigern99
I don't. The link (and attendant discussion) is...

I don't. The link (and attendant discussion) is buried in a previous version of the PGF thread, c. 2009. At all events I'm not especially proud of it, so I wouldn't mind if it disappeared forever!
...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 16th January 2017, 11:40 AM
Replies: 3,550
Views: 582,991
Posted By Vortigern99
I was aware there were hoaxers, certainly. But as...

I was aware there were hoaxers, certainly. But as a solitary "researcher" (meaning I read books and watched films on the subject), I was never part of an online community of BF believers, so I was...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 15th January 2017, 09:52 PM
Replies: 3,550
Views: 582,991
Posted By Vortigern99
Nominated. The insight into human psychology --...

Nominated. The insight into human psychology -- specifically that of the narcissistic, little-to-no-conscience, borderline sociopath -- is as insightful as it is engrossing.

I'm not entirely...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 12th January 2017, 09:58 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 8,399
Posted By Vortigern99
Who is Marc Stevens? What does Ed Helms have to...

Who is Marc Stevens? What does Ed Helms have to do with any of this? What is the OP talking about?
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 7th January 2017, 12:53 PM
Replies: 329
Views: 42,080
Posted By Vortigern99
Your reading comprehension, for lack of a better...

Your reading comprehension, for lack of a better word, sucks. I'm done arguing with you over your lack of understanding of what I've written.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 6th January 2017, 03:10 PM
Replies: 329
Views: 42,080
Posted By Vortigern99
The first modern classification of races was...

The first modern classification of races was François Bernier's New division of Earth by the different species or races which inhabit it (1684). Evidently (I haven't read it) it did not introduce...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 5th January 2017, 04:33 PM
Replies: 329
Views: 42,080
Posted By Vortigern99
Because it was Linnaeus' system, labeling blacks...

Because it was Linnaeus' system, labeling blacks as inferior, that influenced all those which followed.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 5th January 2017, 04:23 PM
Replies: 329
Views: 42,080
Posted By Vortigern99
I do not maintain that race is baseless. I...

I do not maintain that race is baseless. I maintain that it's a social construct derived from observable phenotypic traits and geographic ancestry, which overlaps ambiguously and inaccurately with...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 5th January 2017, 04:16 PM
Replies: 329
Views: 42,080
Posted By Vortigern99
I can't speak for anyone else, but I've abandoned...

I can't speak for anyone else, but I've abandoned the notion that the majority of scientists reject race. Whatever the exact percentages, I'm content to side with those scientists who see it as...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 5th January 2017, 04:08 PM
Replies: 329
Views: 42,080
Posted By Vortigern99
Certainly genetic clusters are scientifically...

Certainly genetic clusters are scientifically valid. Certainly categorization of human populations according to observable physical characteristics and geographic ancestry is a convenient way to...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 5th January 2017, 03:50 PM
Replies: 329
Views: 42,080
Posted By Vortigern99
No one ever said there wasn't a debate about it....

No one ever said there wasn't a debate about it. Here we are in the middle of one. I would further take journalistic reportage of scientists' views and conclusions with the requisite grain of salt....
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 5th January 2017, 03:34 PM
Replies: 329
Views: 42,080
Posted By Vortigern99
Please see the post above yours.

Please see the post above yours.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 5th January 2017, 03:30 PM
Replies: 329
Views: 42,080
Posted By Vortigern99
We agree that race is a socially defined term,...

We agree that race is a socially defined term, "not a scientific one". That is the purpose of this thread in the Science forum.

The categories of race are based on observable physical traits, but...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 5th January 2017, 02:26 PM
Replies: 329
Views: 42,080
Posted By Vortigern99
Exactly! The so-called "genetic clusters" shown...

Exactly! The so-called "genetic clusters" shown in the NYT chart do not correspond to "races", either in how they are self-applied or as applied by others. Scots, Israelis and Iraqis would never...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 3rd January 2017, 11:57 PM
Replies: 329
Views: 42,080
Posted By Vortigern99
It's worth pointing out that I'm not "pretending"...

It's worth pointing out that I'm not "pretending" or "sneaking" or "venom spitting", or any variation of those slights against my character. Neither am I accusing you of any kind of racism, either...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 3rd January 2017, 10:33 PM
Replies: 329
Views: 42,080
Posted By Vortigern99
I don't understand how you think that chart...

I don't understand how you think that chart falsifies lomiller's assertion that "The original concepts and categories 'race' was intended to encapsule have been disproved". The basis for establishing...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 3rd January 2017, 11:54 AM
Replies: 329
Views: 42,080
Posted By Vortigern99
:thumbsup:

:thumbsup:
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 1st January 2017, 12:11 PM
Replies: 329
Views: 42,080
Posted By Vortigern99
To judge from the last few days' worth of posts,...

To judge from the last few days' worth of posts, it appears that both camps in this debate agree that a subpopulation is a valid scientific term, which for the purposes of our discussion on human...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 28th December 2016, 09:26 AM
Replies: 329
Views: 42,080
Posted By Vortigern99
I'll be happy to look into all that again, at...

I'll be happy to look into all that again, at your suggestion, but I would certainly appreciate it if you would drop the superior tone. If I'm mistaken, if I made an unsupportable claim, I'll do my...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 28th December 2016, 09:15 AM
Replies: 329
Views: 42,080
Posted By Vortigern99
This. If I could have said this as well, I would...

This. If I could have said this as well, I would have written it myself.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 27th December 2016, 04:43 PM
Replies: 329
Views: 42,080
Posted By Vortigern99
Races exist as a sociopolitical construct and as...

Races exist as a sociopolitical construct and as a limited means of identifying groups of people with a shared recent ancestry. Assigning race is a method of cataloguing peoples, like a library...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 27th December 2016, 03:00 PM
Replies: 329
Views: 42,080
Posted By Vortigern99
Ad hominems and poisoning the well noted! This...

Ad hominems and poisoning the well noted! This certainly has been enlightening.


Quoted post edited to conform.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 27th December 2016, 02:35 PM
Replies: 366
Views: 53,306
Posted By Vortigern99
Deadline reports that Fisher's role in Star Wars:...

Deadline reports that Fisher's role in Star Wars: Ep.VIII will be bigger than in the previous episode. She wrapped filming on VIII earlier this year.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 27th December 2016, 02:32 PM
Replies: 329
Views: 42,080
Posted By Vortigern99
Do you have anything to add to the discussion...

Do you have anything to add to the discussion apart from contrarian nonsense?

FWIW, I entered into a study on this question from the same standpoint you now occupy. The science convinced me, not...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 27th December 2016, 02:01 PM
Replies: 329
Views: 42,080
Posted By Vortigern99
Feel free to post any evidence you have...

Feel free to post any evidence you have supporting the concept of race. Do you believe I haven't researched this topic extensively, including scientific papers which explode the myth of race?

I'll...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 27th December 2016, 01:30 PM
Replies: 329
Views: 42,080
Posted By Vortigern99
... which is exactly what the concept of race is:...

... which is exactly what the concept of race is: social politics. No science involved.
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 27th December 2016, 12:40 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,117
Posted By Vortigern99
My favorite author of all time. I had been...

My favorite author of all time. I had been expecting his passing for several years, given his age, but the news saddens me nonetheless.

Watership Down. Shardik. Maia. Girl in a Swing. Traveller....
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 27th December 2016, 12:28 PM
Replies: 329
Views: 42,080
Posted By Vortigern99
Thanks for that, madoc. The demonization of the...

Thanks for that, madoc. The demonization of the Irish is a key bit of history supporting the assertion that race is not a valid biological concept.

If "white"-skinned groups can be oppressed and...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 27th December 2016, 11:17 AM
Replies: 366
Views: 53,306
Posted By Vortigern99
:bricks:

:bricks:
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 23rd December 2016, 10:09 PM
Replies: 366
Views: 53,306
Posted By Vortigern99
No, her brother says she's "out of emergency". ...

No, her brother says she's "out of emergency".

https://www.yahoo.com/movies/reports-carrie-fisher-suffers-medical-emergency-flight-232002540.html
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 23rd December 2016, 09:28 PM
Replies: 366
Views: 53,306
Posted By Vortigern99
Bothers me too. But Cullenz has been as contrite...

Bothers me too. But Cullenz has been as contrite about it as we might hope.

Meanwhile, I'm glad to know she's stable. Whatever that may mean exactly, at least she's alive. I didn't want to go to...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 23rd December 2016, 04:37 PM
Replies: 366
Views: 53,306
Posted By Vortigern99
Sorry to quibble, but it's Fisher. She's the...

Sorry to quibble, but it's Fisher. She's the daughter of 50s crooner Eddie Fisher.

Also, to the OP, the "dark side" doesn't mean death. The thread title is erroneous.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 23rd December 2016, 03:31 PM
Replies: 366
Views: 53,306
Posted By Vortigern99
Oh no! :mad:

Oh no! :mad:
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 22nd December 2016, 03:44 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 8,882
Posted By Vortigern99
No one person speaks for a group unless elected...

No one person speaks for a group unless elected to do so. I call myself skeptic, and am satisfied that I adhere to the above-summarized tenets of skepticism. Occasionally I descend into mockery or...
Forum: Education 18th December 2016, 04:07 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 10,067
Posted By Vortigern99
And that's just since the Reagan era!

And that's just since the Reagan era!
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 18th December 2016, 01:25 PM
Replies: 2,229
Views: 401,569
Posted By Vortigern99
I think it must be fun for some skeptics to...

I think it must be fun for some skeptics to willfully engage a conspiracist who is clearly mistaken, and possibly even lying, about his beliefs. I think some consider this an exercise in critical...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 16th December 2016, 04:39 PM
Replies: 2,229
Views: 401,569
Posted By Vortigern99
Well?

Well?
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 16th December 2016, 11:39 AM
Replies: 2,229
Views: 401,569
Posted By Vortigern99
Wow! Esspee has ignored this question! I am...

Wow! Esspee has ignored this question! I am shocked and appalled.
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 15th December 2016, 11:59 AM
Replies: 2,229
Views: 401,569
Posted By Vortigern99
Thanks to RussDill

Esspee, how can events with attendance in the thousands have hosted a faked event without anyone mentioning the helicopter, drone, or that absolutely nothing happened?

How it is that major media...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 14th December 2016, 09:40 PM
Replies: 247
Views: 62,072
Posted By Vortigern99
Smile QFT. This thread is a solid example of the...

QFT. This thread is a solid example of the phenomenon which in the ISF Bigfoot threads is called BLAARGing -- Bigfoot Live-Action Alternate Reality Gaming* -- wherein the gamer pretends to believe in...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 13th December 2016, 04:01 PM
Replies: 247
Views: 62,072
Posted By Vortigern99
1. CGI KANGAROOS can appear aggressive and...

1. CGI KANGAROOS can appear aggressive and dangerous to humans.
2. CGI KANGAROOS can be muscular and appear to easily overpower a dog
3. CGI KANGAROOS can exhibit defined musculature and hair can...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 13th December 2016, 09:45 AM
Replies: 247
Views: 62,072
Posted By Vortigern99
The same can all be said of CG-animated...

The same can all be said of CG-animated creatures. Checkmate!
Forum: USA Politics 11th December 2016, 12:36 PM
Replies: 710
Views: 97,190
Posted By Vortigern99
I see conservatives as close-minded, misguided,...

I see conservatives as close-minded, misguided, resistant to data that challenges their worldview, and lacking in empathy. I've never used the word "evil" to describe a fellow human being because...
Forum: USA Politics 11th December 2016, 12:15 PM
Replies: 710
Views: 97,190
Posted By Vortigern99
:thumbsup: This is where my thoughts run as...

:thumbsup:

This is where my thoughts run as well, whenever liberals are accused of demonizing conservatives. This is a group of people who wants to limit impoverished children's access to...
Forum: USA Politics 11th December 2016, 12:01 PM
Replies: 710
Views: 97,190
Posted By Vortigern99
I'm not really understanding the OP. I don't...

I'm not really understanding the OP. I don't follow the many-sugar, only-salt analogy. Can you please clarify how that metaphor works?

My experience with family members and acquaintances who are...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 11th December 2016, 11:17 AM
Replies: 86
Views: 29,808
Posted By Vortigern99
Texas here. Never happened to me. In fact, no...

Texas here. Never happened to me. In fact, no person of color has ever called me any ethnic epithet or slur. Though I have been mistaken for Mexican. And a classmate of mine in Houston used to call...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 10th December 2016, 03:17 PM
Replies: 247
Views: 62,072
Posted By Vortigern99
It looks a bot wrong! It's likey fake!!

It looks a bot wrong! It's likey fake!!
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 10th December 2016, 01:31 PM
Replies: 247
Views: 62,072
Posted By Vortigern99
"Look! Here is a video showing a comparatively...

"Look! Here is a video showing a comparatively mundane reality that no one in their right mind would ever try to fake! If I argue that it's 'likey fake', tens of people will bicker with me for tens...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 10th December 2016, 10:13 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 3,544
Posted By Vortigern99
Well, they did say "if". I would have preferred...

Well, they did say "if". I would have preferred the use of subjunctive were, as in "Even if someone were clairvoyant...". But their statement can be read as a skeptical bit of advice that should be...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 5th December 2016, 01:05 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 6,824
Posted By Vortigern99
"If Einstein were to have said everything...

"If Einstein were to have said everything attributed to him, he's still be talking." - Abraham Lincoln
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