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Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 25th March 2017, 09:01 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 7,445
Posted By Mudcat
I'm not talking about declaring absolute...

I'm not talking about declaring absolute knowledge here, but since you brought it up can you honestly argue that it isn't absolutely true that there are microbiological lifeforms called germs that...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 25th March 2017, 04:55 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 7,445
Posted By Mudcat
Prove it :cool:

Prove it :cool:
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 25th March 2017, 04:40 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 7,445
Posted By Mudcat
I can get behind that, but if the theory works...

I can get behind that, but if the theory works until a better one comes along to explain it, then why not accept it as having been proven? Just be prepared to have an idea being challenged and...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 25th March 2017, 02:11 PM
Replies: 418
Views: 85,879
Posted By Mudcat
I think that I understand why they want to...

I think that I understand why they want to believe this is all true, because the only logical explanation for it being that way were it that way was if a godidit. Cause someone please explain how...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 25th March 2017, 01:48 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 7,445
Posted By Mudcat
Can We Please Stop Waffling?

This is something that has bothered me for a while but if there's just one thing that bugs the hell out of me about my fellow skeptics and the broader scientific community is how much they waffle on...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 21st March 2017, 01:00 PM
Replies: 125
Views: 21,618
Posted By Mudcat
You don't need a degree relevant to the...

You don't need a degree relevant to the discussion or, indeed, any degree to the topic at hand as long as you make a good argument for what you're arguing for. That plainly isn't what happened here,...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 20th March 2017, 01:41 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 7,141
Posted By Mudcat
It's not much of a mystery when they're spouting...

It's not much of a mystery when they're spouting out that it's all the fault of The Man or The White Man for their current problems whether white men had any involvement with it or not.
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 20th March 2017, 12:59 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 5,329
Posted By Mudcat
I don't know, but if there was one would it...

I don't know, but if there was one would it really be all that surprising?
Forum: USA Politics 19th March 2017, 11:37 AM
Replies: 448
Views: 66,699
Posted By Mudcat
Or we can stop pussy footing around, randomly...

Or we can stop pussy footing around, randomly execute illegal immigrants, lop off their heads and mount those heads where they can be seen on pikes with messages of "Come legally, or else". If they...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 19th March 2017, 11:16 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 5,329
Posted By Mudcat
How would that be any different from the current...

How would that be any different from the current crop of people in office?
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 19th March 2017, 12:54 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 5,329
Posted By Mudcat
Assuming that Trump doesn't get assassinated or...

Assuming that Trump doesn't get assassinated or impeached by then.
Forum: Economics, Business and Finance 19th March 2017, 12:50 AM
Replies: 241
Views: 13,272
Posted By Mudcat
This might be ignorance on my part, but what kind...

This might be ignorance on my part, but what kind of genetics could possibly give you an advantage in the job market?
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 17th March 2017, 06:00 AM
Replies: 1,033
Views: 157,073
Posted By Mudcat
And it was started by someone named PartSkeptic...

And it was started by someone named PartSkeptic yet, oddly enough, not a hint of skepticism was employed.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 17th March 2017, 01:58 AM
Replies: 2,095
Views: 137,401
Posted By Mudcat
You're a stronger person than I. I doubt I'd...

You're a stronger person than I. I doubt I'd make past the first hour.

You know I've always found it interesting that if there was someone like God with all his personality traits, most people...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 16th March 2017, 09:21 PM
Replies: 2,095
Views: 137,401
Posted By Mudcat
Saved humanity from what exactly? Here, again,...

Saved humanity from what exactly? Here, again, Christians find themselves at odds with their own "Holy Book" because Jesus (that one guy in the bible that Christians apparently never listen to) said...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 16th March 2017, 06:11 PM
Replies: 119
Views: 36,426
Posted By Mudcat
Not really but damn if the whole thing don't make...

Not really but damn if the whole thing don't make me cringe. I mean you don't have to go far before things would be traveling faster than light just to match what we observe, and even then we'd be...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 16th March 2017, 03:49 AM
Replies: 2,095
Views: 137,401
Posted By Mudcat
Yes it is. A god such as the one proposed by the...

Yes it is. A god such as the one proposed by the creationists is contradictory in every aspect to the one in the bible. If we assume that a god does exist and that the bible reflects his attributes...
Forum: USA Politics 13th March 2017, 05:28 AM
Replies: 177
Views: 7,390
Posted By Mudcat
And a fat lot of good those restrictions do. ...

And a fat lot of good those restrictions do. Anytime that you remind people that they're a part of society and thus have certain obligations to it they get all pissy about it and complain that they...
Forum: USA Politics 13th March 2017, 05:22 AM
Replies: 177
Views: 7,390
Posted By Mudcat
If having a more dictatorial government means no...

If having a more dictatorial government means no more people like Trump can get the vote, than I'm all for it. The people have spoken and proven they categorically are not capable making rational...
Forum: USA Politics 13th March 2017, 04:59 AM
Replies: 177
Views: 7,390
Posted By Mudcat
I would argue the opposite, to be honest. ...

I would argue the opposite, to be honest.



Can you please explain further?



I mean practically unfettered freedom, just for the accident of having been born in America. Yeah freedom is...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 13th March 2017, 04:56 AM
Replies: 2,095
Views: 137,401
Posted By Mudcat
I don't know if you'll ever see this post, but I...

I don't know if you'll ever see this post, but I am an atheist who disbelieves what you just said. If I was to accept it, I would also have to accept that believing in gravity, the big bang, or...
Forum: USA Politics 13th March 2017, 04:35 AM
Replies: 177
Views: 7,390
Posted By Mudcat
I actually wouldn't be opposed to that idea, to...

I actually wouldn't be opposed to that idea, to be honest.
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 13th March 2017, 04:24 AM
Replies: 126
Views: 18,093
Posted By Mudcat
I actually had a similar debate on this topic,...

I actually had a similar debate on this topic, about the existence of real magic so I have a ready answer already. If magic was real and had reliable effects on the real world than, yes, magic would...
Forum: USA Politics 13th March 2017, 04:16 AM
Replies: 177
Views: 7,390
Posted By Mudcat
Is It Time To Reconsider Voting Rights Yet?

Well America, I think it's far past time to admit this whole 'absolute freedom' thing isn't working out too well for us. And nothing brings that to light more adequately than the fact that we have...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 13th March 2017, 03:50 AM
Replies: 2,095
Views: 137,401
Posted By Mudcat
How was cursing a tree that wasn't bearing fruit...

How was cursing a tree that wasn't bearing fruit supposed to be a miracle? That makes no sense.



Treating God as a pagan god of evil is exactly the way he should be treated as, because there...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 13th March 2017, 01:25 AM
Replies: 2,095
Views: 137,401
Posted By Mudcat
Quite a few concepts have roots in those times...

Quite a few concepts have roots in those times that we've just got around to explaining with modern science. Such as evolution, for example. It's amazing how far and how long creationists will go...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 13th March 2017, 12:58 AM
Replies: 2,095
Views: 137,401
Posted By Mudcat
But it is. I have, and found out that...

But it is.



I have, and found out that Ha-Satan, the origin of his name, was a verb that means "the accuser" or "the adversary". What the Christians did in the Middle Ages was essentially...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 13th March 2017, 12:15 AM
Replies: 2,095
Views: 137,401
Posted By Mudcat
Satan seems to have come from literally nowhere,...

Satan seems to have come from literally nowhere, it doesn't appear to have been part of their original religion, nor part of the religion that the Christians stole their religion from, nor from the...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th March 2016, 09:40 AM
Replies: 579
Split Thread: Gender pay inequality
Views: 97,735
Posted By Mudcat
Why is it funny? It's true. More...

Why is it funny? It's true.



More evidence that femists aren't interested in equality, as if we really needed any.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 7th March 2016, 09:56 AM
Replies: 579
Split Thread: Gender pay inequality
Views: 97,735
Posted By Mudcat
Spoken like someone who doesn't have a clue. ...

Spoken like someone who doesn't have a clue. Here's a little crash course in reality for you:

The further up the chain of command you go for any given work field, the fewer positions available...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 7th March 2016, 09:29 AM
Replies: 2,384
Views: 376,435
Posted By Mudcat
Um... Anything can be balanced on a fulcrum if...

Um... Anything can be balanced on a fulcrum if you know the center of gravity or can find it. What does that have anything to do with structural strength or scaling, and how does it in any way...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 7th March 2016, 09:09 AM
Replies: 1,545
Views: 473,301
Posted By Mudcat
Welcome to the forum. Now for the sake of...

Welcome to the forum. Now for the sake of brevity here are the beliefs of conspiracy theorists in general, not just Truthers in particular:


There are no such thing as accidents. If a grain...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 7th March 2016, 07:26 AM
Replies: 284
Views: 47,451
Posted By Mudcat
No, secret governments aren't a thing. It isn't...

No, secret governments aren't a thing. It isn't in any way a legitimate worry or a realistic concept.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 6th March 2016, 11:46 PM
Replies: 3,283
Views: 646,112
Posted By Mudcat
If irony had mass your post would collapse in on...

If irony had mass your post would collapse in on itself, become a black hole and swallow the Earth.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 6th March 2016, 05:50 PM
Replies: 3,283
Views: 646,112
Posted By Mudcat
Yes, let's: If v=c, as y'all keep on...

Yes, let's:



If v=c, as y'all keep on insisting than y=∞ and you would still need an infinite amount of energy to accelerate light to the speed of light regardless of whether or not light has...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 6th March 2016, 05:20 PM
Replies: 3,283
Views: 646,112
Posted By Mudcat
No, not a Poe. Partly ignorant and hoping to...

No, not a Poe. Partly ignorant and hoping to understand more, but not a Poe.



If v can not get to c, than by default v≠c. Am I missing something here?

And even if v=c than light itself...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 6th March 2016, 04:22 PM
Replies: 2,384
Views: 376,435
Posted By Mudcat
This is why we need sarcasm tags, because I'm...

This is why we need sarcasm tags, because I'm pretty sure that's sarcasm.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 6th March 2016, 04:17 PM
Replies: 3,283
Views: 646,112
Posted By Mudcat
I've had to correct that post because the numbers...

I've had to correct that post because the numbers went past the range of my calculator, sorry. But now I know that v is velocity instead of volume, I should point out that if v=c than light itself...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 6th March 2016, 03:52 PM
Replies: 3,283
Views: 646,112
Posted By Mudcat
Just to make sure I'm following you, v is volume...

Just to make sure I'm following you, v is volume right? I only ask because that the volume of most things squared are not the equivalent of the speed of light squared.

Just to prove that here is...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 6th March 2016, 03:10 PM
Replies: 3,283
Views: 646,112
Posted By Mudcat
Highlighted the key word. Honestly though you...

Highlighted the key word. Honestly though you can't have infinity as a result of a formula when all the numbers are known and finite. It's impossible by definition. You might get stupidly high...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 6th March 2016, 10:20 AM
Replies: 85
Views: 11,590
Posted By Mudcat
Isn't it possible that climate change deniers are...

Isn't it possible that climate change deniers are simply ignorant of what is going on, similar to evolution deniers, rather than conspiracy theorists?
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 6th March 2016, 01:27 AM
Replies: 2,384
Views: 376,435
Posted By Mudcat
False. Steel has been around for thousands of...

False. Steel has been around for thousands of years and is fairly well understood by now, so it's not like humanity started working with it yesterday.

When it was first produced it was worked...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 6th March 2016, 12:50 AM
Replies: 67
Views: 8,884
Posted By Mudcat
That metaphor doesn't work. Not even a little.

That metaphor doesn't work. Not even a little.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 6th March 2016, 12:32 AM
Replies: 310
Views: 49,094
Posted By Mudcat
No. He probably never read the Second Amendment...

No. He probably never read the Second Amendment either, gunloverstanians never do.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 6th March 2016, 12:17 AM
Replies: 144
Views: 28,982
Posted By Mudcat
This. And I'm not a woman but I can't imagine...

This. And I'm not a woman but I can't imagine that a woman would feel comfortable explaining to their male supervisor that their period came earlier or latter than expected or, heaven forbid, that...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 2nd March 2016, 12:11 AM
Replies: 3,283
Views: 646,112
Posted By Mudcat
Orly? Let's put that to the test and use an...

Orly? Let's put that to the test and use an example that I have already given, a space shuttle.

Space shuttles have a mass of 2,000 tons (not taking into account mass of passengers, fuel,...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 1st March 2016, 09:58 PM
Replies: 3,283
Views: 646,112
Posted By Mudcat
How do you define massive in this context? ...

How do you define massive in this context? Something the size of a space shuttle? Something the size of any starship bearing the name Enterprise? Something the size of the Death Star? Larger?
...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 29th February 2016, 11:36 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 4,577
Posted By Mudcat
It really didn't need correcting. Humans are...

It really didn't need correcting. Humans are animals with the capacity to reason and make choices. You don't have to give in to your instincts or your base urges.

Really, how is that so fudging...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 29th February 2016, 11:33 AM
Replies: 3,283
Views: 646,112
Posted By Mudcat
Past the lethal limit, would be my guess.

Past the lethal limit, would be my guess.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 28th February 2016, 03:43 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 4,577
Posted By Mudcat
I guess you could say that I'm currently asexual,...

I guess you could say that I'm currently asexual, but that was by my own choosing. So anyone who claims there isn't an element of choice into who or what they're attracted to are wrong, in my...
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