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Forum: Religion and Philosophy 15th June 2018, 08:39 AM
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Posted By Jabba
- If Sackett hadn't asked, I was going to quit...

- If Sackett hadn't asked, I was going to quit bothering you guys. I have assumed that he has just been jerking my chain, but just in case he wasn't I kept paying attention...
- Anyway, unless he...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 14th June 2018, 07:32 AM
Replies: 1,780
Views: 124,202
Posted By Jabba
Filippo, - On May 29, I asked Sackett how he...

Filippo,
- On May 29, I asked Sackett how he wanted me to proceed -- did he want me to go back to the beginning of the fatal flaws, or should I take up where I left off. Also on the 29th, he told...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 3rd June 2018, 02:10 PM
Replies: 1,780
Views: 124,202
Posted By Jabba
- Just to let you all know, Sackett sent me a PM...

- Just to let you all know, Sackett sent me a PM at 8:49 AM, 5/29, agreeing to hear my responses to Jay's "fatal flaws." I responded a little later, asking for how he wanted me to proceed. At 9:32...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 29th May 2018, 05:36 AM
Replies: 1,780
Views: 124,202
Posted By Jabba
Sackett, - If you're serious, send me a private...

Sackett,
- If you're serious, send me a private message, and I'll comply.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 28th May 2018, 09:36 AM
Replies: 1,780
Views: 124,202
Posted By Jabba
- If only one person is interested, we'll do it...

- If only one person is interested, we'll do it privately. I won't bother anyone else.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 28th May 2018, 08:54 AM
Replies: 1,780
Views: 124,202
Posted By Jabba
- No. - If no one wants me to do it my way,...

- No.
- If no one wants me to do it my way, I'll go away.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 28th May 2018, 08:35 AM
Replies: 1,780
Views: 124,202
Posted By Jabba
- If anyone wants to hear it my way, you should...

- If anyone wants to hear it my way, you should let me know today.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 28th May 2018, 08:13 AM
Replies: 1,780
Views: 124,202
Posted By Jabba
- No. - If more than 5 others would like to...

- No.
- If more than 5 others would like to hear it my way, that's what I'll do. If 5 or less would like to hear it my way, I'll go "private." If no one wants to hear it my way, I'll quit...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 28th May 2018, 08:03 AM
Replies: 1,780
Views: 124,202
Posted By Jabba
- Yeah. - If people want, I'll respond to all...

- Yeah.
- If people want, I'll respond to all the dishonest tactics in the same post as the fatal flaws -- or just save the dishonest tactics for one later post.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 28th May 2018, 07:12 AM
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Views: 124,202
Posted By Jabba
- I'm waiting to hear from others.

- I'm waiting to hear from others.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 28th May 2018, 07:11 AM
Replies: 1,780
Views: 124,202
Posted By Jabba
- So far, I'm not planning to include the...

- So far, I'm not planning to include the dishonest tactics in that one post. Otherwise, I'm planning to provide my responses to all the fatal flaws in that one post.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 28th May 2018, 06:46 AM
Replies: 1,780
Views: 124,202
Posted By Jabba
- Yes.

- Yes.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 28th May 2018, 05:48 AM
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Views: 124,202
Posted By Jabba
Dave, - I can do that, unless too many people...

Dave,
- I can do that, unless too many people don't want me to.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 27th May 2018, 06:21 AM
Replies: 1,780
Views: 124,202
Posted By Jabba
- Is there anyone here that would like to hear my...

- Is there anyone here that would like to hear my responses to the fatal flaws if I insist on doing them one at a time?
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 26th May 2018, 10:22 AM
Replies: 1,780
Views: 124,202
Posted By Jabba
Mojo, - Why do you say that? - I'm just...

Mojo,
- Why do you say that?
- I'm just saying that there is more than one hypothesis that, if true, would show OOFLam to be wrong.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 26th May 2018, 10:10 AM
Replies: 1,780
Views: 124,202
Posted By Jabba
- No.

- No.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 26th May 2018, 07:14 AM
Replies: 1,780
Views: 124,202
Posted By Jabba
SOdhner, - I assume that you agree with the...

SOdhner,
- I assume that you agree with the rest of these guys?
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 26th May 2018, 07:10 AM
Replies: 1,780
Views: 124,202
Posted By Jabba
- The fallacy of "converting the conditional": if...

- The fallacy of "converting the conditional": if A then B, B then A.
- I did start out saying that I thought that I could virtually prove immortality. Later on, however, figuring it was easier to...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 25th May 2018, 02:28 PM
Replies: 1,780
Views: 124,202
Posted By Jabba
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_dilemma A...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_dilemma
A false dilemma is a type of informal fallacy in which something is falsely claimed to be an "either/or" situation, when in fact there is at least one...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 25th May 2018, 06:29 AM
Replies: 1,780
Views: 124,202
Posted By Jabba
jt, - You'll need to explain.

jt,
- You'll need to explain.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 25th May 2018, 06:24 AM
Replies: 1,780
Views: 124,202
Posted By Jabba
- Obviously, I disagree. - You're just making...

- Obviously, I disagree.
- You're just making 2 claims: that my claim in the Shroud thread was wrong, and that my claim here is analogous to the Shroud claim. To use these claims as evidence...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 24th May 2018, 02:42 PM
Replies: 1,780
Views: 124,202
Posted By Jabba
- Unfortunately, I have, indeed, been using the...

- Unfortunately, I have, indeed, been using the wrong words. The term likelihood refers to the hypothesis and not the data/event...
...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 24th May 2018, 07:36 AM
Replies: 1,780
Views: 124,202
Posted By Jabba
Jay, - You seem to be saying that the...

Jay,
- You seem to be saying that the occurrence of a particular event that was previously deemed unlikely according to a particular hypothesis casts no doubt on that hypothesis. Is that what...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 24th May 2018, 06:20 AM
Replies: 1,780
Views: 124,202
Posted By Jabba
- I tried, but it isn't working... - So now,...

- I tried, but it isn't working...
- So now, I'm going to go back to one fatal flaw at a time. If no one is interested, so be it.
- If someone responds to this response, I'll have to decide...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 19th May 2018, 06:28 AM
Replies: 1,780
Views: 124,202
Posted By Jabba
SOdhner, - I don't think it'ts fair. It just...

SOdhner,
- I don't think it'ts fair. It just isn't my way of thinking, and might take me an inordinate amount of time -- but, I'll give it a try.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 18th May 2018, 05:06 PM
Replies: 1,780
Views: 124,202
Posted By Jabba
Jay, - I'm back, again! - The link above was...

Jay,
- I'm back, again!
- The link above was replaced by another outline of my argument, and I'd prefer to address that later outline.
- I've already tried to answer some of your objections in the...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 16th May 2018, 05:38 PM
Replies: 913
Views: 77,357
Posted By Jabba
- Give me a question that I've been avoiding.

- Give me a question that I've been avoiding.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 16th May 2018, 05:13 PM
Replies: 913
Views: 77,357
Posted By Jabba
- Ask me a question.

- Ask me a question.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 16th May 2018, 05:10 PM
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Views: 77,357
Posted By Jabba
- OK. Let's go back to the universe debate. I...

- OK. Let's go back to the universe debate. I thought you quit the debate. I didn't mean to be the one quitting. I'd like to read your refutation and sources.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 16th May 2018, 04:51 PM
Replies: 913
Views: 77,357
Posted By Jabba
Sodhner, - I assume you're correct. - I'd...

Sodhner,
- I assume you're correct.
- I'd like to go back to the immortality debate if you'll go with me -- whatever method you'd like to use. Would you do that?
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 16th May 2018, 04:40 PM
Replies: 913
Views: 77,357
Posted By Jabba
- Hmm. I presented sources that claimed that...

- Hmm. I presented sources that claimed that there is no center of the universe, but that every place in the universe appears to be the center -- which is why you appear to be the center. In other...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 16th May 2018, 04:25 PM
Replies: 913
Views: 77,357
Posted By Jabba
Why do you say you won?

Why do you say you won?
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 16th May 2018, 04:05 PM
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Views: 77,357
Posted By Jabba
- Also -- back about 1969, I wrote a...

- Also -- back about 1969, I wrote a (unpublished) science Fiction story in which we found out that the universe is round (and that the earth is the only source of life in it).
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 16th May 2018, 03:57 PM
Replies: 913
Views: 77,357
Posted By Jabba
- Not about the universe. Could we go back to...

- Not about the universe. Could we go back to the immortality thread and try to apply my method there?
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 16th May 2018, 01:04 PM
Replies: 913
Views: 77,357
Posted By Jabba
- From everything I've read, there is no center,...

- From everything I've read, there is no center, but that everywhere appears to be the center because of the results of measurements like you've taken.
- It even makes some sense to me now --...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 16th May 2018, 11:36 AM
Replies: 913
Views: 77,357
Posted By Jabba
Sodhner, - Sorry. Try this link. ...

Sodhner,
- Sorry. Try this link.
https://www.livescience.com/62547-what-is-center-of-universe.html?utm_source=notification
- Wherever you -- or I -- go will appear to be the center of the...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 16th May 2018, 11:23 AM
Replies: 913
Views: 77,357
Posted By Jabba
- Correct. - Did you read the "Live Science"...

- Correct.
- Did you read the "Live Science" article?
https://www.livescience.com/62547-wh...e=notification
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 16th May 2018, 09:00 AM
Replies: 913
Views: 77,357
Posted By Jabba
No. It means that public debate can't be...

No. It means that public debate can't be effective when all the members of the audience are emotionally committed to the same side.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 16th May 2018, 08:41 AM
Replies: 913
Views: 77,357
Posted By Jabba
Sodhner, - Is it OK with you that I go back to...

Sodhner,
- Is it OK with you that I go back to the universe debate?
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 16th May 2018, 08:38 AM
Replies: 913
Views: 77,357
Posted By Jabba
- I didn't because I still wasn't sure that I...

- I didn't because I still wasn't sure that I understood your question.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 16th May 2018, 07:29 AM
Replies: 913
Views: 77,357
Posted By Jabba
- Unfortunately, I'm still a little confused. I...

- Unfortunately, I'm still a little confused. I think that my answer is that under my rules, the attorney may ask all the questions desired, but the witness must answer only one (if desired). At...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 16th May 2018, 05:18 AM
Replies: 913
Views: 77,357
Posted By Jabba
- I don't think this is an issue any more...

- I don't think this is an issue any more...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 15th May 2018, 11:57 AM
Replies: 913
Views: 77,357
Posted By Jabba
- I disagree. I believe that it is a very...

- I disagree. I believe that it is a very controversial and complicated issue.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 15th May 2018, 11:53 AM
Replies: 913
Views: 77,357
Posted By Jabba
- If you ask a question that I won't answer, it...

- If you ask a question that I won't answer, it will show up on our map, and again you would point out my problem to the jury.
- Re Marilyn vos Savant, I accepted that I shouldn't have called her an...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 15th May 2018, 11:34 AM
Replies: 913
Views: 77,357
Posted By Jabba
- The current jury is a group of totally...

- The current jury is a group of totally dedicated skeptics, so it would be fruitless to respond to their objections. I'm responding to you. And, if I leave something hanging in your mind, it's...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 15th May 2018, 11:23 AM
Replies: 913
Views: 77,357
Posted By Jabba
- You point out to the jury that I'm not...

- You point out to the jury that I'm not answering your question, and move on to the next.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 15th May 2018, 11:18 AM
Replies: 913
Views: 77,357
Posted By Jabba
- No. I was asking questions about your...

- No. I was asking questions about your question. It's your branch, and I need to understand what you're asking before I can give it a real answer.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 15th May 2018, 06:10 AM
Replies: 913
Views: 77,357
Posted By Jabba
4. What's an acceptable turnaround time for...

4. What's an acceptable turnaround time for answers? I asked my question about experts on April 28th, got a partial answer the other day, and now you're saying you'll come back to it in three more...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 15th May 2018, 05:15 AM
Replies: 913
Views: 77,357
Posted By Jabba
SOdhner, - Note that by trying to answer you...

SOdhner,
- Note that by trying to answer you here, I need to deviate from trying to answer your previous questions -- this is an example of the constant detours I need to negotiate.
- If you give...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 14th May 2018, 01:47 PM
Replies: 913
Views: 77,357
Posted By Jabba
- And, this is my favorite hobby -- trying to...

- And, this is my favorite hobby -- trying to promote my own (unusual) opinions.
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