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Old 6th June 2017, 07:52 AM   #201
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Originally Posted by King of the Americas View Post
Hawass is not a scientist, he's a dogmatist.

That was in fact a "refusal to debate"...
Exactly.

The article said that no academic would debate him.

His attempt at refuting that claim from the article was to bring up the debate with Hawass.

Harass refused to debate him.

Thus the original claim from the article, that no academic would debate him, stands.

But Hancock seemed to think that he'd refuted that point somehow.
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Old 6th June 2017, 11:29 AM   #202
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Originally Posted by Roboramma View Post
Exactly.

The article said that no academic would debate him.

His attempt at refuting that claim from the article was to bring up the debate with Hawass.

Harass refused to debate him.

Thus the original claim from the article, that no academic would debate him, stands.

But Hancock seemed to think that he'd refuted that point somehow.
Hawass believes himself to be THE academic, the person who's theories will NOT be questioned or debated.

You have completely entirely misrepresented what that video was.

Hawass said Hancock's theories have been dismissed, and refused to debate him, at the first glance of his evidence.

That is not scientific behavior.

Hancock has evidence Hawass and skeptics here simply won't address. #sad
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Old 6th June 2017, 12:02 PM   #203
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A debate is not the place for science. Let him gather, evidence, write articles, and submit them for peer review.
But that's not what Hancock wants. Because the one thing a public debate with a prominent scientific authority brings is a lot of media attention.
And that's what Hancock wants. Media attention so he can flog his poorly researched pop sci books.
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Originally Posted by King of the Americas View Post
. Hawass said Hancock's theories have been dismissed, and refused to debate him, at the first glance of his evidence.

That is not scientific behavior.
Since when is debating quacks part of science or "scientific behavior"?
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Since when is debating quacks part of science or "scientific behavior"?
Quacks...like Darwin.
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Originally Posted by King of the Americas View Post
Hawass believes himself to be THE academic, the person who's theories will NOT be questioned or debated.

You have completely entirely misrepresented what that video was.

Hawass said Hancock's theories have been dismissed, and refused to debate him, at the first glance of his evidence.

That is not scientific behavior.
I think it's worth noting that this criticism seems rather hypocritical, considering KotA just put two people on ignore for asking reasonable questions about his methods and theories.
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Originally Posted by King of the Americas View Post
Hawass believes himself to be THE academic, the person who's theories will NOT be questioned or debated.

You have completely entirely misrepresented what that video was.

Hawass said Hancock's theories have been dismissed, and refused to debate him, at the first glance of his evidence.

That is not scientific behavior.

Hancock has evidence Hawass and skeptics here simply won't address. #sad
Again, I didn't say anything at all about whether or not Hawass was justified in his behaviour. I was commenting on an argument that Hancock made.

An article written about him said that no academic would debate him. He said that the article was wrong on that claim. To dispute it he brought up Hawass and said that he had a debate with him. Then he mentioned that Hawass refused to debate him, which, again, leaves us back where we started. The point is not whether or not academics should debate him, but that he was wrong when he disputed the point in the article.

The article said no academic would debate him, and in spite of Hancock's odd attempt to refute it, and it is right. Do you dispute that?
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Old 6th June 2017, 07:16 PM   #208
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Originally Posted by Roboramma View Post
Again, I didn't say anything at all about whether or not Hawass was justified in his behaviour. I was commenting on an argument that Hancock made.

An article written about him said that no academic would debate him. He said that the article was wrong on that claim. To dispute it he brought up Hawass and said that he had a debate with him. Then he mentioned that Hawass refused to debate him, which, again, leaves us back where we started. The point is not whether or not academics should debate him, but that he was wrong when he disputed the point in the article.

The article said no academic would debate him, and in spite of Hancock's odd attempt to refute it, and it is right. Do you dispute that?
No... I misunderstood the nature of your response.

I do not care about the article, or its accuracy, and found Hancock wasting time on it petty, even if Shermer relented.
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How many Hawass fans are here...!?
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Did ANY "skeptic" here watch this video, in its entirety?
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Old 8th June 2017, 03:52 PM   #211
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Originally Posted by King of the Americas View Post
Did ANY "skeptic" here watch this video, in its entirety?
I did. And then parts of it again looking for timestamps.
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I did. And then parts of it again looking for timestamps.
Awesome sauce!

Did you find the GT evidence convincing?
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Old 8th June 2017, 06:36 PM   #213
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Awesome sauce!

Did you find the GT evidence convincing?
I think they pushed it rather further than I thought it would bear. History is funny though. You only get the data points you get. No repetition in a lab, no finding what can't be found.

There's a headline making the rounds now about pushing homo back (the out of Africa date) from 200,000 years to 300,000. Suddenly 12,000 years doesn't seem like all that much.
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I think they pushed it rather further than I thought it would bear. History is funny though. You only get the data points you get. No repetition in a lab, no finding what can't be found.

There's a headline making the rounds now about pushing homo back (the out of Africa date) from 200,000 years to 300,000. Suddenly 12,000 years doesn't seem like all that much.
That the site was buried, as it was, and subsequent 'lesser' verions built atop, simply defied all evolutional lessons I have been taught.

If GT doesn't represent a lost/civlization, I am not sure what would.

Ever seen the ruins of Puma Punku? Those were not carved with bronze and copper chisels...
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So, my next question is, if "experts" like Hawass control the dig sites and the debate, how does evidence like GT become a point of debate and understanding?

Hunter-gatherers weren't just hunting and gathering, before they decided to do it full time, again?

We lost knowledge and ability...the ruins following the original GT were of 'lesser' quality!

If 'I' were a self-announced skeptic/debunker, I might refuse to watch this video too...
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You seem not to have grasped our point: debates of this kind are worthless entertainment. They are not designed to put forward valid argument, but merely to win the debate.

I'll happily read a transcript in my own time (which will take a fraction of the time it takes to listen to the debate), and then I'll form an opinion. What I have read in this thread, however, means that I am already biased against Hancock. That a civilisation can disappear in this way without leaving any traces whatsoever - apart from some megalithic stone blocks - seems to be the kind of assertion that needs solid evidence to be credible.

In the recent June 2017 issue of Scientific American, Shermer is discussing Hancock's theories, and he is not impressed. I do not know if this was written before or after the live debate.
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Ever seen the ruins of Puma Punku? Those were not carved with bronze and copper chisels...
As you were told here what - 6 years ago? - no, they were not. Your general sense of incredulity and lack of curiosity as to how things actually work is your own problem.
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You seem not to have grasped our point: debates of this kind are worthless entertainment. They are not designed to put forward valid argument, but merely to win the debate.

I'll happily read a transcript in my own time (which will take a fraction of the time it takes to listen to the debate), and then I'll form an opinion. What I have read in this thread, however, means that I am already biased against Hancock. That a civilisation can disappear in this way without leaving any traces whatsoever - apart from some megalithic stone blocks - seems to be the kind of assertion that needs solid evidence to be credible.

In the recent June 2017 issue of Scientific American, Shermer is discussing Hancock's theories, and he is not impressed. I do not know if this was written before or after the live debate.
Debates have rules and time limits.

This was a discussion where both sides were allowed to talk, until they were done.

AGAIN. At the end of this exchange, Shermer finds Hancock both well reasoned and researched.

I highly recommend you consume the contents of this video, transcript or not.
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As you were told here what - 6 years ago? - no, they were not. Your general sense of incredulity and lack of curiosity as to how things actually work is your own problem.
6 years is a long time.

What thread was that?

If we take the GT 'fact' of an ancient awesome civilization, that disappeared, ruins like Puma Punku seem less hunter-gatherer, and more GT.
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That's a lot of reading to catch up on...maybe later.

Thanks for the link though.
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Michael Shermer vs. "alternative history" Hancock and Crandall

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Debates have rules and time limits.

This was a discussion where both sides were allowed to talk, until they were done.
Ok. What is the point?



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AGAIN. At the end of this exchange, Shermer finds Hancock both well reasoned and researched.
Yes, we know that Shermer was bested here, so what is the point?



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I highly recommend you consume the contents of this video, transcript or not.
I need better reasons to waste hours of my life than that.

ETA: Perhaps I should point out that I would be just as disinterested if Shermer had "won" the argument. I never listen to podcasts or view YouTube videos, except when I have a personal interest in them.
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Ok. What is the point?


Yes, we know that Shermer was bested here, so what is the point?


I need better reasons to waste hours of my life than that.

ETA: Perhaps I should point out that I would be just as disinterested if Shermer had "won" the argument. I never listen to podcasts or view YouTube videos, except when I have a personal interest in them.
The point? To be exposed to new information, and reach new conclusions.

Bested? I think the word you are looking for is enlightened. Understanding isn't a contest.

So, you didn't watch the video...? And you are posting in a thread discussing the video...

It would seem that your interest is in derailing discussions.

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So, you didn't watch the video...? And you are posting in a thread discussing the video...

It would seem that your interest is in derailing discussions.
I have explained why such videos are not very valuable. That would seem on topic.
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Agreed, but neither do "Bayesian statistics"...
I guess you missed my point.

One can have an understanding of the world based on an overwhelming amount of evidence such that any new evidence is very unlikely to be able to change that view, and yet still be entirely reasonable.

It would take very strong evidence to change the analysis that the total evidence (which includes all of that prior evidence) leads to, which is that there was no advanced civilisation 12,000 years ago.

Hence it's reasonable not to expect much from the video. And that's even before noting that you aren't even able to bring up whatever amazing evidence you seem to think was presented there:

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It would take very strong evidence to change the analysis that the total evidence (which includes all of that prior evidence) leads to, which is that there was no advanced civilisation 12,000 years ago.

Hence it's reasonable not to expect much from the video. ...
Refusing to look at evidence based on the grounds it would HAVE to be very strong evidence to convince you is an argument for refusing to address ALL evidence that contradicts your current beliefs.

Bravo, an argument for ignoring evidence...

I recommend you watch the video, THEN comment.
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I'm actually very happy to see whatever evidence was presented. I don't think it takes 3.5 hours to say "They found a gun buried at GT, which obviously is a relic of an advanced civilisation", or whatever evidence was actually presented.

Listening to 3.5 hours of back and forth is probably the least efficient way to be exposed to that evidence. But once again you are entirely unwilling to present that evidence and yet still complain that somehow you think other people are unwilling to face it.
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Listening to 3.5 hours of back and forth is probably the least efficient way to be exposed to that evidence. But once again you are entirely unwilling to present that evidence and yet still complain that somehow you think other people are unwilling to face it.
Listening to two people discuss a topic is the least efficient way to be exposed to evidence...?

That's crackpot talk, utterly mad.

You just admitted you are unwilling to watch the video, ergo, you are unwilling to face the facts as presented.

Come out of the dark buddy...there's interesting stuff out here.
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Listening to two people discuss a topic is the least efficient way to be exposed to evidence...?

...
Because EVERYONE knows the best way to be informed on a topic is to just listen to one side, and never have that stance challenged...

I'm sorry, but that makes less than zero sense.

Seriously, HOW is that a defensible stance???

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Originally Posted by King of the Americas View Post
Refusing to look at evidence based on the grounds it would HAVE to be very strong evidence to convince you is an argument for refusing to address ALL evidence that contradicts your current beliefs.

Bravo, an argument for ignoring evidence...

I recommend you watch the video, THEN comment.
Watching videos is slow compared to reading transcripts, thus transcript is superior. Assuming transcript is accurate. Why spend an hour to watch something that can be read in 10-15 minutes at most - and which you can much more easily move backwards and forward in.
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Because EVERYONE knows the best way to be informed on a topic is to just listen to one side, and never have that stance challenged...

I'm sorry, but that makes less than zero sense.

Seriously, HOW is that a defensible stance???
Because none of the material is being peer reviewed so cannot be verified as it issues forth. That is why we have peer reviewed journals for science - and they are what counts, not the ravings of the insane.
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Watching videos is slow compared to reading transcripts, thus transcript is superior. Assuming transcript is accurate. Why spend an hour to watch something that can be read in 10-15 minutes at most - and which you can much more easily move backwards and forward in.
Then read the transcripts...

Have you?
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Because none of the material is being peer reviewed so cannot be verified as it issues forth. That is why we have peer reviewed journals for science - and they are what counts, not the ravings of the insane.
Riiiiight...and were there any such sources featured in this discussion...?
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Riiiiight...and were there any such sources featured in this discussion...?
No, I have no real interest in the debates on silly things. I am merely noting the order of trustworthiness and speed of inputting information from same when such is both available and of interest/need.
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Then read the transcripts...



Have you?
What transcript? Give a link, and I'll read it.
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What transcript? Give a link, and I'll read it.
Turn on your CC...then mute.
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This thread is an even better example of skeptics' outright refusal to address evidence.

There are 6 pages here, 95% of which have not seen the video being discussed!

And why would you, Michael Shermer has only been your God, the super sloth debunker, who ends up saying Graham Hancock is both well reasoned and well researched but that doesn't matter...

Ignoring evidence is THE best way to never, ever be wrong...'in your own head'...

Reality is that thing that's real, even if you don't believe it.
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Because EVERYONE knows the best way to be informed on a topic is to just listen to one side, and never have that stance challenged...

I'm sorry, but that makes less than zero sense.

Seriously, HOW is that a defensible stance???
I am actually asking you to please present the evidence for that side. That sounds to me like the opposite of what you seem to be claiming, but maybe I'm the crazy one.

What exactly do you want to discuss in this thread if not the actual content of the video? Since you watched it you should be able to discuss it, no?
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I am actually asking you to please present the evidence for that side. That sounds to me like the opposite of what you seem to be claiming, but maybe I'm the crazy one.

What exactly do you want to discuss in this thread if not the actual content of the video? Since you watched it you should be able to discuss it, no?
DO your own work.

There is a video you should watch before posting again. You are wasting time...
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WATCH THE VIDEO, or stop posting here.
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