you have no ground to stand on, ant.
none.
and no credibility.
there you go demanding proof while dodging, at every turn, every question ever put to you about the blatantly hollow bullshit you post.
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Re: 10 scientific ideas you should stop misusing
In the absence of God, I found Man.
-Guillermo Del Torro
Are you pushing your own short comings on us and safely hating them from a distance?
Is this the virtue of faith? To never change your mind: especially when you should?
Young Earth Creationists take offense at the idea that we have a common heritage with other animals. Why is being the descendant of a mud golem any better?
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Are you pushing your own short comings on us and safely hating them from a distance?
Is this the virtue of faith? To never change your mind: especially when you should?
Young Earth Creationists take offense at the idea that we have a common heritage with other animals. Why is being the descendant of a mud golem any better?
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Re: 10 scientific ideas you should stop misusing
What we really have here in progress, people, is something called "selective skepticism"
People who claim being skeptical also means being "scientific" are not skeptical of highly abstract concepts of fields of "science" that rely strictly on abstract mathematics to depict aspects of nature that can not be observed or tested.
We are skeptical of dear old granny and dear old grandpa's pseudo scientific claims but speak freely about determined aspects of nature that can neither be empirically verified or falsified.
Sort of like a weight lifter who doesn't really want to do the work it takes to be strong.
People who claim being skeptical also means being "scientific" are not skeptical of highly abstract concepts of fields of "science" that rely strictly on abstract mathematics to depict aspects of nature that can not be observed or tested.
We are skeptical of dear old granny and dear old grandpa's pseudo scientific claims but speak freely about determined aspects of nature that can neither be empirically verified or falsified.
Sort of like a weight lifter who doesn't really want to do the work it takes to be strong.
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Re: 10 scientific ideas you should stop misusing
johnson1010 wrote:you have no ground to stand on, ant.
none.
and no credibility.
there you go demanding proof while dodging, at every turn, every question ever put to you about the blatantly hollow bullshit you post.
dear mr. strawman;
try to stay on topic.
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Re: 10 scientific ideas you should stop misusing
What? She was full to the nostrils with fecal matter. Her cold reading can and has been tested, from others performing the same thing. From me when her questions failed.You should be proud of me. I'm actually coming to the defense of Auntie Interbane.
I say she may not know what she's talking about, but neither do you, really.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_reading
What we really have here in progress, people, is something called "selective skepticism"
What this thread is about, ant, is the misuse of scientific ideas, not selective skepticism. Sure, string theory is borderline, but there is large enough consensus from the scientific community that it warrants being posted in this thread. What my aunt was talking about - the "vibrational harmonics of my karma" - is a misuse of the idea behind string theory. If you want to claim that it's a testable phenomenon, then go right ahead Deepak, but it is not the same thing as string theory.dear mr. strawman;
try to stay on topic.
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Re: 10 scientific ideas you should stop misusing
Oh wow! I didn't know that!Her cold reading can and has been tested, from others performing the same thing. From me when her questions failed.
Just another episode of Interbane educating us all!!
Thanks!!
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I think you're the only one on the wrong page ant.Just another episode of Interbane educating us all!!
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Re: 10 scientific ideas you should stop misusing
One thing I like about science is that it's so scientific.
Next time tell auntie that.
Next time tell auntie that.