McBell
mantra-chanting henotheistic snake handler
then present it.
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Do you have Humes Syndrome?
- Thread starter Student of X
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The Sum of Awe
Brought to you by the moment that spacetime began.
Do you have Schizophrenia?
McBell
mantra-chanting henotheistic snake handler
nope.
I was tested.
found out I got Diabetes.
Two types even.
or was it the second type?
yeah, I was not even good enough for the first round picks... :sad:
Shadow Wolf
Certified People sTabber
One of the main criteria is, is it repeatable, but not only repeatable, will consistent results be yeilded? Miracles tend to fall short of reliably producing consistent results.
Sir Doom
Cooler than most of you
I will now present a fictional dialogue demonstrating the method by which one irrationally resists the paranormal.
Tommy: Hey, Jake! It's been so long, buddy! What's it been 10 years? It's so good to see you!
Jake: Hey Tommy, yeah 10 years man. So long. I don't believe in ghosts!
Tommy: What?
Jake: Gods are myths!
Tommy: Are you feeling okay?
Jake: Smurfs are a fictional!
Tommy: Riiiight. Good seeing you again, Jake.
Tommy: Hey, Jake! It's been so long, buddy! What's it been 10 years? It's so good to see you!
Jake: Hey Tommy, yeah 10 years man. So long. I don't believe in ghosts!
Tommy: What?
Jake: Gods are myths!
Tommy: Are you feeling okay?
Jake: Smurfs are a fictional!
Tommy: Riiiight. Good seeing you again, Jake.
I suspect that the adoration will wear off quickly.
Student of X
Paradigm Shifter
Ouch. From the very first smart-aleck post in my thread here I've been made to feel unwelcome. Maybe I should just leave this forum before the adoration wears off, eh? After all no one likes being where they feel unwelcome.
Your post is provocative, so you must expect some snark.
Still, I took you seriously (with a little mirth). Feel free to continue making your case.
(These guys have been much rougher on me at times. Thick skin we must develop, eh?)
Student of X
Paradigm Shifter
No, sorry I don't think I will continue. I've been away from this forum for a long time and I thought I would come back and see if things have gotten any friendlier. Bottom line is I don't feel welcome here. So I'm leaving again.
L'Shalom.
I think this is a good point. I agree that the scientific method of observable, repeatable, and testable hypothesis is the best for gleaning "real evidence", but it is also possible that there is phenomena out there that this method wouldn't work for.
That said, the paranormal and religious folk have yet to give any evidence of the scientific sort, so it's rather unfair to characterize us as willfully ignoring evidence that has yet to be presented.
What point.
The point of what constitutes "real evidence".
Please don't give up. Perhaps this thread is toxic, but there are other areas which you might find productive.
Time might also allow you to find a way to broach the subject again with better results. Getting satisfaction
from discussion forums can be a hard won skill.
Kilgore Trout
Misanthropic Humanist
If you walk into someone's house and kick over their TV, do you expect them to invite you to stay for dinner?
The_Evelyonian
Old-School Member
That tends to happen when the OP starts out by poisoning the well.
I actually found the OP to be an interesting concept that I had not heard of before. I don't see anything in there that was particularly nasty. I mean, no more nasty than one of us claiming that someone who believes in miracles has been duped.
:bow:
Kilgore Trout
Misanthropic Humanist
You're very optimistic about people, aren't you?
