RE: Skeptics might be jumping to conclusions
April 10, 2018 at 3:14 am
(This post was last modified: April 10, 2018 at 3:22 am by robvalue.)
I found the ramblings of the YouTube guy quite englightening. He said something like, "If we're just bags of meat with no inherent meaning, that's important to know". Why is it important? Since his next step was nihilism after that, is he going to turn into a raging murderer upon that conclusion? Or is he, in fact, going to do fuck all?
Also, I've never heard any sceptic say that no amount of evidence would change their mind about the paranormal, or any other subject. I wouldn't consider them a sceptic if they did say that. So suggesting sceptics could be closed minded is invalid.
All sceptics, from all walks of life, with all sorts of training, in all sorts of countries... none of them have been shown any convincing evidence. And it's not like there are sceptic committees. These are individuals, all coming to their own conclusions. There's no conspiracy. If there ever was a litmus test for bullshit, it's sceptics.
So they're claiming all sceptics are pseudo sceptics? That's yet another claim, where is their evidence for that?
Entirely absent, along with the evidence that would convince sceptics in the first place. Of course they're going to try to undermine genuine science and sceptics, because they're working backwards from conclusions and trying to make evidence fit.
Also, I've never heard any sceptic say that no amount of evidence would change their mind about the paranormal, or any other subject. I wouldn't consider them a sceptic if they did say that. So suggesting sceptics could be closed minded is invalid.
All sceptics, from all walks of life, with all sorts of training, in all sorts of countries... none of them have been shown any convincing evidence. And it's not like there are sceptic committees. These are individuals, all coming to their own conclusions. There's no conspiracy. If there ever was a litmus test for bullshit, it's sceptics.
(April 10, 2018 at 2:42 am)Transcended Dimensions Wrote:(April 10, 2018 at 2:36 am)robvalue Wrote: Not just one sceptic jumping to conclusions... apparently every single one is.
This is entirely backwards. Sceptics are not jumping to conclusions, they are awaiting firm evidence. That's what being a sceptic means. The idea that none of them have noticed this evidence or even tried to find it is rather absurd.
These could be pseudo skeptics and not real skeptics as paranormal researchers claim.
So they're claiming all sceptics are pseudo sceptics? That's yet another claim, where is their evidence for that?
Entirely absent, along with the evidence that would convince sceptics in the first place. Of course they're going to try to undermine genuine science and sceptics, because they're working backwards from conclusions and trying to make evidence fit.
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