RE: Skeptics might be jumping to conclusions
April 10, 2018 at 3:22 am
(This post was last modified: April 10, 2018 at 3:24 am by Transcended Dimensions.)
(April 10, 2018 at 3:14 am)robvalue Wrote: 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.
Yes, skeptics would say they are open minded. But that doesn't mean they really are being open minded. There could still be actual evidence for the paranormal and that skeptics are being close minded in their conclusions regardless of the fact that they say they would accept any evidence for the paranormal. Another thing you said was that it would be absurd for all skeptics to be in denial of existing evidence for the paranormal. But it is a fact that there will be one side of a debate and another side of a debate. Each has their own views. All Christians will be Christians and they could all be in denial of the real truth. Likewise, all skeptics will be skeptics and they could all be in denial of the paranormal evidence.