Posts: 3432
Threads: 102
Joined: November 13, 2013
Reputation:
59
RE: Needed: A new sub-subforum: "Skepticism, Pseudoscience & Just Plain Bat ...
February 16, 2015 at 11:24 am
(February 16, 2015 at 10:52 am)Faith No More Wrote: (February 16, 2015 at 10:07 am)Jacob(smooth) Wrote: The truly Batshit crazy stuff is not the dangerous stuff. The dangerous stuff is the stuff which looks vaguely plausible.
For example?
Riketto s conscious rocks , = Batshit crazy and harmless. Fun even.
Anti-vaxxer logic = plausible and sciency sounding enough that the scared and uninitiated might just believe it. Dangerous.
The kkk, Batshit crazy racists, will never hold any political power. As an organisation attempting to affect societal change, harmless.
The GOP, closet racists, hide it just well enough to make people think it's not actually racism. Dangerous.
"Peace is a lie, there is only passion.
Through passion, I gain strength.
Through strength, I gain power.
Through power, I gain victory.
Through victory, my chains are broken."
Sith code
Posts: 13051
Threads: 66
Joined: February 7, 2011
Reputation:
92
RE: Needed: A new sub-subforum: "Skepticism, Pseudoscience & Just Plain Bat ...
February 16, 2015 at 11:43 am
(This post was last modified: February 16, 2015 at 11:43 am by Faith No More.)
(February 16, 2015 at 11:24 am)Jacob(smooth) Wrote: Riketto s conscious rocks , = Batshit crazy and harmless. Fun even.
Anti-vaxxer logic = plausible and sciency sounding enough that the scared and uninitiated might just believe it. Dangerous.
The kkk, Batshit crazy racists, will never hold any political power. As an organisation attempting to affect societal change, harmless.
The GOP, closet racists, hide it just well enough to make people think it's not actually racism. Dangerous.
I see. You meant vaguely plausible as in not stupid enough that John Q. Public can see right through it.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
Posts: 3432
Threads: 102
Joined: November 13, 2013
Reputation:
59
RE: Needed: A new sub-subforum: "Skepticism, Pseudoscience & Just Plain Bat ...
February 16, 2015 at 12:02 pm
(February 16, 2015 at 11:43 am)Faith No More Wrote: (February 16, 2015 at 11:24 am)Jacob(smooth) Wrote: Riketto s conscious rocks , = Batshit crazy and harmless. Fun even.
Anti-vaxxer logic = plausible and sciency sounding enough that the scared and uninitiated might just believe it. Dangerous.
The kkk, Batshit crazy racists, will never hold any political power. As an organisation attempting to affect societal change, harmless.
The GOP, closet racists, hide it just well enough to make people think it's not actually racism. Dangerous.
I see. You meant vaguely plausible as in not stupid enough that John Q. Public can see right through it.
Indeed. Which I appreciate varies depending on where you are according to the lowest common denominator. No offence but the American public can be frighteningly stupid at the shallow end of the gene pool.
"Peace is a lie, there is only passion.
Through passion, I gain strength.
Through strength, I gain power.
Through power, I gain victory.
Through victory, my chains are broken."
Sith code
Posts: 13051
Threads: 66
Joined: February 7, 2011
Reputation:
92
RE: Needed: A new sub-subforum: "Skepticism, Pseudoscience & Just Plain Bat ...
February 16, 2015 at 12:24 pm
(February 16, 2015 at 12:02 pm)Jacob(smooth) Wrote: Indeed. Which I appreciate varies depending on where you are according to the lowest common denominator. No offence but the American public can be frighteningly stupid at the shallow end of the gene pool.
I think any American with their eyes truly open couldn't take offense to that statement.
The thing that's really frightening, though, is the stupidity outside of the shallow end of the gene pool. There are plenty of capable Americans that have adopted the mantra of ignorance and exceptional entitlement, because that's what our culture preaches.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
Posts: 23918
Threads: 300
Joined: June 25, 2011
Reputation:
151
RE: Needed: A new sub-subforum: "Skepticism, Pseudoscience & Just Plain Bat Shit Crazy"
February 16, 2015 at 12:35 pm
Some prefer to be the one to say it. Me? Meh. True is true.
Posts: 21788
Threads: 24
Joined: February 2, 2010
Reputation:
106
RE: Needed: A new sub-subforum: "Skepticism, Pseudoscience & Just Plain Bat ...
February 16, 2015 at 2:30 pm
(February 16, 2015 at 8:31 am)robvalue Wrote: I'm not sure how many people would post what we would consider horseshit in a forum called horseshit 
It would deter the weak, and encourage the daring!
Posts: 1189
Threads: 15
Joined: January 19, 2013
Reputation:
22
|
