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RE: Where did science originally come from ? Something Unusual maybe ?
June 19, 2016 at 5:40 am
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Imagine the scenario:
You go around making fantastical claims all the time. Sure, all your fellow cultists accept them without question, but you sometimes venture outside the echo chamber. You encounter these dangerous creatures known as sceptics. Suddenly, there's a barrier. They won't simply believe anything you say. So you resort to the argument from ignorance, of course! Can you prove my fantastical claims aren't true?
I've no need, says the sceptic. The burden of proof is on you.
That's when the horror begins. No sleep, just that phrase going round in your head... Burden of proof. Burden of proof. You don't really understand it, but you can sense that it is the one obstacle between you and sceptics. How can you handle the situation? The demon must be exorcised. If you can somehow reduce it to a triviality, bring it up at every opportunity, maybe sceptics will tire of the concept and just start believing you. Maybe they'll finally join your cult, and you can save up enough Jesus points for that holy pencil sharpner you've had your eye on.
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RE: Where did science originally come from ? Something Unusual maybe ?
June 19, 2016 at 5:47 am
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Oh I forgot. Science is the work of the devil. Its sole purpose is to discredit religion with demonstrable facts. The devil is made of cells. Who made those cells? The uber devil, aka god.
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RE: Where did science originally come from ? Something Unusual maybe ?
June 19, 2016 at 6:03 am
Religion celebrates incest.
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RE: Where did science originally come from ? Something Unusual maybe ?
June 19, 2016 at 6:08 am
(June 18, 2016 at 10:46 pm)Losty Wrote: (June 18, 2016 at 10:44 pm)Stimbo Wrote: And on that delightful note, I hear my bed calling me.
Sweet dreams 
And can I see you in the lounge before you're off?
I was hoping to see you in my bedroom, actually.
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist. This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair. Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second. That means there's a situation vacant.'
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RE: Where did science originally come from ? Something Unusual maybe ?
June 19, 2016 at 6:09 am
(June 19, 2016 at 6:03 am)robvalue Wrote: Religion celebrates incest.
Rock crusher inclination.
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist. This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair. Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second. That means there's a situation vacant.'
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RE: Where did science originally come from ? Something Unusual maybe ?
June 19, 2016 at 7:37 am
(June 19, 2016 at 2:43 am)Losty Wrote: Rambunctious cunt inducer
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RE: Where did science originally come from ? Something Unusual maybe ?
June 19, 2016 at 7:53 am
(June 18, 2016 at 10:39 pm)Losty Wrote: (June 18, 2016 at 10:27 pm)Thomas Kelly252525 Wrote: I think my posting skills are good enough for people with enough experience. You may agree that some people are too busy to do things sometimes like I have been. Do you want to give me instructions on how you think I should quote properly ?
When you reply to someone you will see this
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The burden of proof does not apply to opinions; only positive assertions. Your continual claiming of the discursive high ground does not alter that.
To your second point re: "fancy colours", I think we both know exactly what I mean. Please keep me out of your little games, yes?
Finally, please learn to quote properly. It's not difficult. Replying within quotes as you are doing makes it unnecessarily awkward to follow the flow of your threads, inasmuch as there can be said to be one.
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In order to quote properly do not write inside their quote tags but instead separate the parts and add your answers between the separate parts outside of the quote tags.
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The burden of proof does not apply to opinions; only positive assertions. Your continual claiming of the discursive high ground does not alter that. [/quote]
Do you think you can prove that I have not used burden of proof right ?
[quote]To your second point re: "fancy colours", I think we both know exactly what I mean. Please keep me out of your little games, yes?[/quote]
Do you think you can prove I'm playing little games in this forum ?
Do you think you can prove that we both know exactly what you meant by "fancy colours" ?
[quote]Finally, please learn to quote properly. It's not difficult. Replying within quotes as you are doing makes it unnecessarily awkward to follow the flow of your threads, inasmuch as there can be said to be one.
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I think my posting skills are good enough for people with enough experience. You may agree that some people are too busy to do things sometimes like I have been. Do you want to give me instructions on how you think I should quote properly ?
Now that I have taken the time to show you how, it would be wise to do so in the future. Quote mining or deliberately misquoting people is against the rules.
Do you think I was misquoting people, if so, burden of proof.
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RE: Where did science originally come from ? Something Unusual maybe ?
June 19, 2016 at 7:56 am
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June 19, 2016 at 8:34 am
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RE: Where did science originally come from ? Something Unusual maybe ?
June 19, 2016 at 9:58 am
Religion Causes Infections
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