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    Thread: The U.S. military takes UFOs seriously. Why doesn't Silicon Valley or academia?
Post: RE: The U.S. military takes UFOs seriously. Why do...

Silence Wrote: (2021-04-23, 06:59 PM) -- Super frickin' interesting and it does boggle my mind a bit that there seems to be so little interest from the scientific community. If nothing else I woul...
Posted by berkelon in UFOs (and Related) , 2021-04-24, 12:12 PM
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    Thread: Why do I feel threatened?
Post: RE: Why do I feel threatened?

Kamarling Wrote: (2021-04-07, 10:34 AM) -- Well, when we started this forum I think that they expected us to last a couple of weeks and then trickle back to Skeptiko. Even if this had come to nothing...
Posted by berkelon in Philosophical Discussions , 2021-04-07, 07:22 PM
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    Thread: Why do I feel threatened?
Post: RE: Why do I feel threatened?

Kamarling Wrote: (2021-03-14, 01:10 AM) -- That certainty and arrogance, I think, comes from what I mentioned in my OP: consensus.  -- Ironically, I think many of us left the Skeptiko forum because o...
Posted by berkelon in Philosophical Discussions , 2021-04-06, 04:02 PM
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    Thread: I’d rate this a ‘must watch’ interview.
Post: RE: I’d rate this a ‘must watch’ interview.

Stan Woolley Wrote: (2021-03-31, 04:39 PM) -- The irony is strong with this tosser. -- Weird post - no whining.
Posted by berkelon in Philosophical Discussions , 2021-03-31, 04:49 PM
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    Thread: Mega-thread for help with rebuttals against skeptical talking points
Post: RE: Mega-thread for help with rebuttals against sk...

OmniVersalNexus Wrote: (2021-02-01, 05:02 PM) -- Reading his bio alone indicated to me at least that he's someone with an egotistical superiority complex who for some reason has nothing better to do ...
Posted by berkelon in Skeptic vs. Proponent Discussions , 2021-02-01, 09:31 PM
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    Thread: Which types of PSI do you believe in?
Post: Which types of PSI do you believe in?

Which types of PSI do you believe in?
Posted by berkelon in Skeptic vs. Proponent Discussions , 2021-01-23, 04:27 AM
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    Thread: Why do you believe, advocates/skeptics?
Post: RE: Why do you believe, advocates/skeptics?

Sciborg_S_Patel Wrote: (2020-11-02, 01:46 AM) -- Ah I didn't mean that there was some psychic or medium I could give you, I was just curious if you had tried to have your own experiences. There's an ...
Posted by berkelon in Skeptic vs. Proponent Discussions , 2020-11-02, 02:21 AM
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    Thread: Why do you believe, advocates/skeptics?
Post: RE: Why do you believe, advocates/skeptics?

Sciborg_S_Patel Wrote: (2020-11-01, 07:58 PM) -- Curious - have to tried to achieve your own Psi experiences or investigate cases yourself? -- I've participated in many online experiments for telepa...
Posted by berkelon in Skeptic vs. Proponent Discussions , 2020-11-02, 01:02 AM
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    Thread: Why do you believe, advocates/skeptics?
Post: RE: Why do you believe, advocates/skeptics?

I got somewhat into new age stuff in my early twenties, enjoying the comfort the position offered, and the sense that everything was as it should be, and all interlinked...that led to reading a number...
Posted by berkelon in Skeptic vs. Proponent Discussions , 2020-11-01, 02:16 PM
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    Thread: Mega-thread for help with rebuttals against skeptical talking points
Post: RE: Mega-thread for help with rebuttals against sk...

Obiwan Wrote: (2020-09-26, 06:22 PM) -- I’m not sure there’s nothing wrong ethically. Are clients in a vulnerable position? -- When I saw there's nothing wrong ethically, I mean that the NASW (our "...
Posted by berkelon in Skeptic vs. Proponent Discussions , 2020-09-27, 01:55 PM
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    Thread: Mega-thread for help with rebuttals against skeptical talking points
Post: RE: Mega-thread for help with rebuttals against sk...

Sciborg_S_Patel Wrote: (2020-09-24, 07:29 PM) -- Yeah I don't see a problem with atheists looking for atheist therapists, Christians looking for Christian therapists, etc. Though I do think there ha...
Posted by berkelon in Skeptic vs. Proponent Discussions , 2020-09-25, 05:01 PM
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    Thread: Mega-thread for help with rebuttals against skeptical talking points
Post: RE: Mega-thread for help with rebuttals against sk...

OmniVersalNexus Wrote: (2020-09-22, 09:13 PM) -- Something that made me chuckle though is the fact that there are several sites that this Holy Koolaid/Thomas Westbrook linked as 'supportive resources...
Posted by berkelon in Skeptic vs. Proponent Discussions , 2020-09-24, 06:29 PM
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    Thread: Three Year Anniversary
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Silence Wrote: (2020-08-23, 02:39 PM) -- What is Sandy B's handle over there? -- J8
Posted by berkelon in Forum Questions, Suggestions and Announcements , 2020-09-15, 06:29 PM
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    Thread: Three Year Anniversary
Post: RE: Three Year Anniversary

Skeptiko these days is basically Sandy B and her thinly-veiled, racist video posts, over and over and over and over again, Jim Smith doing his best impression of a right-wing, self-referential bot tra...
Posted by berkelon in Forum Questions, Suggestions and Announcements , 2020-08-23, 12:28 PM
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    Thread: Secret Mark
Post: RE: Secret Mark

Can someone post the link to Max's blog? Thanks
Posted by berkelon in Skeptic vs. Proponent Discussions , 2020-07-11, 01:48 AM
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    Thread: Some thoughts on the logic of 'Heaven would be boring' arguments
Post: RE: Some thoughts on the logic of 'Heaven would be...

I was kicking this question around with my brother the other day, and he offered the possibility that perhaps every experience in heaven is more rewarding than the last, so the experiences only become...
Posted by berkelon in Philosophical Discussions , 2020-06-07, 11:35 AM
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    Thread: Recommendations for a general introduction to parapsychology
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Parapsychology: A Handbook for the 21st Century by Etzel Cardeña (https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=dp_byline_sr_book_1?ie=UTF8&field-author=Etzel+Carde%C3%B1a&text=Etzel+Carde%C3%B1a&sort=relevancerank...
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    Thread: Banned from Skeptiko until 15 Feb
Post: RE: Banned from Skeptiko until 15 Feb

David001 Wrote: (2020-01-06, 11:42 PM) -- I might just give you another chance. -- If that's not enough to make you run like the wind from that echo chamber of uncritical thought, you have only you...
Posted by berkelon in Other Topics , 2020-01-07, 12:26 AM
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    Thread: Hearing voices
Post: RE: Hearing voices

Just wanted to share that I work as a psychotherapist in a clinical setting in NYC, and we definitely are trained to explore the content of the voices and "delusions", and we would never simply chalk ...
Posted by berkelon in General Consciousness Science , 2019-12-28, 01:16 AM
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    Thread: Edward Snowden claims he has
Post: RE: Edward Snowden claims he has

letseat Wrote: (2019-10-26, 05:26 PM) -- Yes, this is the bare minimum we would expect from the CIA. Wierd Snowden is making this seemingly impossible claim. -- He said, "as far as I could tell"......
Posted by berkelon in UFOs (and Related) , 2019-10-28, 12:11 AM
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