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    Thread: Scepticism versus debunking
Post: RE: Scepticism versus debunking

As I understand it "debunker" is an occupation, or profession even, while "skeptic" is an attitude. A skeptic doesn't have to do anything. So I agree with West there. A debunker must form a conclusion...
Posted by Slorri in Skeptic vs. Proponent Discussions , 2018-06-14, 08:09 PM
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    Thread: When was Elohim changed into God?
Post: RE: When was Elohim changed into God?

Brian Wrote: (2018-05-28, 06:35 AM) -- Or maybe it's you. -- Yes. It is said: "It's easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled" It would be fair if someone produced a...
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    Thread: When was Elohim changed into God?
Post: RE: When was Elohim changed into God?

Brian Wrote: (2018-05-11, 08:25 AM) -- Genesis 1:26 Then God said, "Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over...
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    Thread: Remote Viewing and Statistical Validation
Post: RE: Remote Viewing and Statistical Validation

Let it be known that RV is a genuine phenomena. Also statistically proven, even if that is not the easiest thing to do.
Posted by Slorri in Skeptic vs. Proponent Discussions , 2018-04-14, 06:54 PM
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    Thread: Remote Viewing and Statistical Validation
Post: Remote Viewing and Statistical Validation

Remote Viewing and Statistical Validation https://youtu.be/YrwAiU2g5RU Quote: -- Dr. Jessica Utts, Professor of Statistics at UC Irvine, provides statistical validation and scientific pro...
Posted by Slorri in Skeptic vs. Proponent Discussions , 2018-04-14, 06:52 PM
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    Thread: When was Elohim changed into God?
Post: RE: When was Elohim changed into God?

Chris Wrote: (2018-01-27, 07:35 PM) -- Apparently it does predate the Christian era, as the Septuagint usually translates Elohim as “Theos”. -- Thanks. That is good information. It might even be...
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    Thread: When was Elohim changed into God?
Post: When was Elohim changed into God?

Does anyone here know when the word Elohim in the bible was changed into the word God? In the Masoretic Bible, that are written in hebrew, the words Jahveh and Elohim are used. This is known for a ...
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    Thread: Improbability Theory
Post: RE: Improbability Theory

Hand claims that: "Extremely improbable events are commonplace." That sounds like a contradiction. But in reality it is not, because the two things are not even related. Something is not improbable...
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    Thread: INFO about newly installed plugins, themes, & other features
Post: RE: INFO about newly installed plugins, themes, & ...

Typoz Wrote: (2018-01-11, 05:50 PM) -- Still not seeing it. I wonder whether it works for anyone else? -- I tried it now and for me there pop up a new grey button far out to the right, above the ot...
Posted by Slorri in Forum Questions, Suggestions and Announcements , 2018-01-20, 07:36 PM
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    Thread: The Star Gate Archives Volume 1
Post: RE: The Star Gate Archives Volume 1

It is true that we can not trust folks involved in RV any more than we can trust others. Why should we. It is meant to be scientific, so there is no need for any faith or trust. Then again, science ...
Posted by Slorri in Skeptic vs. Proponent Discussions , 2018-01-15, 07:50 PM
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    Thread: Remote viewing non-human perceptions
Post: RE: Remote viewing non-human perceptions

Hurmanetar Wrote: (2017-09-29, 01:18 AM) -- ... I still think it is amazing that RVers can describe what sounds like the stereotypical Jesus without knowing what the target is. -- There are two opp...
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    Thread: Remote viewing non-human perceptions
Post: RE: Remote viewing non-human perceptions

Hurmanetar Wrote: (2017-09-28, 01:49 PM) -- The reason I ask about non-human perceptions is that animals would certainly assign significance differently or have different sense impressions at a locat...
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    Thread: Remote viewing non-human perceptions
Post: RE: Remote viewing non-human perceptions

Hurmanetar Wrote: (2017-09-28, 01:27 AM) -- I agree with part of that, but don’t see how you’re saying the tasker’s or monitor’s opinions are actually the target of the RVer when all are (or should b...
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    Thread: Remote viewing non-human perceptions
Post: RE: Remote viewing non-human perceptions

As a remote viewer I can perhaps enlighten you a bit about this. In RV you need to have a target, that is something to view; And you need also to be able to provide feedback after the session, that...
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    Thread: The Solution to the Problem of the Freedom of the Will
Post: RE: The Solution to the Problem of the Freedom of ...

Hurmanetar Wrote: (2017-09-05, 10:21 PM) -- ... The notion of a static object is at the root of determinism. Any n-dimensional "object" is static by definition. We then apply an n+1 dimension to all...
Posted by Slorri in Philosophical Discussions , 2017-09-06, 09:10 PM
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    Thread: The question of political / conspiracy theory content
Post: RE: The question of political / conspiracy theory ...

Technically how would the expressed desire for these kinds of thread not to show up in the unread posts list? The first option for instance. Can each thread that would meet this criteria be turned ...
Posted by Slorri in Forum Questions, Suggestions and Announcements , 2017-09-01, 02:44 PM
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    Thread: The Solution to the Problem of the Freedom of the Will
Post: RE: The Solution to the Problem of the Freedom of ...

Also the writer, Dupre, is obviously biased against determinism. Here is another quote: "Presumably determinism is a very strong metaphysical assumption. To claim that everything that happened ...
Posted by Slorri in Philosophical Discussions , 2017-08-31, 10:41 PM
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    Thread: Is Evil One of God's Tools?
Post: RE: Is Evil One of God's Tools?

Max_B Wrote: (2017-08-28, 12:08 AM) -- Thanks for the two examples that you find evil... but what is evil... how is evil defined? When I've looked at examples people give, I've often found that t...
Posted by Slorri in Philosophical Discussions , 2017-08-28, 09:36 AM
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    Thread: Is Evil One of God's Tools?
Post: RE: Is Evil One of God's Tools?

As I see it, this question is a subjectively religious issue. There cannot be any objective description of god. Each man has his own ideas of what it is. And as it is his own, he does with it as he l...
Posted by Slorri in Philosophical Discussions , 2017-08-27, 09:48 PM
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    Thread: Alternative medicine kills cancer patients
Post: RE: Alternative medicine kills cancer patients

What are people dying of, the treatment or the lack of treatment? Here is another account. (At 6 min) https://youtu.be/quiChSoyNT0?t=363
Posted by Slorri in Skeptic vs. Proponent Discussions , 2017-08-25, 08:45 AM
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