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    Thread: Is the Filter Theory committing the ad hoc fallacy and is it unfalsifiable?
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Brian Wrote: (2023-06-25, 12:36 PM) -- Not necessarily and it doesn't answer the hard problem - how can a collection of non-conscious atoms produce consciousness? -- The bolded statement is used le...
Posted by Sparky in Skeptic vs. Proponent Discussions , 2023-06-25, 01:57 PM
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    Thread: Is the Filter Theory committing the ad hoc fallacy and is it unfalsifiable?
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Merle Wrote: (2023-06-06, 10:51 PM) -- I don't see consciousness as a property. Consciousness is the state of being aware. -- Agreed, i would even go further, i don't think there is anything static...
Posted by Sparky in Skeptic vs. Proponent Discussions , 2023-06-25, 01:07 PM
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    Thread: Is the Filter Theory committing the ad hoc fallacy and is it unfalsifiable?
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Sciborg_S_Patel Wrote: (2023-06-25, 03:00 AM) -- When you look at a home video of yourself, how do you know it really happened? -- Well, if you look at what is possible with implanted memories (htt...
Posted by Sparky in Skeptic vs. Proponent Discussions , 2023-06-25, 12:18 PM
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    Thread: If qualia is real, why does it have to be paranormal
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I am more of the school of Copperfield.
Posted by Sparky in General Consciousness Science , 2021-10-25, 09:26 AM
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    Thread: If qualia is real, why does it have to be paranormal
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malf Wrote: (2021-10-24, 07:44 PM) -- Maybe this helps? Is not the one really being fooled the new born infant? The illusion of self awareness sneaks up on this patsy slowly in the first months of li...
Posted by Sparky in General Consciousness Science , 2021-10-24, 08:24 PM
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    Thread: Double slit experiment - just bouncing particles?
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David001 Wrote: (2021-09-05, 11:03 AM) -- Have you noticed how few of your posts contain any actual science - just pointless verbal play. -- What do you expect from responses to pointless verbal pl...
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    Thread: Double slit experiment - just bouncing particles?
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Typoz Wrote: (2021-09-04, 11:07 AM) -- This isn't very clear. If a "scientific assumption is wrong", then obviously one cannot use that same assumption in any further work. -- No, again you confuse ...
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    Thread: Double slit experiment - just bouncing particles?
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David001 Wrote: (2021-08-31, 04:09 PM) -- It means to show that some significant area of science is plain wrong. David -- That is not "debunking science", science is a method. If you want to show ...
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    Thread: Darwin Unhinged: The Bugs in Evolution
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Steve001 Wrote: (2017-11-18, 12:43 AM) -- It is possible for atoms to self assemble to become a doily. I bet your saying wtf right now. You see there are  estimated 10^78-10^82 atoms in the observabl...
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    Thread: Darwin Unhinged: The Bugs in Evolution
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Kamarling Wrote: (2017-11-04, 10:18 PM) -- This dogmatic materialism, to me, is clear in the language of Darwinists. Dawkins is fond of talking about the "appearance of design" to explain that is wha...
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    Thread: Darwin Unhinged: The Bugs in Evolution
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Steve001 Wrote: (2017-11-09, 12:11 AM) -- I looked over the link Linda provided for this conference. You've greatly exaggerated the status of TOE leading readers to believe it has fallen irretrievabl...
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    Thread: Darwin Unhinged: The Bugs in Evolution
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stephenw Wrote: (2017-10-30, 06:30 PM) -- My post was in every way meant to help you -- not derail the thread with vague comments about politics and religion.  Do you have any commentary about counte...
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    Thread: Uri Geller - What do you think?
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Here is some spoon bending, done by someone who is different from Geller only by not being him https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTd4dkeEvFU (copied from similar thread on Skeptiko (http://www.s...
Posted by Sparky in Skeptic vs. Proponent Discussions , 2017-08-30, 06:11 PM
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    Thread: Hello from Sparky, formerly known as Bart V
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Kamarling Wrote: (2017-08-13, 11:49 PM) -- Sparky Wrote: (2017-08-13, 10:21 PM) -- Glad to join the forum,  not sure I will be posting much, but sure want to show my support for the effort. Chang...
Posted by Sparky in Member Introductions , 2017-08-14, 07:39 AM
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    Thread: Hello from Sparky, formerly known as Bart V
Post: Hello from Sparky, formerly known as Bart V

Glad to join the forum,  not sure I will be posting much, but sure want to show my support for the effort. Changed my username back to what it was on the old Skeptiko. Good luck to all involved
Posted by Sparky in Member Introductions , 2017-08-13, 10:21 PM
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