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Thread: Should mass deletion of one's own posts be permitted?
Post: RE: Should mass deletion of one's own posts be per...
| Also, just to respond to one point in your deleted post, Linda: yes, you're right, I was a little obtuse re Max's position; he had explained himself.
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Thread: Should mass deletion of one's own posts be permitted?
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Ninshub Wrote: (2020-05-01, 06:41 PM)
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I'm getting the impression that Laird was up for over 40 hours.
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I lost track, but I think it was over 24 [ETA: piecing it together from various bits of da...
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Thread: Other Topics...
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Silence Wrote: (2020-04-28, 04:10 PM)
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Yeah, not a fan of mass deletion of posts. I fully presume when I post something that its eternal and thus I have to be prepared to stand by my words or eat ...
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Thread: Puzzle Corner
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Laird Wrote: (2020-04-21, 03:40 PM)
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will think on it overnight...
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It turned out to be two or three nights, and then my internet went down, so my response has been delayed, but this, finally, ...
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Thread: What are you doing?
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fls Wrote: (2020-04-21, 01:09 PM)
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Is it possible to post a picture here?
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Yep, from the full reply page, which you can get to either by clicking "New Reply", or (at the bottom-right of an exis...
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Thread: Other Topics...
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Typoz Wrote: (2020-04-14, 12:47 PM)
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... I'm in hospital at present dealing with unrelated health issues.
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By the way I'm now home and on the mend. There are more serious problems which afflict ...
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Thread: Words of encouragement from scientism
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fls Wrote: (2020-04-18, 10:42 AM)
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My point at the start of all this is that what science is studying, while it pays lip service to being "physical" and "matter", has turned out to be something nob...
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Thread: Words of encouragement from scientism
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fls Wrote: (2020-04-17, 11:33 PM)
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Yeah? Do we know how many angels can dance on the head of a pin, then?
Linda
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That was cheap cherry picking and you know it!
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Thread: Words of encouragement from scientism
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fls Wrote: (2020-04-16, 09:22 PM)
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I know. It's a specific technique which can be useful (somewhat related to the idea of saying "yes"). When someone attacks you with sarcasm, treat it sincerely in...
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Thread: The Two Dogmas of Materialism
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Silence Wrote: (2020-02-28, 05:05 PM)
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I should add I don't think it is an unreasonable world view.
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Well as Sam Harris - the only New Atheist horseman with a PhD in Neuroscience - notes it doe...
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Thread: Banned from Skeptiko until 15 Feb
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Ninshub Wrote: (2019-12-29, 05:39 PM)
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Grammar debates are the best ones.
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I suppose strictly speaking there can't be more than one that is the best.
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Thread: Susan Blackmore's accusations against Daryl Bem
Post: RE: Susan Blackmore's accusations against Daryl Be...
| This explains why that article by Bryan Williams appeared on the SPR facebook page. I thought it was odd that he'd suddenly dug up an old debate with Susan Blackmore. Now I see she's writing about it ...
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Thread: A plea
Post: A plea
| I wish people could make more of an effort to be open to reasonable and courteous discussion - particularly with people who are new to the forum, particularly when they are questioning rather than dic...
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Thread: The Plant Consciousness Wars
Post: RE: The Plant Consciousness Wars
| Off-topic, but IIT is a textbook case of giving an interesting idea a terrible name. It sounds like something a middling tech school would name their intermediate programming course.
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Thread: How Long Does a Human Head Actually Remain Conscious After Being Cut Off?
Post: RE: How Long Does a Human Head Actually Remain Con...
| I for one would assert that, even were it medically possible, I would think of it as a body transplant rather than a head transplant. Who is the donor and who is the recipient? I imagine that the dea...
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Thread: When Making Things Better Only Makes Them Worse
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Ninshub Wrote: (2019-04-30, 01:29 AM)
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When Making Things Better Only Makes Them Worse (https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/04/why-accidents-like-notre-dame-fire-happen/587956/?utm_sourc...
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Thread: Debunk my experience
Post: RE: Debunk my experience
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fls Wrote: (2019-04-24, 08:51 PM)
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Ah, I see. You read part of Will's post, but not all of it.
Interesting.
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Sadly, I was only commenting on the colour. Lol
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Thread: Debunk my experience
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fls Wrote: (2019-04-24, 01:12 PM)
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Oh come on, admit it. Fluorescent pink and orange aren't much different under a Forer effect.
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They do bear a striking resemblance from that perspectiv...
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Thread: Debunk my experience
Post: RE: Debunk my experience
| I've said this before about this type of debate but perhaps it is worth another mention. We tend to get hung up on objective evidence. We expect that whatever a person sees during an OBE must be the s...
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Thread: Debunk my experience
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Brian Wrote: (2019-04-15, 10:56 AM)
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I want you to reveal your true colours in this thread.
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You've already beaten everyone else to the punch!
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