The only problem I can see with this thread is that it probably fits best in the education forum.
That's to bad. Was it that the Dude told you to?
It is not clear what you actually mean is disturbing? Is it that we talk about belief systems and lots and lots of different aspects about what is...
Fair enough... : ) Do you suppose it also works on the mad hungry ice bear someone stands eye to eye with having nothing to defend himself with?
I do not claim to fully understand it. I used inductive reasoning to arrive at the conclusion. Do you have anything against inductive reasoning?...
I am inclined to agree with you. But lets for argument's sake think of someone who is mentaly healthy, but been completely paralyzed except he can...
I wonder if that works on mad hungry ice bears. Or oil in the desert.
There is no mystery here, positive effects of placebo are dependent of what the brain is capable of as far as healing goes. You would not expect...
Yup, more and more sure you are missing something. I would not be suprised for you to soon realize that you are questioning a view noone here...
:mates: And yet you seem to actually HAVE misunderstood a couple of basic things. There are some things in your argumentation that allude to this...
I absolutely do not want you out of the discussion. I am disqualifing myself on the basis that I am used to conversations where people actually...
You are not having an honest respectful conversation anymore. What I did was reasonable induction. What you are doing is straw manning. It is a...
And now I know you ARE misunderstanding things. Maybe you at least could acknowledge the possibilty that what you are objecting to is a...
Wait, here what?? If you say I am wrong please be so kind as to define exactly where I am wrong. It is not clear what you mean we disagree about....
Thank you! : ) Same goes for you! : ) I agree with almost everything you said there. I only would like to add one thing. That fact that nothing...
Here is the very point i think you go wrong. Most, if not all, scientists are quite clear on those distinctions. But of course this distinction...
Fruitless in the sense a believer never convinces a non believer and vice versa? Well lots of people leave their faith, others would like to but...
Now you are confusing me. Are you afraid of dying or not dying from boredom?
That was not very nice said? Why are you mad at me?
Why so mad, cheer up man :mates:
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