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#31 User is offline   gonzowalker 


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Posted 01 August 2004 - 12:29 AM

(shakes nancy)

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Posted 01 August 2004 - 12:58 AM

*reads Nancy's post then thinks*

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Posted 01 August 2004 - 01:03 AM

QUOTE (BurnSide @ Aug 1 2004, 01:23 AM)
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Welcome Skeptics of all kinds, to UM's offical Skeptical Non-Believers group. Here we can discuss things we are skeptical of in all realms of the paranormal, as well as drink beer and be merry. Members of the Skeptical Non-Believers of Uppity Annoyance, or SNBUN (SunBun ahaha) and non-mebers alike are welcomed here and invited to join the discussions. Congregate, discuss, be merry!!

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Posted 01 August 2004 - 01:07 AM

I am making Flaming Zambuca's for all. Just don't burn your lips. w00t.gif Drink up everybody!!

I am skeptical of people who are prepared to believe the most outlandish things with out even considering the the possibility of the mundane. Sometimes a duck is just a duck.

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Posted 01 August 2004 - 01:53 AM

Alright! Booze and ladies (and the sweet smell of burning herb....ahem)! rolleyes.gif

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Posted 01 August 2004 - 02:54 AM

Have any of you skeptics thought about being a skeptic
about your skepticism? Just think about it! Why be a skeptic?
Skeptics question the validity of truth.
And you skeptics always question the truth!
Why not question the reason for you to be a skeptic
for a change? What about that? Don't you ever question
the reason for your doubt?

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Posted 01 August 2004 - 02:57 AM

QUOTE (BurnSide @ Jul 31 2004, 03:29 PM)
You must be skeptical of everything.

Are you a real person BurnSide? Or are you just some computer program meant to simulate a living person? Sorry but I'm skeptical...

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Posted 01 August 2004 - 02:59 AM

Of course I have norman old boy. But you've got it a little twisted. Skeptics don't question the validity of truth. They question the validity of whether something is true or not, and by very proximity the nature of truth itself..
In a way we're continuing on the legacy of Socrates. Question everything, and then question the answers. To blindly accept is to be led anywhere someone wants you to go. If I'm going there I'd rather arrive on my own, if a bit later. Do you see what I'm trying to say?
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Posted 01 August 2004 - 03:06 AM

Doomie, you're alright in my books. thumbsup.gif

Dot, you're absolutely right. Ducks ARE Ducks.

Norman, ever though about being Skeptic of us being Skeptic about ourselves being skeptic about everyone else being skeptic about being skeptic of skeptics and their skeptism?

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Posted 01 August 2004 - 03:07 AM

QUOTE (gonzowalker @ Jul 31 2004, 09:29 PM)
(shakes nancy)

It's me, Gonzo. Everything is alright now.

Gonzo, is it really YOU? wink2.gif

Of course everything is alright, the meds have now kicked in! Whew! So? Please don't shake TOO hard ....... ekkkkkkkk!!

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Posted 01 August 2004 - 03:19 AM

Falco Rex wrote:
"Do you see what I'm trying to say?"
Yes. Now, I understand. Hey I was wondering if
I could become apart of this skeptic group. It
seems that all the cool guys are skeptics.
Is there like a password you guys use to summon the skeptics?
I was just you know.... Kind of loneyl, and... If you guys
would be my skeptic friends then... I could be one of the group.
I always wanted to be apart... You know? I just-
What I'm trying to say is...Can I become a cool skeptc
person like you guys? Can you teach me how to be a skeptic?
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Posted 01 August 2004 - 03:21 AM

What are your qualifications for being a skeptic? So far we haven't seen much from you besides posts linking Aliens to god and telling us we'll go to Hell..
Those don't exactly stand as sterling character references.. laugh.gif

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Posted 01 August 2004 - 03:25 AM

I'm afraid as Falco said you can't blindly believe in things like aliens, god etc to be a skeptic Norman.
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Posted 01 August 2004 - 03:33 AM

That depends, Norman. Are you willing to view data and evidence through an objective eye, and never allow subjective opinion to influence your conclusion? Are you willing to follow the prequisites of Scientific Methodology, and understand the language of Formal Logistical method?

Skepticism isn't a belief system. Skepticism is a method with which to analyze data. Skeptics are less interested in truth than they are in credibility, and trust statistics over faith. Skeptics understand that human opinion is very unreliable when it come to observation and analysis, and therefore only trust that which can be measured and quantified before accepting it as scientific fact.

You question why we are skeptics, and you insinuate that we are plagued with doubt. That is not the case. I am a skeptic because I do not trust human perception. I am a skeptic because I am unwilling to put my life, physical and spiritual, in the hands of something that might not exist. As long as I pin my trust in faith, I will have doubts. I will have doubts because, no matter how devoutly I believe, I will never know. Knowing implies an understanding of the phenomena, and ability to explain and control, to say nothing of predict what is to occur. I would rather live my life acknowledging what I understand, and what I do not, than live in denial of my ignorance, reliant on an unfounded faith to answer all my questions.

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Posted 01 August 2004 - 03:34 AM

Wow, good post aquatus, pretty much sums it up perfectly.

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