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  1. It Aint Necessarily So

    Is headonism a good philosophy ?

    This is Kramer from Seinfeld, who suspect his accountant Barry Prophet of being a cocaine addict because he went to Columbia once, likes to visit public men's rooms perhaps to "powder" his nose, and sniffs a lot - feeling him out. "Here's to feeling good all of the time" (spoken while chugging...
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    Speak Only in Random Song Lyrics

    Wake of the flood, laughing water, forty-nine, Get out the pans, don't just stand there dreamin' Get out of the way, get out of the way, Here comes sunshine, here comes sunshine. Line up a long shot maybe try it two times, maybe more, Good to know you got shoes to wear when you find the floor...
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    Teleological Argument (Aquinas)

    You've watered down the word God so much that atheists already accept your version but call it by another name: the laws of nature. The universe does not demonstrate purpose, and complexity can arise from mindless processes. Once again, you're reaching to try to describe what appears to be a...
  4. It Aint Necessarily So

    Should the Senate go into a voluntary recess to allow Trump to appoint cabinet officials without due process?

    Agreed. In my opinion, the problem begins with the liberals allowing the oligarchs to dismantle the Fairness Doctrine and never having reinstated it since when the Democrats were in power. This led to Rush Limbaugh, Fox News, and indoctrination and subjugation of susceptible minds, which appears...
  5. It Aint Necessarily So

    Should the Senate go into a voluntary recess to allow Trump to appoint cabinet officials without due process?

    It seems likely that the Senate will give him that, and if so, the dissolution of Constitution begins. There will be no checks and balances, no advise and consent - just the will of a single man. I can't emphasize enough that: [1] Trump wants the unchecked power of a dictator. [2] The...
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    30,000 feet of water?????

    Agreed. And I'm sure that you'd agree that the reason for that is that humans have acquired symbolic thought - language - that allows them to teach one another, cooperate, and build a growing fund of knowledge over generations. One can make much more sophisticated tools and plans as a...
  7. It Aint Necessarily So

    Two falsehoods

    I asked you four questions. You ignored them all and asked me two questions of your own. My questions to you were: [1] What's your interest in people who disagree with you there ? [2] Let me play the part of such a person. Suppose I thought that if I claim victimhood, I can do whatever I...
  8. It Aint Necessarily So

    Evolution, maybe someone can explain?

    Yes? You aren't agreeing with me nor I with you. Your first word should have been no. I don't know what your point or purpose is here. As we wander up and down the taxa in the mind's eye, living things separate out as we go down toward the species taxon and unite as we go up. Kingdom Animalia...
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    Evolution, maybe someone can explain?

    The words are arbitrary conventions with no inherent meaning, but classifying tuna and eels together at the class level and whales separately is not arbitrary. If you believe a supernatural intelligence created the universe and the life in it, then you believe in a creator and are a...
  10. It Aint Necessarily So

    Trump nominates pseudo-science promoter Dr. Oz

    You asked about coping. You write at least one post like this in all Trump threads. Don't let it get under your skin so easily. The man is contemptible, so there will be plenty of contempt expressed for him, more now than ever.
  11. It Aint Necessarily So

    Destruction of the Homophobia Theory

    People who always want more money have money insecurity. People who always want more power feel vulnerable. And people who want to be more masculine and stronger? You called that the purpose of your life. I feel masculine enough and strong enough now and have always. It's not something I ever...
  12. It Aint Necessarily So

    Atheists believe in miracles more than believers

    I assume that they're offended and want to strike back by rejecting a given poster. I don't know what set that poster off at that time and likely never will. I quoted a standard definition of metaphysics - "Metaphysics is a branch of philosophy that deals with the fundamental nature of reality...
  13. It Aint Necessarily So

    Atheists believe in miracles more than believers

    Not because you say so. What you're telling me is that you don't find value where I and others do. We all do, or maybe almost all. I have a good memory, but it isn't photographic, or as one poster once humorously wrote, it isn't a photogenic memory. But you do make inductions. Somehow, you...
  14. It Aint Necessarily So

    Evolution, maybe someone can explain?

    Assuming that by higher power you mean more than the laws of physics, I think you mean that YOU'RE stuck with such an answer. I find no value in a god belief or in religion, nor in contemplating questions with no answers possible once I've realized that the question is unanswerable. Although...
  15. It Aint Necessarily So

    Three recent auditory and optical illusions in pop culture

    Thanks for taking the time to listen carefully and comment. I agree - it does sound spliced. As I said, I hear what starts out as "sev," but I also hear an X sound before teen. And thanks for doing all of that You've been a big help again. I hadn't seen that one.
  16. It Aint Necessarily So

    Atheists believe in miracles more than believers

    Referring to Thales achievement in predicting an eclipse as a stupid human trick was pretty much the only thing you said in response to my offering it as a falsifying counterexample to your claim that it's not science if there aren't experiments. You don't offer facts, arguments, or...
  17. It Aint Necessarily So

    Evolution, maybe someone can explain?

    Metaphorically, it is. "A deepity involves saying something with two meanings—one trivially true, the other profound sounding but false or nonsensical." That's already been refuted with a counterexample in a related current thread. You: We can't see data that don't support our beliefs. Me: I...
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    Evolution, maybe someone can explain?

    From AI, which largely agrees with you. The numerical value varies with the estimate of the time it takes to orbit our galaxy's central supermassive black hole: "The Sun travels around the center of the Milky Way galaxy at an average speed of approximately **828,000 kilometers per hour** (or...
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    Three recent auditory and optical illusions in pop culture

    [1] In the closing credits of qua Teen Hunger Force, a voice repeats, "Dancing is forbidden" which many, myself included, also hear as "Finger puppet." Here's a brief discussion of it: (I can't get rid of the large empty space above this in the OP) Here's another such discussion: how do the...
  20. It Aint Necessarily So

    Two falsehoods

    Agree that they're both false. What's your interest in people who disagree with you there? Let me play the part of such a person. Suppose I thought that if I claim victimhood, I can do whatever I like to others. Would you find such an opinion interesting? Now suppose I claimed that nobody...
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