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  1. dust1n

    Why one must believe the "Academia" or the "scholars"?

    Science is based on deductive reasoning from repeated observations. We aren't going to be around long enough to see a star's full life cycle. But given the little snippets of life of the billions of stars around us, and what we know about physics, we could postulate theories about what we are...
  2. dust1n

    The major difference between creationism and intelligent design

    Which Vedic teachings suggest thought occurs at the level of the brain? Ah, so there is another levels of things entirely unsupported I need to assume to be true, in order to get that result.
  3. dust1n

    Republicans Disagree With Bernie for Agreeing with the Department of Defense.

    Really? I thought it was a civil war.
  4. dust1n

    More Dawkins idiocy...

    I guess I'm not seeing where you are putting at this cut off point? I didn't see it in the sources your provided. Also not clear to me why if a 1% of a nuclear not happening is more violent than a 50% chance of a nuclear war not happening. Depending on the population size.... And this was...
  5. dust1n

    The major difference between creationism and intelligent design

    Welp, I'll just take Radin's evidence for his word then, and quote one of the studies he has listed under where he says, "Most active researchers are focusing on development of adequate theoretical explanations, advancements in methodology, the “source” of psi, and issues about effect size...
  6. dust1n

    More Dawkins idiocy...

    I did not see these assertions supported in your sources. Which still implies... less violent. I'm not making a case for why there is less violent. But I'm lost as to why a greater murder potential equates there actually being more murders. And Genghis Khan was probably responsible for...
  7. dust1n

    More Dawkins idiocy...

    Because "most murderous" is not a real metric, first of all. The world population doubled in the last fifty+ years. It would also be the "most non-murderous" century in history if I just counted the number of people not getting murdered at this moment, compared to the past. If violence was...
  8. dust1n

    More Dawkins idiocy...

    How is this anything other than an availability bias?
  9. dust1n

    Why one must believe the "Academia" or the "scholars"?

    No problem. The answer is 0. I'm not an academic, and I never listened to or attended classes taught by academics. Therefore, I lack the knowledge even necessary to build a bridge, perform surgery, fight disease, build computers, operate farms, or predict weather. I could possibly do your taxes...
  10. dust1n

    The Saudis are about to do it again...

    Asylum: To stand at the end of a queue.. To be given a morsel of bread. To stand!: Something your grandfather used to do.. Without knowing the reason why. The Morsel?: You. The homeland: A card to put in your wallet. Money: Papers that carry images of Leaders. The Photo: Your substitution...
  11. dust1n

    The major difference between creationism and intelligent design

    Well, considering statistics, the 6% could be due to a number to reasons that is understood by science. But sure. So I theorize it's effective telecommunication, or psi. How is it possible to test this theory? How can I know it's psi, and not God hearing a prayer and delivering the message?
  12. dust1n

    The major difference between creationism and intelligent design

    But you haven't mentioned anything specific. When I asked about specifics, you linked me to two names, which I actually took the time to look through, and a number of the studies as well. Let me ask one more question. Let's say I take 5 equally sized tablets with 5 different symbols on it. I...
  13. dust1n

    The major difference between creationism and intelligent design

    Dean Radin's website appears to list a slew of studies from a number of people (some which were already resounding discredited) and the only thing I can see he has down is supposedly down meta-studies. There are no dissenting opinions on his website. So he pretty much lists all the studies on...
  14. dust1n

    Teacher bans boys from playing with legos

    Yeah, I get the concern, and I appreciate that she is trying to get girls to play legos, but I didn't really a justification as to why boys would need to be prevented from playing with legos. It's also not clear if boys weren't allowed to play with the newly purchased starter kits provided via...
  15. dust1n

    Isis Bookstore Vandalized

    I feel her pain. I opened Daesh Computer Repair 5 months ago, and we deal with arson on a weekly basis now.
  16. dust1n

    "Daesh" ... the name that ISIS hates. So, let's use it!!

    Alright, to clarify, because this was driving me crazy. " The main misapprehensions about the word currently circulating in our media boil down to the following list: That daesh is an Arabic word in its own right (rather than an acronym) meaning ‘a group of bigots who impose their will on...
  17. dust1n

    The major difference between creationism and intelligent design

    Then, if you're willing, explain what the experiment is, what it is testing for, and how it establishes the existence of psi?
  18. dust1n

    Republicans Disagree With Bernie for Agreeing with the Department of Defense.

    Kind of just reading along, "The American military is more environmentally conscious than is widely recognized. To some extent, this is policy driven. The Energy Policy Act, for example, makes energy conservation on bases a requirement.25 U.S. Army Field Manual 3-100.4 stresses environmental...
  19. dust1n

    Republicans Disagree With Bernie for Agreeing with the Department of Defense.

    Oh, I see. The Executive Orders you cited were from late 2009, when they were signed. I didn't realize that, so I do apologize. Here's research the military was doing in May 2008, before Obama was president: "On March 30-31, 2007, the Strategic Studies Institute (SSI) and the Triangle Institute...
  20. dust1n

    The major difference between creationism and intelligent design

    Looking at all ganzfeld stuff, I must admit, I'm not terrible impressed. Considering it has been attempted over and over, and generally accepted as basically having produced no significant results in 150 years without serious methodological flaws. I encourage you to look at the wikipedia for...
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