The stretch is that nobody is claiming George walked on water or rose from the dead. Extraordinary claims demand extraordinary evidence. If you told...
The funny thing about that metaphor is that, with the right tools, a blind man is perfectly capable of detecting and measuring any color -- even...
Ok, that was baaaaaaad...
"Oh well -- at least we got to meet and greet ABM's new goat..."
You are free to use "negative" and "positive" atheism, if you don't like the words strong and weak. :dunno: Regardless, they are both valid and...
Nice work, man -- it was a sweet dime!
FTFY. And yes. :D
Well, I think "right answer" is a loaded term... We were able to get a man to the moon using little more than 18th century Newtonian mechanics. Did...
That I believe. And now I know what I can bring to your next Blazer party!
Change the "PROVING" to "SUPPORTING or DISPROVING", and I think you've got it. One of the key limitations inherent to the scientific method is that...
You still haven't really responded to the points I made, but that's ok. I was just using that post as an example of the effort some of us are putting...
Be fair. We've given you MANY answers. It's when you reject them out of hand that we tell you you don't understand. Do you know how long I spent on...
And I'm sure you'd rather have the goat than a shiny new sports car, so long as the goat shits gold... :D
Nope, we will likely never escape that question. Where you and I disagree, though, is on your last claim. I am perfectly comfortable leaving the...
The point is that "common sense" isn't always as reliable as we like to think. And would you rather have a guard who shot 50% from the field, or 66%?
Ooops... Sorry for spilling the beans!
It's a cool probability trick. :) The sleight-of-hand happens when you assume (as I did, when I first heard it) that the second choice is completely...
We are all related, MARIS. No need for that.
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