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26 Apr 2013, 8:12 am

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(Then again, I personally think humans are too stupid to fully understand the universe, but that's a whole different ball game.)

I agree. Still want to try, though. *Wonders if that makes myself a "crank"*

Thanks for the links. One query, though: some of the ideas seem disreguarded because they are not practical/practicable, rather than not theoretically possible, yet even the theory seems disreguarded. Is that to discourage people known as "plastic (insert profession here)s" or is the community walled to the theory as well. (Homeopathy? Oh, do you mean treatment for accidently drinking a poison?)


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26 Apr 2013, 2:35 pm

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So what you really seem to be complaining about is that people in general have no real understanding of what makes a scientist and what science is all about. Here are some links to websites that may help you in your studies of Science v. Pseudo-Science:

Cosmophobia

The James Randi Educational Foundation

The Rational Wiki - Article on Anti-Science

The Skeptic Project

The Skeptic's Dictionary


I love the JREF. By the way, I miss the 1,000,000 dollar challenge and where is Uri Geller?



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26 Apr 2013, 5:26 pm

cubedemon6073 wrote:
Fnord wrote:
So what you really seem to be complaining about is that people in general have no real understanding of what makes a scientist and what science is all about. Here are some links to websites that may help you in your studies of Science v. Pseudo-Science:

Cosmophobia

The James Randi Educational Foundation

The Rational Wiki - Article on Anti-Science

The Skeptic Project

The Skeptic's Dictionary


I love the JREF. By the way, I miss the 1,000,000 dollar challenge and where is Uri Geller?


JREF Million-Dollar Challenge

By the way, total assets in the Challenge fund are up to $1,402,878.65 as of March 31, 2013.

Uri Geller has been trying to pay off all of the lawsuits filed against him. He hosts a few TV shows in Europe, and has bought a small island off the coast of Scotland to search it for buried Pharoaic treasure.


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28 Apr 2013, 7:29 pm

Fnord wrote:
cubedemon6073 wrote:
Fnord wrote:
So what you really seem to be complaining about is that people in general have no real understanding of what makes a scientist and what science is all about. Here are some links to websites that may help you in your studies of Science v. Pseudo-Science:

Cosmophobia

The James Randi Educational Foundation

The Rational Wiki - Article on Anti-Science

The Skeptic Project

The Skeptic's Dictionary


I love the JREF. By the way, I miss the 1,000,000 dollar challenge and where is Uri Geller?


JREF Million-Dollar Challenge

By the way, total assets in the Challenge fund are up to $1,402,878.65 as of March 31, 2013.

Uri Geller has been trying to pay off all of the lawsuits filed against him. He hosts a few TV shows in Europe, and has bought a small island off the coast of Scotland to search it for buried Pharoaic treasure.


Oh! I thought James Randi shut down the challenge.