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Major Nikon

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8. I don't think you understand what he's trying to say

Wed Dec 26, 2018, 01:47 PM

Dec 2018

What Gil is saying is that everyone departs from reason. Therefore all such departures are equal and self-cancelling. Someone who claims god resides in a spaceship hidden by the Hale–Bopp comet is no less relevant than someone who calls bullshit on that claim because neither can be proven.

At least that's what I got out of all the argle-bargle. For all we know it could actually be a metaphor for something that actually makes the least bit of sense.

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Let he who is without cognitive bias cast the first lecture. [View all] guillaumeb Dec 2018 OP

True. eom KPN Dec 2018 #1

Everybody has them. Turbineguy Dec 2018 #2

Understood. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #6

No, Guillaumeb. Cognitive biases and emotional decisions MineralMan Dec 2018 #3

I don't think you understand what he's trying to say Major Nikon Dec 2018 #8

Oh, no, I understand what he's trying to say just fine. MineralMan Dec 2018 #12

I'm not sure his research is limited to just that one site Major Nikon Dec 2018 #14

Well, there are also random blogs on Patheos. MineralMan Dec 2018 #16

So what is your logical argument for theism? Major Nikon Dec 2018 #4

My argument, guillaumeb Dec 2018 #5

You didn't understand the question Major Nikon Dec 2018 #7

I removed the ad hominem from your response, guillaumeb Dec 2018 #9

Sure, because calling bullshit on bullshit is ad hominem Major Nikon Dec 2018 #10

Reverting to your default setting? guillaumeb Dec 2018 #11

Your first fuckup is claiming that I don't find dialog with theists here Major Nikon Dec 2018 #13

OK. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #15

Just one cognitive bias? MineralMan Dec 2018 #17

The word one was your addition. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #18

You wrote: MineralMan Dec 2018 #20

Cognitive bias describes behavior. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #22

Read the article. MineralMan Dec 2018 #23

Did you read the link? guillaumeb Dec 2018 #24

Goodbye. MineralMan Dec 2018 #25

Goodbye. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #31

He clearly read the link Lordquinton Dec 2018 #41

Neither of you did, in my opinion. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #47

So you read the article too, right? Lordquinton Dec 2018 #62

No, his "point" was to accuse me of making an error by referrign to it in the singular. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #64

And he was not incorrect, was he? Lordquinton Dec 2018 #67

He was incorrect. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #68

"Cognitive Biases or Errors Are at the Heart of Religion" Lordquinton Dec 2018 #70

... Major Nikon Dec 2018 #69

One reason you complain about the lack of dialog... Major Nikon Dec 2018 #19

I provided an answer. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #21

OK, so "faith" is your idea of a logical argument Major Nikon Dec 2018 #27

Not at all what I actually said. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #34

Please continue as this just keeps getting better Major Nikon Dec 2018 #37

Incorrect on your part. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #43

Please continue... Major Nikon Dec 2018 #48

Sad. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #49

Please continue to say you didn't say what you said Major Nikon Dec 2018 #51

Logical violetpastille Dec 2018 #26

What is a spiritual experience? wasupaloopa Dec 2018 #29

Here was mine violetpastille Dec 2018 #30

Church services provide a community. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #35

Humans need community. violetpastille Dec 2018 #36

Very well put. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #32

Tell us again how "faith" is your logical argument Major Nikon Dec 2018 #38

You are misframing what I said. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #44

Thanks for giving me another opportunity to prove your faceplant Major Nikon Dec 2018 #50

Unintentional humor on your part. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #52

Thanks for the unintentional laugh Major Nikon Dec 2018 #59

"I don't think anybody ever had a spiritual experience hacking away on a laptop. " Lordquinton Dec 2018 #42

If the Buddha, or Jesus or Mohammed violetpastille Dec 2018 #63

I can attest that many actual "hackers" Voltaire2 Dec 2018 #71

I said "I don't think that" violetpastille Dec 2018 #72

You cannot prove a negative so your question to athiests is irrational. wasupaloopa Dec 2018 #28

I never talk about proof. I talk about faith. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #33

Meanwhile you reveal you can't tell the difference between a fact and a claim Major Nikon Dec 2018 #39

And you continue to reveal your agenda, and tactics. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #45

True Major Nikon Dec 2018 #53

The first citation reveals that you misframed my response. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #54

Please continue to claim that Major Nikon Dec 2018 #60

That makes no sense. You base it all on your belief wasupaloopa Dec 2018 #40

I have faith. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #46

I find it interesting that you always focus on the unprovable Eko Dec 2018 #55

What an interesting response. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #56

Here. Eko Dec 2018 #57

Okay. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #58

Great. Eko Dec 2018 #61

He won't Major Nikon Dec 2018 #65

I know. Eko Dec 2018 #66