A revolution in thought - Page 96

thedoc · #**2376** 04-21-2011, 11:52 PM

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Originally Posted by davidm

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Originally Posted by thedoc

After 95 pages of absolute denial of reality, complete with empherical proof, does anyone seriously think they are going to change 'Peacegirls' mind? In reality there is nothing to change.

That is correct, but we are chugging this rolling train wreck toward the magic 100 mark so that we can par-TEEEEEH!

:djparty:

There had better be some good music. I like the oldies, you know, Bach Beethoven, Debussy. Listz is good too.

davidm · #**2377** 04-22-2011, 12:00 AM

Page 96! The countdown is on in earnest! :popcorn:

thedoc · #**2378** 04-22-2011, 12:05 AM

Here are a couple of good ones,

YouTube - Liszt Les Preludes - Qatar...

YouTube - Wagner - RIDE OF THE VALKYRIES -...

How about a nice Fugue, or if you want to really get wild what about a Minuet?

thedoc · #**2379** 04-22-2011, 12:08 AM

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Originally Posted by The Lone Ranger

Like I said earlier, I'm in it for education of others, not her. That and the magic 100-page mark.

Your sincere efforts are greatly appreciated by most of us.

thedoc · #**2380** 04-22-2011, 12:14 AM

Is that all there is? Then lets break out the booze and have a ball.

YouTube - Peggy Lee -- Is That All There...

thedoc · #**2381** 04-22-2011, 12:19 AM

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Originally Posted by davidm

That is correct, but we are chugging this rolling train wreck toward the magic 100 mark so that we can par-TEEEEEH!

:djparty:

Hey, stop useing that term, I like to keep my trains on track, and on time.

davidm · #**2382** 04-22-2011, 12:36 AM

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Originally Posted by thedoc

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Originally Posted by davidm

That is correct, but we are chugging this rolling train wreck toward the magic 100 mark so that we can par-TEEEEEH!

:djparty:

Hey, stop useing that term, I like to keep my trains on track, and on time.

Long ago this was a

:trainrek:

But it has been good for

:lulztrain:

Doctor X · #**2383** 04-22-2011, 12:55 AM

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Originally Posted by The Lone Ranger

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Originally Posted by thedoc

After 95 pages of absolute denial of reality, complete with empherical proof, does anyone seriously think they are going to change 'Peacegirls' mind? In reality there is nothing to change.

No, of course not. I'd be as willfully oblivious to reality as she is if I still believed that it was possible to provide any sort of evidence that she'd be willing to accept.

Like I said earlier, I'm in it for education of others, not her. That and the magic 100-page mark.

Whereas I am here for the Hot Metal Chicks [Tm.--Ed.]

--J.D.

Stephen Maturin · #**2384** 04-22-2011, 01:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Angakuk

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Originally Posted by Seymour Lessans

I recently gave a math problem to a student of mathematics. I asked
this person if it was possible to arrange 105 alphabetical squares
divided equally between A and O into groups of 3 so that each of the
15 different letters on a line and in all 35 groups would never be twice
with any other letter.

Customer: What the donkey-fellating hell is an alphabetical square?

Clerk: I'm not sure, sir, but you'll find them in Aisle 5 right next to the lyrical trapezoids.

Kael · #**2385** 04-22-2011, 01:09 AM

I think I get it. It's like alphabetical sudoku. 7 sets of the first 15 letters of the alphabet. Not sure how they're supposed to be arranged, since "so that each of the 15 different letters on a line and in all 35 groups would never be twice with any other letter" sounds like something someone put through google translate a few times.

Perhaps you could describe how these 105 blocks are to be arranged more clearly, peacegirl?

thedoc · #**2386** 04-22-2011, 01:12 AM

Hey guys, don't slow down now, can we finish this tonight so I can go to bed and get some sleep?

thedoc · #**2387** 04-22-2011, 01:14 AM

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Originally Posted by thedoc

AAA, BBB, CCC, DDD, EEE, FFF, GGG, HHH, III, JJJ, KKK, LLL, MMM, NNN, OOO,
AOM, BAN, CBO, DCA, EDB, FEC, GFD, HGE, IHF, JIG, KJH, LKI, MLJ, NMK, ONL,
AFK, BGL, CHM, DIN, EJO,

This should prove, without a doubt, Undenialably, Mathematicaly and Scientificaly that Lessans was 100% wrong!

Duh, read much dufus? Do I need to put squares around each letter?

Doctor X · #**2388** 04-22-2011, 01:18 AM

This is pretty much an exemplar of any discussion of a crackpot theory with a True Believer. I see it with creatards who want to believe in a Global Flood, or deny evolution. They make a statement like, "there's no evidence for evolution," you bury them in the evidence, and they make the same statement again.

The True Believer [Tm.--Ed.] never evaluates the evidence. He will try to twist it to fit the crackpot theory. The attempts to manipulate extend to semantic massage: "evolution is a :freakout:

theory

" which means it is just a "guess" or the crackpot theory must be seen as equal to it.

We have seen such weak rhetoric from peacegirl.

--J.D.

Stephen Maturin · #**2389** 04-22-2011, 01:41 AM

Almost there! Let's start warmin' this fucker up!

YouTube - Red - King Crimson (Live in...

thedoc · #**2390** 04-22-2011, 01:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Doctor X

This is pretty much an exemplar of any discussion of a crackpot theory with a True Believer. I see it with creatards who want to believe in a Global Flood, or deny evolution. They make a statement like, "there's no evidence for evolution," you bury them in the evidence, and they make the same statement again.

The True Believer [Tm.--Ed.] never evaluates the evidence. He will try to twist it to fit the crackpot theory. The attempts to manipulate extend to semantic massage: "evolution is a :freakout:

theory

" which means it is just a "guess" or the crackpot theory must be seen as equal to it.

We have seen such weak rhetoric from peacegirl.

--J.D.

Are you telling me it took you 96 pages to notice this? I saw this on another forum, I thought it would be obvious from the first couple of pages. 96 pages is ridiculous.

The Lone Ranger · #**2391** 04-22-2011, 01:47 AM

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Originally Posted by thedoc

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Originally Posted by Doctor X

This is pretty much an exemplar of any discussion of a crackpot theory with a True Believer. I see it with creatards who want to believe in a Global Flood, or deny evolution. They make a statement like, "there's no evidence for evolution," you bury them in the evidence, and they make the same statement again.

The True Believer [Tm.--Ed.] never evaluates the evidence. He will try to twist it to fit the crackpot theory. The attempts to manipulate extend to semantic massage: "evolution is a :freakout:

theory

" which means it is just a "guess" or the crackpot theory must be seen as equal to it.

We have seen such weak rhetoric from peacegirl.

--J.D.

Are you telling me it took you 96 pages to notice this? I saw this on another forum, I thought it would be obvious from the first couple of pages. 96 pages is ridiculous.

Naw, we've been referring to her as a True Believer pretty-much from the beginning. It didn't take very long for her to establish her True Believer credentials.

thedoc · #**2392** 04-22-2011, 01:48 AM

Out of sympathy I'll do one for Peacegirl,

YouTube - Roy Orbison - Only The Lonely...

&feature=related

thedoc · #**2393** 04-22-2011, 01:54 AM

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Originally Posted by The Lone Ranger

The attempts to manipulate extend to semantic massage: "evolution is a :freakout:

theory

" which means it is just a "guess" or the crackpot theory must be seen as equal to it.

.

I've seen this before with evolution and it only demonstrates the ignorance of what a scientific theory really is.

thedoc · #**2394** 04-22-2011, 01:56 AM

“The greatest way to live with honor in this world is to be what we pretend to be.”
-- Socrates

I don't think I can agree with this, I would rather think that we shouldn't pretend to be something we are not. I don't care who said it, it could still be wrong.

Doctor X · #**2395** 04-22-2011, 02:00 AM

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Originally Posted by thedoc

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Lone Ranger

The attempts to manipulate extend to semantic massage: "evolution is a :freakout:

theory

" which means it is just a "guess" or the crackpot theory must be seen as equal to it.

.

I've seen this before with evolution and it only demonstrates the ignorance of what a scientific theory really is.

--J.D.

The Lone Ranger · #**2396** 04-22-2011, 02:03 AM

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Originally Posted by thedoc

“The greatest way to live with honor in this world is to be what we pretend to be.”
-- Socrates

I don't think I can agree with this, I would rather think that we shouldn't pretend to be something we are not. I don't care who said it, it could still be wrong.

That's kind of the point. We shouldn't pretend to be what we aren't.

More to the point, perhaps, is that we generally like to pretend that we're better than we truly are in our interactions with others. Wouldn't it be better to work to make oneself into a truly better person, rather than just pretending to be a better person?

Also, that wasn't me that you quoted above. ...