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I never stated it was either. That's the problem with spiritual matters. Tom Send a noteboard - 20/12/2011 08:43:46 PM
The nature of these experiences is such that we cannot test them, run experiments or replicate them, yet enough people have enough things happen that they cannot explain that we owe it to ourselves to consider that there might be something to them. My position is not in defense of a particular belief system or even in defense of affirmative belief of any sort, but that atheism discounts evidence solely because it cannot, at the present day and with our present understanding of the universe, be scientifically tested, replicated in experiments or used consistently to achieve results. At the same time, we know that many things that we now know about could not be tested or measured in antiquity because our ancestors lacked the understanding necessary to even be looking in the right place.

Perhaps some day my odd dreams can be explained with science, and the blurred line between life and death can be measured as some sort of energetic residue, but until that time, we should remain curious and open-minded.

By the way, you're quite wrong about physics saying that bumblebees can't fly. That statement is a myth, which has been discredited and which you can see if you look on the wikipedia page for bumblebee.

People used to say the same thing about ball lightning - it couldn't possibly exist and was the result of hysteria, delusion, etc. However, now scientists are able to create it in laboratory settings, even though we don't understand it very well.

Political correctness is the pettiest form of casuistry.

ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius

Ummaka qinnassa nīk!

*MySmiley*
The Bumblebee-physics myth
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Kim Jong-il is dead. Would you become a fervent believer? - 19/12/2011 03:37:28 AM 1523 Views
If I was a Christian, I'd pray that he would burn forever in hell. - 19/12/2011 03:47:52 AM 935 Views
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I agree about atheism - 19/12/2011 04:19:02 AM 763 Views
It's an approximation. - 19/12/2011 05:40:05 PM 783 Views
no, I'm not saying that the sheer number of people alone is sufficient - 19/12/2011 10:13:09 PM 665 Views
Re: See, I can't be an atheist. - 19/12/2011 04:25:06 AM 757 Views
No, Pascal's Wager is stupid. - 19/12/2011 03:09:42 PM 765 Views
You obviously misread my comments or ignored them. - 19/12/2011 03:39:59 PM 751 Views
You're answering a different point to the one I was addressing. - 19/12/2011 04:01:54 PM 687 Views
For atheism to be a tenable position, one must assume that millions lie about their experiences. - 20/12/2011 04:11:53 AM 779 Views
Look, doesn't this go against your most sacred principle? - 20/12/2011 06:43:27 AM 741 Views
I'm pretty sure he's not saying it's undeniable proof. - 20/12/2011 09:19:44 AM 703 Views
No, it doesn't. - 20/12/2011 08:30:55 PM 667 Views
Re: No, it doesn't. - 20/12/2011 09:21:22 PM 710 Views
This militant atheism is somewhat amusing. - 20/12/2011 09:48:57 PM 730 Views
... somewhat irrational at times too - 21/12/2011 01:22:54 AM 642 Views
Huh? - 21/12/2011 10:47:06 AM 689 Views
That's somewhat unrelated to the intended point of the post - 21/12/2011 12:41:49 PM 696 Views
My "Huh?" was at your claim that any reasonable definition Kim Jong-il was a millitant athiest - 21/12/2011 12:58:44 PM 687 Views
You're objecting to me calling the Military Dictator militant? - 21/12/2011 03:13:35 PM 727 Views
Is that the long way of saying you can't back up what you said? - 21/12/2011 04:06:06 PM 653 Views
Okay - 21/12/2011 05:03:07 PM 752 Views
Your position isn't rational nor logical - 20/12/2011 12:45:03 PM 714 Views
I never stated it was either. That's the problem with spiritual matters. - 20/12/2011 08:43:46 PM 643 Views
How about a faith atheist? - 19/12/2011 04:28:59 PM 835 Views
Nevermind. It appears you answered that in your reply to Tim. *NM* - 19/12/2011 04:32:19 PM 406 Views
Re: See, I can't be an atheist. - 19/12/2011 04:57:23 PM 790 Views
Sounds like you must be a modern-day prophet - 19/12/2011 05:24:24 PM 636 Views
Well, it's *possible* that he is. - 19/12/2011 05:49:34 PM 735 Views
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Well. - 21/12/2011 01:49:36 PM 673 Views
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That doesn't really make sense. - 21/12/2011 03:04:23 PM 565 Views
No, it does make perfect sense. - 21/12/2011 06:17:02 PM 706 Views
Also, learn to use the subjunctive. It's "if I WERE a Christian..." - 19/12/2011 03:54:20 AM 753 Views
The sad thing about that comment... - 19/12/2011 04:52:57 AM 882 Views
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I will miss him, too...a lot. *NM* - 19/12/2011 04:17:05 AM 335 Views
so, hypothetically...if I was to send you a list of people... - 19/12/2011 04:25:47 AM 710 Views
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You know what's really weird? - 19/12/2011 11:32:23 AM 728 Views
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Zimbabwe basically is dust by now. *NM* - 19/12/2011 02:52:51 PM 333 Views
They took it down, apparently. *NM* - 20/12/2011 04:40:24 AM 314 Views
Turns out Kim Jong really was il? - 19/12/2011 12:10:15 PM 681 Views
all praise Madokami! *NM* - 19/12/2011 01:03:26 PM 401 Views
He's not dead-dead. Neither is his father. Just ask the North Koreans. - 19/12/2011 04:23:48 PM 713 Views
Re: He's not dead-dead. Neither is his father. Just ask the North Koreans. - 19/12/2011 09:15:09 PM 635 Views
That happened to me too. - 19/12/2011 09:45:48 PM 773 Views
Re: That happened to me too. - 19/12/2011 09:48:36 PM 633 Views
Re: Legend - 20/12/2011 04:54:40 PM 647 Views
I wonder if they're going to embalm him? - 20/12/2011 04:39:33 AM 582 Views
The problem with predictions that come true - 19/12/2011 05:28:24 PM 751 Views
I don't make a lot of predictions. *NM* - 19/12/2011 08:18:53 PM 453 Views
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No, sadly. - 20/12/2011 04:31:44 AM 580 Views
I can attest to the fact that this conversation took place on Facebook Saturday. - 19/12/2011 09:19:06 PM 674 Views
Yeah, I thought that reply seemed in the wrong place - 19/12/2011 09:28:17 PM 671 Views
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I am not a dog to be petted! - 21/12/2011 02:42:55 AM 645 Views
HAHAHAHA!!!! *NM* - 21/12/2011 05:31:06 AM 389 Views
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Things did change for the better with Stalin's death. - 20/12/2011 02:51:12 AM 714 Views
Not for Stalin *NM* - 20/12/2011 09:49:39 PM 364 Views
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