I didn't immediately associate my dream with the event, that's all. I was very cognizant that I had had the dream, and that I had told my friends about it and said it was one of those dreams that had the particular feel that it would come true.
I was just on the verge of conceding that I had been wrong, that the entire means by which I assessed if a dream had elements of prediction in it was wrong, and that the previous seven or eight such dreams were just a long line of coincidences.
I was just on the verge of conceding that I had been wrong, that the entire means by which I assessed if a dream had elements of prediction in it was wrong, and that the previous seven or eight such dreams were just a long line of coincidences.
Despite believing that your dreams have some sort of supernatural predictive value, you didn't associate a dream (that you were expecting to be predictive) about a plane floating down the river with an actual plane in that actual river a few months later?
And frankly, you're changing your story. You said, "When the "Miracle on the Hudson" happened, I had forgotten about the dream but my friends quickly reminded me" (emphasis mine). That's a pretty clear statement that contradicts what what you're claiming to have meant now. But I'm not going to argue the point with you. Neither version really makes a lot of sense, and I don't expect you to accept the version that allows for the possibility of confirmation bias.
If you are from Betelgeuse, please have one of your Earth friends read what I've written before you respond. Or try concentrating harder.
"The trophy problem has become extreme."
"The trophy problem has become extreme."
Kim Jong-il is dead. Would you become a fervent believer?
19/12/2011 03:37:28 AM
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If I was a Christian, I'd pray that he would burn forever in hell.
19/12/2011 03:47:52 AM
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See, I can't be an atheist.
19/12/2011 03:53:55 AM
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I agree about atheism
19/12/2011 04:19:02 AM
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It's an approximation.
19/12/2011 05:40:05 PM
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no, I'm not saying that the sheer number of people alone is sufficient
19/12/2011 10:13:09 PM
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No, Pascal's Wager is stupid.
19/12/2011 03:09:42 PM
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You obviously misread my comments or ignored them.
19/12/2011 03:39:59 PM
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You're answering a different point to the one I was addressing.
19/12/2011 04:01:54 PM
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For atheism to be a tenable position, one must assume that millions lie about their experiences.
20/12/2011 04:11:53 AM
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Look, doesn't this go against your most sacred principle?
20/12/2011 06:43:27 AM
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No, it doesn't.
20/12/2011 08:30:55 PM
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Re: No, it doesn't.
20/12/2011 09:21:22 PM
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This militant atheism is somewhat amusing.
20/12/2011 09:48:57 PM
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... somewhat irrational at times too
21/12/2011 01:22:54 AM
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Huh?
21/12/2011 10:47:06 AM
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That's somewhat unrelated to the intended point of the post
21/12/2011 12:41:49 PM
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My "Huh?" was at your claim that any reasonable definition Kim Jong-il was a millitant athiest
21/12/2011 12:58:44 PM
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You're objecting to me calling the Military Dictator militant?
21/12/2011 03:13:35 PM
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Your position isn't rational nor logical
20/12/2011 12:45:03 PM
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I never stated it was either. That's the problem with spiritual matters.
20/12/2011 08:43:46 PM
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How about a faith atheist?
19/12/2011 04:28:59 PM
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Nevermind. It appears you answered that in your reply to Tim. *NM*
19/12/2011 04:32:19 PM
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Re: See, I can't be an atheist.
19/12/2011 04:57:23 PM
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It's impossible to tell if worshipping a false god would be worse than worshipping no god at all.
20/12/2011 04:14:59 AM
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Sounds like you must be a modern-day prophet
19/12/2011 05:24:24 PM
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Idiocy. Confirmation bias doesn't explain away external phenomena.
20/12/2011 04:19:10 AM
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Well.
21/12/2011 01:49:36 PM
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I didn't forget about it. I was getting ready to give up on it.
21/12/2011 02:27:18 PM
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That doesn't really make sense.
21/12/2011 03:04:23 PM
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Also, learn to use the subjunctive. It's "if I WERE a Christian..."
19/12/2011 03:54:20 AM
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The sad thing about that comment...
19/12/2011 04:52:57 AM
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I'm pretty sure there's plenty of middle ground between those two examples
19/12/2011 05:31:13 PM
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Tom, I think this means you should take up ForEx trading. *NM*
19/12/2011 04:00:20 AM
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I might. I'm close enough to it as is. I just did some ForEx ISDAs for clients...
19/12/2011 04:03:11 AM
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I thought you were asking if I believed in KJ-I, the Eternal Leader
19/12/2011 06:55:08 AM
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The article I just read said he died on Saturday.
19/12/2011 08:58:17 AM
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Yeah, he actually died on a train Saturday morning before Tom made the comment. *NM*
19/12/2011 09:13:44 PM
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I'm not claiming causality. And, for the record, I first made the comment on Friday afternoon.
20/12/2011 04:25:07 AM
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You know what's really weird?
19/12/2011 11:32:23 AM
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They took it down, apparently. *NM*
20/12/2011 04:40:24 AM
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Not surprising, still in the revisions if anyone wants to see of course
20/12/2011 11:06:05 AM
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He's not dead-dead. Neither is his father. Just ask the North Koreans.
19/12/2011 04:23:48 PM
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Re: He's not dead-dead. Neither is his father. Just ask the North Koreans.
19/12/2011 09:15:09 PM
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The problem with predictions that come true
19/12/2011 05:28:24 PM
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I don't make a lot of predictions. *NM*
19/12/2011 08:18:53 PM
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Well you should start at least journaling the ones that you do make.
19/12/2011 08:40:18 PM
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I actually now do tell my friends when I have dreams that have the "feel" to them.
20/12/2011 04:36:07 AM
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I can attest to the fact that this conversation took place on Facebook Saturday.
19/12/2011 09:19:06 PM
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Yes, TMJ, you also contributed in this case. *NM*
20/12/2011 04:38:42 AM
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Jeez, I hope I never get on your bad side
20/12/2011 12:06:54 AM
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Things did change for the better with Stalin's death.
20/12/2011 02:51:12 AM
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So I guess you want me to destroy the voodoo doll I have of you? Oh wait...never mind. *NM*
20/12/2011 04:37:35 AM
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