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That doesn't really make sense. Sareitha Sedai Send a noteboard - 21/12/2011 03:04:23 PM
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.


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."
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Kim Jong-il is dead. Would you become a fervent believer? Tom - 19/12/2011 03:37:28 AM 1700 Views
If I was a Christian, I'd pray that he would burn forever in hell. Great Lord of Chaos - 19/12/2011 03:47:52 AM 1099 Views
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It's an approximation. Vivien - 19/12/2011 05:40:05 PM 969 Views
no, I'm not saying that the sheer number of people alone is sufficient LadyLorraine - 19/12/2011 10:13:09 PM 850 Views
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You obviously misread my comments or ignored them. Tom - 19/12/2011 03:39:59 PM 971 Views
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This militant atheism is somewhat amusing. Tom - 20/12/2011 09:48:57 PM 897 Views
... somewhat irrational at times too Isaac - 21/12/2011 01:22:54 AM 813 Views
Huh? snoopcester - 21/12/2011 10:47:06 AM 871 Views
That's somewhat unrelated to the intended point of the post Isaac - 21/12/2011 12:41:49 PM 869 Views
My "Huh?" was at your claim that any reasonable definition Kim Jong-il was a millitant athiest snoopcester - 21/12/2011 12:58:44 PM 850 Views
You're objecting to me calling the Military Dictator militant? Isaac - 21/12/2011 03:13:35 PM 912 Views
Is that the long way of saying you can't back up what you said? snoopcester - 21/12/2011 04:06:06 PM 831 Views
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Your position isn't rational nor logical Helene - 20/12/2011 12:45:03 PM 910 Views
I never stated it was either. That's the problem with spiritual matters. Tom - 20/12/2011 08:43:46 PM 807 Views
How about a faith atheist? Palatine - 19/12/2011 04:28:59 PM 1003 Views
Nevermind. It appears you answered that in your reply to Tim. *NM* Palatine - 19/12/2011 04:32:19 PM 493 Views
Re: See, I can't be an atheist. snoopcester - 19/12/2011 04:57:23 PM 953 Views
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Well, it's *possible* that he is. Vivien - 19/12/2011 05:49:34 PM 896 Views
Hah, fair enough beetnemesis - 19/12/2011 06:47:07 PM 883 Views
Idiocy. Confirmation bias doesn't explain away external phenomena. Tom - 20/12/2011 04:19:10 AM 925 Views
Well. Sareitha Sedai - 21/12/2011 01:49:36 PM 913 Views
I didn't forget about it. I was getting ready to give up on it. Tom - 21/12/2011 02:27:18 PM 813 Views
That doesn't really make sense. Sareitha Sedai - 21/12/2011 03:04:23 PM 747 Views
No, it does make perfect sense. Tom - 21/12/2011 06:17:02 PM 944 Views
Also, learn to use the subjunctive. It's "if I WERE a Christian..." Tom - 19/12/2011 03:54:20 AM 919 Views
The sad thing about that comment... Larry - 19/12/2011 04:52:57 AM 1040 Views
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I will miss him, too...a lot. *NM* Tom - 19/12/2011 04:17:05 AM 416 Views
so, hypothetically...if I was to send you a list of people... LadyLorraine - 19/12/2011 04:25:47 AM 879 Views
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I thought you were asking if I believed in KJ-I, the Eternal Leader Praziquantel - 19/12/2011 06:55:08 AM 821 Views
The article I just read said he died on Saturday. Rebekah - 19/12/2011 08:58:17 AM 887 Views
Yeah, he actually died on a train Saturday morning before Tom made the comment. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 19/12/2011 09:13:44 PM 378 Views
I'm not claiming causality. And, for the record, I first made the comment on Friday afternoon. Tom - 20/12/2011 04:25:07 AM 902 Views
You know what's really weird? Isaac - 19/12/2011 11:32:23 AM 893 Views
It has been there for 6 hours at this stage. Stephen - 19/12/2011 12:34:57 PM 975 Views
don't forget Mugabe (sp) Yunalesca - 19/12/2011 01:06:24 PM 815 Views
Zimbabwe basically is dust by now. *NM* Tim - 19/12/2011 02:52:51 PM 413 Views
They took it down, apparently. *NM* Tom - 20/12/2011 04:40:24 AM 392 Views
Not surprising, still in the revisions if anyone wants to see of course Isaac - 20/12/2011 11:06:05 AM 1060 Views
Turns out Kim Jong really was il? snoopcester - 19/12/2011 12:10:15 PM 853 Views
all praise Madokami! *NM* Yunalesca - 19/12/2011 01:03:26 PM 471 Views
He's not dead-dead. Neither is his father. Just ask the North Koreans. Palatine - 19/12/2011 04:23:48 PM 867 Views
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That happened to me too. Nate - 19/12/2011 09:45:48 PM 951 Views
Re: That happened to me too. TaskmasterJack - 19/12/2011 09:48:36 PM 834 Views
Re: Legend Palatine - 20/12/2011 04:54:40 PM 835 Views
I wonder if they're going to embalm him? Tom - 20/12/2011 04:39:33 AM 754 Views
The problem with predictions that come true Vivien - 19/12/2011 05:28:24 PM 924 Views
I don't make a lot of predictions. *NM* Tom - 19/12/2011 08:18:53 PM 531 Views
Well you should start at least journaling the ones that you do make. Vivien - 19/12/2011 08:40:18 PM 890 Views
I actually now do tell my friends when I have dreams that have the "feel" to them. Tom - 20/12/2011 04:36:07 AM 951 Views
Just ones about old, sick guys dying? *NM* Sareitha Sedai - 19/12/2011 09:51:12 PM 369 Views
No, sadly. Tom - 20/12/2011 04:31:44 AM 756 Views
I can attest to the fact that this conversation took place on Facebook Saturday. TaskmasterJack - 19/12/2011 09:19:06 PM 827 Views
Yeah, I thought that reply seemed in the wrong place Isaac - 19/12/2011 09:28:17 PM 825 Views
Re: Yeah, I thought that reply seemed in the wrong place TaskmasterJack - 19/12/2011 09:31:00 PM 835 Views
Yes, TMJ, you also contributed in this case. *NM* Tom - 20/12/2011 04:38:42 AM 378 Views
I am not a dog to be petted! TaskmasterJack - 21/12/2011 02:42:55 AM 820 Views
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Oh, I liked that site. I found it a few years ago. *NM* Tom - 20/12/2011 04:37:04 AM 387 Views
Jeez, I hope I never get on your bad side ironclad - 20/12/2011 12:06:54 AM 783 Views
Things did change for the better with Stalin's death. Vivien - 20/12/2011 02:51:12 AM 863 Views
Not for Stalin *NM* Tom - 20/12/2011 09:49:39 PM 461 Views
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Not to downplay your awesomely uncanny coincidence... Avendesora - 20/12/2011 01:19:33 PM 841 Views
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