DrW wrote:Given the credibility and reputation that EA has built up here over the years on such issues, as evidenced by his comments on this thread, I would say that you will need to put a lot more effort into your responses - unless you are okay with having someone else eat your lunch.
I could take the favorable impression EA has made on you re: philosophy and a dime and still walk away empty-handed from the gumball machine. You have shown yourself to be extremely gullible when it comes to arguments or "research" that is critical of religion/theism/Christianity. Your full throttle credulity re: the god helmet serves as a fine example. In fact, I would characterize you as someone who has been educated beyond his capacity for analytical thought.
My "credulity" with regard to Michael Persinger's God Helmet arises from having been a colleague of Dr. Persinger who discussed his device with him at length, having been on the editorial board of a scientific journal in which we both published, having conducted and managed a great deal of research in the area of bioelectromagnetics and electromagnetic pulse effects including neuroendocrine effects of electromagnetic field exposure, cell and satellite phone signal / brain interactions, electromagnetic weapon countermeasures, and the human exposure and safety assessments on the early Active Denial System, as well as the mm-wave scanner that you walk through pretty much every time you fly commercial nowadays.
If you do not understand that magnetic pulse and microwave exposure can affect perception, then you need to spend more time reading the relevant literature and less time trying to convince others that you have a clue what you are talking about.
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David Hume: "---Mistakes in philosophy are merely ridiculous, those in religion are dangerous."
DrW: "Mistakes in science are learning opportunities and are eventually corrected."
My wife accuses me of being overly verbose, as well.
I like your wife already for prizing economy of speech. Congratulations on marrying up!
Thanks!
Ain't that the truth! I've come to the conclusion that my wife and I don't deserve each other. She doesn't deserve me because I'm a royal pain in the butt. I don't deserve her because truly, she is the sweetest, kindest person I've ever met. I did marry up.
This, or any other post that I have made or will make in the future, is strictly my own opinion and consequently of little or no value.
"Faith is believing something you know ain't true" Twain.
Ain't that the truth! I've come to the conclusion that my wife and I don't deserve each other. She doesn't deserve me because I'm a royal pain in the butt. I don't deserve her because truly, she is the sweetest, kindest person I've ever met. I did marry up.
I have, for many years now, tried to convince my wife that she married "up". I am yet to gain her buy-in to this. Still, I'm hopeful my cool and robust Logic will win over any day now, that or the medication will kick in.
That said, with the Book of Mormon, we are not dealing with a civilization with no written record. What we are dealing with is a written record with no civilization. (Runtu, Feb 2015)
Ain't that the truth! I've come to the conclusion that my wife and I don't deserve each other. She doesn't deserve me because I'm a royal pain in the butt. I don't deserve her because truly, she is the sweetest, kindest person I've ever met. I did marry up.
I have, for many years now, tried to convince my wife that she married "up". I am yet to gain her buy-in to this. Still, I'm hopeful my cool and robust Logic will win over any day now, that or the medication will kick in.
Are you trying to tell us all (in a subconscious way) that your wife is smarter than you are? No worries, old chum, most of us hubbies know that to be true, already. Welcome to the club. The trick is to never admit it to her.
This, or any other post that I have made or will make in the future, is strictly my own opinion and consequently of little or no value.
"Faith is believing something you know ain't true" Twain.
I don't like to share so much personal information about one's wife (wives?)... Who is the smarter, who does deserve the other and such.
But...
Fait vos yeux... We have divorced. Two years later, we remarried. That was about twenty years ago. Rien ne va plus!
by the way God (any god) is absurd. In and itself. I am on topic.
- Whenever a poet or preacher, chief or wizard spouts gibberish, the human race spends centuries deciphering the message. - Umberto Eco - To assert that the earth revolves around the sun is as erroneous as to claim that Jesus was not born of a virgin. - Cardinal Bellarmine at the trial of Galilei
ludwigm wrote:I don't like to share so much personal information about one's wife (wives?)... Who is the smarter, who does deserve the other and such.
But...
Fait vos yeux... We have divorced. Two years later, we remarried. That was about twenty years ago. Rien ne va plus!
by the way God (any god) is absurd. In and itself. I am on topic.
Hey, Ludwig.
Most of the comments on the board from time to time about wives don't actually contain personal information. They are more a general expression of love and respect for one's partner. I have made similar comments about my wife, and do not believe that she would see such comments as disrespectful or inappropriate in any way.
While we are on the subject of marriage partners, however, I do not recall any of the female members stating that their husbands are the smarter or more clever spouse in the marriage.
Wonder why that is. Could it possibly be ...?
David Hume: "---Mistakes in philosophy are merely ridiculous, those in religion are dangerous."
DrW: "Mistakes in science are learning opportunities and are eventually corrected."
Quasimodo wrote:Are you trying to tell us all (in a subconscious way) that your wife is smarter than you are? No worries, old chum, most of us hubbies know that to be true, already. Welcome to the club. The trick is to never admit it to her.
If our wives were that Smart would they really have fallen for our proposals?
When I presented this dilemma to Mrs Bazooka she smiled gently, patted me on my head and, in a soothing and gentle voice explained....charity begins at home!
That said, with the Book of Mormon, we are not dealing with a civilization with no written record. What we are dealing with is a written record with no civilization. (Runtu, Feb 2015)
Quasimodo wrote:The trick is to never admit it to her.
Zadok wrote:I have been trying to keep my wife from realizing that she's smarter than me for nearly 40 years. I think I'm losing!
I have lost this battle!
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2 different threads same day 2 hours apart Yohoo Bat 12/1/2015
