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moof Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-18-05 04:46 PM
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" Which truth do you find most difficult to accept "
Edited on Fri Mar-18-05 04:55 PM by moof
1. There are no ghosts
2. There are no alien UFOs
3. There are no elections in America
4. There are no supernatural beings
5. There are no psychics
6. There are no deities

For example would you be willing to give up a belief in deities
if it meant America could have real elections ?



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redqueen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-18-05 04:46 PM
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1. There are no physics?
:D
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moof Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-18-05 04:56 PM
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5. Hope that cheered you up a little.
Sorry, not sure how to spell that word.
Is it right now ?
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redqueen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-18-05 05:07 PM
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11. Sure did... thanks. :)
Yeah, it's right now... it's not like we didn't know what you meant, though.
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Book Lover Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-18-05 04:47 PM
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2. 3. There are no elections in America
The other stuff doesn't bother me :-)

Want me to set up a poll for you?
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fluffernutter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-18-05 05:09 PM
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12. #3 burns my butter too.
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FloridaPat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-18-05 04:48 PM
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3. You can prove there are no elections. The rest you can't disprove.
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havocmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-18-05 05:00 PM
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8. damned good point
:thumbsup:
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Speck Tater Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-18-05 04:56 PM
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4. Those are extraordinary claims.
Edited on Fri Mar-18-05 04:56 PM by fiziwig
I hope you have extraordinary evidence!

As for #1, I faced my own counterexample many years ago, and as much as I wanted to believe what you believe, the facts refused to be denied. But faith is a funny thing. I don't expect that facts would do much to shake your faith.
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moof Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-18-05 04:58 PM
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6. It is up to the person making the claim of existance to offer the proof
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Speck Tater Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-18-05 05:06 PM
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10. Granted. But
until such proof is made it is equally incorrect to assert with certainty that the claim is false. You may state only that it is unsubstantiated.

As for proof, I have all the proof I need for myself, although my personal experience is only anectdotal to you, and worthless as proof. In some cases there can be no "public" proof. I know I dreamt of taking a boat ride last night. Can I prove it to you? No. Can you prove that I did not? No.

So to assert that there are no ghosts is to make a claim that is as faulty as to claim, in the absence of public proof, that there are. You claim is an article of faith with you and it cannot be shown to be "truth" by any stretch of the imagination. As much as you want your assertion to be true, wishing doesn't make it so.
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LiberallyInclined Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-18-05 04:59 PM
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7. number 3. I've already accepted the others.
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madison2000 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-18-05 05:45 PM
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15. yup, I agree
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jswordy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-18-05 05:00 PM
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9. #3 -- It is total bullshit...er, uh, with the new PC Lounge, horse hockey!
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madison2000 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-18-05 05:23 PM
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13. 3. There are no electrons in America
Only neutrons.

Sorry, me tired.
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steve2470 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-18-05 05:25 PM
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14. The no elections one....
And that was a really hard choice you gave us :-)
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moof Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-18-05 06:08 PM
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16. Really, around these parts people would rather have bush than give up Gsus
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steve2470 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-18-05 06:45 PM
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18. damn where do you live ? that's extreme lol nt
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moof Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-19-05 02:00 AM
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20. The midwest.... You think that's extreme, while chatting with a person ...
Edited on Sat Mar-19-05 02:01 AM by moof
the choice was offered that seemed to be an offer that could not be refused but the reply was stunning.
What if you knew bush was going to unleash a chain of events that would result in a human being extinction event such as a nuclear winter from so many H-Bombs being dropped on the planet?

The answer from the otherwise regular average person was,
"Good deal, the sooner the better." they explained " that way they would be in heaven and not have to wait any longer for the end times that are coming soon anyway."
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Nikia Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-18-05 06:36 PM
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17. How do you know these are truths?
The truth is the truth regardless of what anyone believes anyway.
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trof Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-18-05 06:48 PM
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19. Trick question. #2 is the answer.
The rest are quite easy to accept for me.
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