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Religion is not the motivation it is only the justification. The reasons why we do terrible things are irrational, selfish and petty. It's how we make ourselves feel good when we should be horrified. That goes for the Crusades too.

Guys guys guys. You're all missing the most important point. Only after the inevitable South Park episode concerning this event airs will we know what we should really think. Matt and Trey will reveal the grand design as well as Cartman's involvement. You just know that little shit is in this...

Glad to hear you are ok tyder :)

Why the experts that confirm our established belief systems. You know how this works pixel.

Nasty noisey negativist spotted! :)

This is glorious. People's reactions to the news are stunning. It's just like a paranormal event. Some of it I expected but I am absolutely gobsmacked at just how quickly the conspiracy mechanism lurched into high gear. For the record, I do believe they really did get him, and that he...

Oh I don't know Pixel. How about you respond on point and not go off into the weeds and bring up random stuff that has nothing to do with what's beeing discussed? I know that's your m.o..but christ surprise us once in a while eh? So, you think the birth certificate is genuine? This matter...

So, am I to take it then that only you think those things are bad and that only your solutions are the correct ones? Seriously? Sorry to pop your bubble dude, but those are pretty mainstream thoughts. They are hardly independent conclusions. You can have a generally correct take on those...

I know that's how you see it. You think the burden of the independent thinkers is to stand alone. The real burdens are the occasions when the independent thinkers realize , to their horror, they are wrong and that everyone else is right. I've been there. The weight doesn't even compare.

The darkside beckons Pixel. Come on over. It's not so bad. It's not even dark. There's green grass, clear water and sunshine. And when your time comes you won't feel a thing. You won't even know what hit you. We're all waiting for you. Won't you join us?

Ah! Now we're down to pixel's impeccable sense of irony. Ironically it's the most convincing of any of his arguments on the topic to date. Go figure.

Y'know what I wonder about? I wonder if you wonder truly about anything. In every situation your "questions" are framed so as to point to a specific answer, the answer you want. In every situation your "statements of fact" turn out, upon close examination, to be non factual. (A prime example is...

The term "truther" being bandied about got me to thinking. Thinking about metatruth. Y'know, truth about truth. I tried to think of just what kind of meta system someone would have to construct to kill or destroy truth. I am sorry I did that. I think I hurt my brain. :(

Ok, I can relate. 1 and 2 are fairly close in my book. I can understand the skeptical view even though I don't share it. Neutrals and debunkers both being non existant I can accept as well. So that leaves the Believers last on the list. Way last. :)

All of the terms I am outlining have general meanings and specific meanings in context. These meanings are in the context of the paranormal and this discussion. Believer = Pejorative. Anyone who claims parsimony for their beliefs regarding the paranormal. If you understand how the term...

How clear do I have to be? They are none of those things. You and Cats seem to be making up your own definitions and expect me answer within your own limited framework. If someone's doubts makes them neutral then everyone is neutral and a fool. I think the hosts of the Paracast have their own...

What is the phenomenon? You also have to define what it is you doubt. If you doubt, that is not a neutral position because you can doubt more than one hypothesis. This isn't a straight line continuum. There are far more than two sides in issues of the paranormal. Neutrality would ential...

In the context I was using the term "believer" is an ETH proponent. In the context I was using the term "skeptic" is one who has doubts about the reality of the phenomenon. Of course there are many that don't fit either category, but that wasn't what I was talking about at all. I don't...

I don't think it has anything to do with prejudice or bias. I really don't. Trying to be neutral is just foolish. The phenomenon, in it's totality is absurd. Fact. By any objective rational basis upon which the human mind can judge, it is all completely absurd. The acceptance of this...