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Oh, the pain, the horror. An anonymous person on the internet who spells the word "know" as "no" has called me an ignoramus, ignorant and unreasonable because I dare to question the validity of astrology! How shall I live with myself?! Shall I go and guffaw with my brethren at the JREF? Perhaps...

Ah, sadly I believe you are the person who is making ad hominem attacks. Unless you consider calling someone a dick head, ignoramus, etc. To not be ad hominem. Pot meet kettle. Shut down the thread if you wish. Just remember who seems to have abused whatever standards apply here.

AMAZING!!!!!! Best astrology reading evah! ---------- Post added at 09:32 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:31 PM ---------- Aw!? Did your feelings get hurt? ---------- Post added at 09:33 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:32 PM ---------- A single reading from a cold reading...

Talk about a person who is unwilling to put their money where there mouth is. You are the supporter of astrology.

It would harm my bank account by whatever the amount the astrologer charged. Nope.

I'm pretty sure Shermer knows how badly screwed up the first test was. In fact doing a little research shows that the original design of the experiment included a double blind test exactly like the one I posited, but the producers of the show ended the testing because of time constraints...

Again, I comprehended what you have posted here. Your continued insistence that I don't comprehend what you post is arrogant indeed. Yo believe in evolution yet picked it as a strawman in your argument. Got it, OK? If you use a strawman don't be surprised if you get called on it -- especially if...

It is silly to get upset when a Christian wishes another person Merry Christmas. It's equally silly when Christians get upset when a non-Christian does not wish them Merry Christmas.

Indeed. I completely comprehend and comprehended what you were attempting to say. I totally comprehended what you were doing when you posted that I should back off because you are a scientist. I completely comprehend the meaning of this post. And you call Randi a fraud? ---------- Post added...

LMAO :D That is too funny. ---------- Post added at 05:02 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:00 PM ---------- Do you see the connection between this "breeding" for traits and evolution? In any case it's off topic really. Tyder used a bad example and got called on it. It has no relation...

It's hard to prove a point by using a bad example.

Hmmmm. So, if there is no proof of evolution, please explain the large variety of dog breeds. Please explain how the horse changed from a 3-foot tall animal to the animal we know today. Please explain the various lab experiments it is possible to do with creatures from bacteria to fruit flies...

Yes, it can be proven, and has been proven many times which is why it is a theory rather than a hypothesis.

No doubt Astrology has been historically if not scientifically significant. A better question is what can it do for me now. Let's imagine that the skill this astrologer demonstrated is valid. So he can look at my birthdate and describe me in a way I recognize. So what? What good does it do me...

Very cool story. I find it wonderful to think that this type of artifact can be found from the middle east to the British Isles. The Roman Empire was really very amazing in it's reach.

Meh. It didn't look that good. The astrologers "predictions" were still very, very generic and broad. Think about the difference in ages between the two women and think about how those age differences would effect a cold reading. In fact I was surprised that Shermer didn't point this out and...

Any good sceptic is willing to look at results that contradict his expectations. It seems to me like Shermer is willing to do that -- he didn't alter the results of the test. If you thought this video would make Shermer look bad, you were wrong.

Sadly, subtle sarcasm is wasted on some people. :( In fact I knew about the discovery of the gorilla. I do understand your point, such as it is, and understand that you were endulging in a logical fallacy (in fact a classic strawman argument). Now you have advanced to ad hominem attack. Well done!

So your argument is that the existence of gorillas is proof of the existence of ancient ET visitation? That doesn't really work.

No worries about the formatting. Using a code tag might help with that. I agree that there are always more than 2 options. In the case of examining ancient legends things are a little less complex than that full table though. More like: A. Imaginary B. Genuine supernatural experience C. Real...