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I'm often able to suspend my disbelief as long as the creators at least attempt to provide an explanation, even if they are bad. Case in point. I have tried to watch and enjoy the tv series Revolution, but I can't get past some of the terrible problems, not even mentioning how clean...

By what criteria can you distinguish a pseudo-atheist from the real deal? I would agree that atheism is trending, but not necessarily trendy.

What's a pseudo-atheist?

This is very likely true. We know that our brain rearranges and links up neurons in response to new information yet there may be some aspects of our brains that are congenital and may be better suited to certain abilities that other people cannot get even with a lot of training. Also, people...

So why then were they 'court-ordered?' You are the one that can't keep your own 'facts' straight.

This sentiment is all too rare in this forum. You deserve recognition for recognizing your personal limits on a subject.

Enjoy the books. Stenger is pretty good at differentiating between what QM actually says and how it is misapplied by metaphysical opportunists.

So you don't want your videos to be entertaining? I guess you don't want people to watch them. You certainly aren't educating anyone so to try to be entertaining is the only other motive I can figure why you would make these videos. What does Jesus have to do with the Ark? Nothing. No one...

Not sure why you are asking that. I don't think I implied I thought this was a debate about the supernatural. I have merely been trying to explain myself and understand your position. A point of mutual agreement is a good thing. Don't ruin it by creating a strawman.

Uncertainty requires that nature cannot be accurately predicted but it is not subjective. The probabilities are still objectively measurable. The observer effect means that any method we use to detect the state of a particle interacts with and can alter the conditions. This has to do with the...

Great. See, we were talking about different things. The philosophy of realism is the other name of the Frege variety. See this is progress. :)

Please describe the philosophy behind methodological naturalism and how it is distinguished from philosophical naturalism. What are these contradicting assumptions? Please explain how any methodology is a philosophy. Is my methodological DVD organization demonstrating underlying philosophy of...

I have a few pages to catch up on and read but I just saw this after I posted and need to address it. Methodological skepticism or methodological naturalism is not a philosophy it is a method. It is called that because it is how we distinguish it from philosophical naturalism. Science cannot...

It's not any more closed minded than telling you that if you deny evolution or atomic theory or germ theory, etc. aren't true, then it's a conversation stopper. You continue to want to paint me as an objectivist. I am not and my personal philosophy is empiricism. I read quite a bit of Rand and...

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I am not discussing a philosophical position, I am merely pointing out something that rational thought has demonstrated, that our personal, individual experiences are not actually a reflection of reality. Everything we experience is shaped by models that our brains created when we were growing...

Nope. I actually rate based on content. Stop mumbling, organize your thoughts, present something new or entertaining without rambling and I would rate your videos and thread higher. Your monotone whispering while staring off camera is not interesting or entertaining and you keep referring to...

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The major problem with reliance on personal experience is that we know that our experiences are not a true reflection of reality. Our brains are extremely prone to being fooled. If experiences were proof, then magicians would be considered gods. A good skeptic understands this and must...