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This is not a hypothesis, it's an assertion of fact. To form a hypothesis, you need a collection of facts. The hypothesis is the framework in which you connect those facts. A good hypothesis will not only explain the facts but also account for any disparity between them. You have only...

BTW I have complained in the staff section about the misleading scam advertisements currently shown on RIU. The post was met with complete indifference, IOW no one responded. Here is the post: Many of the new ads play on gullibility, ignorance and sensationalism. I realize the admins do...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scintillating_scotoma http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gV_37cao38U&list=PL427FB20F40B153CA These can come on quite slowly and last for hours. Not saying it's what you saw, but it is an example of the eyes 'tripping' on one spot without affecting or impairing...

The accusation always begins with the idea that science is unfairly dismissing a world view or being prevented from seeing it clearly, and it always ends up with you demonstrating that you are unfairly dismissing science as a circle jerk and not interested in seeing it clearly. It seems your...

These are questions you should have asked yourself. How do I know what I saw was real? It is the question ANYONE who has an extraordinary subjective experience needs to ask themselves. You shouldn't be here to answer questions, you should be here to ask questions that would help you establish...

Your musings echo the mediocre mind of Sheldrake. Theories stand on three legs. The power to be tested/replicated, the power to explain, and the power to predict. When one or more of those legs aren't available, you can go the route of Sheldrake, Hancock and Chopra and say science is biased...

Science is not a democracy. A consensus in science does not mean that one side has more votes than the other. A consensus indicates simply that scientists have stopped arguing among themselves. It means ideas have been tested and retested, points have been raised and refuted, and faulty...

http://youtu.be/Zbl-vMN2gzo

As usual, another thread about homosexuals has taught us that the only legitimate criticisms for gay sex are ones that also apply to any other type of sex. "It's icky" and "Don't do it in front of children", not exactly stunning insights.

I constantly get accused of not paying attention to the 'real evidence', and when I ask for it, invariably this is the type of crap I am shown. It's essentially the same for alternative medicine, anti-vax, GMO truthers, and ancient aliens. They point to a big steaming pile of crap and then...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYW4yeBxMKA

I haven't bashed anyone at this point. Interesting that you see simple contradiction as someone bashing you. Your mindset seems to also include the idea that credibility is not important, intuition is trustworthy, and that Google is the final filter in searching for evidence. Apparently...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RB3g6mXLEKk

http://nautil.us/issue/2/uncertainty/fooled-by-your-own-brain Fooled By Your Own Brain Perception: Don’t be so certain your senses are telling you the truth.

"There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "my ignorance is just as good as your...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGqx-IXckK4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwYLI6yPwRY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pLz93g-ux8 If you could turn on a sort of science commentary with the show, this would be it.