History or Myth
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The myth that science actually knows anything. Beave's got a conspiracy theory going involving Velikovsky, the electric cosmos, catastrophism, repression of dissidents, and a variety of other ill-founded speculations, and believes science is corrupt beyond measure and defends itself like a religious orthodoxy. That's what he wanted this to be about, but nobody's risen to the bait yet.
Is it your intent to insult the other nobodys in this thread? :lol: Count them, that's one dip with the old Velikovsky net and the Eastern Nobody Guppies swim right in.
But he made a thread about MoND? Isn't that counter-productive to supporting the contention that science defends itself zeolously? Its one thing to say that modern science doesn't allow dissent, but when you actually post the dissent to make that assertion... well, I don't know what that is.
Yes, well... don't expect logical consistency. The title of that thread is really what it's about, the "crisis in cosmology". Some interesting new findings of the sort science and scientists live for indicates a crisis. When you view science as a religious orthodoxy, new findings are roughly equivalent to a Christian theologian discovering some good evidence that Jesus never existed.
It seems to me that Skepticism as a practice (with the capital) means to apply skepticism to everything except your preferred beliefs. Also, to apply skepticism like David Hume himself.
lol I think it's more that what you call scepticism with a big S is cynicism (disbelief in the integrity of things except what you personally believe). Scepticism is just being doubtful about stuff.
Sure, but people with an exuberant desire to capitalize words seem to have a perverse preference for where they apply skepticism. Thus giving birth to Skepticism, in my bizarre sense of humour.
Newton was a drinking man and had a habbit of falling on his face a lot it was during one of those times when he made the connection to gravity. The apple story just made it more acceptable.
You bet!!! Cold water Cats are awesome eatin'.
She's lyin' I tells ya!!!
LOL...I've been told to use a stocking and cheesies too.
You LIE!!! They're good baked to...;-)Whitefish are bony and usually unpalatable, until you smoke em.
Dear gawd no. I didn't want to smell like you!
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Whitefish are bony and usually unpalatable, until you smoke em.
Tried that.... They kept going out....
Whitefish are best when they're caught in cold water, otherwise they taste muddy. Then ... you HAVE to smoke them.
You need to dry them first and use "Blueberry brand" papers dude!!! They burn best!!! lol.Tried that.... They kept going out....
This is true!
Deconstructing the walls of Jericho
This is what archaeologists have learned from their excavations in the Land of Israel: the Israelites were never in Egypt, did not wander in the desert, did not conquer the land in a military campaign and did not pass it on to the 12 tribes of Israel. Perhaps even harder to swallow is the fact that the united monarchy of David and Solomon, which is described by the Bible as a regional power, was at most a small tribal kingdom.
This is what archaeologists have learned from their excavations in the Land of Israel: the Israelites were never in Egypt, did not wander in the desert, did not conquer the land in a military campaign and did not pass it on to the 12 tribes of Israel. Perhaps even harder to swallow is the fact that the united monarchy of David and Solomon, which is described by the Bible as a regional power, was at most a small tribal kingdom.
So the story about the manna falling as carbohydrates from the tail of comet Venus isn't true then? Velikovskians will be very distressed.
Did the manna come in different flavors or were they stuck with vanilla or strawberry or something....?