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Very different from saying it's never happened.

Okay Galax - I'm up for the challenge. Is Googling in the spirit of this thing? Or do I have to come up with it on my own. Because I probably can't. But I'm pretty sure there are plenty of examples - Scotsmen and goalposts notwithstanding.

An enticing challenge. It should be easy, one would think, to come up with just one, but there are two clauses of the challenge that make it unassailable, no matter what anyone suggests. Galaxiom's hypothesis, basically, is that not one scientifically accepted principle has turned out to be...

Snake oil works as a cure for any disease - as long as you believe that it works. If you ask the snake oil salesman how it works he'll tell you he doesn't know, he just knows that it works. But in order for it to work, you have to believe that it works. If you ask a pharmacist, a medical...

This sums it up for me pretty well. From Greek philosopher Epicurius: "Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent. Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil? Is he neither able nor willing...

The thing is, I was being faceatios, referencing religion, politics, guns, and American slang and acronyms all in one post - which is exactly what Col was decrying. But now that I'm being more serious, a well regulated militia would not be carrying Saturday night specials in their glove...

Dear God in Heaven (the OT one or the NT one, whichever), American political figures like the POTUS, SCOTUS and even the FLOTUS need to speak out more about how private ownership of guns is NOT guaranteed by the second amendment of the Constitution, which is clearly aimed at the right to form a...

Not precisely. You said words to the effect of: provide links or be exposed as the liar you are. Not very chummy, but it's still not an ad hominem attack. Just insulting someone is not an ad hominem attack. That is a specific logical fallacy- one you did not actually commit. If you had said...

The definition of ad hominem is not an opinion.

Steve Frothingsloth's rebuttal to your posts is precisely the opposite of "ad hominem" attacks. He is stating specific weaknesses in your arguments, pointing out the differences between your statements and reality, and is demanding that you support your statements with specifics. He is not...

So right, Froth. Was reading my post before I read your reply and laughed at the ambiguity of my compound series. I fixed it before Blade or anyone else could go HA HA YOU IDIOT as if my meaning wasn't abundantly clear. Reading this thread, it's abundantly clear to me that there are 2 kinds of...

I "get it", Bladerunner. We "feeeel gooooood" liberals have some lofty ideals - pacifism, tolerance for other people, non-violence, hatred of oppression and racism, love of Liberty, freedom of thought, curiosity, equality of the sexes, acceptance of different orientations - all the things that...

I can appreciate the attitude that the "jury is still out" on the question of climate change, and pretty much any other question. What, after all, is CERTAIN? Almost nothing. If I stated that butterflies were a contributing cause of hurricanes, could you PROVE it untrue beyond any doubt? We...

"I distrust those people who know so well what God wants them to do, because I notice it always coincides with their own desires." Susan B. Anthony 1896 "ISIS" no more represents Islam than the KKK represents Christianity. God Dear Atheists, Thank you for not blowing people up over made-up...

Yes, Froth. The part about 3 being a kind of mystical, powerful number. Consider almost any joke - yes, joke. It's always 3. A priest, a rabbi, and a Protestant minister go golfing (fishing, hiking, whatever). Or a lawyer, a doctor, and an engineer walk into a bar. Or an Italian, a Frenchman...

Concerning the existence of Jesus Christ as a divine being, who is nowadays referred to by some, as God, or the Son of God. This is a problem for me. Please don't write lengthy paragraphs explaining it. It won't help. I just want to explain my own position on the topic. I can accept that there...

Blade - to be clear, I don't actually think you're going to come after me and hunt me down. That is poking fun (not my term) with no innuendo. It's a tease. You haven't, either before or since you returned, and I commented as much just a few posts ago, when I wrote: I realize you're "facing...

Blade As Froth just asserted - poking fun is what it was - I have not "trashed" you or even been disrespectful. It's not my way. Nor have you been less than polite and sincere with me, I might add. This in NO WAY suggests I think your beliefs are anything other than superstitious nonsense...

While I agree with most of this, there is the fact that society does change. Rats raised in overcrowded and impoverished (for a rat) conditions don't develop at the same rate or to the same degree as rats raised in enriched environments. Studies show that the same applies to humans - and it...

I wouldn't be so sure about the origin of Blade's handle. A true blade runner takes great pains to conceal the true nature of their profession. Bulldozer operator indeed. I'm not fooled for one moment.