Religions > Atheism > (From The Onion) I'm Very Interested In Hearing Some Half-Baked Theories
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10 Nov 2005 01:48:01 AM |
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(From The Onion) I'm Very Interested In Hearing Some Half-Baked Theories |
I'm Very Interested In Hearing Some Half-Baked Theories
by Roberta Foit
As an ill-informed pseudo-intellectual with a particular interest in
the unverifiable, I'm always on the lookout for some partially thought
out misinformation. So, if you have an uninformed solution to a dilemma
that doesn't actually exist, don't bother double-checking your
information. I'm all ears.
However, I must warn you: If you want to convince me of anything, you
better be prepared to back up your claims with rumor, circumstantial
evidence, or hard-to-make-out photographic proof. I may also need
friend-of-a-friend corroboration or several signed testimonials all
written in the same unmistakably spidery handwriting. I'm a
quasi-critical-thinker. Things have to add up more or less in my head
before I let myself be taken in by some baloney story.
Take Atlantis, for example. When I first heard about this lost
civilization, I was suspicious to say the least. But then someone made
a good point: Prove that it didn't exist. I was hard-pressed to find a
comeback to that.
http://www.theonion.com/content/node/42384
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| User: "Uncle Vic" |
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| Title: Re: (From The Onion) I'm Very Interested In Hearing Some Half-Baked Theories |
10 Nov 2005 04:28:51 AM |
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Once upon a time in alt.atheism, dear sweet stuart
(mary.haberle@gmail.com) made the light shine upon us with this:
Take Atlantis, for example. When I first heard about this lost
civilization, I was suspicious to say the least. But then someone made
a good point: Prove that it didn't exist. I was hard-pressed to find a
comeback to that.
Here's the comeback. Extraordinary claims require extraordianary proof.
The existence of the City of Atlantis is an extraordinary claim, and the
burden of proof lies upon the claimant.
--
Uncle Vic
aa#2011
Supervisor, EAC Department of little adhesive-backed "L" shaped
chrome-plastic doo-dads to add feet to Jesus fish department
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"The world is only 5-6 thousand years old does not mean the planet
earth is only 5-6 thousand years old. There have been many worlds
created and destroyed on this planet. The creation of the planet is
described in Genesis 1. The creation of the world is described in
Genesis 2. Two different kind of creations." --Eric Brze
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| User: "Robibnikoff" |
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| Title: Re: (From The Onion) I'm Very Interested In Hearing Some Half-Baked Theories |
10 Nov 2005 04:11:38 PM |
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"Uncle Vic" <address@withheld.com> wrote in message
news:Xns9709D05896CDFvicman@216.196.97.136...
Once upon a time in alt.atheism, dear sweet stuart
(mary.haberle@gmail.com) made the light shine upon us with this:
Take Atlantis, for example. When I first heard about this lost
civilization, I was suspicious to say the least. But then someone made
a good point: Prove that it didn't exist. I was hard-pressed to find a
comeback to that.
Here's the comeback. Extraordinary claims require extraordianary proof.
The existence of the City of Atlantis is an extraordinary claim, and the
burden of proof lies upon the claimant.
Did you happen to notice the "(From The Onion) in the subject line? ;)
--
Robyn
Resident Witchypoo
#1557
Science doesn't burn people at the stake for disagreeing - Vic Sagerquist
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| User: "Uncle Vic" |
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| Title: Re: (From The Onion) I'm Very Interested In Hearing Some Half-Baked Theories |
10 Nov 2005 06:54:32 PM |
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Once upon a time in alt.atheism, dear sweet Robibnikoff
(witchypoo@broomstick.com) made the light shine upon us with this:
"Uncle Vic" <address@withheld.com> wrote in message
news:Xns9709D05896CDFvicman@216.196.97.136...
Once upon a time in alt.atheism, dear sweet stuart
(mary.haberle@gmail.com) made the light shine upon us with this:
Take Atlantis, for example. When I first heard about this lost
civilization, I was suspicious to say the least. But then someone
made a good point: Prove that it didn't exist. I was hard-pressed
to find a comeback to that.
Here's the comeback. Extraordinary claims require extraordianary
proof. The existence of the City of Atlantis is an extraordinary
claim, and the burden of proof lies upon the claimant.
Did you happen to notice the "(From The Onion) in the subject line? ;)
Yeah, when it was too late. :-)
--
Uncle Vic
aa#2011
Supervisor, EAC Department of little adhesive-backed "L" shaped
chrome-plastic doo-dads to add feet to Jesus fish department
----
"The world is only 5-6 thousand years old does not mean the planet
earth is only 5-6 thousand years old. There have been many worlds
created and destroyed on this planet. The creation of the planet is
described in Genesis 1. The creation of the world is described in
Genesis 2. Two different kind of creations." --Eric Brze
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