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tama

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21. OK

Sun Mar 18, 2012, 03:34 AM

Mar 2012

1) - so no doubs against "safety in numbers"? If one person is delusional or 100 billion are collectively delusional in group-thinking, what's the real difference?

3) don't really know. Multiverse-theories with pocket universes may have e.g. inverse cube instead of inverse square gravity, etc, and it can be all collective delusion. But that does not address the question which was about different premisses and axioms WITH empirical equivalence.

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Another question. There is claim 'scott is skeptic'. How can that claim be proven with empirical methodology and beyond reasonable doubt?

Is there a technological skeptometer that can objectively and physically measure the level of scott's skepticism and quantify it between 0-100%?

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Review: Beyond Religion by The Dalai Lama [View all] cleanhippie Mar 2012 OP

Sounds interesting Silent3 Mar 2012 #1

Secular society tama Mar 2012 #3

You need to repost this part as an OP. cleanhippie Mar 2012 #5

Another militant atheist!!11 ZombieHorde Mar 2012 #2

The Dalai Lama has a pretty clear view of things. GliderGuider Mar 2012 #4

"I generally find that those who are the most inclusive..." cleanhippie Mar 2012 #6

When people seem not to understand skepticism skepticscott Mar 2012 #7

Knowledge and belief GliderGuider Mar 2012 #8

Well, see my tag line skepticscott Mar 2012 #9

Thanks, I missed that before! GliderGuider Mar 2012 #10

Being convinced is always a matter of degree skepticscott Mar 2012 #15

Is there a difference between trust and faith? GliderGuider Mar 2012 #16

Uh, yes..a huge difference.. skepticscott Mar 2012 #17

Nope, not being obtuse. GliderGuider Mar 2012 #18

I can only assume skepticscott Mar 2012 #19

Well, you keep objecting. While you may not be trying to convince me personally GliderGuider Mar 2012 #20

Another conspicuous failure skepticscott Mar 2012 #22

Well, I rather suspect you're an adherent of that view. GliderGuider Mar 2012 #23

Another conspicuous failure skepticscott Mar 2012 #25

This message was self-deleted by its author GliderGuider Mar 2012 #26

You may start here. GliderGuider Mar 2012 #27

Long-winded, cut-and-paste non-answer skepticscott Mar 2012 #28

Here are a few examples of scientism. GliderGuider Mar 2012 #29

+1000 ellisonz Mar 2012 #12

Skepticism and empiricism tama Mar 2012 #13

Skeptical, rational inquiry skepticscott Mar 2012 #14

OK tama Mar 2012 #21

deleted by Boojatta Boojatta Mar 2012 #24

+100 Excellent post. nt Starboard Tack Mar 2012 #11