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cbayer

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63. I'm sorry, but there is just too much hilarity in this post to not respond.

Wed Jul 17, 2013, 04:17 PM

Jul 2013

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304394004013473

http://www.thepsychologist.org.uk/archive/archive_home.cfm?volumeID=25&editionID=215&ArticleID=2097

Being able to reduce variables and replicate findings are the hallmarks of good scientific research. Being able to analyze data is the hallmark of a good lay person who has strong beliefs about science and data.

BTW, even Dawkins himself felt nothing from the "God Helmet" (the name itself should be a clue that this research might demand a closer and more critical look before putting it out there as in any way valid).

As to your last statement, well, I will just let those that know me laugh their butts off at that one.

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Or one has experienced it edhopper Jul 2013 #55

And that is fine. cbayer Jul 2013 #56

Well Occam's razor comes to mind for starters edhopper Jul 2013 #57

Well, of course you discarded personal experience in the face cbayer Jul 2013 #58

And if God is telling them to kill abortion doctors? edhopper Jul 2013 #59

Did I not make it clear that a line should be drawn when one's beliefs cbayer Jul 2013 #60

Billions of believers draw that "bright" line in a different place than you do. trotsky Jul 2013 #64

Google the God Helmet. That alone pretty much refutes everything you claim. cleanhippie Jul 2013 #62

I'm sorry, but there is just too much hilarity in this post to not respond. cbayer Jul 2013 #63

While the results of the "god helmet" may not be conclusive, trotsky Jul 2013 #65

Yes, your post was just too hillarious not to respond to. And we are laughing our butts off. cleanhippie Jul 2013 #66

It's a completely meaningless, nonsensical question MellowDem Jul 2013 #61