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Originally posted by Arbitrageur
One thing that fascinates me about us is how easily we are fooled.
In some cases that may be true and I admit it. I don't claim to have superior knowledge over an area of specialization which dedicated professionals have spent their entire lives studying...so I do make some assumptions that they might know more about it than I do. Even if that assumption is true, that doesn't mean they're always right.
Originally posted by Mary Rose
Originally posted by Arbitrageur
One thing that fascinates me about us is how easily we are fooled.
You are bamboozled by the establishment.
reply to post by Arbitrageur
In the broader context of this thread, I see the same thing happening.
String theory doesn't interest me at all because we have no way to measure it (yet, that I know of), so I have no idea if something I can't measure is real or not. But nearly every other aspect of science, which can be measured, fascinates me to various degrees.
Originally posted by Arbitrageur
In some cases that may be true and I admit it. I don't claim to have superior knowledge over an area of specialization . . .
Originally posted by Spiratio
Origins of Science
Originally posted by squandered
Science as a noun describes a library of thought; the extent of empirically proven knowledge. Scientists aren't laborers and they are not advancing the 'skill' of science
The forerunners of science are the bright sparks with the ideas that work.
Originally posted by Arbitrageur
I posted an analysis of Bearden's MEG which is supposedly one of the suppressed technologies.
Originally posted by Arbitrageur
And you still won't admit that this isn't a face on Mars?
Originally posted by Spiratio
Physics is a part of theoretical science
essentially if a theory cannot be disproven its equally valid..
I can attest to the fact that Swedlow has said something about being the former ambassador to the planet Umo, a claim which I'm skeptical of since I never even heard of the planet Umo.
Originally posted by buddhasystem
Originally posted by Spiratio
essentially if a theory cannot be disproven its equally valid..
Oh really? So, Arbitrageur is the Holy Being Zmorrg, broadcasting to Earth on a subspace channel. You can't prove this is wrong. There is no way you can. So, this assumption is valid. Actuall, Arb can attest to the fact that he is in fact Zmorrg. Arb?
However I don't really buy Spiratio's argument it's equally valid; call me a skeptic if you will, but I like to see more evidence than just a book with no proof to back it up, even if it does have "gospel" in the title which makes it sound kind of official.
The book is necessary so that people see how much hard evidence supports the existence of the FSM. You can make a pretty strong argument for His existence.
Yes if you are ignorant of the subject matter which I believe you've conceded, I can see how you might come to such a conclusion.
Originally posted by Mary Rose
There is plenty of stuff to post. There is always plenty of stuff to post. One has to be discerning in evaluating the agenda of the entity that does the "analysis." That's what I'm talking about when I post on the powers that be, front groups, hit pieces, and black projects.
I can't read Chinese so I can't disprove anything in Mao's book either.
Originally posted by BBalazs
or shall will fight out which is the truer gospel? spaghetti monster or mao?
I'd say that the burden of proof has not been met for either the black hole in Rodin's coil, nor for the flying spaghetti monster. For Spirato to claim that these or other claims have not been disproven and are thus equally valid, is an example of the "burden of proof" type of logical fallacy.
Description of Burden of Proof
Burden of Proof is a fallacy in which the burden of proof is placed on the wrong side. Another version occurs when a lack of evidence for side A is taken to be evidence for side B in cases in which the burden of proof actually rests on side B. A common name for this is an Appeal to Ignorance. This sort of reasoning typically has the following form:
1. Claim X is presented by side A and the burden of proof actually rests on side B.
2. Side B claims that X is false because there is no proof for X.
In many situations, one side has the burden of proof resting on it. This side is obligated to provide evidence for its position.