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Originally posted by OccamsRazor04
reply to post by ZetaRediculian
Sorry, motivation is irrelevant to actions.
Are the Aliens attempting to remain hidden or are they making no attempt to remain hidden. It can not be both.
Just to add, wishing to remain hidden or not caring in no way deals with motivations. Motivations are the reasons for this.Adding the word wish does not in any way attempt to address motivations.
Definition of MOTIVE
1: something (as a need or desire) that causes a person to act
You can look at what I said above if you desire a rephrasing, although there is zero difference.
you are retarded
Originally posted by OccamsRazor04
reply to post by ZetaRediculian
I work in psychiatry, maybe you need to do some refreshing on your Psych degree.
Originally posted by ZetaRediculian
OK. You can take that up with wiki.
en.wikipedia.org...
You changed on me. attempting? I thought we were talking about end results. That was clearly what you stated. no?
take that up with merriam-webster
Definition of MOTIVE
1: something (as a need or desire) that causes a person to act
attempting implys failure. You can attempt one thing and fail and then attempt another thing and succeed. so could they have attempted to remain hidden and failed? do you want to rephrase? this is fun.
Originally posted by ZetaRediculian
you are retarded
Originally posted by OccamsRazor04
reply to post by ZetaRediculian
I work in psychiatry, maybe you need to do some refreshing on your Psych degree.
you really suck at this. I answered your questions over and over while you have not answered any one of mine. you make up your own definitions of words to fit your argument. either that or you really are quite ignorant or ....retarded. and you being retarded is a logical assumption based on your retarded posts. I just feel bad for the other retards that have to share the same retardedness as you.
Originally posted by OccamsRazor04
Originally posted by ZetaRediculian
you are retarded
Originally posted by OccamsRazor04
reply to post by ZetaRediculian
I work in psychiatry, maybe you need to do some refreshing on your Psych degree.
I must apologize, quite clearly you are a man possessed of superior logic, you have finally persuaded me. Oh hey how about you actually answer the question I have asked you over and over you dont want to answer. It must suck when you know you are pidgeonholed and you cant enter into an intellectual discussion and all you can do is circumvent one from happening.
The answer is: I dont know. Why is that not an acceptable answer? There is absolutely no way to know if "aliens" are attempting anything. The question is inherantly retarded. attempting something has 2 posible outcomes: success and failure. as in you are attempting to make sense but are failing. I think the word that you want to use is "Intending".
Originally posted by OccamsRazor04
reply to post by ZetaRediculian
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I have only asked one question for you to answer. Are the Aliens attempting to remain hidden, or are they not attempting to remain hidden.
How many pages are you going to drag this out?
I seriously doubt you have any college degree unless it comes from a mill. Either that or you had some very sympathetic professors.
Originally posted by OccamsRazor04
reply to post by ZetaRediculian
I dont ever expect an honest answer from you, its very clear youd rather obfuscate than engage in honest debate.
You have been shown to be immature and incapable of defending your position, or following a simple line of reasoning.
The cherry on top was the personal attacks, the last line of defense of he who has been thoroughly trounced.
Enjoy the fact I got to you on such a deep level and left with you no options having cornered you in from all sides that you had no option left other than to engage in character assassination.
You have lost in every imaginable way.
Originally posted by OccamsRazor04 You want me to address your use of Wiki or the fact you cant understand the difference between the action and the motivations leading to the action. Motivation is irrelevant to action. Motivations can only be guessed, actions can be observed.
You cant understand how the end result is the attempt?
You asked me to rephrase, so I did, and still you cant answer. The motivations are the reason for what they attempt. The attempt is the end result of those motivations. We can not know what they are thinking, so we can not discuss motivations, as much as you want to so you dont have to answer any actual questions.
Lets get away from the cause and deal with the observable action.
Attempt does not imply failure or success, you even say so in your next sentence.
at·tempt/əˈtem(p)t/Verb: Make an effort to achieve or complete (something, typically a difficult task or action): "she attempted a comeback in 1989".
Noun: An act of trying to achieve something, typically one that is unsuccessful or not certain to succeed: "an attempt to halt the bombings".
Synonyms: verb. try - essay - endeavour - endeavor - assay
noun. try - effort - essay - trial - endeavor - endeavour
You seriously think you possess strong logic/intellect skills?
stop what? What person? what are you even talking about? I am just trying to understand what you are saying and why you think aliens are attempting things and how you know this. so just please tell me what your point is. please
Originally posted by OccamsRazor04
reply to post by ZetaRediculian
Stop while there may be 1 person left reading this who does not consider you a fool. I doubt you still have that 1 though.
OK. OK. I will answer honestly since I am cornered. there is only on way to proceed.
I have only asked one question for you to answer. Are the Aliens attempting to remain hidden, or are they not attempting to remain hidden.
Originally posted by OccamsRazor04
reply to post by Erno86
So then you believe Aliens are visiting Earth with technology that is far beyond anything we could hope to create?