I don't know any working scientists who use this heuristic. Extraordinary is not a quantifiable term and open to all sorts of subjective, read...
'by my silence'? (Were people making racists jokes or something? Point them out I will confront them!) I hate to tell you this Myles, but we are not...
Some athiesm may not be making a claim. But to state that believers in God are by definition deluded is to make a claim. To say it is not a claim...
It seems like you consider at least a few to work: 1) meditation 2)philosophical discussion - in the latter I believe I have seen you use a)deductive...
And this is an excellent point. Perhaps what you, Greenberg, think of as Buddhism needs to be developed or added to in some way for you. Perhaps...
I thought when you took it personally that was what you meant. No. I find the internet is not a medium where I get this impression. There is no...
If your position is that other's must approach knowledge in only one way, no. But as far as most positions yes (I think) If I find different people...
Part of the reason I rejected Buddhism was that if directly addressed on the issues of emotions most but not all Buddhists say emotions are not bad....
I addressed what I wanted to address Myles. I found out you meant by 'these people' I'm still not sure how many people you think that applies to...
The winners are: 1. Coffee (n.), the person upon whom one coughs. 2. Flabbergasted (adj.), appalled over how much weight you have gained....
yes, in the East I think it is a different social conditioning, though I found those qualities tended to be stressed even more by Buddhist monks and...
Can you back this up with some studies? (I assume you consider communists as cult members and not simply as atheists, but could you provide some...
From your perspective. But you can see how from his perspective they may very well have chosen the wrong god. For example Muslims and Christians...
I don't think this holds. I am a fallible person and there are certain areas where I will repeatedly do better than guessers. I am also fallible...
Is that a widespread phenomenon? My God. I do have some contact with Christians out in the real world. I never got that impression. They leave me...
This remark about a book you know nothing about is simply a cheap shot. This is a good point and I will try to see if I can find the original...
Which people? what have they decided?
They should respect the mode through which another person is approaching knowledge in a discussion. Greenberg seems conscious of what he is...
These were both great little resources. Thanks G.
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