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Split from: http://www.internationalskeptics.com/forums/showthread.php?t=73682 I'm as desirous as the next guy of not being called scientistic, but I wish someone could give me another compelling example of something that addresses each of these points. That would help me fulfill my desire to...

Not trying to lead an inquisition here, but I think this comment bears discussion. There are really two ways to take this, and I'm not sure which you mean... Are you saying that the term "reverse racism" is invalid, because racism is racism? Or are you rejecting the idea of black-on-white...

What's next? ....not sure what to call this theory other than some kind of social evolution....??? This story is from The Times More at: http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,20596073-30417,00.html

Split from: http://www.internationalskeptics.com/forums/showthread.php?t=63556 And now, the 9/11 tragedy in perspective... * about 3000 civilians died in the bombing raids on Afghanistan in 2001 * about 45.000 Iraqi civilians have died since the start of the war * almost 3000 coalition...

Split from: http://www.internationalskeptics.com/forums/showthread.php?postid=1880141#post1880141 This reminded me, anyone know what the policies/laws are regarding the following idea: Once we have a nice little bullet-point flyer debunking Sylvia, placing a copy of said flyer in each of her...

Split from this thread. Causality is determined by the light cone. Events inside the light cone are causally related to its centre. Events outside the cone are not. The boundaries of the cone are the worldlines of a light ray. If you can break these boundaries (travel faster than light) you...

Spit from http://www.internationalskeptics.com/forums/showthread.php?t=59530 , this thread is not under special moderation. You are not fooling me, Steve. You have been on a crusade against skeptics ever since they explained why psychics can't talk to dead people.

Vicini! His name is Vicini! How the bloody hell can you lecture people about the nature of an argument from ignorance if you won't even google the name of the fictional character you're quoting? :boggled: P.S. The guy who said that line is Inigo Montoya, the guy he was speaking to was Vicini...

Split from: http://www.internationalskeptics.com/forums/showthread.php?t=54300 No, why don't you go read about it somewhere. It's not our job to make you learn something. Everyone smart on this board, when they wanted to learn something, went and figured it out for themself. If we explain...

I have split these posts from the Psychics and Missing People thread. has anyone heard of probability and sequence ever being used in finding a missing person

I split this thread because I'm about to derail it! *To catch everyone up. Someone's pregnant fiancé ended their relationship possibly for religious reasons: Would it be legally possible (lets not even get into the moral aspects just yet) to get some kind of injunction preventing the child...

Ryokan: The first thing that came to my mind when I read about this case in the newspapers was, 'I'm glad teenagers in my country have no access to guns'. luchdog: Yeah. It's much better for the victim if they just use knives and blunt objects instead. Gnome: The point that you're...