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Sam988 · 10-20-2007, 03:33 AM

Apart from all the other claims you made that i disagree with, this is the one that i couldn't let pass:

Steve Pavlina: "At its core, proof-seeking is rooted in fear, self-doubt, and low self-esteem. What if I believe something that turns out to be false? What if I make a mistake? What if I stray too far from the herd?"

Great, so let's all trip to dream land and believe whatever we're told to, because since all experience is subjective, everything that one says is true, at least to them. I'll start paying more attention to what the guys down at a mental clinic say, because since all experience is subjective, they can't be wrong, can they?

While your thinking, steve, makes sense to some extent, it allows someone who accepts it to create all sorts of wishful thinking based on things that they heard and chose to believe, because they "need no proof anymore".

edit: I forgot to add, i guess that after this article done by steve no one can deny anymore that there's a dragon in carl sagan's garage. Article down here written by CARL SAGAN. Hehe funny since he's the one that steve disagrees with.

Carl Sagan: The Dragon In My Garage

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Sam988 Family Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,232	Apart from all the other claims you made that i disagree with, this is the one that i couldn't let pass: Steve Pavlina: "At its core, proof-seeking is rooted in fear, self-doubt, and low self-esteem. What if I believe something that turns out to be false? What if I make a mistake? What if I stray too far from the herd?" Great, so let's all trip to dream land and believe whatever we're told to, because since all experience is subjective, everything that one says is true, at least to them. I'll start paying more attention to what the guys down at a mental clinic say, because since all experience is subjective, they can't be wrong, can they? While your thinking, steve, makes sense to some extent, it allows someone who accepts it to create all sorts of wishful thinking based on things that they heard and chose to believe, because they "need no proof anymore". edit: I forgot to add, i guess that after this article done by steve no one can deny anymore that there's a dragon in carl sagan's garage. Article down here written by CARL SAGAN. Hehe funny since he's the one that steve disagrees with. Carl Sagan: The Dragon In My Garage Last edited by Sam988; 10-20-2007 at 03:57 AM.