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Originally Posted by supertom  lols "dangerous and harmful" skeptics fav words, they so scared in their little "safe zone". |
Defensive aren't we? Maybe you're the one who is scared, that your beliefs can't be proven, or that you might be wrong. What does it matter if someone questions if something is real or not? There is no evidence for it, so of course people will be skeptical. Reactions such as your's do nothing to help them to see your point of view.
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Originally Posted by xhironakamurax Wow. So you are attacking our community?
And what a statment "demented spirit", you sure don't know SH** about this stuff to be attacking it.
Now personally I don't have time for fighting, so I won't get involved.
But I'm pretty sure this positive enviroment doesn't want your kind around. |
What kind? Skeptics? people who dare to question? Do you only want those who will blindly believe in something without questioning? How is that any better than religion which so many here reject as foolish?
How is the act of questioning something, attacking the community? If it has a firm foundation, then the community should be able to withstand questioning of its fundamental beliefs. Same goes for individuals, of course. The community here is so broad that I don't think just questioning a single belief is attacking the community.
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Originally Posted by coLLege kid07 Psychics, doctors, whoever are just like any other field. There can be really good ones, mediocre ones, and ones that are just plain bad and may be possibly frauds. If you think psychics is all fake than why bother refuting it to other people. |
Maybe he's curious why other people believe it, or want to see your reasoning. He said he doesn't know if all psychics are fake or not, but this was clearly a bad case for their legitimacy.
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Originally Posted by coLLege kid07 Obviously if enough people believe it there's got to be some truth to it in it's own right. |
Christianity must be true, then. And Islam, and every other religion out there. The Nazis must have been right, too. Following this logic, we would still believe the earth is flat.
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Originally Posted by coLLege kid07 Maybe try it on for size and then see what you think after you practice some of it (i.e. this would involve getting rid of some of your skeptical beliefs...because no matter how hard you try it you don't think it's going to happen it won't happen. This would also spawn further that your thoughts create your reality...if I feel I'm a crappy bowler...there's no way I'm going to bowl a 300 game the next time I play---I'm already defeating myself before I start.) So go ahead give it a try. |
So you must believe it is true before you can see it to be true? I.e., you are deluding yourself. You have no proof for this, I think. Further, because of the very nature of what you just said, it is unfalsifiable, because if it doesn't work, you could just say he didn't believe in it. Therefore this belief is mostly inapplicable in this context.
The above isn't to say I don't think psychics are real, nor to attack those who believe such. However, I do find it odd, and rather frightening, that people should react with anger at someone questioning something that, frankly, has no reason not to be questioned. If you believe in it, please state your evidence. If you have none, and still choose to believe in it, that is your prerogative, but don't attack those who choose not to believe things for which there is no proof. Doing so reveals that you are probably unsure of its reality yourself and/or are scared of it being proved wrong.