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Ben!
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Message 76 of 303 (242574)
09-12-2005 1:19 PM
Reply to: Message 72 by jar
09-12-2005 1:10 PM


Re: A direct question
It's a strange question to me jar, I'm uncomfortable with accepting the terms you phrased it in. The phrase "incontrovertible evidence" doesn't exist in my psychological-perspective world view.
Empiricists follow the evidence, except when they have underlying hangups, things that they cannot believe based on faith. I mentioned in another thread, if God appeared in the clouds and waved at me (or, to satisfy Faith, I changed this to if I heard God speak to me), would I believe it's God? I don't know, it depends on how deeply I've accepted the assumption that what I see doesn't exist. I know that some people would explain it as a hoax without even bothering to investigate. Even if I investigated... I don't know. I don't know how deep the assumption lies.
Does that give you a hint as to what's in my mind? I'm sorry I can't answer the question directly. I'm not trying to dodge it, just it doesn't fit well in my world view.
Ben
P.S. Jar I always enjoy your "direct questions"

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Ben!
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Message 77 of 303 (242577)
09-12-2005 1:22 PM
Reply to: Message 74 by CK
09-12-2005 1:17 PM


Re: Forensic Science
I see. Well if that's the case, then I understand. In that case, somebody trying to skip something like that would need to be stopped; there's no moving on in that case. If a poster can't see that, then that's when the moderation has to step in...
P.S. I hope no YEC goes on to debate the validity of your assertions...

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DominionSeraph
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Message 78 of 303 (242578)
09-12-2005 1:23 PM
Reply to: Message 62 by Ben!
09-12-2005 12:32 PM


Ben writes:
There could be the Brad McFall: YEC version out there; someone who is working independently (I think Brad is) and who hasn't finished his/her work yet.
Accounting for all the supervolcano eruptions within a YEC timeframe would be a toughie. I can't think of a way to do it without killing pretty much all life on Earth. And I'm pretty sure that accounting for all the Ice Ages would require boiling the oceans.

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CK
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Message 79 of 303 (242579)
09-12-2005 1:24 PM
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09-12-2005 1:22 PM


Re: Forensic Science
But I've never SEEN a YEC case that does not require that!

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Ben!
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Message 80 of 303 (242580)
09-12-2005 1:24 PM
Reply to: Message 75 by Rahvin
09-12-2005 1:18 PM


Proposal
Did you see my Post 64? What do you think of the proposal layed out at the bottom of it?

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Ben!
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Message 81 of 303 (242581)
09-12-2005 1:26 PM
Reply to: Message 78 by DominionSeraph
09-12-2005 1:23 PM


I really want to avoid going into specifics on this thread, I think it's really easy to start debating the positions, rather than the methods.
...
Boy it's hard to resist the temptation. But I'm going to do it. I'll say, I hope we'll have the opportunity to bring that up on a YEC-empirical thread.
Ben

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Ben!
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Message 82 of 303 (242582)
09-12-2005 1:27 PM


ON TOP OF IT
Whew. I caught up. Only 2 1/2 hours of firestorm.
"I've had worse"
I'm sure it'll start up later tonight again. Mod, Rahvin, hold down the fort for me!

Nuggin
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Message 83 of 303 (242585)
09-12-2005 1:32 PM
Reply to: Message 46 by Faith
09-12-2005 11:32 AM


Re: Oh, it's resolvable.
There is no real debate here. It's all a complete sham. Nobody has any intention of considering any idea that contradicts the Establishment position. That's why YECs need to be warned up front to STAY AWAY.
I agree with what you are saying, but disagree with how you are saying it.
Your suggestion seems to be that both sides are arguing from a stand point of "I accept this conclusion to be true, and no amount of argument will change that."
The reason ToErs get so frustrated with YECrs is that you think that we are just as willing to give in as you are. We aren't.
For the record, our possition is very simple. "We believe what the evidence shows us to be correct."
The more evidence that indicates the same thing, the more reason we have to believe it. The more reliable that information, the more reason to believe it. The more testable that information, the more reason to believe it.
This is dramatically different from "We believe that this one source of information is more valuable than all other information combined."
These two possitions can never come to agreement, so debate is futile.
And if you truly are hands off about the schools, then I have absolutely no problem with you going the rest of your life with your beliefs.
I think we both can agree that what an individual does in the privacy of their own home is their business and no one elses.

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Rahvin
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Message 84 of 303 (242586)
09-12-2005 1:33 PM
Reply to: Message 80 by Ben!
09-12-2005 1:24 PM


Re: Proposal
Sorry, I had missed it.
Your suggestions look good, but I would prefer more specifics. In other words, a requiremnt that, if the Bible is to be assumed to be literally true, it must be stated in the OP, and debate alond Biblical lines is to be considered off-topic, with the possible exception of folks like Arach stopping by to point out different translations.
And entirely new section is the best fit, and it would actually allow literalists like Faith who are frequently booted from the Science foums to have a place to debate this sort of topic. I'm just not sure if the Admin staff wants to open up yet another debate section.
You should post this idea in the Suggestions forum.

Every time a fundy breaks the laws of thermodynamics, Schroedinger probably kills his cat.

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jar
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Message 85 of 303 (242587)
09-12-2005 1:36 PM
Reply to: Message 83 by Nuggin
09-12-2005 1:32 PM


And passing the question on to you.
See Message 72

Aslan is not a Tame Lion

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Ben!
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Message 86 of 303 (242589)
09-12-2005 1:38 PM
Reply to: Message 84 by Rahvin
09-12-2005 1:33 PM


Re: Proposal
Sorry, I had missed it.
Haha well THAT's understandable.
Your suggestions look good, but I would prefer more specifics. In other words, a requiremnt that, if the Bible is to be assumed to be literally true, it must be stated in the OP, and debate alond Biblical lines is to be considered off-topic, with the possible exception of folks like Arach stopping by to point out different translations.
Good idea.
You should post this idea in the Suggestions forum.
Sure. I'll probably wait to sift through more comments, but it looks like we're coming up with something that may prove to be useful. So I'll do that within the next couple of days.
Cool.

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Nuggin
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Message 87 of 303 (242590)
09-12-2005 1:38 PM
Reply to: Message 48 by Ben!
09-12-2005 11:38 AM


Re: I don't buy it
I look at those the same as simply asserting your position without addressing arguments
Why should I be held to a standard higher than the YECs?
I admit, if I want my point to be credible, then I need to back up my argument, but frankly I think this board needs some more of us Dark Side ToErs.
The YECs will never understand our frustration until they are faced with having to debate their own style of debate.
I noticed the none of them took on my "Crack Pot" ideas thread, because they know that when faced with their techniques, all that can come is frustration.

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Ben!
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Message 88 of 303 (242591)
09-12-2005 1:43 PM
Reply to: Message 87 by Nuggin
09-12-2005 1:38 PM


Re: I don't buy it
I noticed the none of them took on my "Crack Pot" ideas thread, because they know that when faced with their techniques, all that can come is frustration.
If I said "two wrongs don't make a right", would you physically attack me?
For me, it's that old saying that I"ve been trained under. It's not a mental philosophy. So I try to do it because ... it;s just "what I am." (Trying not to use judgemental-sounding words)
I admit, if I want my point to be credible, then I need to back up my argument, but frankly I think this board needs some more of us Dark Side ToErs.
LOL!! In all seriousness... can you put that in your signature? That would make my day.
Honestly speaking, I really do understand. I'm the kind of person who feels bad doing soemthing I think isn't "right"; it's just my training, my upbringing. As I get older, I'm getting to be more practical. It's actually a little strange for me to see myself start such an "idealistic" thread, and try and fight fight fight to argue for "what is right."
I noticed the none of them took on my "Crack Pot" ideas thread, because they know that when faced with their techniques, all that can come is frustration.
I was disappointed too. All I'm trying to ask from people is a little self-realization. People who are religious HAVE to understand that their behavior is the same behavior we would expect from people if there's no gods and they're just making stuff up. I don't care about talking what's "right" or "wrong", but let's at least be honest.
It's one of the big areas where I have a lot of respect for jar. He's got his flaws, but I think he has a really realistic vision of who he is and the realities of his beliefs and positions. It's also what makes him a really good moderator. He pays attention to his own behavior.
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Nuggin
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Message 89 of 303 (242592)
09-12-2005 1:49 PM
Reply to: Message 64 by Ben!
09-12-2005 12:47 PM


Re: The forensic science analogy
Maybe we need "YEC Emprical" forums, where this methodology is the standard, and people must follow the rules of this methodology:
There's no point to such forums as the debate would always be as follows:
Poster 1: YEC is fact.
Poster 2: Navaja Creation is fact.
Poster 3: Norse Creation is fact.
Repeat.
If you establish at the outset than anyone's personal belief regards of fact/evidence is empirically true, there's no room/reason for discussion.
It would be a nice opportunity for people to tell their individual beliefs, but discussion is out of the question

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DominionSeraph
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Message 90 of 303 (242593)
09-12-2005 1:50 PM
Reply to: Message 81 by Ben!
09-12-2005 1:26 PM


Ben writes:
I think it's really easy to start debating the positions, rather than the methods.
Confirmation bias - Wikipedia
"In inductive inference, confirmation bias is a type of cognitive bias toward confirmation of the hypothesis under study. To compensate for this observed human tendency, the scientific method is constructed so that we must try to disprove our hypotheses. See falsifiability.
Confirmation bias is a phenomenon wherein decision makers have been shown to actively seek out and assign more weight to evidence that confirms their hypothesis, and ignore or underweight evidence that could disconfirm their hypothesis. As such, it can be thought of as a form of selection bias in collecting evidence."
Better?
(edit to include the first paragraph of the entry, as that addresses how science compensates.)
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