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Michael
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Message 482 of 1725 (590143)
11-06-2010 9:15 AM


RAZD writes:
  1. Casper the Friendly Ghost was created in the late 1930s by Seymour Reit and Joe Oriolo, and appears in thousands of cartoons. The fact that he is made up does not mean that all ghosts are necessarily figments of imagination.
    Casper the Friendly Ghost - Wikipedia
    Casper the Friendly Ghost is a fictional caricature of a ghost, drawing on information found in other accounts of ghosts and adding fictional elements to create an intentional fictional character. We do not know whether or not actual ghosts exist, but this is not evidence that they are imaginary.
  1. Brian Connors of Knocknasheega was created in the early 1900s by Herminie Templeton Kavanagh, and appears in short stories and a movie. The fact that he is made up does not mean that all leprechauns are necessarily figments of imagination.
    Darby O'Gill and the Little People - Wikipedia
    Herminie Templeton Kavanagh - Wikipedia
    Brian Connors of Knocknasheega is a fictional caricature of a leprechaun, drawing on information found in other accounts of leprechauns and adding fictional elements to create an intentional fictional character. We do not know whether or not actual leprechauns exist, but this is not evidence that they are imaginary.

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Michael
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Message 486 of 1725 (590211)
11-06-2010 7:22 PM
Reply to: Message 483 by Straggler
11-06-2010 10:48 AM


Re: Easter Bunny, Leprechauns and Other Nonsense
Straggler writes:
Be aware that RAZD will not even denounce the existence of the Easter Bunny on the basis that it is an unevidenced human fictional construction. So hoping to embaress him into submission with talk of mere leprachauns is not going to get you anywhere.
RAZD writes:
Straggler writes:
Be specific. No evasion. No ambiguity. Bunny atheist. Bunny agnostic. Or Bunny believer.
I could give you my opinion, but it is only opinion, and not a conclusion based on facts.
I also see absolutely no reason to form a conclusion on this, and it should be no surprise to you, based on previous debates.
That's unreal. Damn hard to argue with someone so divorced from reality that they can't conclude the Easter Bunny doesn't really exist, or (maybe more likely) so slippery that they won't admit that there isn't one.
I shouldn't have stepped in here. I'm gone.
Cheers.

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Michael
Member (Idle past 4638 days)
Posts: 199
From: USA
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Message 1257 of 1725 (624357)
07-17-2011 2:53 PM
Reply to: Message 1256 by RAZD
07-17-2011 2:37 PM


Re: Back on
RAZD writes:
Amusingly bluegenes was shown to be a pseudoskeptic (as was straggles) on a previous thread, so this is no small surprise to any open minded skeptic.
It would be nice if you could provide a link to the previous thread so that we can check the veracity of your statement.
Cheers.

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