PF Random Thoughts

AlephZero

Wow. I didn't know dead people could write computer programs!

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lisab

Gnomes are *very* serious business! But I'm willing to bet their disagreement extended beyond gnomes .

zoobyshoe

I found a ten dollar bill on the street this morning.

lisab

Drinks on Zooby! *hic*

zoobyshoe

$10 divided by 383,412 members...hmm.

collinsmark

I promised Gad some photos. Here ya go!

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Gad

That looks fabulous collin, though I'm trying to remember when did you promise me.. Nevermind. I like it :D

DennisN

Just had a LOOOOONG discussion on a political blog with one religious person and one "new agey" person, discussing what science is and is not, pseudoscience, telepathy, quantum stuff, faith, the whole shebang . I promise I tried to do my best, PF . I described the scientific method and mainstream science. Maybe I did some kind of difference, don't really know, hard to tell. As I suspected they finally both teamed up against me and started twisting my words . I've noticed this usually happens when people run out of arguments. I find it interesting that two persons with different kind of faiths can somehow temporary shake hands and join together against a person who favors science and the scientific method instead of faith. Or maybe I look at it from the wrong perspective? They might have seen me and science as a bigger threat than the others different faith?

lisab

Wow, I commend you for your stamina - both a new-ager and a religious person, at the same time...whew.

AlephZero

Reminds me of a strange snatch of conversation I once heard as two people passed me in the street. One was saying to the other: "...they weren't weird people like vegetarians or scientists..."

Evo

Why would you bother? Next time tell them that you refuse to go into a battle of wits with an unarmed man.

DennisN

Thanks for your support!
Thanks. I usually stay away from such discussions (faith & philosophy), but in this case I decided to try to make a difference, because the blog is good and those two commentors tried (rather "well") to mix/push in paranormal issues and spirituality into science. But I pulled their arguments apart with physics/science. The Invisible Pink Unicorn also helped me, that can be a great tool in such discussions - I think the person who conjured that unicorn was a genious.

That's a good one, I have to remember that.

Borg

Don't forget the Flying Spaghetti Monster! Always a great addition for those wishing to teach 'Intelligent' Design in schools.

lisab

I know lots of PFers have read about the recent finding of King Richard III. Fascinating story!

But did anyone else notice he looks an awful lot like Quentin Tarantino?

Evo

Ewwwww, he does.

Borg

I was actually thinking that it was ironic that the man who was famous for the Shakespeare quote "my kingdom for a horse" would be buried under a parking lot while hundreds of "horses" drove over him every day.

AlephZero

They might finish up re-enacting the Wars of the Roses over where to re-bury him. Apparently the city of York has written to the Queen arguing it be should be buried there, based on the history. But the terms and conditions of the archeological dig were that any human remains should be reburied "near" where they were found, and 100 miles away isn't "near".