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The day I quit my skeptical ways is the day I am fully controlled.
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Well, I certainly remain skeptical. Even of your good Dr Berry.
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I thought I was skeptical but I have come to hate the word . After much thought and looking at people who say they are skeptics means 'you havent been convinced yet'. That's it ...that is all it means. The right person hasnt come along and convinced you yet. But....give it time, experience, influence, and a bad day to boot, and someone will come along and convince you of something that you would never thought years before you would fall for.
The glass is never half full or half empty........it's always full of something.
The glass is never half full or half empty........it's always full of something.
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fuzzywuzzy;1439618 wrote: I thought I was skeptical but I have come to hate the word . After much thought and looking at people who say they are skeptics means 'you havent been convinced yet'. That's it ...that is all it means. The right person hasnt come along and convinced you yet. But....give it time, experience, influence, and a bad day to boot, and someone will come along and convince you of something that you would never thought years before you would fall for.
The glass is never half full or half empty........it's always full of something.
skep·tic also scep·tic (skptk)
n.
1. One who instinctively or habitually doubts, questions, or disagrees with assertions or generally accepted conclusions.
2. One inclined to skepticism in religious matters.
3. Philosophy
a. often Skeptic An adherent of a school of skepticism.
b. Skeptic A member of an ancient Greek school of skepticism, especially that of Pyrrho of Elis (360?-272? b.c.).
[Latin Scepticus, disciple of Pyrrho of Elis, from Greek Skeptikos, from skeptesthai, to examine; see spek- in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
So basically, when one makes a statement, or assertion, A skeptic says show me the evidence.
Once the evidence has been presented, it's not about being skeptical, anymore.
At some point you either accept the evidence or reject it. You are no longer a skeptic.
By the way, there are plenty of points in Dr Berry's blog to be skeptical about.
The glass is never half full or half empty........it's always full of something.
skep·tic also scep·tic (skptk)
n.
1. One who instinctively or habitually doubts, questions, or disagrees with assertions or generally accepted conclusions.
2. One inclined to skepticism in religious matters.
3. Philosophy
a. often Skeptic An adherent of a school of skepticism.
b. Skeptic A member of an ancient Greek school of skepticism, especially that of Pyrrho of Elis (360?-272? b.c.).
[Latin Scepticus, disciple of Pyrrho of Elis, from Greek Skeptikos, from skeptesthai, to examine; see spek- in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
So basically, when one makes a statement, or assertion, A skeptic says show me the evidence.
Once the evidence has been presented, it's not about being skeptical, anymore.
At some point you either accept the evidence or reject it. You are no longer a skeptic.
By the way, there are plenty of points in Dr Berry's blog to be skeptical about.
The home of the soul is the Open Road.
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I dont' like "stats" and stuff. I like to look at what most don't look at . For instance not one commentator has brought up anything about volcanoes and the recent eruptions of such. One of the major causes of global changes in temps and weather has a lot to do with natural ocurrances. I like to look at things individually and then add them all together.
The eruption in 1815 emptied about 50-150 cubic km of magma and measures 7 on the VEI scale. It produced a giant plinian eruption column, which is estimated to have reached more 40-50 km altitude, ejecting large amounts of ash and aerosols into the stratosphere.
Pyroclastic flows reached the sea on all sides of the peninsula, and heavy tephra fall devastated croplands, causing an estimated 60,000 fatalities. Entire villages were buried under thick pumice deposits. Some of the settlements have recently been brought back to light by archaeological excavations, making the site a "Pompeii of Indonesia". Large tsunamis with wave heights of 10 or more meters might have occurred.
While the death toll of people living on Sumbawa and surrounding coastal areas was high enough, even more fatalities can be attributed to the indirect effect of global climate deterioration after the eruption. These changes turned 1816 into the "year without a summer" for much of Europe, causing widespread famine. It is estimated that it caused the death of over 100,000 people.
The reason for the climatic changes was increased absorption of sunlight due to a veil of aerosols (consisting mostly of tiny droplets of H2SO3 acid, formed by SO2 release) that were dispersed around both hemispheres by stratospheric currents from the tall eruption column. Global temperatures dropped by as much as 3 deg C in 1816 and recovered during the following years.
It is also believed that the eruption produced tsunamis with waves possibly as high as 10 meters.
Tambora Volcano, Sumbawa (Indonesia) - facts & information / VolcanoDiscovery:
Now, if that one volcano can caused famines in and across Europe and the Americas causing a recovery of years ...(notice it doesn't say how many years? It actually took fifty years for populations to recover) How many major volcanic eruptions have we had since? We know it causes weather problems, we know it causes famines, and drops in temperture, we also know it damages the ozone layer. So are humans to blame for any contributing factors? .............of course we are it goes without saying . If you spew tons upon tons of **** into the air then it's going to contribute. It hasn't 'caused it' but it contributes to what is already there in the first place.
So what do we do about it? And that's the magic question. That I believe is the issue. Not that it is there in the first place but how do we protect ourselves. And that's where people, politicians and scientists like to muddy the waters. How do you make money out of "saving ourselves" ?
The eruption in 1815 emptied about 50-150 cubic km of magma and measures 7 on the VEI scale. It produced a giant plinian eruption column, which is estimated to have reached more 40-50 km altitude, ejecting large amounts of ash and aerosols into the stratosphere.
Pyroclastic flows reached the sea on all sides of the peninsula, and heavy tephra fall devastated croplands, causing an estimated 60,000 fatalities. Entire villages were buried under thick pumice deposits. Some of the settlements have recently been brought back to light by archaeological excavations, making the site a "Pompeii of Indonesia". Large tsunamis with wave heights of 10 or more meters might have occurred.
While the death toll of people living on Sumbawa and surrounding coastal areas was high enough, even more fatalities can be attributed to the indirect effect of global climate deterioration after the eruption. These changes turned 1816 into the "year without a summer" for much of Europe, causing widespread famine. It is estimated that it caused the death of over 100,000 people.
The reason for the climatic changes was increased absorption of sunlight due to a veil of aerosols (consisting mostly of tiny droplets of H2SO3 acid, formed by SO2 release) that were dispersed around both hemispheres by stratospheric currents from the tall eruption column. Global temperatures dropped by as much as 3 deg C in 1816 and recovered during the following years.
It is also believed that the eruption produced tsunamis with waves possibly as high as 10 meters.
Tambora Volcano, Sumbawa (Indonesia) - facts & information / VolcanoDiscovery:
Now, if that one volcano can caused famines in and across Europe and the Americas causing a recovery of years ...(notice it doesn't say how many years? It actually took fifty years for populations to recover) How many major volcanic eruptions have we had since? We know it causes weather problems, we know it causes famines, and drops in temperture, we also know it damages the ozone layer. So are humans to blame for any contributing factors? .............of course we are it goes without saying . If you spew tons upon tons of **** into the air then it's going to contribute. It hasn't 'caused it' but it contributes to what is already there in the first place.
So what do we do about it? And that's the magic question. That I believe is the issue. Not that it is there in the first place but how do we protect ourselves. And that's where people, politicians and scientists like to muddy the waters. How do you make money out of "saving ourselves" ?
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halfway;1439554 wrote: Interesting statistics here. edberry.com — Science, Politics, Inspiration
The day I quit my skeptical ways is the day I am fully controlled.Huh? I thought you were a person of faith. You're not?
The day I quit my skeptical ways is the day I am fully controlled.Huh? I thought you were a person of faith. You're not?
“Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities,
Voltaire
I have only one thing to do and that's
Be the wave that I am and then
Sink back into the ocean
Fiona Apple
Voltaire
I have only one thing to do and that's
Be the wave that I am and then
Sink back into the ocean
Fiona Apple