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[tomato]

I found a falsifiable hypothesis in the same book which I quoted earlier.

On page 207, the book tells of a tribe "dwelling near the source of the Ganges . . . who had no mouths, and therefore could not eat, but lived by the breath of their nostrils, except when they took a far journey, and then they mended their diet with the smell of flowers."

Just as one could travel to the North Pole to find out if Santa Claus lives there, or travel to the peak of Mount Olympus to find out if the Greek gods live there, one could travel to the source of the Ganges River to find out if mouth-less people live there.

[igotthisguitar]

Great thread concept Tomato

So called "science" has long been built up as the new secular pseudo-religion

Ascendency of the Scientific Dictatorship
Illuminating the Occult Origin of Darwinism

http://www.conspiracyarchive.com/NWO/Ascendancy.htm

Kuhn on Paradigm Shift.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradigm_shift

[mnhnhyouh]

[tomato]

■ My religion is right.

If you ask for any verifiable evidence for my religion, I will only tell you that God asks us to accept His word with or without evidence.

■ I can see supernatural entities which you can't see.

In 1917, two girls took pictures of each other in the forest with fairies only a few inches tall.
When other people offered to go into the forest with them to investigate, they said oh no, the fairies were very shy, and they won't come out if anyone else is present.

If you wish, you can work a twist on this escape clause by saying that you have seen gods and goddesses, angels, or whatever other entities your cryptozoological creatures your religion believes in, and say that the privilege is reserved for people who are as pure and holy as yourself.

■ It's just a coincidence.

Back to the Cottingsly fairies of 1917. Someone noticed that the fairies in the photographs looked exactly like illustrations in a book published only a few years previously. It is far more likely, then, that the girls purchased the book and cut out the illustrations.

However, we can never be absolutely sure that the Cottingsly girls did not happen to see fairies which happened to resemble the illustrations in that book.

Herbert Armstrong teaches us that every current event can be explained in religious terms, that the world is soon coming to an end, that we should not observe Christmas, and that we should worhip on Saturday instead of Sunday. He receives these revelations from God. However, the Jehovah's Witnesses and the Seventh-Day Adventists preach similar doctrines. Did they receive these teachings from God, too? Not at all. They came up with the teachings by themselves, but Armstrong received the teachings from God.

[tomato]

On page 239 of Icons of Evolution, Jonathan Wells says, "The truth is that a surprising number of biologists quietly doubt or reject some of the grander claims of Darwinian evolution. But--at least in America--they must keep their mouths shut or risk condemnation, marginalization, and eventual expulsion from the scientific community."

That reminds me of the English school director who told me that all of my students hated my educational games, songs, and picture books, and instead would rather spend the whole classtime drilling on the textbook, just like they did in her class. If they showed any enthusiam for my games, songs, and books, that was only because Korean society taught them to be polite.

[waltjocketty]

David Hume teaches us that cause and effect can never be proven.

[Ilsanman]

Random Korean: Dokdo is Korean.

Me: Why is that?

Random Korean: Because it is!!!


If I am not convinced yet, the latter sentence will then be shouted at me.

[dogshed]

How about I learn languages easily.
I do X,Y, and Z.
If you do X,Y, and Z then you will learn another language also.