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"Larry Pieniazek" <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in message news:G4wJLA.DAL@lugnet.com... (...) What happens if we hold him up to his own standard? It must be possible to conceive of evidence that would prove the claim -- 'It must be possible to (...) (24 years ago, 1-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I am lazy and act in my own self interest as much of the time as I possibly can. And I'm afraid too... Afraid I consider those virtues rather than the denigrating characteristics you make them out to be. I'm not "most people", believe me, but (...) (24 years ago, 1-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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<snipped even more capriciously than usual!> (...) I agree. Those Marx brothers were pretty zany all right. Yet their belief system (the right to wear silly hats, have dark eyebrows, wave cigars leeringly at matronly women, and honk a large bicycle (...) (24 years ago, 1-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Fortunately for HIM, he wasn't posting to a newsgroup, and wasn't arguing, merely presenting information. So he didn't "lose", per se. (didn't satisfy 2 of the preconditions) Fortunately for YOU, you quoted that quote BEFORE any argument was (...) (24 years ago, 1-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) LOL And he was doing so well, too;-D "...If I claim that Adolf Hitler is alive and well and living in Argentina, how could you disprove my claim?" -John (...) (24 years ago, 1-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Tom Stangl wrote:. (...) I agree wholeheartedly; in fact, I think it is the *best* way to gain an understanding of an opposing viewpoint. All I can ask a skeptic is to presuppose the existence of God for the sake of argument. Get somewhat (...) (24 years ago, 1-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Along these same lines, though in a longer format, is Michael Shermer's book "Why People Believe Weird Things," which I also recommend for anyone who'd like to see an application of critical thinking to a range of odd claims and phenomena, (...) (24 years ago, 1-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Without getting into the question of which is better, it nevertheless still begs the question of why. WHY are you less interested in fun toys? Is it proper for a government to arrange its affairs so that people HAVE to be less materialistic to (...) (24 years ago, 1-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Digging around, looking for something else, I ran across this rather interesting cite... (URL) here have reason to disagree with it? It is in the context of evaluating paranormal claims, but has bearing on a lot of what we've been bandying about (...) (24 years ago, 1-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) That's why there are still Marxists and Communists in the world! (And, some would argue, Greens and Libertarians.) best LFB (24 years ago, 1-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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