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From: Norman Wells on 2 Jul 2010 10:01 Brimstone wrote: > "Norman Wells" <stibbons(a)unseen.ac.am> wrote in message > news:vv6Xn.86515$x15.34714(a)hurricane... >> Brimstone wrote: >>> "Norman Wells" <stibbons(a)unseen.ac.am> wrote in message >>> news:6m1Xn.110852$aS3.9251(a)hurricane... >>> >>>> You stick if you like with your view that water can have a memory, >>>> and that fairies may exist. What do I care if it makes you >>>> ridiculous? >>> Someone who tries to deny the existence of something when no one >>> knows one way or the other is the most ridiculous of all. "Closed >>> mind" is the usual term I believe. >> >> Do you think fairies exist then? >> >> Or can you rule the possibility out completely? >> > In the absence of any evidence either way, I'm ruling the possibility > of fairies neither in nor out. A possibility either exists or it doesn't. You cannot rule a possibility neither in nor out. Since you have not categorically denied that fairies exist, despite being asked, it follows you think that they may exist. Don't you think a belief in fairies is a pretty naive and foolish view for a grown man to hold?
From: Norman Wells on 2 Jul 2010 10:06 Cynic wrote: > I do not pretend to understand the entirity of the claims made by > homeopathy No, no-one can. But you could if there was any scientific proof, which is the reason science exists. It's a shame homeopaths never bother with it.
From: Norman Wells on 2 Jul 2010 10:08 Cynic wrote: > On Thu, 1 Jul 2010 22:00:15 +0100, "Norman Wells" > <stibbons(a)unseen.ac.am> wrote: > >> Then tell us what your position is on fairies, rather than evading >> the issue. Do you think they might exist, or can you say they >> don't? It must be one or the other. > > I believe it quite probable that people have seen some sort of flying > animal or insect they did not recognise and called them "fairies". > Fairies obviously exist as a widely understood concept, and in works > of fiction. > > The idea that small sentinent flying humanoids exist on Earth that > have the power to do magical things is however so improbable that I > discount it as a possibility. Then you should apply the same reasoning to homeopathy.
From: Cynic on 2 Jul 2010 10:53 On Fri, 2 Jul 2010 15:08:57 +0100, "Norman Wells" <stibbons(a)unseen.ac.am> wrote: >>> Then tell us what your position is on fairies, rather than evading >>> the issue. Do you think they might exist, or can you say they >>> don't? It must be one or the other. >> >> I believe it quite probable that people have seen some sort of flying >> animal or insect they did not recognise and called them "fairies". >> Fairies obviously exist as a widely understood concept, and in works >> of fiction. >> >> The idea that small sentinent flying humanoids exist on Earth that >> have the power to do magical things is however so improbable that I >> discount it as a possibility. > >Then you should apply the same reasoning to homeopathy. And radio waves? -- Cynic
From: David on 2 Jul 2010 10:56
"Norman Wells" <stibbons(a)unseen.ac.am> wrote in message news:FimXn.99673$NW.51767(a)hurricane... > Don't you think a belief in fairies is a pretty naive and foolish view for > a grown man to hold? > I know a few! |