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Old 08-14-2008, 04:30 AM   #10 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by luciferase75 View Post
The list goes on. I'm not bashing those people, in fact I am a part of a couple of those examples, to a certain extent (not creationist, I find the thought offensive). But to say that one would be hard pressed to find your example is, well, wrong. It's almost the opposite IMO. I'm not attacking or bashing, just that is what bothered me to begin with but I didn't really point a finger at it. And please don't say the bible proves the existence of God, because it comes nowhere near proving anything. You don't strike me as the person that would, but hey it's the web and you never know. To quote a friend's sig:
"If The Bible proves the existence of God, then comic books prove the existence of Superheros."
I don't know who said it first, but I applaud the statement it makes.
I think if you asked the people in your list they could probably tell you why they believe what they believe, what evidence they have for it. The fact that other people find certain kinds of evidence compelling doesn't mean that you have to. The fact that you don't find their evidence compelling doesn't invalidate it as evidence, unless you happen to be examining it with respect to a specific standard of evidence. Don't confuse scientific evidence with other types of evidence.

I'm sure George Bush has convinced himself that the evidence justifying the invasion of Iraq was bullet proof, and as such did the things he thought made the most sense to do. He saw evidence and acted accordingly. Granted, his logic might not have been as solid as a mathematical proof, but it rarely ever really is.

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And I know I relaxed on definitions, but I don't feel like nitpicking them with you. Suffice to say that I did separate them in a sentence. I also know one could say "oh the average IQ is 100/125 because that is the basis of the test to begin with", but I was trying to exaggerate a little for humor. Try to get the joke, please.
FYI, one of the least funny things you can do is explain how funny your joke was after it bombs.
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