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Mephisto2 · 07-31-2003, 07:52 PM

That's a fair comment GakFace.

How about "I believe people who believe in ghosts and fairies and leprechauns are stupid"?

You are also using cyclical argument.

If you believe in ghosts, please prove their existence to me.

You cannot.

Basing one's belief (and this is a core tenet in Christianity also) upon faith raises alarm-bells; at least for me.

The onus is on you, or those who believe in "supernatural" phenomena to prove their existence. Not on me to prove they don't exist.

And, just to clarify, I was not calling names. Just telling it like I see it. I hope I didn't insult you.

Also, I did not say there "was NOTHING in this vast Galaxy" [sic] but us. I said extra-terrestrial life is unlikey to exist.

Are you familiar with Drake's Formula? Before you go plugging numbers into
N = R* x fp x ne x fl x fi x fc x L (see http://www.angelfire.com/on2/daviddarling/DrakeEq.htm for more info), you should consider Fermi's Paradox

Try the following sites:
http://www.etcontact.net/newsite/Top...sp?Topic=Fermi
http://xray.sai.msu.ru/~lipunov/text/ashkl/node3.html

And most especially:

http://www.space.com/searchforlife/s...ox_011024.html

Have fun and remember... Watch the skies!!!

LOL

Mr Mephisto

07-31-2003, 07:52 PM	#49 (permalink)
Mephisto2 Junkie	That's a fair comment GakFace. How about "I believe people who believe in ghosts and fairies and leprechauns are stupid"? You are also using cyclical argument. If you believe in ghosts, please prove their existence to me. You cannot. Basing one's belief (and this is a core tenet in Christianity also) upon faith raises alarm-bells; at least for me. The onus is on you, or those who believe in "supernatural" phenomena to prove their existence. Not on me to prove they don't exist. And, just to clarify, I was not calling names. Just telling it like I see it. I hope I didn't insult you. Also, I did not say there "was NOTHING in this vast Galaxy" [sic] but us. I said extra-terrestrial life is unlikey to exist. Are you familiar with Drake's Formula? Before you go plugging numbers into N = R x fp x ne x fl x fi x fc x L* (see http://www.angelfire.com/on2/daviddarling/DrakeEq.htm for more info), you should consider Fermi's Paradox Try the following sites: http://www.etcontact.net/newsite/Top...sp?Topic=Fermi http://xray.sai.msu.ru/~lipunov/text/ashkl/node3.html And most especially: http://www.space.com/searchforlife/s...ox_011024.html Have fun and remember... Watch the skies!!! LOL Mr Mephisto