tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28426681.post4001542691892318708..comments2023-11-05T20:19:44.812+13:00Comments on Ambassador Watch: More Poddie PowerGavinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03060097218905523899noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28426681.post-3544319045564633292007-12-13T19:06:00.000+13:002007-12-13T19:06:00.000+13:00Aww, Tom!A quote without attribution? Should I be...Aww, Tom!<BR/><BR/>A quote without attribution? Should I believe you are quoting yourself?<BR/><BR/>Somehow I am skeptical...<BR/><BR/>KMSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28426681.post-68448595179763794782007-12-13T09:31:00.000+13:002007-12-13T09:31:00.000+13:00I have posted the following because most people wh...I have posted the following because most people who label themselves sceptics don't often know what they are talking about.<BR/><BR/>"Pyrrhonism, or Pyrrhonian skepticism, was a school of skepticism founded by Aenesidemus in the first century BC and recorded by Sextus Empiricus in the late 2nd century or early 3rd century AD. It was named after Pyrrho, a philosopher who lived from c. 360 to c. 270 BC, although the relationship between the philosophy of the school and of the historical figure is murky. Pyrrhonism became influential during the past few centuries when the modern scientific worldview was born.<BR/><BR/>Whereas 'academic' skepticism, with as its most famous adherent Carneades, claims that "Nothing can be known, not even this", Pyrrhonian skeptics withhold any assent with regard to non-evident propositions and remain in a state of perpetual inquiry. According to them, even the statement that nothing can be known is dogmatic.<BR/><BR/>For example, Pyrrhonians might assert that a lack of proof cannot constitute disproof, and that a lack of belief is vastly different from a state of active disbelief. Rather than disbelieving psychic powers, for instance, based on the lack of evidence of such things, Pyrrhonians recognize that we cannot be certain that new evidence won't turn up in the future, and so they intentionally remain tentative and continue their inquiry. Pyrrhonians also question accepted knowledge, and view dogmatism as a disease of the mind."Tom Mahonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02087223683733643082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28426681.post-88800358149022854322007-12-13T09:04:00.000+13:002007-12-13T09:04:00.000+13:00Skepticism with an open mind is good thing. Debun...Skepticism with an open mind is good thing. <BR/><BR/>Debunking is often just plain closed minded pig headedness. <BR/><BR/>There's a huge difference between the two.<BR/><BR/>The "Amazing Randy" is known for saying he'll pay 1 Million to any psychic who can prove it. When he's faced with paying up on the offer, by people who have that ability, he quickly changes the rules.<BR/><BR/>Good Science is skeptical, but great science is being open minded enough to examine the evidence that doesn't fit your pre-concieved ideas. Because in that, is new understanding.<BR/><BR/>HWA was not a fan of the scientific method. But his religion really could have used more "testing" of its "facts". AMERICAN KABUKIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11064036099785125749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28426681.post-78755373977973110772007-12-13T06:00:00.000+13:002007-12-13T06:00:00.000+13:00Not only are skeptics on the side of the angels, b...Not only are skeptics on the side of the angels, but Jesus as well. How else can you interpret such statements as "Take heed that you not be deceived" (Luke 21:8)?<BR/><BR/>The people in RCG are only skeptical up to a point: they are skeptical of EVERYONE but their Dear Leader. I'll say this for Pack, he knows how to run a cult.FYI Againhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15772915831589396628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28426681.post-46004188152291514802007-12-12T20:04:00.000+13:002007-12-12T20:04:00.000+13:00Thanks, a good resource, I'm listening to the inte...Thanks, a good resource, I'm listening to the interview of mythicist/ahistoricist Richard Carrier right now !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com