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RickSilmser Special user 869 Posts 
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Hi folks...
For those of you who are into the paranormal as I am, my wife has made an excellent little forum all about said topic. Please feel free to visit at : http://paraportal.proboards28.com/index.cgi Register and become a member and lets talk about the paranormal ! Thanks ! ~Rick~ |
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Harry H Inner circle 1526 Posts
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Oh don't encourage people. There are plenty forums for believers out there,and when reality invades it gets messy
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Osiris Special user 610 Posts
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Yes, but some of us can stand with our feet firmly planted in both realities... Shaman have done it for centuries!
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John Nesbit Inner circle United States 1421 Posts
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Getting "Burned at The Stake" seems to be a too common occurence around "this", so-called "reality". Suppression, is Not the answer here .
Let Freedom Ring ! |
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Scott Xavier Inner circle 3672 Posts
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I never understood why people believe:
Skeptics= Non believers. I'm a skeptic, I wnat to believe! I just want proof and logic. |
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J ack Galloway Inner circle 1309 Posts
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Scott,
What do you want to believe in? Perhaps I can help. Jack |
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Hypnotic Winter Special user Ireland 720 Posts
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I think a skeptic is some one who questions, a cynic is some one who has made up his mind in the first place.
A lot of people seem to confuse being skeptical with being cynical. H.W
When your only reality is an illusion, then illusion is reality.
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enriqueenriquez Inner circle New York 1287 Posts
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On 2005-04-05 12:43, Hypnotic Winter wrote: Well said H.W. |
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Corriveau Regular user 114 Posts
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The Shermer story, which Nikodini posted a link to, says it all. A lot of skeptics assume that believers are not very smart. It seems the skeptics fail to understand that science does provide all the answers that people are searching for. I've never understood why a true skeptic would want to perform as a mentalist.
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J ack Galloway Inner circle 1309 Posts
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To turn a buck Corriveau.
More money in this than traditional research. I do the research and expliot my own findings. Jack |
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Corriveau Regular user 114 Posts
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I meant to say:
"It seems the skeptics fail to understand that science does NOT provide all the answers that people are searching for." |
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enriqueenriquez Inner circle New York 1287 Posts
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On 2005-04-05 13:05, Corriveau wrote: Me neither. To perform mentalism being a completely skeptic, is like talking about love with women just to get laid. |
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Greg Arce Inner circle 6732 Posts
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On 2005-04-05 14:10, enriqueenriquez wrote: Actually not... it is all acting. I used to do regular magic, but I never believed anyone could actually make coins appear & disappear or cut a lady in half then restore her. We are in a world that's pretty close to acting... you are pretending to be something... and hopefully doing it in such a way that it comes off as real. This argument is similar to the ones I had with acting friends that were die-hard method actors... they couldn't do it on stage or screen if they hadn't done it in real life. I always told them, "I hope no one makes you act a dying scene." Greg
One of my favorite quotes: "A critic is a legless man who teaches running."
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jimtron Inner circle 2039 Posts
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On 2005-04-05 13:49, Corriveau wrote: I read a lot of skeptic stuff (Randi, Shermer, Sagan, etc.) and science stuff, and I've never heard anyone say that science provides all the answers that people are searching for. I hear this kind of thing from critics of skeptics a lot, but I believe it's a misconception. Do you have any sources for this--quotes from scientists or skeptics stating such a thing? |
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Logan Five Inner circle Northern California 1434 Posts
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Rick,
Good luck with your message board!
Self concept is destiny..
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Osiris Special user 610 Posts
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On 2005-04-05 12:43, Hypnotic Winter wrote: You're 100% on the mark HW! Unfortunately, there are far too many intellectually challenged individuals within the magic community that don't recognize the difference e.g. most of them are cyncs by default. In regards to "wanting to believe" -- I have the St. Thomas attitude around it all (or what some would call an Misourian's perspective) PROVE IT TO ME! Then, like the old mystics used to say "Be careful what you pray for..." I've had such prayer's answered and at least once, it involved having to change my shorts... Well, I'd better stop... I might be saying something that's too Spiritually Oriented and non-right wing biased enough for this free thinking "Amerkian" magic forum... |
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RickSilmser Special user 869 Posts
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He guys...you all could be debating this paranormal stuff on MysteryPortal forum...LOL!
here is the link again: http://paraportal.proboards28.com/index.cgi Thanks for the kind words, MindPhantom ~Rick~ |
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Jonathan Townsend Eternal Order Ossining, NY 27300 Posts
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Doubt all you want, Chtuhlu loves you just the same.
...to all the coins I've dropped here
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Dr_Stephen_Midnight Inner circle SW Ohio, USA 1555 Posts
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No-no... Cthulhu does not love. Cthulhu USES (usually through dreams). Of course if you make the proper sacrifices and rituals, maybe....MAYBE....he will not trample you underfoot when the stars are right and R'leh rises.
Steve
Dr. Lao: "Do you know what wisdom is?"
Mike: "No." Dr. Lao: "Wise answer." |
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Corriveau Regular user 114 Posts
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On 2005-04-05 15:23, Greg Arce wrote: This comparison is rubbish. 99% of the audience would know that your examples of magic effects are just tricks. But many people in an audience watching a mentalism performance tend to believe. With that in mind, why would a skeptic want to do mentalism? Unless the goal is exposure. But you say it should be done "in such a way that it comes off as real". Now I am really confused. I still don't understand why a true skeptic would want to do mentalism. Quote:
On 2005-04-05 15:44, jimtron wrote: They do like to say that if science cannot prove it, it can't be real. |
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