T_Clark

True.

Good point.

Put this in Shoutbox because I think we're supposed to try and keep our smart-ass stuff out of the regular threads. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gN...

Good point. I was thinking more of subatomic particles, billiard balls, and galaxies. Is "the sky is blue because blue light scatters more than other ...

Otis was the quintessential comic drunk. Back in the good old days, we thought alcoholism was funny.

Like we Muricans care about the opinion of someone from holland. Pays-Bah!

If 666 is the number of the beast, isn't -666 the number of God's blessing? Or is that 666i?

I was thinking the same thing.

Think how odd these posts are going to seem when you switch back to JM.

In line with Banno's and Hanover's recent icon transitions, I have changed my icon picture to a female crow.

Is that Suzanne Somers?

I gave you an up vote for allowing me not to respond.

It comes down to what "completely explain the outcome" means. Does it mean "how," or does it mean "why." I think how is all we can know.

As you know, I didn't say there was no evidence for quantum mechanics. As you know, I didn't say Christian doctrine was on a par with quantum mechanic...

You and I seem to agree on most of this. We're just batting around the details. I'm satisfied where things stand.

Except for @"Bitter Crank". He's in Minnesota, which is basically the same thing.

I like "Because I said so," although the best answer is probably "There are no answers to the question "Why." We don't or can't know that. The only qu...

I think this understanding is outdated. I've been reading, very slowly, "How Emotions Are Made" by Barret. According to her studies, the entire mind t...

There are numbers underneath our names now. I thought those were the upvotes. How did Jamalrob get 153 upvotes in two minutes? Is that something new t...

Now that would be fun. Please, please, no down votes. My fragile ego couldn't handle it.

No. I don't believe your ad hominem argument criticizing the contents of my posts was valid. Let's quit this back and forth. I'll give you the last wo...

To make sure we're talking about the same thing, when you say I'm "straw-manning" your argument, you mean I'm attributing an argument to you that you ...

Hey! I can't upvote my own posts! How do you expect me to ever get any encouragement?

That probably isn't as much an issue with metaphysics, philosophy of science, philosophy of art, etc.; but when it comes to ethics, morality, and poli...

I agree. It is generally when action, such as medical treatment, is required that it becomes most important to determine the truth.

The pleasure you seem to take in killing bugs and your willingness to unnecessarily anger your friends does not reflect well on you.

Lots of things are not a stretch. Christian doctrine is no more a stretch than quantum mechanics. It's just that there's no evidence for God - or stri...

Ah say, son...A leghorn is a type of chicken. It is my understanding they came originally from Legorno in Italy. Thus leghorn.

First of all, please use paragraph breaks. It makes posts a lot easier to read and more people will read them. A wall of text is daunting. Every one o...

I understand your uneasiness, but I'm not sure your hackle-raising is justified. We'll see how this shakes out, if you'll let it.

I don't know anyone who condemns others for killing bugs. I'm sure there are some. I don't kill them unless they're causing me trouble. I had a friend...

An ad hominem argument is not necessarily unreasonable. It would be reasonable for me to question the knowledge of someone I didn't know who made a me...

I guess it comes down to that - I do not believe a focus on fallacies will improve the quality of discussions. If you think someone has their facts wr...

Seriously, I thought you were joking - criticizing my ideas about ad hominem arguments by making ad hominem arguments against me. It would have been a...

On the other hand, the woods are full of people who will give testimony that they have been helped by aromatherapy, crystals, homeopathy, faith healin...

Depending on the particular discussion, it is not uncommon for these to be good descriptions of what goes on here on the forum. It's an informal situa...

WOW!! You're really good at this.

Yes. I think ad hominem arguments overlap with appeals to authority. My attitude is that an appeal to authority is appropriate sometimes. I don't know...

What about this? "The growth on you leg is benign. Just rub some of this on it ." "Are you a doctor?" "Nope. I'm a janitor, and barely passed Grade 10...

@"SophistiCat" & @"Janus" What about this? SophistiCat: I believe in the Golden Rule - do to others as you would have them do to you. Janus: That's bu...

I don't think biting or quitting are my only choices, although I do avoid argument now that I would have jumped into a year or two ago. As I've said, ...

I'm trying to check out the limits of what "ad hominem" means. The example I used is the type that is generally mentioned in discussions of the "falla...

My answer to the two of you is the same - I think there are times when personal or professional facts about a person are relevant to the legitimacy of...

I don't think you can troll on the Shoutbox. You can write whatever you want. It's our sanctuary. We all hide here like Julian Assange in the Ecuadori...

Yes. I know. I just like to pretend I don't know the difference between Australia and New Zealand. It's one of my charming quirks.

They haven't let any Australian TV shows in the US since "The Almighty Johnsons."

Dr. Baker: Mr. Clark, you have an inflamed spleen. I recommend you take this medication once a day till it resolves itself. Mr. Clark: I'd like to see...

Yes, that's true. But remember, you don't have to.

Dr. Baker: Mr. Clark, you have a bent framerjamet. I recommend you eat one dog turd a day till it resolves itself. Mr. Clark: I'd like to see your med...

An ad hominem argument does not have to be an insult. Here's one of my favorite ad hominem arguments. "But you're a cashier." Fairly long ( minute 30 ...