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 | | From: | Bobby D. Bryant | | Subject: | Re: You guys were completely wrong about remote viewing! | | Date: | Fri, 21 Jan 2005 14:06:08 +0000 (UTC) |
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 | On Fri, 21 Jan 2005, mrtnboyd@yahoo.com wrote:
> By definition a skeptic is one who is commited to a certain viewpoint
> from the get go, so that even if proven wrong, they fight with all
> their might to maintain that viewpoint.
> The mind works to validate what you already believe. For example if you
> believe that all women are not to be trusted, your mind will
> continously find you women who cannot be trusted so that you can remain
> in your belief.
> Therefore to the skeptic (closed minded) the most conclusive proof
> still looks suspicious.
OTOH, the _actual_ definition of 'skeptic' is only a dictionary away.
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Bobby Bryant
Austin, Texas
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| | From: | Mike Combs | | Subject: | Re: You guys were completely wrong about remote viewing! | | Date: | Fri, 21 Jan 2005 11:23:16 -0600 |
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| "Bobby D. Bryant" wrote in message
news:csr28f$5lg$1@geraldo.cc.utexas.edu...
> On Fri, 21 Jan 2005, mrtnboyd@yahoo.com wrote:
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> > By definition a skeptic is one who is commited to a certain viewpoint
> > from the get go, so that even if proven wrong, they fight with all
> > their might to maintain that viewpoint.
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> OTOH, the _actual_ definition of 'skeptic' is only a dictionary away.
He wants to do like Humpty-Dumpty, and devise his own definitions for words.
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Regards,
Mike Combs
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Member of the National Non-sequitur Society. We may not make
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