RE: A serious post - What if someone were to discover handwavium, and what if it is me
09-22-2017, 09:34 AM (This post was last modified: 09-22-2017, 09:35 AM by Spoilsport. Edit Reason: adding his quote )
09-22-2017, 09:34 AM (This post was last modified: 09-22-2017, 09:35 AM by Spoilsport. Edit Reason: adding his quote )
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof.
You made the claim, burden of proof falls to you.
You have no proof.
You made the claim, burden of proof falls to you.
You have no proof.
aether Wrote:Otherwise, you are a spoilsport taking cheap shots.Ooooh! Cheap shot ad hominems! How will I ever survive?!
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"Being told to be 'open minded' about something is usually a code for 'you're not going to like this, but I want to subject you to it anyway'. Conversely, being told that you are 'closed-minded' is generally a means of asserting that 'I don't like the fact that you're proving me wrong, so I will pretend that your failure to agree with my argument is a philosophical deficiency'." - RationalWiki