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Old 3rd November 2003, 15:39
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In the exchanges between TomSawyer on the one side and CreepingJesus & ScabbyDouglas on the other, who do you consider to have been the most convincing or to have won the argument?
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Old 4th November 2003, 04:49
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Personally I thought it was the perfect argument for the assiduous use of masturbation in preference to insemination for selected prospective parents.
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Old 4th November 2003, 05:33
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Ho Hum!
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Marching to the beat of a different kettle of fish.
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Old 4th November 2003, 10:45
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Remembering, as you will, of course, that my argument was that while one can, indeed may well choose to, argue that there is the possibility of some evidence that not all phenomena which can be observed and recorded using scientific methodology are entirely explicable in terms that rigidly conform to that which may be deemed to be conventional science, that any such argument nevertheless therefore obviously requires substantial qualified evidence to support even the acceptance of such an initial assertion, and that in those cases where the quality of supporting evidence adduced falls significantly short, then no credence should, or can, be given to madskull, imbecilic, credulous, brain-numbingly lunatic nonsense.
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Old 4th November 2003, 11:36
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Remembering if you will.

I have no conditions or constraints or qualifications to apply to my argument at all.

It's all unprovable pish!

End of story.

No excuses.

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Old 4th November 2003, 22:03
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Argument? The one claiming to be a student of philosophy seemed to have some difficulty with the concept.
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Old 5th November 2003, 00:48
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Originally posted by TomSawyer

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Now your turn, Celyn. I am, truly, a philosophy student. I am taking a Combined Specialist Program in Philosophy and English.........
Oh, that must be nice for you. However, just re-read your own posts and you'll find that the "English" part of your studies could also benefit from some more careful attention.

It seems that you compare yourself to Socrates? Good grief.

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