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What do you believe is true even though you can not prove it?

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  • #11
    Originally posted by oNe-wAy
    I don't believe in that evolution crap..

    We all came from monkeys and apes? I don't think so..

    The one's I agree with are God, psychic power, and maybe- reincarnation and life after death..

    We'll be able to prove if aliens are real one day don't you think? Well, if they ARE real, we'll see them one day and prove it or some xxxx..

    But yeah, I'm just babbling.. See ya later
    Evolution doesn't mean that we came from monkeys and apes. See this thread for evolution debate With all the support there is for evolution, you don't believe it because you're unconfortable that we could have had similar origins to monkeys and apes, yet something like psychic ability which has NEVER been proved in a controlled research/experimental setting you believe in?
    Last edited by Siggie; 01-12-2005, 03:01 PM.
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    • #12
      Originally posted by Siggie
      Evolution doesn't mean that we came from monkeys and apes. See this thread for evolution debate With all the support there is for evolution, you don't believe it because you're unconfortable that we could have had similar origins to monkeys and apes, yet something like psychic ability which has NEVER been proved in a controlled research/experimental setting you believe in?
      And evolution has been "proven in a controlled research/experimental setting"?
      Last edited by Siggie; 01-12-2005, 03:11 PM.
      Achkerov kute.

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      • #13
        Anyone know what a priori means. I'm not absolutely for certain but a lot of authors have used it, like Jung, Hitler, and Einstein. And it's written in italics just like that. What I've deduced is that it means, something you beleive in, even though you can't prove it. For example; evolution is an a priori example. a priori in Latin means 'first of all'. In my opinion that is very cool. Probably one of my favorite words.

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        • #14
          Originally posted by Thai-Samurai
          Anyone know what a priori means. I'm not absolutely for certain but a lot of authors have used it, like Jung, Hitler, and Einstein. And it's written in italics just like that. What I've deduced is that it means, something you beleive in, even though you can't prove it. For example; evolution is an a priori example. a priori in Latin means 'first of all'. In my opinion that is very cool. Probably one of my favorite words.

          I've heard a priori and a posteriori in the context of research design, interpretation and stats.

          An a priori comparison for example is one that is specified before the experiment was done or prior to looking at the data.

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          And what do you know... it's in the dictionary! Click for M-W link
          Last edited by Siggie; 01-12-2005, 03:14 PM.
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          • #15
            Originally posted by Anonymouse
            And evolution has been "proven in a controlled research/experimental setting"?

            Oh ho... c'mon Mousey. There's more than anecdotal evidence which is ALL there is for paranormal crap. Let's not turn this into an evolution debate. That's why I posted the link.


            the edit of your post was an accident btw.
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            • #16
              Or Kant's a priori synthetic truths.
              Achkerov kute.

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              • #17
                Originally posted by CatWoman
                I was reading about this today, and I thought it was interesting. There are some things people believe to be true, but they can't prove it. For example: God, religion, evolution, psychic power, aliens/UFOs, reincarnation, life after death, etc. What are some things you just know is true but have no proof for it?
                There is a word to describe those people: "Idiots".

                ... a lot like those that were convinced the Earth is flat or the ones that burnt the witches in Salem. They all had one thing in common ... they were all sure of something they couldn't really prove.
                this post = teh win.

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                • #18
                  Originally posted by Anonymouse
                  Or Kant's a priori synthetic truths.
                  Never heard of those. What are synthetic truths. I can guess, synthetic means fake or produced, so a synthetic truth could be something believed to be true because you made yourself beleive it somehow. Am I right. That's just a guess, but if you want you can explain it to me.

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                  • #19
                    Originally posted by oNe-wAy
                    I don't believe in that evolution crap..

                    We all came from monkeys and apes? I don't think so..

                    The one's I agree with are God, psychic power, and maybe- reincarnation and life after death..
                    Yah because there is a LOT more evidence of the latter stuff than evolution, right? I simply cannot follow this thought process ... how can one so easily dismiss evolution, yet so easily embrace the notion of God?

                    I am not sure if any of those holds much water but I am not about to dismiss one for the other just because of some gut feeling. At least there is some evidence to back up evolution. Where is the evidence that there ever was a God other than the words in some book that is declared to be true and not to be questioned?
                    this post = teh win.

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                    • #20
                      Easily embrace the notion of God? What do you easily embrace? Maybe you can easily embrace that Teddy Bear as you cry yourself to sleep, because you feel cold and lonely in this cruel world. But that is just an a priori assumption of mine, but then again, does it matter?

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