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If you show a theist that his views are internally inconsistent, you will have some measure of success. He will make a good faith (ha!) effort at modifying his views to make them more internally…"
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 "Does anybody think HBCUs benefit society in general and people of other races? Can t…"Jim Mccall replied Sep 9, 2009 to NATIONAL HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES WEEK, 2009 |
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 "Computers are programed to make choices. I could just as easily say you don't make c…"Jim Mccall replied Sep 3, 2009 to Freewill To Debate |
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"How is choosing something "freewill"? My computer makes choices all the time does it…"Jim Mccall replied Aug 22, 2009 to Freewill To Debate |
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Wyatt posted a blog postTheists, Cargo Cults, and Logic
So tired of religious apologists asking me to show evidence for the non-existence of their particular god. I've asked them how they would go about showing evidence for the non-existence of the dragon in Carl Sagan's garage or Russell's celestial teapot. They assert that the analogy is false, but don't explain how. They use words like 'logic' or 'inference' as if they were magic charms without fully understanding what these words mean. It's not unlike superstitious primitives from a cargo cult…See More
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