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definition of crass: "adjective - showing no sensitivity"

I submit "If you don't like my comparison with cancer research, then tough." as evidence m'lud


Definition of explanation: "noun - a statement or account that makes something clear"


I submit "If those events are subsequently (even many years later) shown to have had a cause which was not "supernatural", that has no bearing whatsoever on any other unrelated event." as evidence m'lud.


Advice, stop digging.

El Pibe Wrote:

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> definition of crass: "adjective - showing no

> sensitivity"

> I submit "If you don't like my comparison with

> cancer research, then tough." as evidence m'lud

>

> Definition of explanation: "noun - a statement or

> account that makes something clear"

>

> I submit "If those events are subsequently (even

> many years later) shown to have had a cause which

> was not "supernatural", that has no bearing

> whatsoever on any other unrelated event." as

> evidence m'lud.

>

> Advice, stop digging.


xxxxxxx


Yes - that would be my advice to you.


Plus to learn some elementary logic and then to apply it to what you write on here.

a) Some academic research into the subject has (and possibly still is) looking for evidence other than anecdotal.


b) El Pibe's argument:


Event x was thought by a person who experienced it to be paranormal. It was subsequently shown not to be.


Therefore events y and z, also thought by those who experienced them to be paranormal, WILL ALSO subsequently be shown not to be.


Fatal logical flaw.


ETA: And I'm sick of being patronised on here.I have done postgrad research and I'm not stupid.

Back on topic. Has anyone ever heard the story of the haunted boating lake area in Dulwich Park? Numerous people have mentioned seeing a lady in Victorian clothing walking around the boating lake very early in the mornings. Are there any people locally who have witnessed/heard of other peoples accounts on this particular ALLEGED (for the pedants on here) haunting?


Louisa.

I think we can all agree that there has been academic research on the subject, which has yielded no positive results. I think we can also agree that El Pibe's argument, if it were intended to disprove all paranormal observations (which it wasn't), would constitute a faulty generalisation.


We're still left with anecdotes vs grounded cynicism...

No love. I've made my arguments quite clear.

That was a hypothetical situation representative of the logic involved.


There is no evidence of supernatural (ghosts, goblins, gods) phenomena.

There is no evidence of paranormal (telekinesis, telepathy, prescience) phenomena.


Therefore any "explanations" of experiences are conjecture, based upon personal feelings and beliefs.


Until anyone provides a shred of evidence then I'll assume the real explanations of any experience to be mundane, based upon physical (or psychogical) reasons.


Take my ghost. I could have said "I know what I've seen and you're all close minded" but my instinct was to question my sanity.

Eventually it was explained perfectly well as as an acute sleep disorder. Bob's your uncle.


Again, until a fact is produced in support you've only your own logical fallacies, and complaints about personal insults (there were none) to fall back on.


So waiting, facts...

Dear Sue,


I posted again because some post were very eccentric. Being insulted by some one who thinks as you do is quite a compliment.


Cheers.








Sue Wrote:

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> Chick Wrote:

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> > This whole thread is barking.

>

> xxxxxx

>

> Charming as always.

>

> Closed-minded as always.

>

> Prejudiced as always.

>

> :(

>

> ETA: Guess you had to have another dig as nobody

> bothered to comment on your station "joke" on the

> first page?

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