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Everything is Wrong about the Biblical Creation in Genesis
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@RationalMadman
Citation needed.
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Darwinists, explain this
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@RationalMadman
the Earth is flat 

If our perceptions accurately reflect reality then this is demonstrably false. You are welcome to believe things that are demonstrably false but I am unable to do so.

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@drafterman
Well I'd have rather she was dead but out of the fight is out of the fight.
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@Mopac
I can agree to that definition provided it is the entirety of the definition. If however you begin adding attributes that reality cannot be demonstrated to have (like being the creator of the universe or a moral authority or the capacity to love) then you have altered your definition sufficiently that I cannot accept it until such time as these attributes can be demonstrated to me.
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@Mopac
In that case rational discussion may also be impossible.
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@Mopac
We have to agree on definitions because definitions are subjective.
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@Mopac
Actually we have to agree on definitions first otherwise we are not even having the same conversation.
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@Mopac
And if we agreed on a meaning for those words that made sense in this context you would be right.
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@Mopac
And if we agreed on a meaning for those words that made sense in that order in this context you would be right.
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Dreams
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@janesix
As is often the only honest answer we don't know.
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The real God is female. God is a feminine mother to reality.
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@RationalMadman
force the entire burden of proof onto me

You are the one making a claim. The burden of proof belongs to you. Eternalvw didn't "force" anything onto you, you shouldered the burden yourself in making this claim.
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Theists are fantastic religious group pickers. FULL STOP.
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@eash
asking for a claim seems to be an easy out for those that cant see there issomething to what has been said.

This is the Table Metaphor for a Rational Conversation. (TMFRC)

Imagine if you will, two people in a room.

They both bring with them a table with some number of legs.

The first person says, here's my table, it has six legs, please let me know if you see any problems.

The second person says, here's my table, it has nine legs, please let me know if you see any problems.

The two people then examine the tables and if there's a structural problem with one of the legs, they point out the problem and give the other a chance to modify or repair the flaws.

If a leg is fundamentally flawed it must be removed from that table.

If either table has fewer than three legs, it can no longer function as a table and that person will have to go back to the drawing board and come up with a (possibly similar) but better table.

Perhaps both tables will stand, and perhaps both tables will fall.

However, if one table stands and the other falls, there is absolutely no obligation for the person with the fallen table to adopt the design of the table that didn't fall.

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However, imagine that one of the two people decides to employ an argumentum ad ignorantiam. - https://en.wikipedia.org...

Person (a) says, here's my table and it has seven legs.

Person (b) says, I don't like any of those legs because they look strange (ad hominem).

Person (a) says, perhaps they look a little strange to you, but they do a perfectly good job of holding up my table, can you please explain, if you believe they don't support my table, what specific -structural-problem- can you identify?

Person (b) refuses to answer this question and instead says, my table is better and therefore your table is wrong (bald assertion, argumentum ad lapidem, false dichotomy).

Person (a) says, what table are you talking about, you haven't shown me your table. AND more to the point, even if your table is "perfect" it does not make my table "wrong". You still need to explain any structural flaws you are able to identify.

Person (b) says, well, it's difficult to describe my table but it is waaaay better than yours, so yours is wrong. I saw a table like your once and it was so dangerous it fell over and killed a bunch of people and made babies cry. (false dichotomy, emotional appeal, bald assertion, strawman, affirming the consequent, and argumentum ad baculum).

Person (a) says, that's not really how this works. You have to show me your table.

Person (b) says, my table is round and has like nine million legs (bald assertion).

Person (a) says, can you be a little more specific?

Person (b) says, YOU CAN'T PROVE MY TABLE IS WRONG (argumentum ad ignorantiam).

Person (a) says, what table are you talking about? It is obviously impossible for me to point out structural flaws in a table that either doesn't exist or that you refuse to show to me or that you only explain in ridiculously vague terms.

Person (b) says, I can't be bothered to show you my table because you could never understand it (ad hominem, argumentum ad ignorantiam).

Person (a) says, if you can't (or won't) show me your table and at least three legs, I think this conversation is over.
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Can you show me your table eash?

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@Mopac
words are not arbitrarily defined

I disagree. All words have arbitrary definitions. Language evolves over time as popular usage changes and popular usage is all that a definition describes.
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@janesix
I find it futile to argue with atheists on the existence of God. 

Because unless they experience God for themselves, there is simply no way to convince them that God exists. 
Is your goal to convince atheists that god exists? That may be a futile endeavor in most if not all cases but that certainly isn't the only possible goal one might have for presenting an argument. I don't expect I shall convince any theists that the available evidence does not support their claims but it isn't a futile endeavor to debate with theists about the subject. Even if we both remain unconvinced of the others position it gives one sonething to think about. Also if I make even one friend (and I concider you my friend so I have) then the process was far from futile. 

I guess what I'm really trying to say janesix is thank you for being you☺.
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I will bet you.
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@RationalMadman
See what I mean about taking things too seriously. Lighten up buddy, and try to remember that there isn't a funny forum.
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I will bet you.
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@RationalMadman
You take everything too seriously and make too many unfounded unprovable assumptions to be taken seriously. At least this is the impression I've gotten from our interactions on this sight. Your so focused on "winning" (whatever that means) that you seem to have forgotten that the whole point of debate is to showcase opposing ideologies. It's a tool of learning and understanding. Also just so we are clear made up constructs, like money, government, or social status can have huge effects on one's life. That doesn't mean they exist outside our collective agreement that they do. 
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@kindertina
And how many of us can you carry?
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@drafterman
I'm home from work. I see we didn't use up those two rounds of actions.
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I will bet you.
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@Mopac
Physical trinkets, like slips of paper or metal discs, exist without an observer (If anything physical exists) without someone to decide that these objects are currency they are not money so no money doesn't exist absent an observer.

A metal disc is not money unless we agree that it is a coin.
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@drafterman
Headed for work. My next two rounds worth of actions are posted. After that spirit weapon and eldritch blast (from cover if possible) with the option for Buddamoose to take over in an emergency.
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I will bet you.
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@Mopac
Physical trinkets, like slips of paper or metal discs, exist without an observer (If anything physical exists) without someone to decide that these objects are currency they are not money so no money doesn't exist absent an observer.
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@drafterman
My first action is to take cover. My next action is to cast cure wounds on myself. During both actions my bonus action is to direct the spirit weapon on Offillia.
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I will bet you.
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@Buddamoose
But you already did the zero hours of work. You can't undo it. I'm afraid it's all done already.

(I violated your rights {another subjective made up value} 😈)
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@Mopac
Value is subjective too the observer. One man's trash is another man's treasure. Without an observer there is no value. If you are willing to pay five to seven money for a frapalatemochachinoamericano then that is what one is worth to you. If I think they are overpriced, overly sweet and generally undesirable refusing to drink them on those grounds and prefering plain black coffee to a frapalatemochachinoamericano then they are worthless to me. This can be subjectively true of anything even the relative value of life over inanimate objects. In fact people kill each other over inanimate objects with frightening regularity so there is clearly something to my hypothesis.

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I will bet you.
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@Buddamoose
I'm not sure but I think you owe me ten money. Or an equivalent value in goods or services. I'll let you work it off. Now money is valueless in and of itself so that will be 0 hours of work. Oh you seem already to be done. 

Good game.
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@Buddamoose
Oh. I am unfamiliar with that rule but I'll take what I can get.
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@Buddamoose
I'm the only one seriously injured and I'm unconcious.
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@Buddamoose
Magic missile doesn't require an attack roll and dms are under no obligation to "show their work". He doesn't necessarily want us to die. I would say from my experience as a dm that if he is fudging the numbers a little then it is likely in our favor. I shrugged off several of their spells and was wailing on them with magic. It makes sense that they targeted me first. Just like we are concentrating dps on just one of our opponents. 
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@drafterman
Wow. Ouch.
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@drafterman
I'm going to work soon and I can't post there so spiritual weapon and eldritch blast is my default act ion but if Buddamoose thinks Eikka would do something else (save a child for example) then he can briefly take Eikka over. (He did very well last time).
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@drafterman
(Love the interrobang by the way. It is now my holy symbol.)
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@drafterman
Attack Offallia with the spirweapon and eldritch blast. Die you wizened old trollop! This is followed by a spate of orcish curses I dare not repeat in English.
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I will bet you.
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@Mopac
Sorry but what does that have to do with "good" and "evil"? Also we assigned value to money just as we assign value to anything. Really nothing has value, not even our lives, objectively. Objectively a human and a rock have equal importance to the universe. When viewed from the subjective viewpoint of our human awareness this changes however because as humans we tend to find ourselves and other humans more valuable than inanimate objects.

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Zodiac Signs and Horoscopes
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@Vader
I must be whichever zodiac sign is least likely to believe in astrology.
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I will bet you.
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@Mopac
Unless you can demonstrate that the bible is an authority on truth this is unconnected with our discussion. Now I ask again and this time please answer plainly rather than quoting unconnected source material what do you mean by falsehood is evil? Do you mean the act of telling a lie? If so are you including unintentional lies told through ignorance? Or did you mean that which does not exist is evil?
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@drafterman
I'm back on line and caught up. Buddamoose did just fine with Eikka but if it's not too late I'd rather cast spirit weapon than guided bolt.
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@drafterman
Does Eikka have any indication that trouble is up?
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@drafterman
@Buddamoose @kindertina 

I'm going to work soon and I can't post there. I'm entrusting Eikka to Buddamoose and kindertina. If I get the chance to post I will but I trust them to play Eikka's passions (buddamoose) and Eikka's intellect (kindertina)
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@Mopac
What do you mean by falsehood is evil? Do you mean the act of telling a lie? If so are you including unintentional lies told through ignorance? Or did you mean that which does not exist is evil?


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@drafterman
Climb the ladder and checking on the roof.
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I will bet you.
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@Mopac
Both good and evil are subjective but I know it is very difficult to do no harm and trying to promote wellbeing doesn't cancel this out or keep the promoter from harm.
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@Buddamoose @TheDreadPirateRoberts
@kindertina @earth @Drafterman 

Quick up the stairs! Eikka suits actions to words keeping an eye out for traps or obstacles.
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I will bet you.
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@FaustianJustice
That is fair consider your debt paid in full.
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Theists are fantastic religious group pickers. FULL STOP.
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@eash
I'm not sure what you mean or what it has to do with our conversation. Believing things without evidence is not a good pathway to truth.
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@Buddamoose
Hey this is more cautious than I usually am don't discourage that.😆)
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@TheDredPriateRoberts
To be clear since I have spell sniper I'm trying to take advantage of the doorways cover while ignoring her cover bonus.
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@Buddamoose @TheDreadPirateRoberts @kindertina @earth @Drafterman 

CHARGE!! (try to keep up boys) Eikka heads for the opening ready to blast off anything that hag sticks out of cover.
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@Buddamoose
Better hurry then cause that raven went for back up

@Drafterman 

Eikka blasts the door with eldritch blast.
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@Buddamoose @TheDreadPirateRoberts @kindertina @earth @Drafterman 

(So burn it down?)
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@drafterman
Wait... so she went back inside?
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