OT...Jerry Falwell is dead

On Mon, 04 Jun 2007 17:12:03 -0500, in a place far, far away, Pat
Flannery made the phosphor on my monitor glow in
such a way as to indicate that:



Rand Simberg wrote:
Well, ultimately, that's the case.

You going Zen here, or something?
I think this whole problem was solved by Rene Descartes with that "I
think, therefore I am" concept.
I know I exist, because I'm typing.
I'm pretty sure you exist also, because you're way too annoying not to
have some sort of reality about you. :-D

Yes, but you completely missi the point, which is one of logic (not
surprising).

h (Rand Simberg) wrote:

:On Mon, 04 Jun 2007 15:11:47 GMT, in a place far, far away, Scott
:Lowther made the phosphor on my
:monitor glow in such a way as to indicate that:
:
:And as we all know, the *true* scientific method says to take such
:accounts as fact until *proven* wrong... [/Fred]
:
:
:Nonsense. The scientific method says to be skeptical (on both the
:existence, and non-existence of God).
:
:
:ZOOOM. Right over Rand's head...
:
:
:No, I was pointing out that you were mischaracterizing Fred's
:argument.
:

Of course he is. He's Lying Lowther. It's what he does.


--
"False words are not only evil in themselves, but they infect the
soul with evil."
-- Socrates

Scott Lowther wrote:

:
:Besides, Freds arguement really has been that to deny the existence of
:something is a religious claim.
:

False. Do you EVER get anything right, Lowther. Or is it just that
you understand but are a congenital liar?


--
"False words are not only evil in themselves, but they infect the
soul with evil."
-- Socrates

Pat Flannery wrote:



Scott Lowther wrote:

Pat Flannery wrote:


There well might be fairies in the garden...


Especially if you live near San Francisco.


Fruits in the orchard also.


And nuts in the city and state governments.

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The fact that I have no remedy for all the sorrows of the world is no reason for my accepting yours. It simply supports the strong probability that yours is a fake. - H.L. Mencken