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Gorgo
SFN Die Hard

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Posted - 04/02/2009 :  17:40:12  Show Profile Send Gorgo a Private Message  Reply with Quote
http://www.atheistmedia.com/2009/04/open-mindedness.html

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The dog has not been fed in years
It's even worse than it appears
But it's alright-
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H. Humbert
SFN Die Hard

USA
4574 Posts

Posted - 04/02/2009 :  18:05:25   [Permalink]  Show Profile Send H. Humbert a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Excellent find.


"A man is his own easiest dupe, for what he wishes to be true he generally believes to be true." --Demosthenes

"The first principle is that you must not fool yourself - and you are the easiest person to fool." --Richard P. Feynman

"Face facts with dignity." --found inside a fortune cookie
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HalfMooner
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Philippines
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Posted - 04/02/2009 :  18:06:11   [Permalink]  Show Profile Send HalfMooner a Private Message  Reply with Quote
That's a very good video, a primer for critical thinking that could be useful in helping borderline woos.


Biology is just physics that has begun to smell bad.” —HalfMooner
Here's a link to Moonscape News, and one to its Archive.
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Randy
SFN Regular

USA
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Posted - 04/02/2009 :  18:07:16   [Permalink]  Show Profile Send Randy a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Nicely done. Thanks for the post.

"We are all connected; to each other biologically, to the earth chemically, to the rest of the universe atomically."

"So you're made of detritus [from exploded stars]. Get over it. Or better yet, celebrate it. After all, what nobler thought can one cherish than that the universe lives within us all?"
-Neil DeGrasse Tyson
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Gorgo
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USA
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Posted - 04/02/2009 :  18:26:39   [Permalink]  Show Profile Send Gorgo a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Yo. Qualia Soup has some other good videos as well.

I know the rent is in arrears
The dog has not been fed in years
It's even worse than it appears
But it's alright-
Jerry Garcia
Robert Hunter



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Randy
SFN Regular

USA
1990 Posts

Posted - 04/02/2009 :  18:33:06   [Permalink]  Show Profile Send Randy a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Originally posted by Gorgo

Yo. Qualia Soup has some other good videos as well.


One in particular..."The Girl Who Silenced The World For 6 Minutes".

"We are all connected; to each other biologically, to the earth chemically, to the rest of the universe atomically."

"So you're made of detritus [from exploded stars]. Get over it. Or better yet, celebrate it. After all, what nobler thought can one cherish than that the universe lives within us all?"
-Neil DeGrasse Tyson
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moakley
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Posted - 04/02/2009 :  19:33:06   [Permalink]  Show Profile Send moakley a Private Message  Reply with Quote
It was a good find. I have already forwarded the link to several non-SFN friends. A couple who are teachers. I hope they find it useful.

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Philosophy is questions that may never be answered. Religion is answers that may never be questioned. -Anonymous
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Kil
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Posted - 04/02/2009 :  20:33:31   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Visit Kil's Homepage  Send Kil an AOL message  Send Kil a Yahoo! Message Send Kil a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Well, there went my Evil Pick for the week...

Uncertainty may make you uncomfortable. Certainty makes you ridiculous.

Why not question something for a change?

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Dave W.
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Posted - 04/04/2009 :  22:46:41   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Visit Dave W.'s Homepage Send Dave W. a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Their YouTube channel.

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