Charles wrote: "Isn't it more likely that the skeptics simply think the field is a joke, rather than that they're intimidated by the weight of the positive evidence?"
Yes, given the ridicule that CF has received over the years, that is certainly a good possibility... We're very complex beings and how we respond or interpret things is a function of what has happened in our lives... Especially the childhood years. So there are multiple possible explanations, and which ones are dominant in any one person is a function of their life's experiences... But for some, which is what prompted my comment, theory seems to have replaced religious belief, and that makes for someone who can be hit square between the eyes with facts that demolish their point, but which seem to have no impact at all on them... It's as if they didn't even hear what you said. The years have taught me that when you're debating with someone, in a rational way, and they begin to respond as described above, it's time to just walk away... Just agree to disagree. -Mark -----Original Message----- From: Charles Hope [mailto:lookslikeiwasri...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2011 8:56 AM To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Cc: vortex-l@eskimo.com Subject: Re: [Vo]:What will convince Joshua Cude? Isn't it more likely that the skeptics simply think the field is a joke, rather than that they're intimidated by the weight of the positive evidence? Sent from my iPhone. On Feb 24, 2011, at 10:52, Abd ul-Rahman Lomax <a...@lomaxdesign.com> wrote: > At 01:30 AM 2/24/2011, you wrote: >> Not being able to concede a point is a clear sign of someone with an >> ulterior motive, or a pathological skeptic who simply can't accept >> things which challenge their understanding of things. Not >> surprising... He reminds me of some of the worst editors on Wikipedia! > > Yeah, one in particular who happens to be named Joshua. However, the style, > the tone and emphasis was different, so I think it's unlikely. Or the Joshua I know has matured some. > > None of these "skeptics" can manage to get up a published review? Is Shanahan > with his Letter responding to Krivit and Marwan in the Journal of Environmental Monitoring the best they can manage? > >
