Arouet
Member
naaa. It's because you're posts never get out of the rut they start in. For example, you "spent hours" (your words) reviewing the Pim van Lommel research, but whiffed on the guys conclusions. You made a similar (but different less egregious) mistake to Shermer's in not recognizing that solid research (which you admit this is) gives credence to the researcher's conclusions. In this case, Pim van Lommel has concluded that his research is suggestive of consciousness surviving death. If you can't find fault in the research then you should be inclined to accept the conclusions.
(see this this the kind of discussion we can have in the BvS forum... give it a try :))
Alex, you admit you haven't actually read my posts so you don't know what they say. Your reply here indicates you haven't actually read my analysis of the Lancet study (since your reply doesn't make sense given what I actaully wrote). And you want me to wear a gold star to feel like I don't belong here.
I've considered Skeptiko my online home for awhile now. You have made it abundantly clear that I'm not welcome here anymore except at the back at the bus. That does sadden me as I REALLY enjoyed my time here and got a lot out of it. I had quite a difficult time personally as of late and Skeptiko was my refuge. But you clearly don't respect me or want me here and I can't respect your new discriminatory approach so what would that say about me if I stayed? What you're doing now is the antithesis of what attracted me to Skeptiko in the first place.
haven't actually read my post carefully so you will have no way of knowing whether it is in a rut or not. You assume you know what my point was and what
naaa. It's because you're posts never get out of the rut they start in. For example, you "spent hours" (your words) reviewing the Pim van Lommel research, but whiffed on the guys conclusions. You made a similar (but different less egregious) mistake to Shermer's in not recognizing that solid research (which you admit this is) gives credence to the researcher's conclusions. In this case, Pim van Lommel has concluded that his research is suggestive of consciousness surviving death. If you can't find fault in the research then you should be inclined to accept the conclusions.
(see this this the kind of discussion we can have in the BvS forum... give it a try :))