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    Doubts about the moon landings

    David, again, as moderator, do you think that this sort of personal attack is appropriate? This attack comes from a member who has been proved comprehensively to be wrong on several fundamental points of physics in this thread. If it were not for many of us pointing out his errors, they would...
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    Doubts about the moon landings

    I want to put that which I wrote to some folk privately re my earlier post to TES in this thread (this is verbatim): Ironically, I found out I was banned in the process of navigating to the moon landing doubts thread to express my regret at the hardline approach I took towards calling TES out...
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    Mod+ 234. GLOBAL WARMING, CLIMATE CHANGE AND OUR ILLUSION OF CONTROL

    Does anybody believe this, as opposed to "I'll just post stuff that supports my political agenda"?
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    Mod+ 234. GLOBAL WARMING, CLIMATE CHANGE AND OUR ILLUSION OF CONTROL

    David, as moderator, do you think that this sort of personal attack is appropriate? Because you have banned me for less.
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    Mod+ 234. GLOBAL WARMING, CLIMATE CHANGE AND OUR ILLUSION OF CONTROL

    This is what a sane response to climate change looks like when it's not addled by the sort of nonsense pointed out above: New Zealand passes historic zero carbon bill with near unanimous bipartisan support This is why similarly sane responses get addled: Climate denialism is bought and paid...
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    Mod+ 234. GLOBAL WARMING, CLIMATE CHANGE AND OUR ILLUSION OF CONTROL

    For anybody who missed it, the translation of that in straight talking terms is "I have banned Laird for a week". That ban has now expired. While I was banned, I took the opportunity to respond to several posts in this thread on Psience Quest, although I was somewhat limited in what I could...
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    Trump Consciousness

    Just to be clear, those who support this are supporting the right of one country to unilaterally effect the murder of the senior military personnel of another country with which it is not at war and without charge or trial, let alone conviction. That's a pretty serious thing to be supporting...
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    Schizophrenia, Possession and Freedom - with Jerry Marzinsky

    Richard, thank you for these interviews. I like the way you ask very pertinent questions and then let the interviewee say their piece without interruption. I also appreciate Alex's approach, which is to challenge, poke, prod, interrupt, and have his say at the same time as finding out what his...
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    Mod+ 234. GLOBAL WARMING, CLIMATE CHANGE AND OUR ILLUSION OF CONTROL

    When you've vehemently argued that you are correct on a basic scientific point only to be proved devastatingly wrong, you surrender any future benefit of the doubt on scientific matters. Dude, by sharing all of these "references" on climate science, you are tacitly endorsing them - you get...
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    Mod+ 234. GLOBAL WARMING, CLIMATE CHANGE AND OUR ILLUSION OF CONTROL

    That wasn't my point. It was that you have no scientific credibility left (on any topic, including this one). No, all it shows is that I am not as familiar with the science as it would take to really deconstruct the stuff you post. Somebody who was familiar would be able to demonstrate its...
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    Mod+ 234. GLOBAL WARMING, CLIMATE CHANGE AND OUR ILLUSION OF CONTROL

    I don't think there can be "a lasting peace" so long as you are promoting the idea that the science of global warming is a hoax. I can respect you as a complex, flawed human being, as am I, and as I hope you respect/understand me, but I cannot respect the idea you are promoting, which in my view...
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    Mod+ 234. GLOBAL WARMING, CLIMATE CHANGE AND OUR ILLUSION OF CONTROL

    Although that's giving your "references" in this thread too much succour. At least the main reference you provided for pendulum mechanics was accurate and reliable. (The other wasn't very good).
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    Mod+ 234. GLOBAL WARMING, CLIMATE CHANGE AND OUR ILLUSION OF CONTROL

    Yep... just like you tried to reference your view that gravity slows down a pendulum. I'm kind of baffled at the incongruity in those two sentences. Surely, if you are considering putting me on ignore, then I am the one irritating you? For the record, I have never once used the...
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    Mod+ 234. GLOBAL WARMING, CLIMATE CHANGE AND OUR ILLUSION OF CONTROL

    Demonstrating a lack of competence does though.
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    Mod+ 234. GLOBAL WARMING, CLIMATE CHANGE AND OUR ILLUSION OF CONTROL

    Apparently so. At least it has its positive counterpart in persistence, which I expect you have in abundance. Fair call. This thread shows that I am not particularly familiar with the details of climate science, and nor with the details of the "controversy" surrounding it, and thus that I am...
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