IF by some chance you do find that it is something "paranormal" I have one suggestion for you:
See a psychiatrist.
Is there a Logical explanation for the spooky things happening at my daughter, Ali's house?!?!!!!
by coffee_black 141 Replies latest jw friends
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Lion Cask
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leavingwt
I have not read all five pages.
However, based upon the original post, I see no reason to assume that anything malevolent is going on.
Even if one believes in invisible spirits, there is the possibility that it's a FRIENDLY ghost, is there not? If so, why should we conclude that it's a malevolent spirit, if nothing bad has happened? Perhaps Casper the friendly ghost moved the dress to prevent moths from eating it.
-LWT (wearing his skeptic hat, waiting for evidence of malevolence)
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Lion Cask
IF by some chance you do find that it is something "paranormal" I have one suggestion for you:
Here's another one, stop chewing on magic mushrooms.
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Liberty93
What is it with the Dawkinites always have to be such sarcastic dinkers? Are y'all really arrogant enough to believe that the only reason someone could possibly disagree with you is because that person is stupid and/or nuts?
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cofty
Liberty93 - Its not about arrogance, its about a way of understanding the world that works. If this puzzle is solved the solution will be natural. Occam's Razor is never wrong.
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BurnTheShips
Occam's Razor is never wrong.
Occam's razor is a guide, not an iron bound law. Even in hard physical sciences, this is the case, and specific applications of the principle have not withstood scrutiny.
BTS
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cofty
OK but its a very reliable guide and invoking supernatural causes has never proven to be useful other than as a temporary placeholder.
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BurnTheShips
Define temporary. Implicit in your view is a firmly believed hypothesization of an ultimate scientific/naturalistic explanation for all things, and that it is accessible to human cognition. This you cannot prove, and so you are going on based on something akin to religious faith. This is not science, this is scientism.
BTS
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doofdaddy
Well said Burn
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cofty
Who knows maybe there are things that will forever be beyond science's grasp. There are things for which science is not the best tool but what caused the events that are the subject of this thread is not one of them.