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Running Up That Hill
I equally like this newer version (2003) of the song...performed by Placebo.
How to Justify Science (Richard Dawkins)
@shinyblurry, I don't care about scripture. I don't believe in it. I don't believe it was written by God, directly or through man. I believe it was written by man, alone, and has been translated, manipulated, and copied for centuries so even if it had any truth, it would be long, long gone. The scripture you quote is all about trying to fool yourself anyway. God could prove his existence in a millionth of a second, why is he so insecure that he needs to play games with us?
I used to pray, but I have never ever heard of one single prayer actually having any supernatural effect. It always comes down to confirmation bias or the placebo effect. Not once has a single prayer done a damn thing, yet people fool themselves into not only believing that it works, but that it always works.
Again, I have considered this at great length. I was Christian, I was probably baptised, I believed in God and I tried to talk to him. But I grew out of having invisible friends.
Everything, every possible set of circumstances, is "consistent with the bible", because your interpretation morphs to fit whatever reality you can't manage to pretend doesn't exist. When childish nonsense like "God works in mysterious ways" is considered a valid argument, absolutely anything will confirm your belief that the Bible says God is true and that's reliable because God says the Bible is true and that's reliable because the Bible says God is true and that's reliable because God says ...
BANNED TED Talks Graham Hancock on Consciousness Emergence
I'm happy you don't believe in religion, that means there's hope for you yet. It seems to me, from your posts in this thread, that you sadly have replaced it with the mumbo-jumbo that Graham Hancock and his ilk of snakeoil salesmen (Deepak Chopra comes to mind) preaches.
If there is some sort of altered state; or if consciousness is anything like what these people say, then they should look into them in a proper scientific way instead of going from a personal experience - "I saw it, so it's real!!" That doesn't prove anything.
Get the most skeptical person about this to try it and see if his reaction is actually anything near this.
If Hancock already had some ideas about Mother what's-her-face, then getting positive reinforcement while stoned is easy. Some people don't feel any effects from Hash (or just have really bad types of it), but if your mental state is in the right place, you can even get placebo drunk from water.
I'm not particularly scared of anything DMT has to show, if there's anything there, there are plenty of scientists looking for the next nobel prize in philosophy looking for it.
One thing to consider, why aren't more people looking into this, if it's so important?
I am not religious, lol. I do not believe in any religion. I am not trying to convert anyone, I am just saying that if a person does not believe in the stories of this plant then why not give it a shot? Instead of getting mad about something many of you clearly do not know anything about. Scared of what it will show you? Yes, UM (Yoda voice).
I think calling it pseudoscience is hilarious because a person is experiencing something of science. A marvel of science. And when you guys find out, no need to apologize.
More Faux Rage from Ann Coulter
"Gun control is placebo policy at best, and autocracy at worst."
How do you know that if you haven't done a study on it? We haven't tried a lot of things in the United States, yet everyone says it won't work.
I particularly love the sarcastic twats that say "We should ban crime and then we'd be safe." Really moron? Really? Because that makes any sort of sense. People are stupid and they need their guns taken away. If they prove they're responsible and smart they can have their guns back.
She wasn't arguing for that. She was saying that with private ownership (hopefully not advertised in keeping with these maps) there would be fewer home invasions in the UK.
Full autos are pretty heavily regulated. Lots and lots of red tape. I'm not sure I've heard of any crime being committed with fully automatic weapons. If there is any, it's minuscule compared to the homicides committed with handguns. Generally speaking though homicide isn't a major concern to me. I'm more concerned about general health, accidental deaths, etc. Gun control is placebo policy at best, and autocracy at worst.
More Faux Rage from Ann Coulter
She wasn't arguing for that. She was saying that with private ownership (hopefully not advertised in keeping with these maps) there would be fewer home invasions in the UK.
Full autos are pretty heavily regulated. Lots and lots of red tape. I'm not sure I've heard of any crime being committed with fully automatic weapons. If there is any, it's minuscule compared to the homicides committed with handguns. Generally speaking though homicide isn't a major concern to me. I'm more concerned about general health, accidental deaths, etc. Gun control is placebo policy at best, and autocracy at worst.
If we had concealed/carry in the UK, by Sunday morning half the drinkers from the Friday/Saturday night binge would be dead. Seriously though, I'm totally torn on the gun issue in the USA. However, I do come down on the side of those wanting to ban automatic weapons.
Mark Cuban demonstrates the proper usage of balance bracelet
Lol.
Wiki: "Power Balance is a brand of hologram bracelet claimed by its manufacturers and vendors to "use holographic technology" to "resonate with and respond to the natural energy field of the body", and increase sporting ability.[1] Numerous independent studies of the device found it to be no better than placebo at improving athletic performance, and the manufacturer was forced to retract its claims in 2010."
Caffeine!! - Bite Sci-zed
>> ^jimnms:
Caffeine is not a diuretic.
It is a diuretic if taken in sufficient quantities. This effect reduces over time.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1046/j.1365-277X.2003.00477.x/abstract;jsessionid=2824623CA52C59B7D9744420B015EA2D.d01t01
"The available literature suggests that acute ingestion of caffeine in large doses (at least 250–300 mg, equivalent to the amount found in 2–3 cups of coffee or 5–8 cups of tea) results in a short-term stimulation of urine output in individuals who have been deprived of caffeine for a period of days or weeks. A profound tolerance to the diuretic and other effects of caffeine develops, however, and the actions are much diminished in individuals who regularly consume tea or coffee. Doses of caffeine equivalent to the amount normally found in standard servings of tea, coffee and carbonated soft drinks appear to have no diuretic action."
Caffeine!! - Bite Sci-zed
>> ^jimnms:
Caffeine is not a diuretic.
very interesting, I wonder where that fallacy came from.
Caffeine!! - Bite Sci-zed
Caffeine is not a diuretic.
Which Was The Ugliest 1st Lady in U.S. Presidential History (User Poll by chingalera)
This place is turning into VideoSniff and could use a booster now and then. I bet I know who got the placebos.
siftbot (Member Profile)
I'm too cool to swim or dance.
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Promoting this video back to the front page; last published Wednesday, March 15th, 2006 6:59am PST - promote requested by jonny.
James Randi explains Homeopathy
"The claim that homeopathic arnica is efficacious beyond a placebo effect is not supported by rigorous clinical trials." http://archsurg.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=211818
BBC World News: LSD could be used to treat alcoholism
sometimes the control, in studies like these, have active ingredients, so instead of sugar pill, participants receive dexadrine or something similar which, even in mild doses, enables the placebo effect to do most of the 'heavy lifting' on one's perception of having received the drug.
I don't know these specific studies in particular so can't speak to whether that was the case here or not.>> ^deathcow:
Funny... "each patient got LSD... or a control treatment."... geeze... I wonder if the patients were aware who got the LSD?
Crazy awesome fight scene from THE RAID
>> ^ChaosEngine:
>> ^shuac:
To ChaosEngine: I'm unimpressed by ad populum arguments (that because it's popular, it must therefore be true, or good, or whatever). It's a logical fallacy and I don't dig fallacies so much. Also, regarding the case for the value of terse storytelling: well done sir! If only Ebert and I were arguing against terse storytelling, you'd really have us against the ropes. You dropped some straw, man.
I was pointing out that the film has received plenty of critical acclaim. Ebert is welcome to his (increasingly irrelevant) opinion, but my opinion is that he's wrong and I stand by it. I'm not alone either.
My point about Hemingways story wasn't about terseness, it was about inference. There are aspects to The Raids storyline that aren't written down in the script. And even then it wasn't a direct rebuttal to anything Ebert (or you) said, merely a point about how I felt the movie was made. But go ahead and assume everything is related to you.
You don't have to like the Raid, and you're welcome to go watch some tedious pseudo-intellectual bullshit for a few hours if it strokes your ego, but comparing it to "Ass" in Idiocracy is, as @Sarzy pointed out (and somewhat ironically) idiocy.
Sorry for sounding like a condescending prick, but you work to your audience. At least I can actually form my own opinion rather than regurgitate someone else's.
Not directed at me? So you'd have posted what you did even if I never made that first post, is that right? Very good then. So long as we're free to infer what we like to any film bereft of story, I'd like to infer a compelling yarn into the multiple award-winning (and fictional) film called Ass.
In Ass, our protagonist is a subject in a medical trial testing an anti-flagellant. It's a closed study so all the test subjects are sequestered. Despite this, our hero smuggles in some chilli for supper the night before. The twist? He's in the placebo group.
Now wasn't Ass a great film? I see your point now. Well-done again!
Most impressive about this post is that I did it on an iPhone.
Enjoy your day!
She's high as a kite after getting her wisdom teeth yanked.
I took part in a pain med experiment and whatever they tested on me was dreamy; no pain and coming to was delightful with a dentist from Jamaica whose accent made everything especially irey.
My brother, on the other hand, must have got the placebo because he was 100% awake when the dentist put his knee to my brother's chest to really yank those suckers out. Poor guy...