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Re: A Refutation Of Supernatural Claims by Nobody: 4:01pm On Dec 03, 2013 |
macof: Okay bro. Thanks. Let's see if folykaze has any juju for me |
Re: A Refutation Of Supernatural Claims by FOLYKAZE(m): 4:05pm On Dec 03, 2013 |
Mr.Rothstein: Lol. Am incoherent? Thats a complement. Thanks. The whole ground of my incoherent talk is go out there and experiment it or challenge those that make claims about supernatural rather than hanging on words. And if you got nothing to do than making cheap talk or baseless arguement, get me 'dry and white salt' from a three days soup. So extraordinary is parallel with spirituality? Or what is contradicting in my statement? Smh. The woman know bitter leaf, vegetable, pepper leaf and mango treeback. Am asking you to ask the old pal in your village the chemical elements in the herb concortion he made, how cashew leaf heal typhoid and how lime water heal malaria. Ask him to explain the process on how he gets the final concortion and what makes it work. The answer he can give you is Gods did it. Period because he doesn't understand. How then can you ask me to explain something i dont understand? So making herb is pseudoscience. You are scientifical and haven't seen any medicine you produced except the ones other make. Do you even read at all? I explained science as normal.....and spirituality as infinity without bounds. I said supernatural is something not fully understood but when there is explanation, it becomes norm and add up to knowledge. Because you have little explanation like you know plants contain so so chemical makes it pseudoscience huh? You are eating your teeths bro. So incision and incantation is pseudoscience huh? Lol. Internet is not the place for acquiring full knowledge. Go out there and experience it. How is that hard for you? |
Re: A Refutation Of Supernatural Claims by FOLYKAZE(m): 4:11pm On Dec 03, 2013 |
rationalmind: Your gal got problem with your height? Lol I was about asking you too if u have any juju that can make me taller No sir. Go and consult those that sell herbs.....they will provide answer for that. |
Re: A Refutation Of Supernatural Claims by Nobody: 4:13pm On Dec 03, 2013 |
@op why do you think people wear charms?? Do you think its for fun |
Re: A Refutation Of Supernatural Claims by Nobody: 4:21pm On Dec 03, 2013 |
FOLYKAZE:maybe we have different definitions on what 'extraordinary' means,i take it to mean beyond the ordinary and am not sure how that's different from supernatural which is something beyond the natural i.e. Ordinary reality we're familiar with.somaybe should define what 'spiritual' means so we're on the same page.and based on what i understand to be supernatural,nothing in what you have explained sounds like it,herbal medicine is not voodoo or witchcraft.i agree though that i'll have to experience it for myself to confirm or falsify but for now am not convinced |
Re: A Refutation Of Supernatural Claims by dorox(m): 4:31pm On Dec 03, 2013 |
GeneralShepherd: Anyone who has had the misfortune of being in the vicinity of gun violence will tell you that the scene is always very chaotic with frightened people running helter skelter for their dear lives. But in your case you were brave enough to stick around, all the while eyeballing the perpetrators as they continue to shoot and hack at their victim. Can someone tell me that I'm not alone in thinking that it is very unlikely that he was a witness to the incident he claimed to have seen. 1 Like |
Re: A Refutation Of Supernatural Claims by FOLYKAZE(m): 4:56pm On Dec 03, 2013 |
Mr.Rothstein: Extraordinary and paranormal is the same and both are described as impossible to explain scientifically, unable to be explained or understood in terms of scientific knowledge. It is basically an experience that is outside of the range of normal, or to be outside of modern science's current ability to explain or measure. Example are Extraterrestrial life, unidentified flying object, dark matter, dark energy. While supernatural would also indicate no explanation by normal or known natural law or scientific means but the activity is attributed to a spiritual source like God, demons, angels, or spirit etc. In spirituality, there is no basic God (i mean sky daddy who is hungry for worship and faith) but the word was adopted as admiration for natural phenomenon. Like the pantheist call Universe God, Jain call universe God. In natural pantheism, everything in nature is God and divine or sacred. So the final output of both extraordinary and supernatural manifest plain before nature so it nature but no explanation yet for it. Spirituality on the other hand is the search for sacred (scientifical term for super and wonders) which involve understanding oneself, enquiring and observing your environment. Spirituality is like aiming to define the indefinable which give birth to science. Spirituality is not only compatible with science, it is the profound source of science - carl sagan. Herbs doesn't include voodoo and witchcraft? Are you for real? Voodoo mean spirit and in scientific sense, spirit is energy. Were you not the one that said herbs is part of pseudoscience? Incision, incantation, spell and unexplanable practice is witchcrafting. Occultism contain witchcrafting and that is the practical science there. Kindly hook up with wiccan....or get close to Awo to make herb or medicine to you. They will use spells and others. It witchcraft to you because you dont understand it. A man that want to pluck leaf and incantate is scientifical huh? Smh. You can not be convinced unless you experience it. You cant sit down behind computer in the city and ask me to provide fact for you. Go to those that have it very close to you. Go and test them. We cant convince you with words. |
Re: A Refutation Of Supernatural Claims by macof(m): 5:27pm On Dec 03, 2013 |
Rothstein tryna form Einstein Best thing to do is visit a ritual site and observe their acts |
Re: A Refutation Of Supernatural Claims by Nobody: 6:07pm On Dec 03, 2013 |
FOLYKAZE: Lol, no bro. She's satisfied wt my height. |
Re: A Refutation Of Supernatural Claims by Nobody: 7:23pm On Dec 03, 2013 |
FOLYKAZE:that's right and until these claims can be put to the test,on repeated trials,objective observation,then i can believe but for now i don't think so.btw james randi has a million dollar prize for anyone that can demonstrate any supernatural claim and pass through his rigorous tests,so far no one has passed,i think that says alot |
Re: A Refutation Of Supernatural Claims by Nobody: 7:30pm On Dec 03, 2013 |
@folykaze sorry am new here and don't really know how to reply in parts,i messed it up while trying to do that,read the above highlighted post and you'll notice that after your text my comments follows in reponse.plus am on phone now |
Re: A Refutation Of Supernatural Claims by FOLYKAZE(m): 8:51pm On Dec 03, 2013 |
Alright, I understand mate. Mr.Rothstein : The bold is making the whole discussion funny. And it seem you are reading meaning to my statements. I guess everything I wrote are simple. Here is your error mate. Paranormal, extraordinary and supernatural is a term used for a phenomenon. Hypothesis and Conjecture are term used as proposition of a phenomenon. You see the differences? A conjecture typically refers to a statement you are making that is unproven or a proposition that is unproven while a Hypothesis is an educated guess some even call it a scientific guess which tries to explain a phenomenon. It is a proposed explanation or a tentative assumption made in order to draw out and test its logical or empirical consequences for a phenomenon. The phenomenon on it own stand either as normal, extraordinary, paranormal or supernatural. Conjecture and Hypothesis = proposed explanation or proposition of a phenomenon Paranormal and supernatural = phenomenon Mr.Rothstein : You should have been skeptical rather than going straight on refutation. It sound wield when you claim to refute what you culled from hearsay, movie show or read from cooked news which you have not personally experienced. I told you initially that science have bounds....spirituality is infinite. Science can not explain everything. So instead of arguing about what you haven't experienced, go and experience it then come back for argument. Mr.Rothstein : what is this below? Mr.Rothstein : Mr.Rothstein : What is naturalistic explanation for incision, ritual, sacrifices, chanting (incantation) and spell? Mr.Rothstein : Divinity and sacred in science world is SUPER. I dont believe in anthropomorphic Gods. Mr.Rothstein : I am not saying herbs medicine doesn't have natural process. Base on what you quoted there, I was writing about voodoo which mean manipulating energies and natural forces. Mr.Rothstein : calm down and answer my question. Local doctors use incantation, rituals, sacrifices, spells and fetish tools....are these science (pseudo) too? Explain how a spell is science or how ritual is science pls. Mr.Rothstein : I am not asking you to believe. I asked you to know what you talking about. This claim can be put to test on repeated trials and objective observation.......just face it or challenge those that made a claim. Mr.Rothstein : Randi is vague and not realistic from the way I view it. You shouldn't tell us about it because we already know. - I will have to fly from Nigeria to LA with an application to be submitted in a mailbox - I will fly back to Nigeria and have to wait for three months before am replied. - Another months for verification. - Test....this is not the real exam. And many other long process that involve flying in and out of US. Can you sponsor it? Can you bring them to Nigeria? |
Re: A Refutation Of Supernatural Claims by Nobody: 9:46pm On Dec 03, 2013 |
FOLYKAZE: Alright, I understand mate.i was typing with my phone and was a bit in a hurry.ok what i meant by saying hypothesis is this;you see an event that you can't explain and you call it a paranormal activity,what am saying is that is just your own hypothesis,another person who sees it another way might not necessarily call it paranormal and as such it is somewhat dogmatic to stamp it as paranormal since it is open to subjective views from different people i.e ''hypothesis'' get it?and i am able to refute such claims without necessarily experiencing it because i've never met anyone that has admitted to have had any experience of anything of the sort without shaky details.btw you said spirituality is the foundation of science and now you seem to be making a distinction between the two as one being finite and the other infinite(whatever that means)so i think you still haven't settled for what you wish to call spiritual or non spiritual,what is special about saying a few incantations?nothing,catholic priests say that too when consecrating communion yet you don't take them seriously.i never said spells or incantations are science,i said these are just signatures of different believe systems.priests speak latin too,i guess you could call that spell or incantation too?dude i really don't wish to continue in this pointless argument.am typing with my phone,but i would like to ask you,if these claims are true then why do we have subjective experience of it?especially in thirdworld countries,why do we not see or even hear of this in developed societies where these claims can be easily tested?are ''thirdworlders'' so close to the 'truth' behind nature?closer than everyone else?i may not have experienced any of these claims(maybe because theres nothing to experience)but what about those who have investigated?people like mazaje on this forum?will you then say perhaps you're wrong or maybe he's telling lies?do you then see that there really is no way of convincing you just by mere experience or lack of? |
Re: A Refutation Of Supernatural Claims by FOLYKAZE(m): 10:48pm On Dec 03, 2013 |
Mr.Rothstein: Hypothesis is not an event. It is a propose explanation of an event or phenomenon. The unexplanable event and a phenomenon which is not having scientifical explanation is supernatural. I went further saying that when there is explanation, it becomes normal and add up to knowledge. How many times should I repeat this? Some years back, people believe rain is a supernatural droplet....now that there is explanation, it becomes normal phenomenon. Mr.Rothstein: How could you have refuted me if I claimed am 50years old? Note you not having contacts with me How can you debunk me if I claim 17+13=210 if you dont know arithmetic? How can you denounce supernatural claim when you haven't experience or it haven't happened before you? You cant propose it false or truth until you experience it. Mr.Rothstein: The wood the carpenter used in his workshop is from the sawmill. Sawmill is not only compatible with forest, the profound source of sawmill material is forest. Apply that to spirituality and science. Mr.Rothstein: Spell and incantation are not a latin language. I am suspecting you are not a nigerian.....what is this you are writing? Lol I now conclude you deduce your refutes from what you saw on movies and hearsay. Spell and incantation are normal languages spoken daily. And it works fine. What is the alternate for incision in catholic church? Lastly spell or incantation isn't signatory......it is spiritual voice command prompt. Like when you command a voice recognition machine. Mr.Rothstein: am using phone too. Mr.Rothstein: Do you know who wiccan (witch) is? They are everywhere in the developed countries. Maybe you were brought up inside gate. This is internet world, hook up with people. Wicca mean the 'wise one'. Wicca is a cult Babalawo are now in europe..... Babalawo mean 'father who mastered esoterism'. They belong to awo (cult) Does what happen in frat group revealed to public? Why is it that coca-cola recipe is kept secret? Why is it that white house original survey map are hidden? You have to go there and experience it anywhere in the world though I know about western Nigeria. Goodluck as you search for new experience. Until then you can neither know or contact it nor debunk or refute it. Mr.Rothstein: I was the one that challenged mazaje. And till now, he haven't show up for testing bullet proof charm out. I look forward to see him showing for the challenge though. Ghostofsparta on the other hand challenged atheists on this forum but non picked it up. So what else should we do? Do you want me to drag them or take the show to their room? I am not forcing anybody.......everyone is free to defend their position from what could pull it down. |
Re: A Refutation Of Supernatural Claims by Ranchhoddas: 11:54pm On Dec 03, 2013 |
Mr.Rothstein:the james randi foundation should come and open a branch in nigeria...they'll go broke after 3days |
Re: A Refutation Of Supernatural Claims by Nobody: 12:44am On Dec 04, 2013 |
Ranchhoddas: the james randi foundation should come and open a branch in nigeria...they'll go broke after 3daysi think am not being clear and you are taking advantage of that,i am aware hypothesis is not an event but that wasn't the context i was using it in.am using the word ''paranormal'' as a perspective through which you view an event,i said if something you don't understand happens,you call it ''paranormal'' yet someone else calls it something else but these two opinions are just hypothesis which stems from the perspective these two parties hold and as such non is more valid than the other until the truth or the matter is discovered.i hope that's clear.i won't ofcourse try to debunk you when you say you're 50years old because in our experience that isin't an extraordinary claim(except we shared the same life span with a mosquito) but when you say something like ''i saw a man change into a cat'',now in our daily experience,that is an extraordinary claim and based on that,it is easy to dismiss such claims because of the 1)subjective nature of the experience 2)wild claims without sufficient prove,it is not enough to say it happened and expect everyone to believe you.i have not had any experience of that sort but those who claim to have had always end up giving themselves up when i try to go into details,so till i experience it.i'll continue to rely on my power of reason to debunk it.and i never said spell is latin or whatever,i was trying to compare a native doctor to a catholic priest who also makes his own ''incantations'' in latin during consecration and how that does not prove that whatever he's doing is anymore supernatural than what a native doctor does.am getting a headache explaining myself over and over,honestly the way you talk of science,an informed person might think you know what you're talking about,when you use science and decorate it in the way that suits your purpose then that is pseudointellectualism.but it all boils down to experience and until and until it can be objectively tested and experienced and verified,theres no reason to take such claims seriously.btw your ''carpenter wood and sawmill analogy'' is a non sequitur but am tired of going round in circles on this issue |
Re: A Refutation Of Supernatural Claims by Nobody: 12:46am On Dec 04, 2013 |
@ranch sorry my above comment is directed to folykaze |
Re: A Refutation Of Supernatural Claims by FOLYKAZE(m): 7:08am On Dec 04, 2013 |
Ranchhoddas: the james randi foundation should come and open a branch in nigeria...they'll go broke after 3days James Randi foundation is a dishonest organisation which seeks nothing but popularism. http://www.rense.com/general50/james.htm http://voices.yahoo.com/exposing-unfair-truth-james-randi-1000000-120038.html?cat=17 |
Re: A Refutation Of Supernatural Claims by FOLYKAZE(m): 7:13am On Dec 04, 2013 |
Mr.Rothstein: You already made up your mind. What other say would be pseudo-intellectualism or junk. Try again and reread what i wrote there. You get some wrong and you misapplied others. The main point here is go and experience supernatural claim or challenge those that make a claim. Cheers |
Re: A Refutation Of Supernatural Claims by leenu11: 8:17am On Dec 04, 2013 |
FOLYKAZE: Experience alone can decide on truth..... Pure logical thinking cannot yield us any knowledge of the empirical world: all knowledge of reality starts from experience and ends in it. (Albert Einstein, 1954) For the record, human bones do heal by themselves(at least for younger people). That is why even in hospitals, the only thing done is to put the broken part in a cast, so as to restrict movement and allow the bone heal by themselves. All the charade the "woman" performed was to mystify the whole process and justify her pay and respect. |
Re: A Refutation Of Supernatural Claims by Ranchhoddas: 8:22am On Dec 04, 2013 |
leenu11:narrow-mindedness. |
Re: A Refutation Of Supernatural Claims by Nobody: 8:30am On Dec 04, 2013 |
leenu11: Lol, o leenu gan |
Re: A Refutation Of Supernatural Claims by macof(m): 8:36am On Dec 04, 2013 |
leenu11: U know how long it would take for the bones to heal themselves? Compared to the fast healing techniques of traditionalists |
Re: A Refutation Of Supernatural Claims by leenu11: 8:40am On Dec 04, 2013 |
Ranchhoddas: narrow-mindedness.Kind Sir, how so? |
Re: A Refutation Of Supernatural Claims by leenu11: 8:53am On Dec 04, 2013 |
macof: How fast is the healing process of the traditionalists? Have u broken a bone before? I broke an arm bone as a child and all it took was a plaster of paris cast and 4 weeks to heal up. I'm not saying the technique of the traditionalists don't work, I'm saying there's nothing supernatural about it. |
Re: A Refutation Of Supernatural Claims by Nobody: 8:57am On Dec 04, 2013 |
leenu11:oh my god thank you,exactly what i've been saying,you don't expect her to just go straight to heal you without trying to prove to you that what shes doing is different,all those extra stuff like coins is just her signature and theres nothing wrong with adding a little spice to her art |
Re: A Refutation Of Supernatural Claims by FOLYKAZE(m): 11:42am On Dec 04, 2013 |
leenu11: the bold is kinda funny. Bone heal itself without setting? Where do you get that from? I think there's a difference between "heals itself" and "heals itself correctly".....when you get broken legs, sleep in your house. What happen to you next is your prob |
Re: A Refutation Of Supernatural Claims by FOLYKAZE(m): 11:45am On Dec 04, 2013 |
leenu11: Can you tell us what supernatural is in your worldview? And how does spell, incision and concortion accounts to scientific phenomenon? Maybe we now have lab where spells are cast. |
Re: A Refutation Of Supernatural Claims by FOLYKAZE(m): 11:54am On Dec 04, 2013 |
Mr.Rothstein: You can sit behind your computer and post anything. What are your reports on the experience I tasked you for? Dont tell me another story pls |
Re: A Refutation Of Supernatural Claims by leenu11: 1:53pm On Dec 04, 2013 |
FOLYKAZE: I coulda sworn I stated the broken bone will be put in a cast . |
Re: A Refutation Of Supernatural Claims by Nobody: 8:49pm On Dec 04, 2013 |
FOLYKAZE:you see this same tired 'points' you keep bringing up and keep getting told that there really isin't anything supernatural about herbal healing,'herbs' or 100% organic medicine is an art that takes time to master and yes those who practice it should be respected for that,but that does not mean it is ''supernatural''.what you call 'spell' or incantation is simply a trademark or herbal art,its what makes it unique just like buddhist monks chant before meditating,its their signature.do you see anything supernatural in catholicism because the priest recites or chants latin while consecrating the bread and wine?again its an issue of signature,the rest is normal.this thread is taking too much unnecessary energy because i have to keep repeating myself |
Re: A Refutation Of Supernatural Claims by Nobody: 8:49pm On Dec 04, 2013 |
FOLYKAZE:you see this same tired 'points' you keep bringing up and keep getting told that there really isin't anything supernatural about herbal healing,'herbs' or 100% organic medicine is an art that takes time to master and yes those who practice it should be respected for that,but that does not mean it is ''supernatural''.what you call 'spell' or incantation is simply a trademark in herbal medicine,its what makes it unique just like buddhist monks chant before meditating,its their signature.do you see anything supernatural in catholicism because the priest recites or chants latin while consecrating the bread and wine?again its an issue of signature,the rest is normal.this thread is taking too much unnecessary energy because i have to keep repeating myself |
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