Former believers, and lessons learned

I'm a believer of thinking outside the box, into the realm of pure imagination
Imaginary play and thinking outside the box are essential elements to successful child development and learning. They are also, of course, much sought after skills in business and art etc.

the importance of critical thinking comes into play in examples like kids jumping off roofs, imagining they can fly by holding the corners of a bedsheet. or not wasting the company's time and money (or your life) on scientifically impossible endeavors.

dreaming about building a bridge or curing cancer is wonderful. but eventually you have to stop just dreaming and prove the idea works.
 
Imaginary play and thinking outside the box are essential elements to successful child development and learning. They are also, of course, much sought after skills in business and art etc.

the importance of critical thinking comes into play in examples like kids jumping off roofs, imagining they can fly by holding the corners of a bedsheet. or not wasting the company's time and money (or your life) on scientifically impossible endeavors.

dreaming about building a bridge or curing cancer is wonderful. but eventually you have to stop just dreaming and prove the idea works.
It's amazing because successful people come from all walks of life. From parents that abused them, or parents that were abusive to one another, to families that split up. But the majority of them talk about how their parents "believed" in them, and allowed them to pursue their dreams as a child, and probably most importantly supported their ideas and endeavors. Too often parents who are negative or don't believe in success somehow pass that belief system onto their children. These parents think the system is fixed or it's a waste of time, and even though they might not say that to their kids they sure as hell carry those beliefs in their day to day actions and it shows through
 
Imaginary play and thinking outside the box are essential elements to successful child development and learning. They are also, of course, much sought after skills in business and art etc.

the importance of critical thinking comes into play in examples like kids jumping off roofs, imagining they can fly by holding the corners of a bedsheet. or not wasting the company's time and money (or your life) on scientifically impossible endeavors.

dreaming about building a bridge or curing cancer is wonderful. but eventually you have to stop just dreaming and prove the idea works.
Personally, I don't EVER want to stop dreaming...
 
Personally, I don't EVER want to stop dreaming...
I don't think deirdre was speaking about the general concept of dreaming...
most of us do it often....it can be useful for creating; it can allow us to endure long hours in a stifling workplace.

But building a safe bridge does require more than dreaming.

As my friend Tony liked to say "Don't stop believin'" and nothing bad ever happened to him...

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Nope. No "creator" involved.
WW, you know I love you and respect your level of intelligence but this type of comment can hurt some people's feelings. Everyone is entitled to their beliefs when it comes to religion or the lack there of. It's important for us to not make comments like this, even the most intelligent of people throughout history believed in a Creator (not saying I do or don't).
 
WW, you know I love you and respect your level of intelligence but this type of comment can hurt some people's feelings. Everyone is entitled to their beliefs when it comes to religion or the lack there of. It's important for us to not make comments like this, even the most intelligent of people throughout history believed in a Creator (not saying I do or don't).

I do not intend to hurt others....feelings or otherwise.

I deal with science. I THINK about science.
 
I do not intend to hurt others....feelings or otherwise.

I deal with science. I THINK about science.
I agree, but science is also faith based if you think about it to a certain extent, and creator can have so many different meanings depending on who you talk too. The more difficult questions regarding science start with a belief, a belief that needs to be substantiated with quantifiable science. Beliefs and emotions make up a large percentage of how humans use their brains. I remember reading somewhere that 20% of brain deals with logic, and the other 80% involves emotions and autonomous systems that keep our body alive, ie; heart, breathing, blinking, etc,etc,etc. The ability to believe or dream in an emotional sense, allows us to pursue those beliefs, no matter the cost. For some it's in a book that was written thousands of years ago, and for others it might be through a telescope or in a research facility. The same can be said for people who believe they will fail all the time. These individuals will never succeed no matter how hard they try (or think they are trying) because they already made up their mind that they won't get across that finish line. If great minds didn't "believe" there was something else out there to discover, no discoveries would be made. It's all based on a belief or faith based system at some level or another.
Not all beliefs are right, and being on a site such as this proves this point overwhelmingly. But there isn't one person alive that can prove a Creator doesn't exist or does exist, so to dismiss it as if all the science is out on this subject is a bit rash, and not fair. Science hasn't disproven a creator, not that I'm aware of. I don't believe in one to be honest with you, but I would never fault someone for believing it. I mean those who don't believe are in the minority, so that should bare some weight.
 
WW, you know I love you and respect your level of intelligence but this type of comment can hurt some people's feelings. Everyone is entitled to their beliefs when it comes to religion or the lack there of. It's important for us to not make comments like this, even the most intelligent of people throughout history believed in a Creator (not saying I do or don't).
There's certainly room for
"our creator instilled in all of us" and "Nope. No "creator" involved" here.
Both are understood to be merely opinions. Neither is verifiable.

I'm all for respect (and I did not take WW's comment as impolite or disrespectful) but I don't think
"can hurt some people's feelings" is necessarily a good benchmark for what's okay to say...
you Jason, might have something intelligent, useful and true to say...that might hurt my feelings...and that's okay...


p.s. Not to imply that you would, either deliberately or carelessly...you seem like a real nice guy
 
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There's certainly room for
"our creator instilled in all of us" and "Nope. No "creator" involved" here.
Both are understood to be merely opinions. Neither is verifiable.

I'm all for respect (and I did not take WW's comment as impolite or disrespectful) but I don't think
"can hurt some people's feelings" is necessarily a good benchmark for what's okay to say...
you Jason, might have something intelligent, useful and true to say...that might hurt my feelings...and that's okay...


p.s. Not to imply that you would, either deliberately or carelessly...you seem like a real nice guy
it doesn't hurt my feelings, it makes me disregard his other debunks and opinions a bit more. except the piloty stuff, of course.

religions scam people maybe out of money, spirituality doesn't.

I think debunking things like Santa Claus to children or Heaven to people who lost loved ones, serves no benefit to debunkers. it just makes them look like people who 'argue' every little thing. its kinda like what Igrokush does, just in the opposite direction!
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of course, I'm not a former believer like Jason, so I guess my post is off topic. maybe.

p.s. still love you Weed!
 
About those people.... More importantly they had a piece that our creator instilled in all of us, a computer, able to gather data, and create! Human imagination has fueled the drive for those great innovators, it's the mind itself that can push the realm of the supernatural, thus it's only natural to think super. I mean, when Star Trek came out it was sci fi to have a shooting laser and flip phones. It's that type of wacky imagination that has taken us beyond natural, and that's super! Take the Japanese, who invented the worlds first invisibility cloak, a dream into reality with reflection. And yes, unexplainable things occur frequently, but I'm a believer of thinking outside the box, into the realm of pure imagination. And I think that's how our forefathers thought, the chemists and inventors, philosophers and astronomers. Human imagination. But yes, although there are more things in the universe than humans will ever know, we can only go by what we do know and why we know it, but still preserving the gene that instilled upon us imagination, because truly without that, we'd still live in a cave pondering of how to cook the rancid meat.
Then there was fire. I personally have been working on teleporting, but haven't quite got the hang of it :D
Thanks for the motivation to expand my mind to all those in the above threads....puff puff..ahhhh

I wasn't sure whether to agree or disagree to your statement here, so I just cautiously gave you an agree. I think human imagination is important, and it does allow us to push our boundaries. Albert Einstein would not have developed his various theories in relativity had he not been daydreaming at a patent office, and I believe he himself said "imagination is greater than knowledge."

That said, the caution here is taking it too far. Conspiracy theories tend to involve a lot of finger pointing and accusations that are senselessly driven by imagination while leaving behind, and sometimes even ignoring, the conventional frameworks of scientific thinking.

Yeah, it's good to think outside of the box, but just don't live completely outside of it. It's bad for your health.
 
i would think some kind of creative force. like, if "the machine" (of science/universal law) is "the creator". does that count?

When I looked at Buddhism, I discovered there tends to be very little link between their practices and that of some creator, or supernatural power. This might be the only exception, but I think there is room for separation between spirituality and that of creation/creators
 
i would think some kind of creative force. like, if "the machine" (of science/universal law) is "the creator". does that count?
Tricky, but that works. Is there 'spirituality' if there isn't acknowledging or paying homage in some way to a creative force?
 
Tricky, but that works. Is there 'spirituality' if there isn't acknowledging or paying homage in some way to a creative force?
Honestly, I think it would be difficult to define spirituality in terms of, "an accepted definition by the majority". If you ask a 100 different people what spirituality means, I'm guessing you might get a 100 different responses. Even searching out the word on the net tells us there is no widely accepted definition or meaning of the word, and it varies depending on each individual's belief system.
 
Yeah, I'm mainly asking though because it was implied that a belief in creator doesn't have to mean religion, it can mean 'spirituality', now I'm wondering if you can have 'spirituality' without a creator belief.
(and no, I can't stop putting that word in quote marks because it is kind of poorly defined).
And as Deirdre said, a creator belief doesn't have to be a diety or 'consciousness' or whatever, it can include natural forces.

So to answer my own question, 'can there be 'spirituality' if there isn't acknowledging or paying homage in some way to a creative force?', I say probably not; because my definition of spirituality is *relationship*, and that would have to include a thorough grokking of the forces that have formed you and your eco-system.
That would encompass a non-supernatural appreciation of evolution and what not.
 
Yeah, I'm mainly asking though because it was implied that a belief in creator doesn't have to mean religion, it can mean 'spirituality', now I'm wondering if you can have 'spirituality' without a creator belief.
(and no, I can't stop putting that word in quote marks because it is kind of poorly defined).
And as Deirdre said, a creator belief doesn't have to be a diety or 'consciousness' or whatever, it can include natural forces.

So to answer my own question, 'can there be 'spirituality' if there isn't acknowledging or paying homage in some way to a creative force?', I say probably not; because my definition of spirituality is *relationship*, and that would have to include a thorough grokking of the forces that have formed you and your eco-system.
That would encompass a non-supernatural appreciation of evolution and what not.
Not sure I want to venture too far down this path, but it seems to me that paying homage is not
necessarily required for spirituality. Seems like one could believe in something without public veneration.

All the same--and I reckon I'm channeling my inner WeedWhacker, here--I couldn't read
"paying homage" without flashing back on the classic scene from the Life of Brian:

[the emboldened, colored bits are clickable media, on the site http://www.montypython.net/brianmm1.php]


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I agree, but science is also faith based if you think about it to a certain extent, and creator can have so many different meanings depending on who you talk too.
I have to disagree. Science is the same regardless of faith or belief. The laws of physics, chemistry, and the other sciences all remain the same no matter what I choose to believe or what I have faith in. My beliefs or faith have no bearing on whether new discoveries prove to be scientifically valid. Many prominent scientist have faith but they make a clear distinction between what is faith based and what is science based. When that line is crossed you get scientific fallacies like Creation Science that pick and choose minutia and cling to the slightest thing that science might not know to claim their faith is scientifically valid. I see the people that sell the Ancient Aliens books and promote the idea of Norsemen/Knights Templar/Henry Sinclair in Pre-Columbian Minnesota use the same arguments on a regular basis.
 
I have to disagree. Science is the same regardless of faith or belief. The laws of physics, chemistry, and the other sciences all remain the same no matter what I choose to believe or what I have faith in. My beliefs or faith have no bearing on whether new discoveries prove to be scientifically valid. Many prominent scientist have faith but they make a clear distinction between what is faith based and what is science based. When that line is crossed you get scientific fallacies like Creation Science that pick and choose minutia and cling to the slightest thing that science might not know to claim their faith is scientifically valid. I see the people that sell the Ancient Aliens books and promote the idea of Norsemen/Knights Templar/Henry Sinclair in Pre-Columbian Minnesota use the same arguments on a regular basis.
The laws are yes. But great minds imagined fantastic things throughout human history which allowed them to follow a path. Sure science is science, and I get that. But the ability to believe that there is something else out there, like the big bang, infinite universe, black holes, parallel universes, worm holes, and who knows what else these great minds think of is somewhat based on there belief systems after having an understanding of science. Someone has to imagine it, then believe it's possible, then try to prove it is possible. Sure most theories happen after disproving a theory. I mean the primary definition of the word theory is; an idea or set of ideas that explain events or facts. It's a premise based on an intelligent belief or speculation if you will. I don't think scientist work on stuff they don't believe in or have faith in. I think they have fantastic ideas "theories" and then try to prove if it exist or doesn't. But I could be wrong.
 
The laws are yes. But great minds imagined fantastic things throughout human history which allowed them to follow a path. Sure science is science, and I get that. But the ability to believe that there is something else out there, like the big bang, infinite universe, black holes, parallel universes, worm holes, and who knows what else these great minds think of is somewhat based on there belief systems after having an understanding of science. Someone has to imagine it, then believe it's possible, then try to prove it is possible. Sure most theories happen after disproving a theory. I mean the primary definition of the word theory is; an idea or set of ideas that explain events or facts. It's a premise based on an intelligent belief or speculation if you will. I don't think scientist work on stuff they don't believe in or have faith in. I think they have fantastic ideas "theories" and then try to prove if it exist or doesn't. But I could be wrong.
Where did you find a dictionary that includes the word belief in the primary definition of theory. I've checked three and didn't find belief mentioned.

You seem to be mixing up speculation
spec·u·la·tion - noun\ˌspe-kyə-ˈlā-shən\
: ideas or guesses about something that is not known
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and belief
be·lief - noun\bə-ˈlēf\
: a feeling of being sure that someone or something exists or that something is true

: a feeling that something is good, right, or valuable
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Belief and speculation are not synonymous.
belief - noun
1
mental conviction of the truth of some statement or the reality of some being or phenomenon <a belief in UFO's led him to relentlessly scan the nighttime skies>
Synonyms credence, credit, faith
Related Words axiom, law, precept, principle, tenet;assurance, certainty, certitude, conviction, positiveness,sureness; confidence, dependence (also dependance),reliance, trust; hope; doctrine, dogma, philosophy;dogmatism, fanaticism, insistence
Phrases article of faith
Near Antonyms distrust, mistrust, skepticism, suspicion,uncertainty
Antonyms disbelief, discredit, doubt, nonbelief, unbelief
2
an idea that is believed to be true or valid without positive knowledge <it's my belief that the sky is blue because our eyes perceive the color blue easily>
Synonyms belief, conviction, eye, feeling, judgment (orjudgement), mind, notion, persuasion, sentiment, verdict,view
Related Words say; impression, perception, take; attitude;assumption, presumption, presupposition; conclusion,decision, determination; deliverance, esteem, estimate,estimation; credence, credit, faith; concept, conception,idea, thought; position, stance, stand; comment, obiter dictum, observation, reflection, remark; conjecture, guess,hunch, hypothesis, surmise, theory; advice, input,recommendation, suggestion; angle, outlook, perspective,shoes, slant, standpoint, viewpoint; counterview
Near Antonyms fact, truth
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Scientist engage in speculation constantly and dedicate large portions of their lives to proving or disproving speculations as a whole or in part. When a speculation is proved or disproved it become part of our body of knowledge and can provide a starting point for additional speculation. This body of knowledge is separate from belief because it remains the same no matter what a someone believes. It may seem like semantics but it is the difference between 2+2=4 and 2+2=Bigfoot. Mathematics is a branch of science and if done correctly the answers to the equations are always the same. Bigfoot is something people believe in despite the lack of proof, alternative explanations, and fraudulent experts and evidence.
 
Jason, remember that a "theory" in scientific terms is very different from a "theory" as in "conspiracy theory" etc.

An idea based on speculation is called a hypothesis. Only if it becomes very well tried, tested and accepted does it become a theory.

I personally think it's a bad name, as demonstrated by the number of creationists who object to evolution because "it's just a theory" — as if that means it's just guesswork, or a belief system. It isn't.
 
Jason, remember that a "theory" in scientific terms is very different from a "theory" as in "conspiracy theory" etc.

An idea based on speculation is called a hypothesis. Only if it becomes very well tried, tested and accepted does it become a theory.

I personally think it's a bad name, as demonstrated by the number of creationists who object to evolution because "it's just a theory" — as if that means it's just guesswork, or a belief system. It isn't.
Sure with CT's they have a belief system which in turns makes them believe their theories are correct. I get that, and maybe I'm not using the right words here, or I'm way off base, which is also a possibility. So can someone have an idea about something without believing in it when it comes to experimentation and discovery. Do drug companies dump billions into a drug because it's purely an idea or do they believe it will work and thats why they dump billions into it. Do scientist or students develop ideas purely based on mathematics and science, or do they have to believe in their ideas to sell these ideas to the institutions or companies that will fund their projects "ideas". All ideas start with knowledge, but I'm pretty sure there has to be a belief system driving those ideas. Who works on something for years and years without believing in their work? Most theories or ideas prove to be false or yield a better theory. You can't tell me when astrophysicist thought up string theory, or parallel universes it wasn't based on beliefs as well as science. The belief that there is something else out there that we are missing or don't know yet. There has to be a drive or motivating factor that drives these ideas..
 
But these are theories that are based on existing knowledge and explain real things. It's not like "believing in fairies" or "believing in chemtrails", which is not needed to explain anything.

Believing in your work means believing, based on real evidence, that what you are doing is valid. You can't equate that with the kind of "belief" that people have in myths.
 
But these are theories that are based on existing knowledge and explain real things. It's not like "believing in fairies" or "believing in chemtrails", which is not needed to explain anything.

Believing in your work means believing, based on real evidence, that what you are doing is valid. You can't equate that with the kind of "belief" that people have in myths.
I agree trailblazer, but how can a scientist believe in something based on "real" evidence, if the discovery hasn't been made yet. They present their theory, and granted many moving parts in their theory has real evidence, but the conclusion of their theory takes some imagination in some cases. And its this imagination part of the theory that they have to believe in. You can't have evidence or mathematics for something that hasn't been discovered. You can have evidence that might suggest something is being missed, or might provide clues, but it's a leap in imagination that provides the end result they are after. Which in turn drives their beliefs.
I think Carl Sagan says it best; "Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were, but without it we go nowhere"
 
I agree trailblazer, but how can a scientist believe in something based on "real" evidence, if the discovery hasn't been made yet. They present their theory, and granted many moving parts in their theory has real evidence, but the conclusion of their theory takes some imagination in some cases. And its this imagination part of the theory that they have to believe in. You can't have evidence or mathematics for something that hasn't been discovered. You can have evidence that might suggest something is being missed, or might provide clues, but it's a leap in imagination that provides the end result they are after. Which in turn drives their beliefs.
I think Carl Sagan says it best; "Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were, but without it we go nowhere"
I'd agree with that up to as point. You need to have imagination to try new approaches, but you don't believe that they are true until you have evidence. Whereas the CT mindset seems to be "I can imagine it, therefore it must be true" ;)
 
Sure with CT's they have a belief system which in turns makes them believe their theories are correct. I get that, and maybe I'm not using the right words here, or I'm way off base, which is also a possibility. So can someone have an idea about something without believing in it when it comes to experimentation and discovery. Do drug companies dump billions into a drug because it's purely an idea or do they believe it will work and thats why they dump billions into it. Do scientist or students develop ideas purely based on mathematics and science, or do they have to believe in their ideas to sell these ideas to the institutions or companies that will fund their projects "ideas". All ideas start with knowledge, but I'm pretty sure there has to be a belief system driving those ideas. Who works on something for years and years without believing in their work? Most theories or ideas prove to be false or yield a better theory. You can't tell me when astrophysicist thought up string theory, or parallel universes it wasn't based on beliefs as well as science. The belief that there is something else out there that we are missing or don't know yet. There has to be a drive or motivating factor that drives these ideas..
Scientist make educated guesses based on what they already know. Money and time are invested based on those educated guesses. Using drug companies as an example they conduct experiments based on their educated guesses and continuously evaluate the results before deciding to conduct additional experiments and investing additional money. Even when luck plays a part they still have to go back and do the work. The closest thing to belief they might have is the initial hope that their educated guesses may be correct. You seem to be determined to find some kind of belief system that underlies science but I have never met a scientist or engineer that relied on belief to achieve innovation or inspiration or to solve a problem. They have always relied data, thought problems, and hard work. You don't get start-up investments by talking about what you believe. You get it by presenting the data that supports you idea. The same goes for getting your degree or validating your engineering concept. Belief does not play a part in leaps in imagination or creativity. If anything relying beliefs can constrain you because they limit the options you are willing to consider.
 
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Which is exactly what the CT belief system does. Take the Jones/Harrit paper as an example.
If you REALLY BELIEVE in controlled demolition, then having PROOF of active Thermitic material is fantastic, and you will then overlook all the criticism of the sloppy methodology, poor sample labelling and tracking, the fact that the "spike" wasn't actually in the right place on the graph,the weird refusal to let anyone else have samples to test, and just go along with their conclusions, rather than entertain the thought that they might just perhaps be paintchips.
 
I wasn't sure whether to agree or disagree to your statement here, so I just cautiously gave you an agree. I think human imagination is important, and it does allow us to push our boundaries. Albert Einstein would not have developed his various theories in relativity had he not been daydreaming at a patent office, and I believe he himself said "imagination is greater than knowledge."

That said, the caution here is taking it too far. Conspiracy theories tend to involve a lot of finger pointing and accusations that are senselessly driven by imagination while leaving behind, and sometimes even ignoring, the conventional frameworks of scientific thinking.

Yeah, it's good to think outside of the box, but just don't live completely outside of it. It's bad for your health.
Yes, I'm with you on that one!
 
I agree. Both are opinions, in which neither should judge the other, as it was genetically instilled, however it was, to possess an individual opinion. More power to ya!!
it doesn't hurt my feelings, it makes me disregard his other debunks and opinions a bit more. except the piloty stuff, of course.

religions scam people maybe out of money, spirituality doesn't.

I think debunking things like Santa Claus to children or Heaven to people who lost loved ones, serves no benefit to debunkers. it just makes them look like people who 'argue' every little thing. its kinda like what Igrokush does, just in the opposite direction!
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of course, I'm not a former believer like Jason, so I guess my post is off topic. maybe.

p.s. still love you Weed!
 
WW, you know I love you and respect your level of intelligence but this type of comment can hurt some people's feelings. Everyone is entitled to their beliefs when it comes to religion or the lack there of. It's important for us to not make comments like this, even the most intelligent of people throughout history believed in a Creator (not saying I do or don't).
Good one, I fully agree!
 
I think, accept people as individuals. You can't run forever, but you can join the Amish. The point is, if you choose to be a recluse you can surely do that, if you want to be a part of a cult or other religious group, you can do that also. However it's my opinion that 'walking on a different sidewalk' with the rest of society is morally and socially inept. We are all people each entitled to believe different than the next. Another country also most likely contains other people, not guaranteed to believe what you do. Accept the opposing opinion, and no need to get fired over it. Hey, I tell my 9yr old son...you do you. In other words, don't get hung up on others in any way, because it takes away from self help and ultimately impedes forward progress. I don't get too bowed out when people here whole-heartily disagree with me, it happens ALL the time, probably simultaneously as we speak. But OH WELL. Reminds me of those hats and shirts....I (heart) HATERS. Have a nice day:)
Mick West,
I have never believed in anything regarding this site. BUT, for some reason my life has been inundated with people with these beliefs. Why does this concern me? Well, they have harassed me everywhere I have moved across the States. I cannot get away from them. I have quit jobs, lost jobs, have experienced long-term/maybe permanent family estrangements, financial losses, unable to root into a community, and have unfortunately attracted potential partners who believe this....one of which currently I am trying to prepare for an ended relationship so I can move on and have a better life. Why does this happen? I brainstormed for 20+ years figuring what category these people are so I could avoid them. I would research the internet certain behavioural traits hoping to find cities, towns, or states which I had more in common with. But, it never failed. I would somehow experience a setback due to one of these types, have to relocate in areas I did not want to. And, then to add insult to injury have to tolerate more of them .....and then the cycle begins. I had actually considered emigrating to another country. And, believing in Jesus seems to be very important to these types. I am a good person with no criminal charges or histories. I believe in God. I don't attend any temple or church. I just do my thing. But, I would love to just meet people according to my preference and just avoid these types altogether. Why, Mr. West, does this happen? What should I do about it? Thank you.
 
I think, accept people as individuals. You can't run forever, but you can join the Amish. The point is, if you choose to be a recluse you can surely do that, if you want to be a part of a cult or other religious group, you can do that also. However it's my opinion that 'walking on a different sidewalk' with the rest of society is morally and socially inept. We are all people each entitled to believe different than the next. Another country also most likely contains other people, not guaranteed to believe what you do. Accept the opposing opinion, and no need to get fired over it. Hey, I tell my 9yr old son...you do you. In other words, don't get hung up on others in any way, because it takes away from self help and ultimately impedes forward progress. I don't get too bowed out when people here whole-heartily disagree with me, it happens ALL the time, probably simultaneously as we speak. But OH WELL. Reminds me of those hats and shirts....I (heart) HATERS. Have a nice day:)

Can't you see, though, that there is a fundamental difference between having different opinions on matters of opinion, and having different opinions on matters of fact?

It would be truly boring if everybody had the same opinion, and I have no problem with people believing that Sports Team X is the greatest, or that aniseed is a perfectly acceptable flavour for alcoholic liquor, or that the UK should join the euro, or that it should leave the EU altogether, or that the monarchy should be abolished, or that the USA should adopt the Mexican peso. These are all matters of opinion, and however much I may disagree with them, I cannot say they are WRONG.

But people who have an opinion that men never landed on the moon, or that airliners are spraying us daily with aluminium nanoparticles, or that Barack Obama is a reptilian, or that GMO corn causes tumours in mice - well, that's just flat out WRONG. You can't have an opinion about a fact. Well, you can, but it's not an opinion, it's just you being correct or incorrect. Facts don't come in shades of grey.
 
Can't you see, though, that there is a fundamental difference between having different opinions on matters of opinion, and having different opinions on matters of fact?

It would be truly boring if everybody had the same opinion, and I have no problem with people believing that Sports Team X is the greatest, or that aniseed is a perfectly acceptable flavour for alcoholic liquor, or that the UK should join the euro, or that it should leave the EU altogether, or that the monarchy should be abolished, or that the USA should adopt the Mexican peso. These are all matters of opinion, and however much I may disagree with them, I cannot say they are WRONG.

But people who have an opinion that men never landed on the moon, or that airliners are spraying us daily with aluminium nanoparticles, or that Barack Obama is a reptilian, or that GMO corn causes tumours in mice - well, that's just flat out WRONG. You can't have an opinion about a fact. Well, you can, but it's not an opinion, it's just you being correct or incorrect. Facts don't come in shades of grey.
Unfortunately some people consider facts to be nothing more than opinions because people identified the facts. They are either willfully ignorant or unable to make connections required to understand that facts remain the same regardless of their opinions on a topic. If you are unable to differentiate between fact and opinion then it is possible to believe anything. You maintain your mistaken belief, even in the face of overwhelming evidence you are are mistaken, because all that evidence is just someone's opinion. They seem to often be the same people that consider science to be nothing more than an alternative belief system to religion and spirituality.
 
Can't you see, though, that there is a fundamental difference between having different opinions on matters of opinion, and having different opinions on matters of fact?

I appreciate the distinction between the two. Now I have something to consider when I look to discuss (for lack of a better word) things with others.

It would be truly boring if everybody had the same opinion, and I have no problem with people believing that Sports Team X is the greatest, or that aniseed is a perfectly acceptable flavour for alcoholic liquor, or that the UK should join the euro, or that it should leave the EU altogether, or that the monarchy should be abolished, or that the USA should adopt the Mexican peso. These are all matters of opinion, and however much I may disagree with them, I cannot say they are WRONG.

Agreed.

But people who have an opinion that men never landed on the moon, or that airliners are spraying us daily with aluminium nanoparticles, or that Barack Obama is a reptilian, or that GMO corn causes tumours in mice - well, that's just flat out WRONG. You can't have an opinion about a fact. Well, you can, but it's not an opinion, it's just you being correct or incorrect. Facts don't come in shades of grey.

Will you site your sources for the nanoparticles and the GMO?
 
Will you site your sources for the nanoparticles

I am not "Trailblazer" of course, but what you ask here is the fallacy of "proving a negative".

What I mean is...in order for the claim of being "sprayed by aluminium nanoparticles" to be true, it must be substantiated in some way.

There has been NO actual evidence to provide any factual basis for this claim. You see, THAT is the method here. Evidence, not just claims, and certainly not a sort of "prove to me it's not happening" sort of argument. Facts. Full stop.
 
WW, thank you for your response. I understand what you are saying and agree with it. However, I was not specifically asking Trailblazer to "prove" anything. This misunderstanding might have been avoided had I put it another way instead of resorting to the cliche of "show your sources". The intention of my request was just to further my knowledge on why the opinion of airliners spraying aluminum nanoparticles was not true. Simply put, I wanted to see the information he had already done the legwork for. Selfish? Maybe, but it was a request and nothing more. In any case, I will look into both of the aforementioned opinions myself if I am unsatisfied with this forum's member's responses. One valuable source I have already found while looking into it was on these forums,

https://www.metabunk.org/threads/wheres-your-evidence-of-chemtrails.990/

This thread has already answered my questions regarding the nanoparticles, but that isn't to say there might be more useful information on the subject.

As for the GMO's, I have not done a lot of research. Here again, I was looking for shortcuts. This article is about the extent of my knowledge.


A new study in France has found genetically modified maize to have devastating effects on the health of lab rats — which could indicate risks for other biological creatures, including humans. For two years, these rats were fed a diet of 33% genetically modified corn developed by Monsanto. The results are horrific. The rats “developed tumours the size of ping-pong balls, liver damage and digestive problems” according to the study.

This could be enough for France to convince the entire European Union to ban the production of the genetically modified corn, specifically called “NK603,” if the French health agency Anses can back up the findings of the study. Russia has already called for a temporary ban on the product. Though an initial review by the European Food Saftey Authority rejects the study's findings on the basis of inadequate details on its procedures, a final review will take place next month, giving researchers time to present more on the study's specific designs. "For the past decade, EFSA has consistently sided with the biotech industry and disregarded health or environment concerns about genetically modified crops. Instead of picking holes in peer-reviewed research, they should take public concerns seriously," said Friends of the Earth campaigner Mute Schimpf.

For the past two decades, GMOs — which are “generally regarded as safe” by the FDA — have been making their way into a significant portion of the food the world consumes, despite the fact that their short and long-term impacts on human health have been surrounded by a big blank question mark.

Actually, there are a lot of upsides to genetically modified organisms. These plants have the ability to withstand herbicides — which can greatly increase crop yields and therefore profits. The benefits don’t stop there though. Common crops like rice can be made to have the ability to produce extra nutrients and tobacco plants can be turned into efficient producers of biofuel. With just a little tampering of DNA, the possibilities are practically endless. This kind of technology provides a solution to struggling economies, rural areas, developing countries and global poverty. According to the World Health Organization, “No effects on human health have been shown as a result of the consumption of such foods by the general population in the countries where (GMFs) have been approved.”

But now that the picture is being slowly filled in with viable information on what turns out to be extremely detrimental to biological organisms everywhere, even more questions are being raised — why hasn’t there been extensive research on this before GMOs became widespread? Why has it taken so long to initiate these research initiatives? And moreover, are these results found in Europe going to change the way that U.S. policy makers approach the very GMOs that comprise the majority of the U.S. produce market?

In California, a bill is being pushed for to label products that have been bio-genetically engineered, but agribusinesses like Monsanto are pouring millions into stopping these campaigns. It’s clear that they have a desire to keep certain things under wraps. After all, agriculture is a very profitable business. With most of America’s produce subsidies going to corn farmers, and most of these corn strains of a genetically modified variety, it’s easy to see how dramatic the domino-effect will be if consumers concerned themselves with the emerging truth.
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This article is about the extent of my knowledge.


A new study in France......the emerging truth.
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It's an interesting article, and I think it's best we all keep our minds open about this stuff.

That said, there are a ton of qualifiers ("could be," "might," "if..." and so on...) that suggest that this might not
withstand much scrutiny...and the motives and history of the person reporting the data are of interest,
as is the fact that this seemingly earth-shattering news comes from an atypical study financed by a
GMO-producing competitor (Ceres, Inc.) of Monsanto's
...apparently released to the public before peer review...hmmm...
 
The intention of my request was just to further my knowledge on why the opinion of airliners spraying aluminum nanoparticles was not true.
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Well, I (and other professional pilots who post here) can answer that very easily.

There is, simply, NO mechanism for such a sort of "spraying" of so-called "alumunium nanoparticles".

There is NO ground-based manufacturing site for these alleged "aluminium nanoparticles", there is no ground-based delivery system to GET from the non-existent "factories" to airports....(where airplanes are)...and there are NO "storage facilities" AT the airports for this non-existent "stuff".

NOR is there ANY way for this non-existent "stuff" to be "loaded" onto airliners....whether passenger airliners, or cargo-only. BECAUSE??

ALL airliners, passenger AND cargo only MUST comply with the same regulations.....weight and balance, which is a BASIC, BASIC aspect for every flying craft. In airline operations, it is fundamental, and critical....and HEAVILY monitored.

I could go on, and on....but I hope I've given you something to "chew" on, here.

(PS....It would help greatly "IF" you took a bit of effort to learn about flying, and aviation. Perhaps would make sense to you then....).
 
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