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DivineOb · 05-08-2002, 11:16 PM

None and none... woot

Automaton · 05-09-2002, 03:55 AM

A took a hit because of this damn loaded question:

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Evolutionary theory maybe false in some matters of detail, but it is essentially true.

If I answered "true", I agree that it is false in some matters of detail, and if I answered "false", I think that evolutionary theory is false. There is no way to answer that one believes that evolutionary theory is true on matters of detail. This contradicted with my later statement that God required unequivocal proof.

CX · 05-09-2002, 05:52 AM

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Originally posted by Kenny:
<strong>Note: I don't agree with all of the author's reasoning, but I did find the quiz interesting. I took it as a theist and took two hits as well as biting one bullet. I’m curious to see how non-theists do on it.

You can find it here:

<a href="http://www.philosophers.co.uk/games/god.htm" target="_blank">http://www.philosophers.co.uk/games/god.htm</a>

How did you do?

God Bless,
Kenny</strong>

I bit one bullet because I didn't read the question carefully enough. I said that certain and irrevocable proof was required to prove god's existence. In retrospect this is not the case.

Echo · 05-09-2002, 11:40 AM

I took no hits and bit one bullet for answering "true" to the question of whether God, if it existed, could make square circles.

Talulah · 05-09-2002, 11:49 AM

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Congratulations!
You have been awarded the TPM medal of distinction! This is our second highest award for outstanding service on the intellectual battleground.

You suffered zero direct hits and bit 1 bullet.

Not Prince Hamlet · 05-09-2002, 12:05 PM

Those of you lamenting your biting of bullets, check out the following explanation of what this means:

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You have to bite a bullet if your choices have an implication that most would find strange, incredible or unpalatable. There is more room for disagreement here, since what strikes many people as extraordinary or bizarre can strike others as normal. So, again, please do not get too upset if we judge you have bitten a bullet. Maybe it is our world-view which is warped!

So, biting a bullet is not necessarily a bad thing. I just means that you disagree with the masses.

Jeff

Jesus Tap-Dancin' Christ · 05-10-2002, 12:14 PM

Bastards made me bite a bullet for saying something that I believe. CHRIST! I basically said you cannot rationally debate spiritual beliefs--including my own. I actually believe that, yet those bastards made me bite the bullet! It isn't rational to believe in any god, so why the hell should I think that you can debate the existence thereof rationally? Bastards.

sir drinks-a-lot · 05-10-2002, 01:24 PM

You have reached the end!

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Congratulations! You have made it to the end of this activity.

You took zero direct hits and you bit zero bullets. The average player of this activity to date takes 1.30 hits and bites 1.07 bullets. 43731 people have so far undertaken this activity.

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gooneygoogoo · 05-10-2002, 01:31 PM

I got nailed by the same thing that got automaton! Great site though. Makes ya think

jj · 05-10-2002, 01:32 PM

The thing is crocked. They made me bite one bullet for pointing out quite reasonably that since belief does not require external confirmation, a person who sincerely believed that god told him to do something "wrong" was internally justified.

Since I don't believe in God, it is irrational, illogical, and constitutes defective logic to tell me that I am biting a bullet regarding a belief that I regard as invalid. It's a simple consequence of positing the belief in the first place.

In short, it is an unpleasant result that follows from the fact belief cannot require evidence.

[ May 10, 2002: Message edited by: jj ]</p>

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05-08-2002, 11:16 PM	#11
DivineOb Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: gore Posts: 31	None and none... woot

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Echo Regular Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Winter Park, Fl USA Posts: 411	I took no hits and bit one bullet for answering "true" to the question of whether God, if it existed, could make square circles.

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Jesus Tap-Dancin' Christ Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Heaven Posts: 6,980	Bastards made me bite a bullet for saying something that I believe. CHRIST! I basically said you cannot rationally debate spiritual beliefs--including my own. I actually believe that, yet those bastards made me bite the bullet! It isn't rational to believe in any god, so why the hell should I think that you can debate the existence thereof rationally? Bastards.

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sir drinks-a-lot Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cole Valley, CA Posts: 665	You have reached the end! Proof of Sir Drinks-a-Lot's genius status: Congratulations! You have made it to the end of this activity. You took zero direct hits and you bit zero bullets. The average player of this activity to date takes 1.30 hits and bites 1.07 bullets. 43731 people have so far undertaken this activity. Click the link below for further analysis of your performance and to see if you've won an award.

05-10-2002, 01:31 PM	#19
gooneygoogoo Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 16	I got nailed by the same thing that got automaton! Great site though. Makes ya think

05-10-2002, 01:32 PM	#20
jj Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Redmond, Wa Posts: 937	The thing is crocked. They made me bite one bullet for pointing out quite reasonably that since belief does not require external confirmation, a person who sincerely believed that god told him to do something "wrong" was internally justified. Since I don't believe in God, it is irrational, illogical, and constitutes defective logic to tell me that I am biting a bullet regarding a belief that I regard as invalid. It's a simple consequence of positing the belief in the first place. In short, it is an unpleasant result that follows from the fact belief cannot require evidence. [ May 10, 2002: Message edited by: jj ]</p>

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