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Recent content by Ophiolite

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    There’s a Giant Flaw in Human History

    There is no cause-and-effect evidence for a prime mover. There is no empirical evidence for a prime mover. There is no theoretical evidence for a prime mover. There is no material evidence for a prime mover. There is no scientific evidence for a prime mover. Perhaps even you AV can see there is...
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    There’s a Giant Flaw in Human History

    These are convincing evidence that many people believe in a specific prime mover. None of them offer any evidence that there is a prime mover. The fact that you seem to think they are evidence would be astonishing if you were not offering examples on a daily basis that your critical thinking...
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    Kardashev scale

    My emphasis added. Except for those who, apparently, don't end up in Heaven. No salvation or triumph for them.
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    Formal Proof of Consciousness; Introduction to Holomorphism Holographic Cybernetic Recursion

    I shall provide you with the detailed rebuttal for the first portion, for which I gave only the summary. I am unlikely to be able to post this till late tomorrow. It requires work to make the equations legible in Word, as Chat's Latex formatting does not carry over effectively into Word and I...
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    There’s a Giant Flaw in Human History

    Many Americans are unaware of the routine use by Brits of sarcasm, irony and generally facetious comments. Or of the practice of insulting close friends in a manner barely distinguishable from insulting genuine enemies.
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    Formal Proof of Consciousness; Introduction to Holomorphism Holographic Cybernetic Recursion

    Look, I've offered you a helping hand by providing you with a means of self checking your work without further public embarrassment. If you choose not to take my advice that is entirely your right. It's a dumb choice, but there are no specific laws about choosing to do dumb things that primarliy...
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    Trump fired the entire National Science Board yesterday!

    In what way is the agency unconstitutional? Identify the specific elements of the Constitution which are violated by the existence of the agency and the precise nature of the violation. Without such information your assertion is just that, an empty assertion that can properly be disregarded.
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    Formal Proof of Consciousness; Introduction to Holomorphism Holographic Cybernetic Recursion

    My gut reaction on a cursory examination of your post was that it was likely deeply flawed and probably nonsense. Consequently it did not merit significant extra effort. Fortunately copying the first portion of your post into an AI and asking for a review is not significant effort. Here is the...
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    Starship 13 T-00:30:00

    The starship had a soft landing as evidenced by the absence of an explosion and the obvious intact condition. I agree that catch attempts will be tried before year end. However, no attempt will be made to catch the booster on the next launch, given the anomalies in engine firing during the...
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    Does The Scientific Method disprove the Christian Faith?

    I think you critiqued @Hans Blaster for his careless reading of one or more of your comments. You might wish to put your own house in order. It is patently obvious that you have failed to understand that to Hans and, I suggest, to most scientists, a scientific discussion is one held between...
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    Kardashev scale

    Can you clarify what you meant by this. Your meaning was obscure to me. That, as I am sure you know, the single most important word in the post. Setting it aside there is little for me to disagree with in your post. However, I would make this amendment: you have proposed a dichotomy of...
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    Is goodness-narcissism destroying Western civilization?

    No, reject them as bland assertions because you offer zero support of any kind whatsoever. "But today, people believe they can be good and perfect." This is one such example. Do some people believe this? Probably. Do most, or many people believe this? Probably not. Do you offer justification for...
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    Is goodness-narcissism destroying Western civilization?

    I make no claim, explicitly or implicitly, that validation of arguments must be exclusively through empirical data, but bland assertions should be validated by evidence. You have failed to address multiple points I have made in that regard. Your avoidance smacks of a realisation that the ground...
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    Is goodness-narcissism destroying Western civilization?

    Introducing a strawman is not a meaningful defence of your position, or relevant response to my post. You fail to justify your premises; you assume motivations by others, but provide no argument supported by either deduction, or induction; you cherry pick your objections, ignoring context and...
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    Is goodness-narcissism destroying Western civilization?

    Yes, we understand your opinion. You have expressed it with passable clarity. However, you have provided zero evidence to support that opinion. That makes it about as useful as giving a wallaby a chain saw. You have provided a skeleton with no flesh: premises with no support; assertions with no...