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Phil Mellor |
Message #44498, posted by monkeyson2 at 01:18, 16/7/2003 |
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I'm a big fan of Christianity - I like God. I think he must just get bored, listening to Christians twenty four hours a day in a million different languages. He's trying to run the universe up there. He's up there thinking: "I shall move this star, so the light bounces off the hemisphere of the planet and sends a cascading rainbow of spectrum colours across the universe for all to see and then I - what? No, really - enjoy your meal. Don't mention it."
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Mark Scholes |
Message #44510, posted by mavhc at 10:06, 16/7/2003, in reply to message #44498 |
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Phil Mellor |
Message #44512, posted by monkeyson2 at 10:31, 16/7/2003, in reply to message #44510 |
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Tim Fountain |
Message #44519, posted by alpha at 11:23, 16/7/2003, in reply to message #44512 |
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That's actually quite clever.
1 direct hit and 1 bitten bullet here. |
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Richard Goodwin |
Message #44529, posted by rich at 14:47, 16/7/2003, in reply to message #44519 |
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I got to about question 12 with no hits before I got bored and went back to b3ta.
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John Hoare |
Message #44531, posted by moss at 14:59, 16/7/2003, in reply to message #44529 |
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Hmmm. This needs *serious* thought... |
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Matthew Somerville |
Message #44555, posted by Matthew at 23:13, 16/7/2003, in reply to message #44510 |
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0 direct hits, 1 bullet bitten (mmmm, crunchy) Same here, and I think my bitten bullet is logically consistent |
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John Hoare |
Message #44556, posted by moss at 23:24, 16/7/2003, in reply to message #44555 |
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0 direct hits, 1 bullet bitten (mmmm, crunchy) Same here, and I think my bitten bullet is logically consistent
Exactly the same here 
You're under fire!
You don't think that it is justifiable to base one's beliefs about the external world on a firm, inner conviction, paying no regard to the external evidence, or lack of it, for the truth or falsity of this conviction. But in the previous question you rejected evolutionary theory when the vast majority of scientists think both that the evidence points to its truth and that there is no evidence which falsifies it. Of course, many creationists claim that the evidential case for evolution is by no means conclusive. But in doing so, they go against scientific orthodoxy. So you've got to make a choice:
Bite the bullet and say there is evidence that evolution is not true, despite what the scientists say.
Take a direct hit and say that this is an area where your beliefs are just in contradiction. I don't see the problem... |
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Simon Wilson |
Message #44557, posted by ksattic at 00:06, 17/7/2003, in reply to message #44556 |
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But in the previous question you rejected evolutionary theory I don't see the problem...
There's the problem. You need to believe in evolution and accept that you share a common ancestor with the monkey, chimp and ape.  |
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John Hoare |
Message #44574, posted by moss at 15:54, 17/7/2003, in reply to message #44557 |
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But in the previous question you rejected evolutionary theory I don't see the problem...
There's the problem. You need to believe in evolution and accept that you share a common ancestor with the monkey, chimp and ape.
Indeed. My reason for rejecting evolutionary theory is that my opinion is you can't *prove* anything 
(I do actually think it's likely to be mostly true; but I certainly wouldn't swear it to be true like the question asked me to. I can't see any contradiction; indeed, if I blindly believed in it, that's almost like treating science as God, which would be a contradiction. If you see what I mean. Erm, I need a lie down...) |
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Tony Haines |
Message #44606, posted by Loris at 16:59, 18/7/2003, in reply to message #44574 |
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Indeed. My reason for rejecting evolutionary theory is that my opinion is you can't *prove* anything
(I do actually think it's likely to be mostly true; but I certainly wouldn't swear it to be true like the question asked me to. I can't see any contradiction; indeed, if I blindly believed in it, that's almost like treating science as God, which would be a contradiction. If you see what I mean. Erm, I need a lie down...) Did it ask you to absolutely swear to it? It doesn't seem to:
Question 6
Evolutionary theory maybe false in some matters of detail, but it is essentially true.
You can believe something because of the evidence.. That is, not believe it blindly. And scientists are free to change their minds if new evidence comes along.
My original score was around 3 (I made some mistakes I could correct easily)
But the one which I'd quibble with was about not being able to rationally discuss god.
I'd indicated that as defined god would be able to do 'anything'. As such this would mean she could make 1+1=72. But I see this as a problem of definition - I don't believe such a being could exist, so I'm not sure I'm logically inconsistent, only that those who defined God are.
But since the authors go out of their way to explain you may not have the problems they indicate, I'm not bothered. |
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John Hoare |
Message #44607, posted by moss at 18:26, 18/7/2003, in reply to message #44606 |
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Did it ask you to absolutely swear to it? It doesn't seem to:
Question 6
Evolutionary theory maybe false in some matters of detail, but it is essentially true.
You can believe something because of the evidence.. That is, not believe it blindly. And scientists are free to change their minds if new evidence comes along. I can't say that evolutionary theory is "essentially true". I can say it is "probably true", though
But the one which I'd quibble with was about not being able to rationally discuss god.
I'd indicated that as defined god would be able to do 'anything'. As such this would mean she could make 1+1=72. But I see this as a problem of definition - I don't believe such a being could exist, so I'm not sure I'm logically inconsistent, only that those who defined God are. I had a problem with all that, too  |
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Mark Scholes |
Message #44609, posted by mavhc at 19:06, 18/7/2003, in reply to message #44574 |
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Indeed. My reason for rejecting evolutionary theory is that my opinion is you can't *prove* anything
(I do actually think it's likely to be mostly true; but I certainly wouldn't swear it to be true like the question asked me to. I can't see any contradiction; indeed, if I blindly believed in it, that's almost like treating science as God, which would be a contradiction. If you see what I mean. Erm, I need a lie down...) That's the point, you can't prove anything in science. You can't disprove anything either, but that's a whole other story.
"In science, 'fact' can only mean 'confirmed to such a degree that it would be perverse to withhold provisional assent.' I suppose that apples might start to rise tomorrow, but the possibility does not merit equal time in physics classrooms."
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John Hoare |
Message #44610, posted by moss at 19:13, 18/7/2003, in reply to message #44609 |
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Fair enough; but the question is one of degree. I think it's far more likely that evolutionary theory isn't true, than it is for apples to start rising tomorrow. |
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Jeffrey Lee |
Message #44619, posted by Phlamethrower at 21:49, 18/7/2003, in reply to message #44529 |
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I got to about question 12 with no hits before I got bored and went back to b3ta. I got to question 12 before I started getting loads of hits 
1 for saying an atheist is going on faith when earlier I'd said that the loch ness monster doesn't exist. But rationality and faith go hand in hand, since it's impossible to prove anything. Those people who believe that they're the only real person in the world and everyone else is an illusion are right.
1 for saying the rapist was justified when earlier I said people should go on fact rather than inner convictions (or whatever it was). But I'm disputing that because what one person sees as the world could be different from what some other person does - e.g. the rapist could have seen a world which promotes rape, while normal people don't. Hence he has nothing else to base his judgements on than his own view, and so must have been right.
1 for saying that god couldn't make square circles and 1+1=72, which I'm disputing because squares, circles and maths are all things which we've invented or inferred from our surroundings. What would stop someone swapping circles with rectangles? Then square circles are perfectly possible, because a square is a type of circle.
To reject rational constraints on religious discourse in this fashion requires accepting that religious convictions, including your religious convictions, are beyond any debate or rational discussion. Depends on how rational rationality is.
That's the point, you can't prove anything in science. You can't disprove anything either, but that's a whole other story. Indeed. Some parts of the game don't seem to have realised that. Now if the questions all had 'maybe' answers.... |
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John Hoare |
Message #44624, posted by moss at 22:00, 18/7/2003, in reply to message #44619 |
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Now if the questions all had 'maybe' answers.... That's what I thought. No doubt the game's designers would view that as a copout.
1) Maybe
2) Maybe
3) Maybe
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Mark Scholes |
Message #44625, posted by mavhc at 22:04, 18/7/2003, in reply to message #44619 |
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I got to about question 12 with no hits before I got bored and went back to b3ta. I got to question 12 before I started getting loads of hits
1 for saying an atheist is going on faith when earlier I'd said that the loch ness monster doesn't exist. But rationality and faith go hand in hand, since it's impossible to prove anything. Those people who believe that they're the only real person in the world and everyone else is an illusion are right.
Not all opinions are equal however, lots of things are more likely than other things. Rationality and proof aren't the same thing. Lack of evidence against isn't evidence for.
1 for saying the rapist was justified when earlier I said people should go on fact rather than inner convictions (or whatever it was). But I'm disputing that because what one person sees as the world could be different from what some other person does - e.g. the rapist could have seen a world which promotes rape, while normal people don't. Hence he has nothing else to base his judgements on than his own view, and so must have been right.
It's not rational to see that world though.
1 for saying that god couldn't make square circles and 1+1=72, which I'm disputing because squares, circles and maths are all things which we've invented or inferred from our surroundings. What would stop someone swapping circles with rectangles? Then square circles are perfectly possible, because a square is a type of circle.
That's the one I got. FAQ Q6 explains it more.
To reject rational constraints on religious discourse in this fashion requires accepting that religious convictions, including your religious convictions, are beyond any debate or rational discussion. Depends on how rational rationality is.
Very. Everything is built on the assumption that things happen logically, cause and effect etc, without that there's nothing to argue: One day 1+1=2, the next 1+1=3, the next Windows doesn't suck.
Indeed. Some parts of the game don't seem to have realised that. Now if the questions all had 'maybe' answers.... No, they just assume you understand that and what it means to believe something rationally.
You can't prove for certain that the moon isn't made of cheese, but you can prove it's a stupid idea and so unlikely it's not worth bothering about. |
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Tony Haines |
Message #44642, posted by Loris at 17:22, 19/7/2003, in reply to message #44607 |
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Did it ask you to absolutely swear to it? It doesn't seem to:
Question 6
Evolutionary theory maybe false in some matters of detail, but it is essentially true.
You can believe something because of the evidence.. That is, not believe it blindly. And scientists are free to change their minds if new evidence comes along. I can't say that evolutionary theory is "essentially true". I can say it is "probably true", though
Heh, well yes, obviously. But given such questions, I think you have to consider which way you 'lean'. So 'probably true' approximates to true rather than false.
Consider which way you would answer the 'inverted' statement:
Evolutionary theory [maybe true in some matters of detail, but it] is essentially false.
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Actually, just looking at the phrasing of the real question six, I think there is a case that the answer you give should be 'true' provided you agree with the logic of evolutionary theory. The question isn't "Do you think life on Earth has developed by evolution?", but "Do you agree with the logic of the theory of evolution?". (Myself I'd add on "by natural selection" to be completely clear.)
If you continue to claim that you must answer false to this question because you cannot 'prove' it is true, then you must answer false to many other questions.
Please answer this question:
I cannot answer 'true' to anything unless I can conclusively prove it is definitely true.
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Simon Wilson |
Message #44644, posted by ksattic at 05:02, 20/7/2003, in reply to message #44609 |
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That's the point, you can't prove anything in science. You can't disprove anything either, but that's a whole other story. I disagree. Can you prove that it's not possible to prove or disprove anything?
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Mark Scholes |
Message #44669, posted by mavhc at 17:57, 20/7/2003, in reply to message #44644 |
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That's the point, you can't prove anything in science. You can't disprove anything either, but that's a whole other story. I disagree. Can you prove that it's not possible to prove or disprove anything?
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Byron Ray |
Message #122293, posted by Taz001 at 13:27, 16/4/2013, in reply to message #44498 |
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I haven't heard that in years!!!!
Great post!
Do you know, by any chance, what show it came from? I've been looking for it for ages! |
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Simon Willcocks |
Message #122294, posted by Stoppers at 10:06, 17/4/2013, in reply to message #44510 |
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http://www.philosophers.co.uk/games/god.htm
0 direct hits, 1 bullet bitten (mmmm, crunchy) I just get redirected to the home page at http://www.philosophers.co.uk/
The rest of the thread makes little sense to me. |
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Jason Togneri |
Message #122295, posted by filecore at 12:34, 17/4/2013, in reply to message #122294 |
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http://www.philosophers.co.uk/games/god.htm
0 direct hits, 1 bullet bitten (mmmm, crunchy) I just get redirected to the home page at http://www.philosophers.co.uk/
The rest of the thread makes little sense to me.
Fail. Try this: http://web.archive.org/web/20040622084317/http://www.philosophers.co.uk/games/god.htm |
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Philip Webster |
Message #122301, posted by pwx at 10:29, 18/4/2013, in reply to message #122295 |
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Fail. Try this: http://www.philosophers.co.uk/games/god.htm">http://web.archive.org/web/20040622084317/http://www.philosophers.co.uk/games/god.htm This fails as soon as a form submission is made. Is there a flat version of this anywhere? |
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Philip Webster |
Message #122302, posted by pwx at 10:37, 18/4/2013, in reply to message #122301 |
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Fail. Try this: http://www.philosophers.co.uk/games/god.htm">http://www.philosophers.co.uk/games/god.htm">http://www.philosophers.co.uk/games/god.htm">http://web.archive.org/web/20040622084317/http://www.philosophers.co.uk/games/god.htm</a> This fails as soon as a form submission is made. Is there a flat version of this anywhere?
Never mind: http://www.philosophersnet.com/games/god.php |
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David Heath |
Message #122304, posted by HeathHayle at 17:40, 18/4/2013, in reply to message #44498 |
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I'm a big fan of Christianity - I like God. I think he must just get bored, listening to Christians twenty four hours a day in a million different languages. He's trying to run the universe up there. He's up there thinking: "I shall move this star, so the light bounces off the hemisphere of the planet and sends a cascading rainbow of spectrum colours across the universe for all to see and then I - what? No, really - enjoy your meal. Don't mention it."
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Simon Willcocks |
Message #122305, posted by Stoppers at 18:28, 18/4/2013, in reply to message #122302 |
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Fail. Try this: This fails as soon as a form submission is made. Is there a flat version of this anywhere?
Never mind: http://www.philosophersnet.com/games/god.php
That's better, thanks.
You have reached the end!
Congratulations! You have made it to the end of this activity.
You took zero direct hits and you bit 1 bullets. The average player of this activity to date takes 1.37 hits and bites 1.09 bullet. 568114 people have so far undertaken this activity. I'm one of the 46.11%, but didn't manage the 8.18%, who probably cheated
Over half a million people. That's a lot!
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Paul Vernon |
Message #122306, posted by PaulV at 21:25, 18/4/2013, in reply to message #122305 |
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I'm one of the 46.11%, but didn't manage the 8.18%, who probably cheated Well I'm one of the 8.18% and I didn't cheat
The thing is, if you read the questions thoroughly and consider the logic of what is being asked, there is only one answer for each question that makes sense.
It occurred to me early on in the process that if you let your experience or beliefs inform your answers instead of pure logic then it would be very easy to answer the questions in a completely different way and I can understand why people would.
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Jason Togneri |
Message #122307, posted by filecore at 07:03, 19/4/2013, in reply to message #122305 |
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I'm one of the 46.11% Me too, I took one direct hit and bit one bullet. |
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Lee Shepherd |
Message #122735, posted by leeshep at 16:33, 27/10/2013, in reply to message #122307 |
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No direct hits and no bullets.... |
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