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TERRIFYING TALENT! Freaky Magician GIRL Scares Judges & Audience On Asia's Got Talent!
By: Krishna
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Critical Thinkers
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5 years ago
WARNING: If you don't understand what's going on here, you might find it to be scary or otherwise upsetting-- so perhaps you should decide not to watch it!
Dr. Richard Ireland, Psychic Demonstration. Real . . . or Fake? (Steve Allen Show 1960)
Via: Krishna
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Critical Thinkers
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33 Comments
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5 years ago
Richard Ireland demonstrates his psychic abilities on the Steve Allen Show in 1969. During the show, Steve Allen, an ardent skeptic, even provides commentary to acknowledge the validity of...
Men with Pens
By: TᵢG
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Critical Thinkers
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25 Comments
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7 years ago
Virtually everyone agrees that the Holy books of religions (especially the Abrahamic religions) were written by ancient men. That is, there are no popular claims that God literally wrote these...
Presuming Certainty
By: TᵢG
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Critical Thinkers
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94 Comments
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6 years ago
Theological discussions often turn ugly. A major contributing factor is our terminology. Theists seem to equate ' atheist ' with ' evil ' while atheists liken ' theist ' with ' mindless...
Burden of Proof
By: TᵢG
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Critical Thinkers
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268 Comments
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5 years ago
In debate, one often encounters the phrase 'burden of proof' or 'burden of evidence'. This will typically follow a claim by one of the debaters. For example, one might claim:...
Just a Theory
By: TᵢG
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Critical Thinkers
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8 Comments
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7 years ago
If you dismiss a scientific theory as ' just a theory ' you do not understand science. The word ' theory ' has an everyday (colloquial) meaning of: " An idea used to account for a situation...