I suppose of course this would be the same scientific method that states a honey bee can't fly because the size and shape of its wings couldn't support the weight of its body? :shrug:
I'm not making a case for pyramids, but I am making a case against closed minds. Thinking outside the envelope is the reason we don't live in caves anymore. You doubters should read up and study the Wright Brothers. Nearly everyone who saw them working on their 'flying machine' laughed their fat stupid asses off at the absurdity of heavier than air flight. Anyone with a brain knew that was physically impossible to achieve, based on the scientific method.
This shit works two ways. If you say growing in a pyramid won't work, you've just shifted the onus of proof to YOU.
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The scientific method has wrought great progress throughout the years, bringing in new technology that we rely upon today, as well as medical advancements, a greater understanding of the world around us and potential issues we face due to anthropological activity, and much more. The ESA have recently landed a spacecraft on a comet, because of science, you're using a device that has been created due to the understanding of scientific theories, if you become seriously ill you will rely upon scientific practices to keep you alive.
I seriously doubt such great progress would have been made just on the backs of people stewing in a marijuana induced fog.
Yet another fundie asshole that doesn't understand the burden of proof.
YOU make a claim, YOU prove it.
Notice WE DIDN'T MAKE any claim. YOU made the claims. So guess where that puts the burden of proof? Yes, ON YOU. Until such time as YOU CAN PROVE IT, it's ALL JUST BULLSHIT. It's NOT up to us to prove your bullshit isn't bullshit.
Yeah, they laughed at the Wright brothers; they also laughed at Bozo the Clown. Guess which one you are...
Ah, the Galileo gambit (you know, "they laughed at Galileo but he was right. They laugh at me so I am right."). As for the Wright Brothers, they did not invent heavier than air flight. They invented the first powered airplane.
As for pyramid power, you're full of shit.
Clearly it was not 'physically impossible' to achieve and I'm pretty sure a few people smart enough understood that. At least the Wright brothers did. As for the scientific method, the Wright brothers made use of it. As did NASA landing on the moon...
Ultimately it is people who used the scientific method that made these great achievements and it is those who had no understanding of it be arrogant enough to claim they knew better and cast doubt on scientific ideas.
...what the fuck are you trying to say?
Also: when a scientific model disagrees with reality, clearly the model needs some work.
If you say growing in a pyramid won't work, you've just shifted the onus of proof to YOU.
Actually, I don't think that would be too hard to prove. In fact, they debunked it on an episode of "Mythbusters."
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Actually, he is correct. the person that asserts "X doesn't work." has the burden of proof to show it doesn't work. The person who claims "X does work." has the burden of proof to show it does work.
The person who says "There's no evidence to show that X works." is the person lacking the burden of proof.
Take your own advice, RR. The Wright Flier was the culmination of years of work and many prototypes built and flown far away from prying eyes. One of the reasons that the Wright Brothers chose Kitty Hawk for their flying site is that it was away from those prying eyes. The Brothers bordered on paranoid about protecting their inventions and the few people they did share their ideas with were also working on the problems of making flying machines that worked.
I invoke the mighty power of the pyramids to clean your mind of all confusion and reveal the crystal clear reality. Ommmmmmmmm! Hmm, if this doesn't work, oh well, so much for pyramid power.
And as someone said, indeed, Galileo gambit.
Confused?
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