quade 4 #151 March 10, 2008 QuoteQuotecolorful metaphors and how is swearing at people who disagree with you or the use of the word "bullshit" in your context, a metaphor? I didn't swear at anybody! As for bullshit being a metaphor; I clearly wasn't using it to describe actual bovine feces. Yes, it's a metaphor. Check your Funk & Wagnall HERE, I Googled it for ya.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zenister 0 #152 March 10, 2008 QuoteQuoteIt could be that only those with truly open minds are able to sense that which is beyond the realm of the five senses. No. Might want to look into the claims of the man who stated he could 'read' record grooves simply by looking at them... then look at Randi's attempt to disprove him. Perceptive ability varies widely, why is it hard to imagine some can perceive what others cannot?____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,330 #153 March 10, 2008 QuoteKeep telling yourself that and someday you just might convince that inner voice you are battling with. More dimestore psychiatry. If you think that the only people doing any convincing on this thread are sceptics then you are guilty of selective reading. If you think the only vitriol, or most vitriol, in this thread is from sceptics then you are guilty of selective reading.Do you want to have an ideagasm? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nerdgirl 0 #154 March 10, 2008 Quote Ghosts and spirits cannot exist unless there's some kind of energy that continues to exist beyond the death of the body. This means that there is an afterlife, and, well, some people just don't want to go there. True enough that I don’t want to go *there* [death] yet! [Being pedantic in the morning ... partially to tease you & partially to illustrate a couple points] No, “energy” after life does not imply concept of an “afterlife.” There’s always some vibrational and rotational energy in the body’s molecules. IIRC, i.e., going back to group theory for the math geeks, there 3 vibrational modes to water. Bending & stretching becomes more complex in larger molecules, i.e., more lines on the IR spectra. Until one reaches/extracts zero-point (-273 degree Celsius or 0 Kelvin), there will be vibrational energy in the body. Even interstellar region of space is warmer than that … not by a lot in some places. Unless a body is *completely* immolated, there’s lots of potential energy too. [/Monday morning pedanticism ] /Marg Act as if everything you do matters, while laughing at yourself for thinking anything you do matters. Tibetan Buddhist saying Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Royd 0 #155 March 10, 2008 Reply To -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ghosts and spirits cannot exist unless there's some kind of energy that continues to exist beyond the death of the body. This means that there is an afterlife, and, well, some people just don't want to go there. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- QuoteTrue enough that I don’t want to go *there* [death] yet! Yea, I intentionally left that open for interpretation, just because it's in Bonfire. Quote[/Monday morning pedanticism ] Shouldn't that read, "24/7?" Straighten me out on those quotation marks. Does the question mark go inside or outside? BTW, I like your style, but being borderline ADD, I usually just glass over. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nerdgirl 0 #156 March 10, 2008 Quote Quote [/Monday morning pedanticism ] Shouldn't that read, "24/7?" Only for you ... /Marg Act as if everything you do matters, while laughing at yourself for thinking anything you do matters. Tibetan Buddhist saying Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bodyflight.Net 0 #157 March 10, 2008 QuoteI didn't swear at anybody! That's a lie! You swore at people! You used an expletive, vulgarity & obscene profanity in a public forum BECAUSE you disagreed with them. You could've choosen other words, but you didn't. I'm ashamed FOR YOU of your behavior, even if your not, and now your denial of such action equates to a lie. DZ.com RULE: QuoteWe expect that you'll show respect and sensitivity to the beliefs and views of all users regardless... it goes on to say regardless of where they live. BTW a dictionary: bull·shit interjection Slang: Vulgar. –noun 1. nonsense, lies, or exaggeration. –verb (used with object) 2. to lie or exaggerate to. –verb (used without object) 3. to speak lies or nonsense. –interjection and the good old encyclopedia: As it contains the word "shit", the term is sometimes considered foul language, hence the use of the euphemistic abbreviations "bull" and "BS". Nonetheless, the term is prevalent in American English and, as with many words, the term is used in a variety of countries, some dating back to approximately the same era World War I. In British English, bollocks is a comparable expletive, although bullshit is now a commonly used expletive in British English also. and on the usage of the the word bullshit: The word "bullshit" is most often applied adjectivally to deprecate a statement or an action. Bullshit (as a culturally based activity) commonly occurs in situations where truth and accuracy are far less important than the ability to achieve a suitable response in the audience, often needed in politics, religion or advertising).. In many cases, such a response helps to gain popularity or favor. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #158 March 10, 2008 Dawn -- With all due respect . . . get a grip.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iamsam 0 #159 March 10, 2008 QuoteDawn -- With all due respect . . . get a grip. No, do the opposite, let it go. Respectfully everybodies, Sam xbut what do I know Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeJD 0 #161 March 10, 2008 OK, now we need a new forum for Ghost debates that get waaaay out of hand. Spectres Corner? Spookers Corner? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Royd 0 #162 March 10, 2008 Quote OK, now we need a new forum for Ghost debates that get waaaay out of hand. Spectres Corner? Spookers Corner? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RALFFERS 0 #163 March 10, 2008 Quote OK, now we need a new forum for Ghost debates that get waaaay out of hand. Spectres Corner? Spookers Corner? Thanks! - it's Monday & I needed a good laugh.Dialogue/commentary between Divot, Twardo & myself - "from your first Oshkosh when the three of us were riding to or from one of Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freebirdtif 0 #164 March 10, 2008 I am into parapsychology. Yes I believe in ghost/sprits.- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RALFFERS 0 #165 March 11, 2008 before something can be disproven, it has to be proven. saying that your friends friend saw a ghost in his backyard doesn't prove anything. i can't say for certain that i believe in ghosts, i have never had any first hand experience. in fact, i would really appreciate some sort of paranormal experience. but most likely, this would never happen to me, as i would be able to attribute it to some external source. that is unless it were a true paranormal experience. in this case, i would neglect trying to convince people of the existence of ghosts, and do more personal research into the topic, for personal gratification. as skydivers, im sure you all understand the importance of meaningful personal gratification. ralph's friend, _martin klaudiosz http://myspace.com/ohmartiniDialogue/commentary between Divot, Twardo & myself - "from your first Oshkosh when the three of us were riding to or from one of Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jenfly00 0 #166 March 11, 2008 Quote Quote I didn't swear at anybody! That's a lie! You swore at people! You used an expletive, vulgarity & obscene profanity in a public forum BECAUSE you disagreed with them. You could've choosen other words, but you didn't. I'm ashamed FOR YOU of your behavior, even if your not, and now your denial of such action equates to a lie. DZ.com RULE: Quote We expect that you'll show respect and sensitivity to the beliefs and views of all users regardless... it goes on to say regardless of where they live. BTW a dictionary: bull·shit interjection Slang: Vulgar. –noun 1. nonsense, lies, or exaggeration. –verb (used with object) 2. to lie or exaggerate to. –verb (used without object) 3. to speak lies or nonsense. –interjection and the good old encyclopedia: As it contains the word "shit", the term is sometimes considered foul language, hence the use of the euphemistic abbreviations "bull" and "BS". Nonetheless, the term is prevalent in American English and, as with many words, the term is used in a variety of countries, some dating back to approximately the same era World War I. In British English, bollocks is a comparable expletive, although bullshit is now a commonly used expletive in British English also. and on the usage of the the word bullshit: The word "bullshit" is most often applied adjectivally to deprecate a statement or an action. Bullshit (as a culturally based activity) commonly occurs in situations where truth and accuracy are far less important than the ability to achieve a suitable response in the audience, often needed in politics, religion or advertising).. In many cases, such a response helps to gain popularity or favor. I don't agree with all that ...but I appreciate your patience and look forward to additional learning experiences in the future. ----------------------- "O brave new world that has such people in it". Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #168 May 8, 2008 Are you all sure that what you saw was a real ghost? It could have just been the owner of a Haunted Amusement park DISGUISED as a ghost! Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
