Is materialism a real theory? Do most atheist believe in it?

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Randomhero1982's picture
Random goes commando

Random goes commando

In the immortal words of Christian Slater in 'pump it louder'....

"Wearing only a cock ring..."

Tin-Man's picture
Re: "Wearing only a cock ring

Re: "Wearing only a cock ring..."

BINGO! Nailed it! Pay up, Randi!

arakish's picture
I ain't from the UK and I

I ain't from the UK and I have used the word bullocks quite often. Where am I located?

rmfr

Randomhero1982's picture
I don't think I've used the

I don't think I've used the word 'bullocks' even once...

arakish's picture
Where I am from, we say

Where I am from, we say bullocks, pronounced buhl-luhks. Similar to bollocks which I have heard pronounced bahl-lahks.

rmfr

rat spit's picture
The method is 13 percent

The method is 13 percent better than chance, depending on the practitioner. I don’t have a good conscious trail on you - but if I had to say. America. I don’t know my States welll. But you’re in mid America. Closer to the Atlantic than the Pacific.

arakish's picture
Try again. You missed by

Try again. You missed by this
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much.

rmfr

Cognostic's picture
Isn't this called "Cold

Isn't this called "Cold Reading." What a chump says the chimp. Project Stargate, and a few others like it, were canceled by the 1990's, The funding was stopped due to a lack of reliable results. END OF STORY

The only reason these programs were started was because of Russian propaganda during the cold war. America did not want the Russians to get a jump on them in research. There is no evidence at all that anything called "Remote Viewing" can produce any kind of results consistently and under research conditions. It just does not happen.

arakish's picture
@ Cog

@ Cog

Actually it has NEVER happened. There ain't no such thing as psionic powers except in the fantasy novel I am writing. And I do not see them ever happening in real life ever. Us apes are just too stupid and barbaric.

rmfr

Cognostic's picture
I thought I said that. (Damn

I thought I said that. (Damn - I gotta go back to school and learn to wreti bester.

Sheldon's picture
"Closer to the Atlantic than

"Closer to the Atlantic than the Pacific."

Wow! It's that accurate...

You're a delusional clown, and before you go putting that on your CV, it's not a compliment. My advice is that you get back on your medication pronto.

rat spit's picture
How interesting. The puny

How interesting. The puny atheist mind resorts to petty insults when it comes upon an intellect it cannot hope to fathom. Indeed, I think any future employer would be amazed that I was insulted on the internet by a virgin with aspergers. I will ignore your suggestion and add it to my CV.

rat spit's picture
Alright. Leave me alone. I’m

Alright. Leave me alone. I’m watching Netflix. Remember - the OverLord is watching YOU!

Tin-Man's picture
Re: Rat Spit

Re: Rat Spit

Hey, I don't know about the rest of you guys, but I'm starting to like this Rat Spit fellow. He's kinda fun!... *grin*...

Edit to add: Oh, my apologies. Didn't mean to be rude. Welcome to the AR, Rat Spit. Glad to have you with us. Great name, by the way. *chuckle*

arakish's picture
Me too. He's gonna be fun to

Me too. He's gonna be fun to play. Like the cat with the mouse.

rmfr

arakish's picture
So? rmfr

rat spit: "Alright. Leave me alone. I’m watching Netflix. Remember - the OverLord is watching YOU!"

So?

rmfr

Tin-Man's picture
@Arakish Re: OverLord

@Arakish Re: OverLord

Shhhhhhhh!... Shhh! Shhh! Shhh!.... Hey, don't piss off the OverLord, dude. We don't know anything about him yet, and he could be a real bad-ass. I'd hate to see you wind up in some Galactic Prison somewhere having to swing a pickaxe on some distant asteroid out in the middle of nowhere.

Nyarlathotep's picture
Sounds like Scientology.

Sounds like Scientology.

Oh did you guys know that before Scientology; Hubbard was involved in the occult. Tried to create a "moonchild" with the soul of the whore of Babylon by directing others to have sex while he made up incantations? Seriously, you can't make this shit up.

arakish's picture
With all the trouble I have

With all the trouble I have chasing Carl from my carrot garden? C'mon... How bad could this Overlord be?

rmfr

Tin-Man's picture
@Arakish

@Arakish

Yeah, but with Carl, the worst thing you have to worry about is getting rid of all the giant poo pellets he leaves all over the place. For all we know now, though, this OverLord guy could be a real asshole and banish you to some distant galaxy where you have to dance in a skimpy bikini-type outfit while chained to some huge slimy slug-looking character that eats live toads as a snack. Just doesn't sound like much fun.

Old man shouts at clouds's picture
@ TM

@ TM

Eric the Rainbow Farting Unicorn That Lives in My Garage is the true overlord! He just told me. Your imposter Bunny will feel the wrath of Eric when the carrot plague befalls all the crops in the fields. I prophet of Eric have spoken and using my telekinetic powers and remote viewing I will beat you at Pool as well! (9 ball of course)

Cognostic's picture
Then what the hell is POOF

Then what the hell is POOF the magic dragon doing in my back yard. He told me he is the overlord. He has told me that you are all blasphemers and for your blasphemy he will force your penises to stand erect in the mornings.

Tin-Man's picture
@Cog Re: "He has told me

@Cog Re: "He has told me that you are all blasphemers and for your blasphemy he will force your penises to stand erect in the mornings."

Well, that certainly does explain a few things.

arakish's picture
Hell. I am more afraid of

Hell. I am more afraid of Lysantra (the Elfin Goddess who lives with me) because she says there is no such thing as an Overlord. She says that is just a fignation imagiment concocted by the male of the species to compensate for the shortcomings of the standing penises granted by POOF the Magic Dragon.

***tree rustles as it shakes in fear***

rmfr

Nyarlathotep's picture
rat spit - The method is 13

rat spit - The method is 13 percent better than chance

What does that even mean?

Take a fair coin flip:

Does that mean a remote viewer can win 50% + 13% = 63% of the time?

Or does it mean a remote viewer can win .5 * 1.13 = 56.5% of the time?
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I guess it doesn't matter since as Cognostic hinted: I'd be out of a job tomorrow if either case were true.

Cognostic's picture
Hey... I just found an

Hey... I just found an anagram for Rat Spit. "Pretty Girl"

Old man shouts at clouds's picture
@ cOG...

@ cOG...
Nah..the exact anagram is a yorkshire sex offender i.e 't rapist.

algebe's picture
Old man shouts: yorkshire sex

Old man shouts: yorkshire sex offender i.e 't rapist.

"'t rapist" would assume that everyone knew which rapist you were talking about. Sadly Yorkshire has many, many rapists. Large gangs of Muslim men have been abducting and raping children with impunity for years in various South Yorkshire towns because local authorities and police were afraid of being called Islamophobic if they intervened. And child rape is condoned in Islam, isn't it?
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-45980210

Another anagram for Rat Spit is Tar Pits. That reminds me of the scene in "Last Action Hero" when Arnie and the dead farty guy fell in the La Brea tar pits, and a great bubble of flatulence burst through the oily surface.

Cognostic's picture
According to the Urban

According to the Urban Dictionary: "A miserable little dog, usually a terrier. The owner thinks that the sun shines out of their shit rat's arse. Given the opportunity, a shit rat will piss all over your house, and/or yap incessantly at nothing at all."

rat spit's picture
Every last one if you is a

Every last one if you is a disciple of the Evil One - which is precisely how the OverLord has prepared it. Pat your selves on the back.

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