Comments on: Levitation http://www.skepticblog.org/2009/01/24/levitation/ The official blog of the Skeptologists Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:24:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Devil's Advocate http://www.skepticblog.org/2009/01/24/levitation/#comment-3248 Devil's Advocate Mon, 02 Feb 2009 23:15:09 +0000 http://skepticblog.org/?p=964#comment-3248 Great, now you've roused the infidel Muffinista. Great, now you’ve roused the infidel Muffinista.

]]> By: Shahar Lubin http://www.skepticblog.org/2009/01/24/levitation/#comment-3001 Shahar Lubin Wed, 28 Jan 2009 02:38:35 +0000 http://skepticblog.org/?p=964#comment-3001 Don't forget the logical falacy of Appeal to base instincts - Spaghetti is more cool than muffin, nah nah nah nah nah. Don’t forget the logical falacy of Appeal to base instincts –

Spaghetti is more cool than muffin, nah nah nah nah nah.

]]> By: Devil's Advocate http://www.skepticblog.org/2009/01/24/levitation/#comment-2975 Devil's Advocate Mon, 26 Jan 2009 21:26:45 +0000 http://skepticblog.org/?p=964#comment-2975 However, the colonic properties of bran DO lend themselves to much better religious slogans........ However, the colonic properties of bran DO lend themselves to much better religious slogans……..

]]> By: Mastriani http://www.skepticblog.org/2009/01/24/levitation/#comment-2963 Mastriani Mon, 26 Jan 2009 18:02:52 +0000 http://skepticblog.org/?p=964#comment-2963 <i>But the Flying Spaghetti Monster is believed by lots of people (appeal to popularity), important people (appeal to authority)! They’ve believed in the FSM for months and months, years even (appeal to antiquity)! I just don’t see how anyone could believe in any ‘Cosmic BranMuffin’ (appeal to personal incredulity). You must be some kind of goof to believe in such a thing (ad hominem).</i> LOL, I concede, I concede, your argument for the FSM is inherently superior to the CBM, (I fell out of my chair laughing, thanks for that, well played, very well played). But the Flying Spaghetti Monster is believed by lots of people (appeal to popularity), important people (appeal to authority)! They’ve believed in the FSM for months and months, years even (appeal to antiquity)! I just don’t see how anyone could believe in any ‘Cosmic BranMuffin’ (appeal to personal incredulity). You must be some kind of goof to believe in such a thing (ad hominem).

LOL, I concede, I concede, your argument for the FSM is inherently superior to the CBM, (I fell out of my chair laughing, thanks for that, well played, very well played).

]]> By: Devil's Advocate http://www.skepticblog.org/2009/01/24/levitation/#comment-2954 Devil's Advocate Mon, 26 Jan 2009 17:03:41 +0000 http://skepticblog.org/?p=964#comment-2954 But the Flying Spaghetti Monster is believed by lots of people (appeal to popularity), important people (appeal to authority)! They've believed in the FSM for months and months, years even (appeal to antiquity)! I just don't see how anyone could believe in any 'Cosmic BranMuffin' (appeal to personal incredulity). You must be some kind of goof to believe in such a thing (ad hominem). But the Flying Spaghetti Monster is believed by lots of people (appeal to popularity), important people (appeal to authority)! They’ve believed in the FSM for months and months, years even (appeal to antiquity)! I just don’t see how anyone could believe in any ‘Cosmic BranMuffin’ (appeal to personal incredulity). You must be some kind of goof to believe in such a thing (ad hominem).

]]> By: Mastriani http://www.skepticblog.org/2009/01/24/levitation/#comment-2951 Mastriani Mon, 26 Jan 2009 15:33:47 +0000 http://skepticblog.org/?p=964#comment-2951 <i>The Flying Spaghetti Monster would kick the Cosmic BranMuffin’s butt.</i> Whatever dude, everyone knows that the Cosmic BranMuffin is real, and the Flying Spaghetti Monster is made up. The Cosmic BranMuffin provides fibery goodness for all his believers, now that's omnipresent love. The Flying Spaghetti Monster would kick the Cosmic BranMuffin’s butt.

Whatever dude, everyone knows that the Cosmic BranMuffin is real, and the Flying Spaghetti Monster is made up. The Cosmic BranMuffin provides fibery goodness for all his believers, now that’s omnipresent love.

]]> By: Devil's Advocate http://www.skepticblog.org/2009/01/24/levitation/#comment-2938 Devil's Advocate Mon, 26 Jan 2009 00:40:23 +0000 http://skepticblog.org/?p=964#comment-2938 The Flying Spaghetti Monster would kick the Cosmic BranMuffin's butt. The Flying Spaghetti Monster would kick the Cosmic BranMuffin’s butt.

]]> By: Max http://www.skepticblog.org/2009/01/24/levitation/#comment-2936 Max Sun, 25 Jan 2009 21:55:16 +0000 http://skepticblog.org/?p=964#comment-2936 Replicating claims instead of explaining them... Sort of like giving fish instead of teaching how to fish. Ensures job security for the fishermen. The power of flight: http://www.martinjetpack.com/video-demonstration.aspx Replicating claims instead of explaining them… Sort of like giving fish instead of teaching how to fish. Ensures job security for the fishermen.

The power of flight:
http://www.martinjetpack.com/video-demonstration.aspx

]]> By: Mastriani http://www.skepticblog.org/2009/01/24/levitation/#comment-2935 Mastriani Sun, 25 Jan 2009 20:29:30 +0000 http://skepticblog.org/?p=964#comment-2935 <i>Pffffft. If man were meant to fly, the Flying Spaghetti Monster would have given him wings or, like, big springy things on his feet.</i> The Cosmic BranMuffin will bestow upon us the power of the midi-chlorians. I am becoming real skeptical about your science knowledge ... springy things on the feet, whatever. The Force is the next obvious intelligent design step ... wings, pfffft. Pffffft. If man were meant to fly, the Flying Spaghetti Monster would have given him wings or, like, big springy things on his feet.

The Cosmic BranMuffin will bestow upon us the power of the midi-chlorians. I am becoming real skeptical about your science knowledge … springy things on the feet, whatever. The Force is the next obvious intelligent design step … wings, pfffft.

]]> By: Devil's Advocate http://www.skepticblog.org/2009/01/24/levitation/#comment-2934 Devil's Advocate Sun, 25 Jan 2009 20:21:27 +0000 http://skepticblog.org/?p=964#comment-2934 Pffffft. If man were meant to fly, the Flying Spaghetti Monster would have given him wings or, like, big springy things on his feet. Pffffft. If man were meant to fly, the Flying Spaghetti Monster would have given him wings or, like, big springy things on his feet.

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