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![]() I am not superstitious but I would think twice before bringing a banana on my boat!
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![]() Do you believe in what you see? Or do you see what you believe in?
Does reality differ from person to person or is it a constant? What is knowledge? Does it differ from belief? Are knowledge and beliefs the same thing? What is truth? What is sufficient justification? Tell me what you think, folks. |
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![]() Taylor! Those are questions for Cheryl, the Prolific Epistemologist!
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Mind vs Sight ![]() ![]() At what point can things be explained through Logic where many things are assumed? The power of thought is known to change what we see or hear. Again I'm looking for Key words and in no way trying to change your statments. Keep the superstitions coming. I hope this is fun for everyone. Thanks again everyone.
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You guys are Real Philosophers! Not sure what it means, though, I'd probably flunk it as quick as I'd flunk Psychology (thanx Spell-Checker). |
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![]() Thanks for the thought Eric.
But I can only speak for myself and I am No Philosopher ![]() ![]() Here are a couple of definitions found in "Webster's New World Dictionary." Second College Edition, Deluxe Color Edition; Copyright 1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, and 1984 by Simon & Schuster, Inc." ![]() Superstition su-per-sti-tion (soo'per stish'en) n. [ME. supersticion < M Fr. < L. superstito, excessive fear of the gods, superstition, orig., a standing still over < superstare, to stand over < super-, SUPER- + stare, to STAND] 1. any belief or attitude, based on fear or ignorance, that is inconsistent with the known laws of science or with what is generally considered in the particular society as true and rational; esp., such a belief in charms, omens, the supernatural, etc. 2. any action or pratice based on such a belief or attitude 3. such beliefs or attitudes collectively Superstitious su-per-sti-tious (-es) adj. 1. of, characterized by, or resulting from superstition 2. having superstitions Example; Will somebody chose the icon by preference of the color or by superstition of the color? ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Lets do a survey: A. Preference of Color and Why? B. Superstitious of Color and Why? Thanks everyone. Let me know if you want me to stop and I'll put this Thread to ![]()
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![]() For starts, I'd Luv to understand all the stuff that's going on but, so far, all I've learned much is to duck, run, or fight. And thanx for the dictionary definition.
As for the survey: Well, the 3rd one must be lazy or on a coffee break ![]() Wow! Looks like the purple nanner's off his coffee break, now! What!? Now he's asleep again.... Real unpredictable! Last edited by Eric : 08-30-2009 at 04:34 AM. Reason: The purple nanner woke up |
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![]() My simple definition of a superstitious person: A person that believes that something good or bad will follow specific actions based on unfounded beliefs, for example "We will win if I wear my red shirt". The belief may be based on observations or correlations that are factual and accurate, but have no logical basis for the correlations. For example--the team may have won in the past when I wore my red shirt--or may have lost when I didn't.
Modern scientific knowledge is based on falsifiable hypotheses, since it is often impossible to prove the truth, but much easier to prove that something is false. A win when I am wearing my red shirt does not prove my superstition, but a loss while I am wearing my red shirt does prove it wrong. |
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![]() Not sure I understand "falsifiable hypothessis" but, from what ya said, must be something like "process of elimination". I've noticed that happening a lot and it can be misleading, too. Still trying to figure out what colors have to do with superstision, not familiar with that, yet. One thing for sure, whatever had the rabbit's foot, before me, was Anything but lucky
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![]() A falsifiable hypothesis: A hypothesis that can be tested and proven false. We often use a null hypothesis (the opposite of what we really want to prove), because we can prove that false.
An example--Hypothesis: Bananas will grow faster with added nitrogen fertilizer. Our null hypothesis would be: Bananas will not grow faster with added nitrogen fertilizer. The experiment would need to be replicated and measurements set up so that they could be analyzed using statistics. If we tried to test the original hypothesis, we would probably find it true, but we would not know how true or how certain we could be that it was true. But the null hypothesis would probably be found to be false and we would be able to use statistics to say how certain we are that the hypothesis is false--ie 95% or 99%. |
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![]() Wow! Took a little time but I get it, now. Just cause ya add nitrogen doesn't absolutely mean that's what caused it to grow faster. So ya do the opposite to see if that might be what caused it. Jeeps! That's a whole new way to think about it! And the null hypothesis is to make sure you're right. Thanx Sbl
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Your first quote seems to be: Preference of Color. ![]() Your second quote falls in the line of: Objects vs Action ![]() Your third quote opens up to another way of thinking. ![]() Red vehicles are fast when standing motionless--Fear of a speeding ticket. ![]() Blue, the color of water--Fear of drowning. ![]() Green paint on a race car (in the older days)--Fear of an accident. ![]() Brown the color of dirt--fear of death. ![]() Are these Superstitions or Preferences? Fear is a major point of Superstitious behavior. ![]() Quote:
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Thank you for your input sbl. I'm currious; What percentage of spectators wore red shirts to the games? Facts vs hypothesis My next question deals with ![]() ---idea for icon: Nanner in a plane--- Anyway, here's the next question. Is it superstition (fear of the unknown) or fact that determines a response from anyone who see's a UFO in the sky?
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Gotta admit, my response would be excitement Not fact. Spooky or not, I'd Luv to see a real spaceship from another planet! Fact would be best, though, and a lot of people would be Too Spooked. BTW, Thanx for the color info. Think I'll just stick to how good they look ![]() |
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![]() As it relates to this question: Is it superstition (fear of the unknown) or fact that determines a response from anyone who see's a UFO in the sky?
![]() I believe superstitious individuals will respond differently because of their fear of the unknown ![]() Then there are those individuals whom relate to the facts presented to them and respond occordingly letting the facts guide them to a conclussion. ![]() Example: In both cases you'll have the same facts: Unidentified object, the sky, object moves or hovers, lights or no lights, sound or no sound, day or night, etc. Only their methods to get to the conclussion will be different. But we can't leave out the possibility their conclussions could differ. ![]() ![]() Superstitions vs Facts Quote:
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![]() I believe in order for anybody to get excited (ie: UFO's), the Facts would have to be present on what is being observed. ![]() Superstitions vs Conclussions or Facts vs Conclussions Thanks sbl; Red seems to be a popular color there. I can't help but ask if the Red ![]() Please let me know if you disagree with my statments. I'm open to any suggestions and starved for more knowledge. Thanks again everyone for your responses,
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![]() I'm sure that for many the choice would be superstitious, but for me. it would be a demonstration of team support.
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![]() Sad to say, I stoped supporting teams when the sports went from a great spectator's game to a money grabbing buisness ![]() Anything for free, That's for me ![]() Thanks for your input sbl.
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