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    Pseudo believers

    Since there are pseudo-skeptics (who are very bad) as well as true skeptics (who are very good), could there also be pseudo-believers too? These pseudo-believers (PBs) might want to believe but, like many religious people, sometimes have 'doubts'.

    You might be able to separate PBs from true believers because:

    * they sometimes wonder if everything on Most Haunted is as it seems
    * they tell psychics 'no' when they get stuff wrong
    * they wonder if some poltergeist activity might just be a bad memory
    * they think some orbs could be dust after all
    * they wonder why spirit guides don't seem to talk to each other
    * they think it odd that aliens never tell us stuff we didn't already know
    * they wonder why EVP never makes sense until someone tells you what it's saying

    Obviously, like pseudo-skeptics, such PBs should be encouraged to follow the one true path of belief. All pseudos are not to be trusted!
    Last edited by Mulder; 7th August 2009 at 10:34 AM.

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    Re: Pseudo believers

    Why the constant need to label folk, to place into groups, categories, sub-groups and compartments?

    To the individualist, nothing is simply either... / or...

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    Re: Pseudo believers

    Quote Originally Posted by Nasib View Post
    Why the constant need to label folk, to place into groups, categories, sub-groups and compartments?

    To the individualist, nothing is simply either... / or...
    You AntiLabelists folks, coming here tying to take our forum.....

    AntiGroupists
    AntiCategoritists
    Anticompartmentelists.

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    Re: Pseudo believers

    Quote Originally Posted by Nasib View Post
    To the individualist, nothing is simply either... / or...
    Pah! Individualists, you're all the same.





    Oops, I've almost agreed with Polomint. Move along, nothing to see here...

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    Re: Pseudo believers

    To the individualist, nothing is simply either... / or...
    Except binary opposition.

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    Re: Pseudo believers

    Quote Originally Posted by Nasib View Post
    Why the constant need to label folk, to place into groups, categories, sub-groups and compartments?
    A pseudo-believer I suspect ... type 4 ...

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