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Mashuna · 28th November 2010, 01:47 PM

Originally Posted by alfa1

Everything is in my book Who am I?
I defined 7 levels...

Live the engineers alone they are not capable to do such things...

Ha! I defined at least 11 levels. You've got some more work to do, my friend.

Craig4 · 28th November 2010, 02:02 PM

Originally Posted by alfa1

Everything is in my book Who am I?
I defined 7 levels...

Live the engineers alone they are not capable to do such things...

You do realize that no one here is going to buy your book right?

dafydd · 28th November 2010, 02:34 PM

Originally Posted by Craig4

You do realize that no one here is going to buy your book right?

Along with the rest of the world.

dafydd · 28th November 2010, 02:35 PM

Originally Posted by Mashuna

Ha! I defined at least 11 levels. You've got some more work to do, my friend.

I counted 12.Alfa,you're way behind.

The Man · 28th November 2010, 02:39 PM

Originally Posted by alfa1

Everything is in my book Who am I?
I defined 7 levels...

And…

Originally Posted by The Man

Where do you place yourself in those ‘levels’?

What level would be your “animal level”.

Originally Posted by alfa1

Live the engineers alone they are not capable to do such things...

Do what “such things”?

Be mostly sane?

Be moderately crazy?

Pull a number out of their arse like

Originally Posted by alfa1

I calculated: 98%

?

You haven’t known too many engineers, have you?

As you assert “98%” are “idiots” and “rotten people” as well as “98% of people are at animal level” is this the target demographic for your book or did you write it for the other ‘2%’ that must comprise your other six levels?

Do you put that in the forward?

‘I hope you will enjoy this book in spite of the fact that I think most of you are idiots and rotten people at “animal level”.

Or closing remarks?

‘Unfortunately as this book was written for only 2% of the population not “at animal level”, so having purchased and read it chances are you are just one of the 98% I think are idiots and rotten people at “animal level”, but thanks anyway’.

Perhaps in a sales pitch?

‘“Who am I”, other than someone who has calculated that 98% of you are idiots and rotten people at “animal level”, buy my book and find out.’

tsig · 28th November 2010, 02:52 PM

Originally Posted by alfa1

"Obama represents the Americans(rich and poor) at animal level, Merkel represents the Germans at animal level, Sarkozy represents the French at animal level…."

Adrian Ferent

The USA ambassador said last week in Romania: the politicians have a special DNA that is why they do not say ‘the whole truth’.
I calculated the majority are at animal level, the politicians are elected by people at animal level.
That is why Obama represents the Americans(rich and poor) at animal level, Merkel represents the Germans at animal level, Sarkozy represents the French at animal level….
Here we are as Apes after 200000 years of Evolution.
From

You're not at the animal level, right?

Fnord · 28th November 2010, 03:01 PM

Originally Posted by alfa1

Fnord = Revenge?- you are right about Romania.
I am looking to go somewhere else...

FINALLY! You have responded to one of my posts. Now, how about responding with evidence for the existence of chakrae? What do I have to do to get you to respond appropriately to that question? Should I ask in the common language?

Vă rugăm să furnizaţi dovezi pentru existenţa unor "chakrae". Până când veţi face acest lucru, nici unul dintre noi aici, te vor crede. Ai înţeles?

_{<Please provide evidence for the existence of "chakrae". Until you do this thing, none of us here will believe you. Do you understand?>}

quarky · 28th November 2010, 03:07 PM

This could get cruel.

Someone wandered into the wrong bar, in the wrong neighborhood, and spouted off some wrong stuff, and now we must beat him to death. Feels icky. Can't we just break its knees, and leave it alone?

laca · 28th November 2010, 03:26 PM

Originally Posted by Fnord

FINALLY! You have responded to one of my posts. Now, how about responding with evidence for the existence of chakrae? What do I have to do to get you to respond appropriately to that question? Should I ask in the common language?

Vă rugăm să furnizaţi dovezi pentru existenţa unor "chakrae". Până când veţi face acest lucru, nici unul dintre noi aici, te vor crede. Ai înţeles?

_{<Please provide evidence for the existence of "chakrae". Until you do this thing, none of us here will believe you. Do you understand?>}

Astonishing result from a Google translation...

However, for consistency's sake, it should have been either "Te rog să furnizezi dovezi pentru existenţa unor "chakrae". Până când vei face acest lucru, nici unul dintre noi aici te vor crede. Ai înţeles?" (for an intimate tone), or "Vă rugăm să furnizaţi dovezi pentru existenţa unor "chakrae". Până când veţi face acest lucru, nici unul dintre noi aici vă vor crede. Ați înţeles?" (for an official tone).

Fnord · 28th November 2010, 03:38 PM

Originally Posted by laca

Astonishing result from a Google translation...

However, for consistency's sake, it should have been either "Te rog să furnizezi dovezi pentru existenţa unor "chakrae". Până când vei face acest lucru, nici unul dintre noi aici te vor crede. Ai înţeles?" (for an intimate tone), or "Vă rugăm să furnizaţi dovezi pentru existenţa unor "chakrae". Până când veţi face acest lucru, nici unul dintre noi aici vă vor crede. Ați înţeles?" (for an official tone).

THANK YOU!

I had hoped that if he could explain his position in his native language, the rest of us could run it through GT and get something that (maybe) makes some sense. At the very least, he now knows that there is at least one of us who speaks Romanian.

quadraginta · 28th November 2010, 07:47 PM

Originally Posted by Fnord

THANK YOU!

I had hoped that if he could explain his position in his native language, the rest of us could run it through GT and get something that (maybe) makes some sense. At the very least, he now knows that there is at least one of us who speaks Romanian.

My Babblefish translator suggested that was an obscure dialect of Vogon.

Maybe I need to check for a version upgrade.

Fnord · 28th November 2010, 08:42 PM

Originally Posted by quadraginta

My Babblefish translator suggested that was an obscure dialect of Vogon. Maybe I need to check for a version upgrade.

Vogon ... Romainian ... Rap ... it's all attrocious as poetry.

cornsail · 29th November 2010, 02:30 AM

Originally Posted by Craig4

You do realize that no one here is going to buy your book right?

To be precise: 98% of us will not buy your book.

cornsail · 29th November 2010, 02:33 AM

"Within each SCSPL system, subsystems sharing critical aspects of global structure will also manifest the self-configuration imperative of their inclusive SCSPL. Human beings are such subsystems."

Christopher Langan, Bouncer and World's Most Intelligent Man

alfa1 · 29th November 2010, 04:40 AM

98% is OK!

The Man · 29th November 2010, 06:37 AM

"is OK", for what?

Being “idiots” and “rotten people” as well as “at animal level”? Kind of makes your other 6 levels of your “Evolution theory on people” rather superfluous. Unless of course “animal level” is your top ‘level’ replete with “idiots” and “rotten people”.

Again…

Originally Posted by The Man

Where do you place yourself in those ‘levels’?

alfa1 · 29th November 2010, 07:24 AM

Where do you place yourself in those ‘levels’?

I discovered the theory!

Little 10 Toes · 29th November 2010, 07:26 AM

Please provide proof that chakras exist.

The Man · 29th November 2010, 07:34 AM

Originally Posted by alfa1

Where do you place yourself in those ‘levels’?

I discovered the theory!

Is 'discoverer of the theory' one of your 'levels'?

If so, it makes that ‘level’ rather restrictive.

If not, then it is hardly any kind of answer to the question.

Where does 'discoverer of the theory' as one of your levels rank in relation to your "animal level"?

dasmiller · 29th November 2010, 08:15 AM

Originally Posted by The Man

It’s all the stress and strain, elongated working hours and compressed schedules. Leading to a distortion under the applied loads and a Poisson distribution of crazy. So most engineers are only average crazy (for engineers that is), a few to the one end are practically sane (and often pass as such) and few to the other end are, well, I think ‘bat crap crazy’ is the technical engineering term.

I, for one, can pass for sane for up to several minutes, particularly on a phone conversation.

. . . if I'm not one of the participants.

Dancing David · 29th November 2010, 09:28 AM

Originally Posted by alfa1

Einstein said during the WWI:
"I find it difficult to believe that I belong to such an idiotic, rotten species — the species that actually boasts of its freedom of will, heroism on command, senseless violence, and all of the loathsome nonsense that goes by the name of patriotism."

Einstein did not calculate how many idiots, rotten people are...
I calculated: 98%

I doubt you used a metric that makes sense or has any validity, so what metric did you use to measure those values?

Hmmmm?

alfa1 · 29th November 2010, 10:02 AM

You can try to do it!

Little 10 Toes · 29th November 2010, 10:16 AM

Try and do what? How about you stop trolling and provide evidence of chakras? How about you explain to the average person what "|ψ> = c1|Φ1> + c2|Φ2> + c3|Φ3> + c4|Φ4> + c5|Φ5> + c6|Φ6> + c7|Φ7> are 7 states |Φi >" means?

A Laughing Baby · 29th November 2010, 11:21 AM

I'm still laughing at the idea of someone "discovering" a theory.

quadraginta · 29th November 2010, 11:36 AM

Originally Posted by A Laughing Baby

I'm still laughing at the idea of someone "discovering" a theory.

You'll get a real kick out of this thread, then.

The Man · 29th November 2010, 01:18 PM

Originally Posted by dasmiller

I, for one, can pass for sane for up to several minutes, particularly on a phone conversation.

. . . if I'm not one of the participants.

So you’re the one at the less crazy far end of the curve and also the one I keep hearing breathing on my phone. Thanks, for a while there I thought I was slipping down the slope past just average engineer crazy.

A Laughing Baby · 29th November 2010, 01:25 PM

Originally Posted by quadraginta

You'll get a real kick out of this thread, then.

Lord.

dasmiller · 29th November 2010, 02:26 PM

Originally Posted by The Man

So you’re the one at the less crazy far end of the curve and also the one I keep hearing breathing on my phone.

Usually I keep my breathing to myself, but every now and then I have the overwhelming urge to channel Darth Vader. Particularly during strategy sessions, for some reason.

Quote:

Thanks, for a while there I thought I was slipping down the slope past just average engineer crazy.

Oh, don't rule it out just because of me

quarky · 29th November 2010, 04:27 PM

Well, I've thought about it for awhile, and I've decided that I'm willing to accept the o.p. at face value. I long to turn my fate over to a master of the occult, even if it means giving up my record collection and being cool with my ol' lady going to the ashram at night, without me, sometimes.

I'm just really tired of having to think.

At least I won't have to buy an "Amega Wand", right?

(I hate to shop. I just want someone to tell me what to do.)

Is it wrong to wonder about the places in between the chakras?
Is it possible to be stuck between the 3rd and 4th chakras?

Would I be allowed to invent a "Pi" chakra?
If I bought the book?

Weak Kitten · 29th November 2010, 05:09 PM

Sooo....I'm not going to get an explanation of what chakras are or do am I?

quarky · 29th November 2010, 05:29 PM

I explained chakras. What more do you need?
Crotch chakra= low-life scum.
Head chakra= enlightened master.

The in between chakras are mostly boring, except maybe the 'heart' chakra. Heart chakra influences one's willingness to leave a big tip and such.
These 'centers' of energy flow remain outside of normal, pragmatic analysis.
Hence, no possible definition of them is likely to 'wash' with a skeptic.

The spiritual realm, by definition, is outside the realm of Newtonian factoids.

It only gets in trouble (with me, anyway) when it claims to bridge this gap; when it claims to be science.

Let's keep the spirit realm unpolluted!

alfa1 · 30th November 2010, 02:09 AM

"I defined people at animal level those who are living at the first 3 chakras level"
Adrian Ferent

marplots · 30th November 2010, 02:14 AM

Originally Posted by alfa1

"I defined people at animal level those who are living at the first 3 chakras level"
Adrian Ferent

How can I tell what chakra level I am at? I'm not saying I necessarily want to raise my level and lord it over others, but I'd like to be able to put that in my medical history.

Barney Gumble · 30th November 2010, 02:36 AM

When someone attempts to answer the one of the 'big questions' with a complicated mathematical equation, well they're just too pig headed to admit they haven't got a clue.

dafydd · 30th November 2010, 02:42 AM

Originally Posted by Barney Gumble

When someone attempts to answer the one of the 'big questions' with a complicated mathematical equation, well they're just too pig headed to admit they haven't got a clue.

I think that we all twigged that with his first post.

Dancing David · 30th November 2010, 07:54 AM

Originally Posted by alfa1

You can try to do it!

So you don't know how you derived your own figure, why does that suprize me?

Dancing David · 30th November 2010, 07:55 AM

Originally Posted by alfa1

"I defined people at animal level those who are living at the first 3 chakras level"
Adrian Ferent

Define those behaviors and how your measured them.

Craig4 · 30th November 2010, 08:12 AM

Originally Posted by alfa1

"I defined people at animal level those who are living at the first 3 chakras level"
Adrian Ferent

Cool, can we pick what animal we get to be?

Fnord · 30th November 2010, 08:13 AM

C_C = 1/239 = 0.004

The credibility of this thread has now dropped below the 0.5 percentile threshold.

dafydd · 30th November 2010, 08:30 AM

It never rose above 0.0.Is is just me or are our chew toys wearing out more quickly nowadays?

28th November 2010, 01:47 PM	#201
Mashuna Ovis ex Machina Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Welsh Wales Posts: 6,590	Originally Posted by alfa1 Everything is in my book Who am I? I defined 7 levels... Live the engineers alone they are not capable to do such things... Ha! I defined at least 11 levels. You've got some more work to do, my friend.
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28th November 2010, 02:02 PM	#202
Craig4 Philosopher Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 5,398	Originally Posted by alfa1 Everything is in my book Who am I? I defined 7 levels... Live the engineers alone they are not capable to do such things... You do realize that no one here is going to buy your book right?
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28th November 2010, 02:39 PM	#205
The Man Scourge, of the supernatural Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Poughkeepsie, NY Posts: 7,579	Originally Posted by alfa1 Everything is in my book Who am I? I defined 7 levels... And… Originally Posted by The Man Where do you place yourself in those ‘levels’? What level would be your “animal level”. Originally Posted by alfa1 Live the engineers alone they are not capable to do such things... Do what “such things”? Be mostly sane? Be moderately crazy? Pull a number out of their arse like Originally Posted by alfa1 I calculated: 98% ? You haven’t known too many engineers, have you? As you assert “98%” are “idiots” and “rotten people” as well as “98% of people are at animal level” is this the target demographic for your book or did you write it for the other ‘2%’ that must comprise your other six levels? Do you put that in the forward? ‘I hope you will enjoy this book in spite of the fact that I think most of you are idiots and rotten people at “animal level”. Or closing remarks? ‘Unfortunately as this book was written for only 2% of the population not “at animal level”, so having purchased and read it chances are you are just one of the 98% I think are idiots and rotten people at “animal level”, but thanks anyway’. Perhaps in a sales pitch? ‘“Who am I”, other than someone who has calculated that 98% of you are idiots and rotten people at “animal level”, buy my book and find out.’
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28th November 2010, 03:01 PM	#207
Fnord Metasyntactic Variable Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 6,633	Originally Posted by alfa1 Fnord = Revenge?- you are right about Romania. I am looking to go somewhere else... FINALLY! You have responded to one of my posts. Now, how about responding with evidence for the existence of chakrae? What do I have to do to get you to respond appropriately to that question? Should I ask in the common language? *Vă rugăm să furnizaţi dovezi pentru existenţa unor "chakrae". Până când veţi face acest lucru, nici unul dintre noi aici, te vor crede. Ai înţeles?* *_{<Please provide evidence for the existence of "chakrae". Until you do this thing, none of us here will believe you. Do you understand?>}*
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28th November 2010, 03:07 PM	#208
quarky Banned Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 20,454	This could get cruel. Someone wandered into the wrong bar, in the wrong neighborhood, and spouted off some wrong stuff, and now we must beat him to death. Feels icky. Can't we just break its knees, and leave it alone?
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28th November 2010, 02:34 PM	#203
dafydd Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Belgium (Flatland) Posts: 31,680	Originally Posted by Craig4 You do realize that no one here is going to buy your book right? Along with the rest of the world.

28th November 2010, 02:35 PM	#204
dafydd Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Belgium (Flatland) Posts: 31,680	Originally Posted by Mashuna Ha! I defined at least 11 levels. You've got some more work to do, my friend. I counted 12.Alfa,you're way behind.

28th November 2010, 02:52 PM	#206
tsig a carbon based life-form Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 27,257	Originally Posted by alfa1 "Obama represents the Americans(rich and poor) at animal level, Merkel represents the Germans at animal level, Sarkozy represents the French at animal level…." Adrian Ferent The USA ambassador said last week in Romania: the politicians have a special DNA that is why they do not say ‘the whole truth’. I calculated the majority are at animal level, the politicians are elected by people at animal level. That is why Obama represents the Americans(rich and poor) at animal level, Merkel represents the Germans at animal level, Sarkozy represents the French at animal level…. Here we are as Apes after 200000 years of Evolution. From You're not at the animal level, right?

28th November 2010, 03:26 PM	#209
laca Illuminator Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 3,176	Originally Posted by Fnord FINALLY! You have responded to one of my posts. Now, how about responding with evidence for the existence of chakrae? What do I have to do to get you to respond appropriately to that question? Should I ask in the common language? *Vă rugăm să furnizaţi dovezi pentru existenţa unor "chakrae". Până când veţi face acest lucru, nici unul dintre noi aici, te vor crede. Ai înţeles?* *_{<Please provide evidence for the existence of "chakrae". Until you do this thing, none of us here will believe you. Do you understand?>}* Astonishing result from a Google translation... However, for consistency's sake, it should have been either "Te rog să furnizezi dovezi pentru existenţa unor "chakrae". Până când vei face acest lucru, nici unul dintre noi aici te vor crede. Ai înţeles?" (for an intimate tone), or "Vă rugăm să furnizaţi dovezi pentru existenţa unor "chakrae". Până când veţi face acest lucru, nici unul dintre noi aici vă vor crede. Ați înţeles?" (for an official tone).
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28th November 2010, 03:38 PM	#210
Fnord Metasyntactic Variable Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 6,633	Originally Posted by laca Astonishing result from a Google translation... However, for consistency's sake, it should have been either "Te rog să furnizezi dovezi pentru existenţa unor "chakrae". Până când vei face acest lucru, nici unul dintre noi aici te vor crede. Ai înţeles?" (for an intimate tone), or "Vă rugăm să furnizaţi dovezi pentru existenţa unor "chakrae". Până când veţi face acest lucru, nici unul dintre noi aici vă vor crede. Ați înţeles?" (for an official tone). THANK YOU! I had hoped that if he could explain his position in his native language, the rest of us could run it through GT and get something that (maybe) makes some sense. At the very least, he now knows that there is at least one of us who speaks Romanian.
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28th November 2010, 07:47 PM	#211
quadraginta What was the question? Join Date: May 2009 Location: Central Vale of Humility Posts: 7,964	Originally Posted by Fnord THANK YOU! I had hoped that if he could explain his position in his native language, the rest of us could run it through GT and get something that (maybe) makes some sense. At the very least, he now knows that there is at least one of us who speaks Romanian. My Babblefish translator suggested that was an obscure dialect of Vogon. Maybe I need to check for a version upgrade.
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28th November 2010, 08:42 PM	#212
Fnord Metasyntactic Variable Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 6,633	Originally Posted by quadraginta My Babblefish translator suggested that was an obscure dialect of Vogon. Maybe I need to check for a version upgrade. Vogon ... Romainian ... Rap ... it's all attrocious as poetry.
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29th November 2010, 02:30 AM	#213
cornsail Master Poster Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: nowhereville Posts: 2,694	Originally Posted by Craig4 You do realize that no one here is going to buy your book right? To be precise: 98% of us will not buy your book.

29th November 2010, 02:33 AM	#214
cornsail Master Poster Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: nowhereville Posts: 2,694	"Within each SCSPL system, subsystems sharing critical aspects of global structure will also manifest the self-configuration imperative of their inclusive SCSPL. Human beings are such subsystems." Christopher Langan, Bouncer and World's Most Intelligent Man

29th November 2010, 04:40 AM	#215
alfa1 Banned Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 331	98% is OK!
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29th November 2010, 06:37 AM	#216
The Man Scourge, of the supernatural Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Poughkeepsie, NY Posts: 7,579	"is OK", for what? Being “idiots” and “rotten people” as well as “at animal level”? Kind of makes your other 6 levels of your “Evolution theory on people” rather superfluous. Unless of course “animal level” is your top ‘level’ replete with “idiots” and “rotten people”. Again… Originally Posted by The Man Where do you place yourself in those ‘levels’?
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29th November 2010, 07:24 AM	#217
alfa1 Banned Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 331	Where do you place yourself in those ‘levels’? I discovered the theory!
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29th November 2010, 07:26 AM	#218
Little 10 Toes Graduate Poster Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Who's house? Run's house! Posts: 1,462	Please provide proof that chakras exist.
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29th November 2010, 07:34 AM	#219
The Man Scourge, of the supernatural Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Poughkeepsie, NY Posts: 7,579	Originally Posted by alfa1 Where do you place yourself in those ‘levels’? I discovered the theory! Is 'discoverer of the theory' one of your 'levels'? If so, it makes that ‘level’ rather restrictive. If not, then it is hardly any kind of answer to the question. Where does 'discoverer of the theory' as one of your levels rank in relation to your "animal level"?
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29th November 2010, 08:15 AM	#220
dasmiller Just the right amount of cowbell Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Well past Hither, looking for Yon Posts: 3,503	Originally Posted by The Man It’s all the stress and strain, elongated working hours and compressed schedules. Leading to a distortion under the applied loads and a Poisson distribution of crazy. So most engineers are only average crazy (for engineers that is), a few to the one end are practically sane (and often pass as such) and few to the other end are, well, I think ‘bat crap crazy’ is the technical engineering term. I, for one, can pass for sane for up to several minutes, particularly on a phone conversation. . . . if I'm not one of the participants.
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29th November 2010, 09:28 AM	#221
Dancing David Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Central Illinois Posts: 34,931	Originally Posted by alfa1 Einstein said during the WWI: "I find it difficult to believe that I belong to such an idiotic, rotten species — the species that actually boasts of its freedom of will, heroism on command, senseless violence, and all of the loathsome nonsense that goes by the name of patriotism." Einstein did not calculate how many idiots, rotten people are... I calculated: 98% I doubt you used a metric that makes sense or has any validity, so what metric did you use to measure those values? Hmmmm?
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29th November 2010, 10:02 AM	#222
alfa1 Banned Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 331	You can try to do it!
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29th November 2010, 10:16 AM	#223
Little 10 Toes Graduate Poster Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Who's house? Run's house! Posts: 1,462	Try and do what? How about you stop trolling and provide evidence of chakras? How about you explain to the average person what "\|ψ> = c1\|Φ1> + c2\|Φ2> + c3\|Φ3> + c4\|Φ4> + c5\|Φ5> + c6\|Φ6> + c7\|Φ7> are 7 states \|Φi >" means?
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29th November 2010, 11:21 AM	#224
A Laughing Baby A baby. Goo goo ga ga Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 2,992	I'm still laughing at the idea of someone "discovering" a theory.
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29th November 2010, 11:36 AM	#225
quadraginta What was the question? Join Date: May 2009 Location: Central Vale of Humility Posts: 7,964	Originally Posted by A Laughing Baby I'm still laughing at the idea of someone "discovering" a theory. You'll get a real kick out of this thread, then.
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29th November 2010, 01:18 PM	#226
The Man Scourge, of the supernatural Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Poughkeepsie, NY Posts: 7,579	Originally Posted by dasmiller I, for one, can pass for sane for up to several minutes, particularly on a phone conversation. . . . if I'm not one of the participants. So you’re the one at the less crazy far end of the curve and also the one I keep hearing breathing on my phone. Thanks, for a while there I thought I was slipping down the slope past just average engineer crazy.
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29th November 2010, 01:25 PM	#227
A Laughing Baby A baby. Goo goo ga ga Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 2,992	Originally Posted by quadraginta You'll get a real kick out of this thread, then. Lord.
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29th November 2010, 02:26 PM	#228
dasmiller Just the right amount of cowbell Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Well past Hither, looking for Yon Posts: 3,503	Originally Posted by The Man So you’re the one at the less crazy far end of the curve and also the one I keep hearing breathing on my phone. Usually I keep my breathing to myself, but every now and then I have the overwhelming urge to channel Darth Vader. Particularly during strategy sessions, for some reason. Quote: Thanks, for a while there I thought I was slipping down the slope past just average engineer crazy. Oh, don't rule it out just because of me
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29th November 2010, 04:27 PM	#229
quarky Banned Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 20,454	Well, I've thought about it for awhile, and I've decided that I'm willing to accept the o.p. at face value. I long to turn my fate over to a master of the occult, even if it means giving up my record collection and being cool with my ol' lady going to the ashram at night, without me, sometimes. I'm just really tired of having to think. At least I won't have to buy an "Amega Wand", right? (I hate to shop. I just want someone to tell me what to do.) Is it wrong to wonder about the places in between the chakras? Is it possible to be stuck between the 3rd and 4th chakras? Would I be allowed to invent a "Pi" chakra? If I bought the book?
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29th November 2010, 05:09 PM	#230
Weak Kitten Graduate Poster Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Lost and lonely...will you be my friend? Posts: 1,808	Sooo....I'm not going to get an explanation of what chakras are or do am I?

29th November 2010, 05:29 PM	#231
quarky Banned Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 20,454	I explained chakras. What more do you need? Crotch chakra= low-life scum. Head chakra= enlightened master. The in between chakras are mostly boring, except maybe the 'heart' chakra. Heart chakra influences one's willingness to leave a big tip and such. These 'centers' of energy flow remain outside of normal, pragmatic analysis. Hence, no possible definition of them is likely to 'wash' with a skeptic. The spiritual realm, by definition, is outside the realm of Newtonian factoids. It only gets in trouble (with me, anyway) when it claims to bridge this gap; when it claims to be science. Let's keep the spirit realm unpolluted!
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30th November 2010, 02:09 AM	#232
alfa1 Banned Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 331	"I defined people at animal level those who are living at the first 3 chakras level" Adrian Ferent
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30th November 2010, 02:14 AM	#233
marplots Philosopher Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 5,645	Originally Posted by alfa1 "I defined people at animal level those who are living at the first 3 chakras level" Adrian Ferent How can I tell what chakra level I am at? I'm not saying I necessarily want to raise my level and lord it over others, but I'd like to be able to put that in my medical history.
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30th November 2010, 02:36 AM	#234
Barney Gumble New Blood Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 12	When someone attempts to answer the one of the 'big questions' with a complicated mathematical equation, well they're just too pig headed to admit they haven't got a clue.

30th November 2010, 02:42 AM	#235
dafydd Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Belgium (Flatland) Posts: 31,680	Originally Posted by Barney Gumble When someone attempts to answer the one of the 'big questions' with a complicated mathematical equation, well they're just too pig headed to admit they haven't got a clue. I think that we all twigged that with his first post.