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Even in these open – minded focus fusion forums, you still find a little closed – minded arrogance and smart – a – leck sarcasm from time to time…… I guess because some people think they are being funny or cute…… even if they’re not funny or cute. Comments like: ” You do a lot of talking to yourself a lot “, or statements like: ” Yes…… leave it to future generations ! ! ! ” ( Do I sense a little of that same kind of arrogance and sarcasm from people like Jimmy T or breakable in this forum subject…… or just my imagination ? )
On the subject of religion and religious fanatics, I really loved the movie ” RELIGULOUS ! ” with anti – religion bashing comedian Bill Maher in it. It was hyterically funny ! ! !
However, Bill Maher made a statement near the end of the movie which I TOTALLY disagree with. He said that ” SKEPTICISM IS HUMBLE ! ! ! ” :snake: :exclaim:
WHAT ? ! ? ! ! ! Could you please repeat that again ? :snake: :exclaim: :ahhh: :question:
By no means is skepticism always humble. Closed – minded skepticism can be just as ARROGANT as too much faith without evidence…… especially in the face of OVERWHELMING EVIDENCE for things like cold fusion. If anything, the fact that life is full of uncertainty is all the more reason to be open – minded about the UNLIMITED POSSIBILITIES…… not to be skeptical…… whatever it may be…… whether it be spiritual, scientific, or anything else.
Behind all types of arrogance you always have this arrogant air of absolute certainty…… that there’s an absolute 100% chance that you’re right…… and a ZERO PERCENT chance of any other alternative being correct…… whether it be fundamentalist religious fanatics who are absolutely certain they are right with no facts to back themselves up…… or arrogant athiests who go to the opposite extreme in being absolutely certain no god or supreme being exists (But were they there when the Big Bang occurred ?)…… or the stubborn mainstream science community absolutely certain Low Energy Nuclear Reactions ( LENR) is junk science…… stubborn denial of overwhelming evidence for cold fusion (the coulomb electrostatic charge barrier of repulsion is more of a psychological barrier than a physical one. Nothing that quantum mechanical tunneling can’t handle).
In fact, the only certainty in life is uncertainty itself (Well, maybe death and taxes ). 🙂