Wet paint -- is it ?

tracker · 29-07-2009, 09:56 AM

why is it that when some one tells you there are billion stars out there we believe them , yet when a sign says "wet paint" we have to touch it and see ?

or

people who have never left their country and thus have never ever seen another country , can believe that their are other countries in the world
yet
find it hard to believe in god ?
they then say seeing is believing yet never admit they havent seen the other countries .

if you have never seen both , why believe one and not the other .

ex_anser_ovo · 29-07-2009, 10:09 AM

I take it you believe in gods, and someone you have been talking to recently doesn't believe in them?

tracker · 29-07-2009, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by ex_anser_ovo

I take it you believe in gods, and someone you have been talking to recently doesn't believe in them?

Take what you like , it means nothing to me that you think i believe in gods .

a simple joke that holds substance of truth does not make me a god believer .

it seems as though ------it is you who holds beliefs .

Not I .

ex_anser_ovo · 29-07-2009, 11:00 PM

Well sorry about that. I am only human when it comes to guaging one's intent.
The first part was actually a humorous observation.

But the second part seemed to be pushing a fallacious argument into the train of thought the first part induced.

krakhead · 29-07-2009, 11:22 PM

I've seen photo's of other countries. Not seen one of god yet!

And no hippies to post pictures of babies or flowers or something similar then saying "there dude, there, look, god is in the petals"

Go back to your mung bean sandwich!

ex_anser_ovo · 29-07-2009, 11:33 PM

But how a sign saying "wet paint", is often treated with doubt, is true.
I remember often testing the paint in those situations, to see if it was indeed wet.

Is why I thought it was a humurous observation.
There is a very good reason for that part of our behaviour though.

tracker · 30-07-2009, 12:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by krakhead

I've seen photo's of other countries. Not seen one of god yet!

very good lol.

tracker · 30-07-2009, 12:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ex_anser_ovo

But how a sign saying "wet paint", is often treated with doubt, is true.
I remember often testing the paint in those situations, to see if it was indeed wet.

Is why I thought it was a humurous observation.
There is a very good reason for that part of our behaviour though.

yeah i suppose it is the "we think everything is bullshit" part of the mind lol.

29-07-2009, 09:56 AM	#1
tracker Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 9,307	Wet paint -- is it ? why is it that when some one tells you there are billion stars out there we believe them , yet when a sign says "wet paint" we have to touch it and see ? or people who have never left their country and thus have never ever seen another country , can believe that their are other countries in the world yet find it hard to believe in god ? they then say seeing is believing yet never admit they havent seen the other countries . if you have never seen both , why believe one and not the other . Last edited by tracker; 29-07-2009 at 09:56 AM.

29-07-2009, 11:22 PM	#5
krakhead Forum Advisor Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Dark Side Of The Room Posts: 11,409	I've seen photo's of other countries. Not seen one of god yet! And no hippies to post pictures of babies or flowers or something similar then saying "there dude, there, look, god is in the petals" Go back to your mung bean sandwich! __________________ This message brought to you by Krakhead Inc.™ “You simply cannot invent any conspiracy theory so ridiculous and obviously satirical that some people somewhere don't already believe it.” Rwy'n dy garu di Last edited by krakhead; 29-07-2009 at 11:22 PM.

29-07-2009, 11:33 PM	#6
ex_anser_ovo Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Always carry a towel. Posts: 1,228	But how a sign saying "wet paint", is often treated with doubt, is true. I remember often testing the paint in those situations, to see if it was indeed wet. Is why I thought it was a humurous observation. There is a very good reason for that part of our behaviour though. Last edited by ex_anser_ovo; 29-07-2009 at 11:35 PM.

29-07-2009, 10:09 AM	#2
ex_anser_ovo Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Always carry a towel. Posts: 1,228	I take it you believe in gods, and someone you have been talking to recently doesn't believe in them?

29-07-2009, 11:00 PM	#4
ex_anser_ovo Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Always carry a towel. Posts: 1,228	Well sorry about that. I am only human when it comes to guaging one's intent. The first part was actually a humorous observation. But the second part seemed to be pushing a fallacious argument into the train of thought the first part induced.