AlexL
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I hope it is.
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I hope it only sounds like BS, but I am not so sure, and this is very troubling for this OO forum...
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You are free to create such a forum, but you cannot expect that a given forum owner, for example of this one, will tolerate on his premises the broadcasting of views he abhors. Or tolerate irrational behavior in a debate, for example when a person refuses to justify his claims, the concept of evidence-based debate etc. This requirement will stop nothing: any idea may be found to have something to do with Objectivism😁 I am not proposing to initiate force against anyone. Not sure what you mean... In any case: force is not the only form of harm.
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A forum is a space for discussions/debates. What you are describing is an unmoderated forum (= zero control over content). The owner defines what, who and how. It is not "pretty much true by definition" that a forum is unmoderated. My understanding is that @Boydstun described various choices as to how to moderate a forum, not choices as to how to exercise one's free speech. One does not have an a priori freedom of speech on a private forum. It is implicit in the attributes of private property. The non-owners are guest and are subjected to the rules of the house. Harmed is that owner who does not want his property to be used in ways he does not desire, for example to spread ideas he hates.
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AlexL replied to monart's topic in Psychology and Self Improvement
Make it "conspirAcist". I have already commented on this, see points B1 and B2: as arguments/references you cite Christine Massey, a quack and a conspiracist fromYogaEsoteric and FluorideFreePee😁, her unscientific, ridiculous "No Records Found" "research" and her general denial of the existence of viruses. Then Virus Mania, on which I also did already comment: the authors allege that viruses do not exist, that the bad and greedy Big Pharma invented them, and epidemics too, "for enormous profits at our expense." It is obviously a conspiracy: it had to start at lest 110 years ago (Poliovirus, 1909) and had to involve, since, dozen or hundreds of millions of medical professionals spreading this alleged fiction. And yes, you DO approvingly cite these two "authoritative" sources as support for your claim. Which means that, in fact, you have not supported them. There is also another comment of mine - this - about the 1.5 million award, which you consider to be authentic on the basis of a bogus counter-example, which awaits to be dealt with. -
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AlexL replied to monart's topic in Psychology and Self Improvement
A. The implication of your wording above is that "official, authorized(??), mainstream narrative" is mostly wrong, which in itself is a conspiracist claim😁 B. Yes, the labeling "conspiracist can be used to intimidate etc., but the fact that it is used does not necessarily imply intimidation: it can be a true factual statement. In our case: 1. You approvingly cite Christine Massey, a quack and a conspiracist: consider her YogaEsoteric [sic!] and FluorideFreePee [sic!] sites, her unscientific, ridiculous "No Records Found" research and her general denial of the existence of viruses; 2. You (and C. Massey) approvingly and with no caveats refer to the book Virus Mania as an authoritative source, although the title itself is very telling: Corona/COVID-19, Measles, Swine Flu, Cervical Cancer, Avian Flu, SARS, BSE, Hepatitis C, AIDS, Polio - How the Medical Industry Invents Epidemics, Making Billion-Dollar Profits At Our Expense The respective viruses allegedly do not exist, the bad and greedy medical industry invented them, and epidemics, for enormous profits at our expense. It is obviously a conspiracy; it had to start at lest 120 years ago (Poliovirus, 1909) and had to involve, since, dozen or hundreds of millions of medical professionals spreading this alleged fiction. It is a shame to refer to that person and to the book approvingly and with no caveats - on this Objectivism forum. -
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AlexL replied to monart's topic in Psychology and Self Improvement
No, it doesn't follow that it's a bogus award, just because Mr. Eckert wants proof of virus isolation from Dr. Kammerer first, while Dr. Kammerer want proof of the award first. It does follow. If you tell me: "do <<this>> for me and I will give you 1.5 millions" then, if I don't know you, the first thing I will do is ask you to show me that you do have such kind of money. If you refuse to provide evidence that you have the money, then I will - rightly - conclude, on this basis alone, that your offer is bogus. There is no symmetry between you and me in the above arrangement, so that there is no need to consider "the flip side". -
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AlexL replied to monart's topic in Psychology and Self Improvement
Good cautionary questions. No, I've not given it a serious look; I just note that it would be an easy award to win if SARS-CoV-2 has already been isolated. Yes, indeed, it would be an easy award to win if SARS-CoV-2 has already been isolated. You suggest that, as nobody took up the challenge, SARS-CoV-2 has never been isolated. If you have given it a serious look, you would have seen that the offer is not quite serious: From the site and the video linked to, I saw that the person who initiated the challenge and offers the reward is a certain Mr. Samuel Eckert. On October 17, 2022, Fr. Prof. Dr. Ulrike Kämmerer from the University of Erlangen-Nürnberg contacted this Samuel Eckert through her lawyers. She accepts the challenge. She will provide the required proof. For the fact that she, as you requested, is indeed a virologist, she sent attached her publications. She then asked Mr. Eckert to prove that he does possess the amount of the award, e.g. by depositing it in an escrow account. Now this Mr. Eckert answers something like: wait a minute, the objective of this challenge is not to pay 1.5 million, but to open a debate etc. ! In another video (this one, minute 15:43), Mr. Eckert explains that first should Dr. Ulrike Kämmerer provide the required proof for existence of SARS-CoV-2, and only then will Mr. Eckert prove that he has the money ! A bogus award, in other words. It would have been better if, before suggesting that nobody accepted the challenge and implying that this is an additional indication that SARS-CoV-2 doesn't exist, you would have given this challenge a serious look.☹️ His site indicates that this Mr. Eckert is a conspiracy theorist (no viruses exist etc.). This is not the first conspiracist you are approvingly citing on this Objectivism forum: it was also Christine Massey (from YogaEsoteric and FluorideFreePeel), then the book Virus Mania: Corona/COVID-19, Measles, Swine Flu, Cervical Cancer, Avian Flu, SARS, BSE, Hepatitis C, AIDS, Polio. How the Medical Industry Invents Epidemics, Making Billion-Dollar Profits At Our Expense.☹️☹️ -
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AlexL replied to monart's topic in Psychology and Self Improvement
Interesting. But have you checked what happened after the challenge was proposed? Did anyone accept the challenge? I would be cautious about a 1.5 million award: is it a honest offer, not a bogus one? Does the person/organization have this kind of money? Who will evaluate the scientific proof? Etc. IOW: have you establish the seriousness of this award offer? -
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@Pokyt is a new Staff Member and Moderator. This doesn't (yet?) appear in his profile. His profile specifies only Newbee and Unfortunately, there was no prior notice about this addition to the Staff Member and Moderator.