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I reside here in New Braunfels Texas My residential address is as follows 108 Crockett Court Apt 303, New Braunfels Texas United States, am thinking of relocating since I am now rich, I am one of those that took part in the Compensation in Nigeria many years ago and they refused to pay me, I had paid over $50,000 while in the United State trying to get my payment all to no avail.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESo I decided to travel to WASHINGTON D.C with all my compensation documents, And I was directed by the ( F B I) Director to contact Agent Mr.Kelvin Williams who his a representative of the ( FB I ) and a member of the COMPENSATION AWARD COMMITTEE in Europe and I contacted him, he explained everything to me. He said whoever is contacting us through emails are fake.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHe took me to the paying bank for the claim of my Compensation payment. Right now I am the most happiest woman on earth because I have received my compensation funds of $15,Million Us Dollars, Moreover, Mr Kelvin Williams showed me the full information of those that are yet to receive their payment and I saw your email address as one of the beneficiaries,that is why I decided to email you to stop dealing with those people that are contacting you they are not with your fund, they are only making money out of you i will advise you to contact Mr.Kelvin Williams.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EYou have to contact him directly on this information below.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECOMPENSATION AWARD HOUSE\u003Cbr \/\u003EName: Mr Kelvin Williams\u003Cbr \/\u003EEmail: agke2@mail.com\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EYou really have to stop dealing with those people that are contacting you and telling you that your funds is with them, it is not in anyway with them they are only taking advantage of you and they will dry you up until you have nothing.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe only money I paid after I met Mr.Kelvin Williams was just $400 for the paper works take note of that.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOnce again stop contacting those people, I will advise you to contact Mr.Kelvin Williams so that he can help you to Deliver your fund instead of dealing with those liars that will be turning you around asking for different kind of money to complete your transaction.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMrs. Mary Susan Derrick\u003Cbr \/\u003E108 Crockett Court.\u003Cbr \/\u003EApt 303, New Braunfels Texas,\u003Cbr \/\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003Ethis is the one I got."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/15453937\/7127267690392568575\/comments\/default\/5751704290190660180"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/15453937\/7127267690392568575\/comments\/default\/5751704290190660180"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/lippard.blogspot.com\/2009\/02\/best-nigerian-419-scam-ever.html?showComment=1396614397967#c5751704290190660180","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Blair Brown"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/04344170037495168590"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"http:\/\/img2.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/lippard.blogspot.com\/2009\/02\/best-nigerian-419-scam-ever.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15453937.post-7127267690392568575","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15453937/posts/default/7127267690392568575","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-458505228"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"April 4, 2014 at 5:26 AM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15453937.post-2527704225113847526"},"published":{"$t":"2014-01-03T18:26:18.147-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2014-01-03T18:26:18.147-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"You have your information so wrong and some kind o..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"You have your information so wrong and some kind of a nut.  Equally yoked has been around for 30 years and sounds like you where fired or let go for acting in an unchristian like behavior or a disgruntled x employee as you say you are.  If you where a true Christian then you would not be posting such things as this.  May God Bless you!!"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/15453937\/4880282098478082112\/comments\/default\/2527704225113847526"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/15453937\/4880282098478082112\/comments\/default\/2527704225113847526"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/lippard.blogspot.com\/2007\/12\/christian-dating-service-uses.html?showComment=1388798778147#c2527704225113847526","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"cici k"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/17166403884368554619"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"http:\/\/img2.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/lippard.blogspot.com\/2007\/12\/christian-dating-service-uses.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15453937.post-4880282098478082112","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15453937/posts/default/4880282098478082112","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-1209557779"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"January 3, 2014 at 6:26 PM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15453937.post-4886359127213778971"},"published":{"$t":"2014-01-01T18:24:00.987-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2014-01-01T18:24:00.987-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"The only books on your list I have read is The Chu..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"The only books on your list I have read is The Church of Fear and the complete Sherlock Holmes - and I\u0026#39;m only half done with that collection. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThere are several books on this list that I intend to read, however. 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You can never..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"JH 401K sub account is a total sham. You can never tell if you are receiving the dividends that you are entitled to. I am on hold right now with hancock customer service trying to find out if I recd recent divided for Royce Opportunity fund RYPNX. They refuse to tell me what I recd in dividends. Royce shows Final year-end distributions will be payable on December 5, 2013 to shareholders of record as of December 4, 2013. Distributions will be paid to all Fund shareholders who own shares on the record date, regardless of how long they have held the shares. This fund dividend is 1.64 per share. Lucky for me my former employer is terminating the 401k plan for the entire company today. Now I can move the money into an ira where I can see everything in black and white."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/15453937\/1864070919787362475\/comments\/default\/545596188985814698"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/15453937\/1864070919787362475\/comments\/default\/545596188985814698"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/lippard.blogspot.com\/2008\/04\/john-hancock-401ks-suck.html?showComment=1386616785260#c545596188985814698","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"nada"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/09912493122041132467"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"http:\/\/img2.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/lippard.blogspot.com\/2008\/04\/john-hancock-401ks-suck.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15453937.post-1864070919787362475","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15453937/posts/default/1864070919787362475","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-251496037"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"December 9, 2013 at 12:19 PM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15453937.post-6884743359463834424"},"published":{"$t":"2013-11-26T05:07:18.150-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-11-26T05:07:18.150-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"I was the manager for Equally Yoked when it moved ..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"I was the manager for Equally Yoked when it moved to Garden Grove, Orange County, CA.  We didn\u0026#39;t call it a \u0026quot;dating service\u0026quot;.  We referred to Equally Yoked as a tool to fellowship with other Christians in a safe environment. \u003Cbr \/\u003EOur location prayed with each person.  We never used high-sales tactics.  We had a lot of success in bringing couples together.  However, I am not shocked with how EY evolved.  When EY was sold to some corporate husks, it changed dramatically.  I left the company because they were getting too secular.\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhen I managed, I made sure we asked the hard questions.  We felt compelled to keep the wolves out of the flock.   We asked how they became a Christian...being \u0026quot;born\u0026quot; into it or told they were a Christian by a parent doesn\u0026#39;t make them a Christian; it is a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.  Equally Yoked comes from the Bible.  God is trying to warn us to marry a person with similar goals and beliefs.  \u003Cbr \/\u003EThe hard part was the ownership change.  Once that occurred, it wasn\u0026#39;t about the sheep staying safe, it was about money. Also, there are laws that don\u0026#39;t allow discrimination.  The price would go up substantially when there was a wolf trying to enter...that is why we didn\u0026#39;t quote prices over the phone.  Anyway, it was a great idea in the beginning, a vision given to Pam by God (founder) but unfortunately, she sold her dream and made it a nightmare. "},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/15453937\/4880282098478082112\/comments\/default\/6884743359463834424"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/15453937\/4880282098478082112\/comments\/default\/6884743359463834424"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/lippard.blogspot.com\/2007\/12\/christian-dating-service-uses.html?showComment=1385467638150#c6884743359463834424","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"jens4jesus"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08238138631072896822"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"http:\/\/img2.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/lippard.blogspot.com\/2007\/12\/christian-dating-service-uses.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15453937.post-4880282098478082112","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15453937/posts/default/4880282098478082112","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-872086561"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"November 26, 2013 at 5:07 AM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15453937.post-8127211044367540935"},"published":{"$t":"2013-04-06T12:22:39.219-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-04-06T12:22:39.219-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"No, I don\u0026#39;t think it would necessarily entail ..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"No, I don\u0026#39;t think it would necessarily entail \u0026quot;no\u0026quot; knowledge about the past, etc., but it \u003Ci\u003Ewould\u003C\/i\u003E call into question the accuracy and authenticity of all such knowledge.  Which I think is legitimate.  We \u0026quot;know\u0026quot; a tiny fraction of human \u0026quot;history,\u0026quot; and a great deal of what we believe is false.  Society is also demonstrably and notoriously bad at establishing guilt and innocence.  So I would say that these examples support rather than question the notion that unprovable forms of data (or \u0026quot;gray data\u0026quot;) do not provide the same caliber of result or \u0026quot;knowledge\u0026quot; as does the scientific method.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHowever, I certainly don\u0026#39;t mean to suggest that that makes them useless to human thought and understanding (I\u0026#39;m a poet, for Pete\u0026#39;s sake!)."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/15453937\/6559691189859745569\/comments\/default\/8127211044367540935"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/15453937\/6559691189859745569\/comments\/default\/8127211044367540935"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/lippard.blogspot.com\/2013\/04\/matt-dillahunty-and-disbelief-by-default.html?showComment=1365276159219#c8127211044367540935","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Michael C. Rush"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11300622174153812004"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/-3N2FilPdUVM\/AAAAAAAAAAI\/AAAAAAAAAAA\/TV4mz8YAebk\/s512-c\/photo.jpg"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/lippard.blogspot.com\/2013\/04\/matt-dillahunty-and-disbelief-by-default.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15453937.post-6559691189859745569","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15453937/posts/default/6559691189859745569","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-930449896"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"April 6, 2013 at 12:22 PM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15453937.post-2252791592824058575"},"published":{"$t":"2013-04-06T11:42:50.087-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-04-06T11:42:50.087-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Ah, I see how you must have been confused by what ..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Ah, I see how you must have been confused by what I wrote.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI did not mean to imply that there is no distinction between a lack of belief in a god and a belief that god does not exist.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhat I meant was that you were splitting hairs over the use of the word \u0026quot;disbelief\u0026quot; and that Matt\u0026#39;s use of the word did not indicate a position of \u0026quot;strong atheism\u0026quot;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI can see now how the way I worded it might have been confusing. On this point I think you would do well to listen to some of Matt\u0026#39;s other work because I think it would show that what he was arguing for in this talk was not strong atheism."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/15453937\/6559691189859745569\/comments\/default\/2252791592824058575"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/15453937\/6559691189859745569\/comments\/default\/2252791592824058575"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/lippard.blogspot.com\/2013\/04\/matt-dillahunty-and-disbelief-by-default.html?showComment=1365273770087#c2252791592824058575","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Dylan Walker"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/04470392187213526525"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/-AiYm7fE_DJY\/AAAAAAAAAAI\/AAAAAAAAA48\/ExnIn7bYC7o\/s512-c\/photo.jpg"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/lippard.blogspot.com\/2013\/04\/matt-dillahunty-and-disbelief-by-default.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15453937.post-6559691189859745569","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15453937/posts/default/6559691189859745569","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-1937057081"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"April 6, 2013 at 11:42 AM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15453937.post-4402786113451334926"},"published":{"$t":"2013-04-06T10:02:36.097-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-04-06T10:02:36.097-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"I was considering \u0026quot;scientific testability\u0026quo..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"I was considering \u0026quot;scientific testability\u0026quot; to be more narrow and specific than \u0026quot;testability\u0026quot; in general.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIf they don\u0026#39;t validate or rise to the level of evidence, then doesn\u0026#39;t that entail no knowledge about the past?  No knowledge about the guilt or innocence of accused criminals?  No knowledge about the results of scientific experiments of the past, known only through written records?  No knowledge about the displayed results of measurements on instruments even at the time of an experiment being conducted?  No knowledge from historical sciences? That doesn\u0026#39;t seem right."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/15453937\/6559691189859745569\/comments\/default\/4402786113451334926"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/15453937\/6559691189859745569\/comments\/default\/4402786113451334926"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/lippard.blogspot.com\/2013\/04\/matt-dillahunty-and-disbelief-by-default.html?showComment=1365267756097#c4402786113451334926","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Jim Lippard"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/16826768452963498005"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/-dFeeV_Z8oY0\/AAAAAAAAAAI\/AAAAAAAAC1M\/dbeNRVDMyU0\/s512-c\/photo.jpg"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/lippard.blogspot.com\/2013\/04\/matt-dillahunty-and-disbelief-by-default.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15453937.post-6559691189859745569","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15453937/posts/default/6559691189859745569","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-1926897187"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"April 6, 2013 at 10:02 AM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15453937.post-6234300531300383783"},"published":{"$t":"2013-04-06T09:32:44.463-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-04-06T09:32:44.463-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Such methods may function (at times, with a high f..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Such methods may function (at times, with a high failure rate), but do they validate?  I\u0026#39;m not sure the data they produce rises to the level of \u0026quot;evidence.\u0026quot;  Memory is rife with error by its very nature, argument is biased and circular, history is suspect, testimony often merely reports of delusion and misinterpretation.  If \u0026quot;truth\u0026quot; is one\u0026#39;s goal, I don\u0026#39;t see how one gets around the essential centrality of testability."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/15453937\/6559691189859745569\/comments\/default\/6234300531300383783"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/15453937\/6559691189859745569\/comments\/default\/6234300531300383783"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/lippard.blogspot.com\/2013\/04\/matt-dillahunty-and-disbelief-by-default.html?showComment=1365265964463#c6234300531300383783","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Michael C. Rush"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11300622174153812004"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/-3N2FilPdUVM\/AAAAAAAAAAI\/AAAAAAAAAAA\/TV4mz8YAebk\/s512-c\/photo.jpg"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/lippard.blogspot.com\/2013\/04\/matt-dillahunty-and-disbelief-by-default.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15453937.post-6559691189859745569","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15453937/posts/default/6559691189859745569","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-930449896"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"April 6, 2013 at 9:32 AM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15453937.post-2339271070913455741"},"published":{"$t":"2013-04-06T09:25:58.015-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-04-06T09:25:58.015-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Michael:\n\nE.g.,: personal experience (observation ..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Michael:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EE.g.,: personal experience (observation and memory), philosophical argumentation, mathematical reasoning, historical investigation, investigative journalism, legal proceedings, etc.  We have a huge dependence upon testimonial evidence.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThese things are not completely independent of scientific investigation, nor are they without testability more generally, but there were ways of obtaining evidence and reasons prior to the development of modern science and they continue to be the way that most of us obtain our evidence and reasons--even when we\u0026#39;re obtaining evidence and reasons about the conclusions of scientific investigations which we haven\u0026#39;t performed ourselves.  They are also necessary in order for scientists to practice science, since \u0026quot;reading something in a journal\u0026quot; is not putting something to a direct test of scientific methodology."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/15453937\/6559691189859745569\/comments\/default\/2339271070913455741"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/15453937\/6559691189859745569\/comments\/default\/2339271070913455741"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/lippard.blogspot.com\/2013\/04\/matt-dillahunty-and-disbelief-by-default.html?showComment=1365265558015#c2339271070913455741","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Jim Lippard"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/16826768452963498005"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/-dFeeV_Z8oY0\/AAAAAAAAAAI\/AAAAAAAAC1M\/dbeNRVDMyU0\/s512-c\/photo.jpg"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/lippard.blogspot.com\/2013\/04\/matt-dillahunty-and-disbelief-by-default.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15453937.post-6559691189859745569","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15453937/posts/default/6559691189859745569","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-1926897187"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"April 6, 2013 at 9:25 AM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15453937.post-4875957255212175549"},"published":{"$t":"2013-04-06T07:55:40.431-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-04-06T07:55:40.431-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"\u0026gt;\u0026gt;We know that there are untestable proposit..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u0026gt;\u0026gt;We know that there are untestable propositions that are true.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETheoretically, I suppose, but it seems to me that while we can acknowledge their existence, we can never know them in practice, can say nothing about their \u0026quot;truth.\u0026quot;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026gt;\u0026gt;I think scientific skepticism goes awry by placing too much weight on scientific testability. There are other sources of evidence and reasons\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESuch as?"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/15453937\/6559691189859745569\/comments\/default\/4875957255212175549"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/15453937\/6559691189859745569\/comments\/default\/4875957255212175549"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/lippard.blogspot.com\/2013\/04\/matt-dillahunty-and-disbelief-by-default.html?showComment=1365260140431#c4875957255212175549","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Michael C. Rush"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11300622174153812004"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/-3N2FilPdUVM\/AAAAAAAAAAI\/AAAAAAAAAAA\/TV4mz8YAebk\/s512-c\/photo.jpg"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/lippard.blogspot.com\/2013\/04\/matt-dillahunty-and-disbelief-by-default.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15453937.post-6559691189859745569","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15453937/posts/default/6559691189859745569","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-930449896"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"April 6, 2013 at 7:55 AM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15453937.post-7668415389430409334"},"published":{"$t":"2013-04-06T07:32:32.373-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-04-06T07:32:32.373-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Dylan:  In your first comment, you said, \u0026quot;you..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Dylan:  In your first comment, you said, \u0026quot;you are splitting hairs between disbelief and non belief. The two are indistinguishable in practice.\u0026quot;  In your most recent comment, you say, \u0026quot;I don\u0026#39;t see the term \u0026#39;disbelief\u0026#39; as the same as claim to believe that there is no god. (strong atheism some would call it).\u0026quot;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAren\u0026#39;t you just reintroducing the distinction you rejected?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESeganku:  You similarly seem to be arguing that \u0026quot;disbelief\u0026quot; is what I\u0026#39;ve called \u0026quot;nonbelief.\u0026quot;  You can certainly use the word that way, but I\u0026#39;m pointing out that people who hold the position that gods don\u0026#39;t exist are, indeed, taking a position that the proposition \u0026quot;gods do not exist\u0026quot; is true--they aren\u0026#39;t necessarily claiming that to be knowledge or certainty, but they are claiming at least that it is more likely than not.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe argument that they aren\u0026#39;t taking a position, that they have no burden of proof, that they don\u0026#39;t need evidence to support their views, seems to me a disingenuous evasion."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/15453937\/6559691189859745569\/comments\/default\/7668415389430409334"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/15453937\/6559691189859745569\/comments\/default\/7668415389430409334"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/lippard.blogspot.com\/2013\/04\/matt-dillahunty-and-disbelief-by-default.html?showComment=1365258752373#c7668415389430409334","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Jim Lippard"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/16826768452963498005"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/-dFeeV_Z8oY0\/AAAAAAAAAAI\/AAAAAAAAC1M\/dbeNRVDMyU0\/s512-c\/photo.jpg"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/lippard.blogspot.com\/2013\/04\/matt-dillahunty-and-disbelief-by-default.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15453937.post-6559691189859745569","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15453937/posts/default/6559691189859745569","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-1926897187"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"April 6, 2013 at 7:32 AM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15453937.post-3368119368359336374"},"published":{"$t":"2013-04-05T23:18:46.943-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-04-05T23:18:46.943-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"dis·be·lief  \/ˌdisbəˈlēf\/ Noun\n  1. Inability or r..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"dis·be·lief  \/ˌdisbəˈlēf\/ Noun\u003Cbr \/\u003E  1. Inability or refusal to accept that something is true or real.\u003Cbr \/\u003E  2. Lack of faith in something.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ENeither definition appears to commit a disbeliever to a position defending the negative."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/15453937\/6559691189859745569\/comments\/default\/3368119368359336374"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/15453937\/6559691189859745569\/comments\/default\/3368119368359336374"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/lippard.blogspot.com\/2013\/04\/matt-dillahunty-and-disbelief-by-default.html?showComment=1365229126943#c3368119368359336374","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Seganku"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/04020379733393850398"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"http:\/\/img2.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/lippard.blogspot.com\/2013\/04\/matt-dillahunty-and-disbelief-by-default.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15453937.post-6559691189859745569","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15453937/posts/default/6559691189859745569","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-1034034760"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"April 5, 2013 at 11:18 PM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15453937.post-2217158921817931733"},"published":{"$t":"2013-04-05T20:39:42.546-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-04-05T20:39:42.546-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Right, but if I say \u0026quot;I don\u0026#39;t believe in X..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Right, but if I say \u0026quot;I don\u0026#39;t believe in X\u0026quot; on most any subject I assume that people understand that this statement is being made in a provisional way. That I reserve the right to change my mind if the evidence changes.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIf I say \u0026quot;I don\u0026#39;t believe in god,\u0026quot; well first off  I rarely say that unless it is offered in some sort of reactionary context to someones claim that he exists, and is thus refers to a specific god, but I would go further and say that to say I don\u0026#39;t believe in god is not the same as saying I actively believe god does not exist. I\u0026#39;m referring to my lack of belief. I understand that all beliefs, or lack of beliefs are provisional and subject to change.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPerhaps this is a semantic issue since I don\u0026#39;t see the term \u0026quot;disbelief\u0026quot; as the same as claim to believe that there is no god. (strong atheism some would call it) "},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/15453937\/6559691189859745569\/comments\/default\/2217158921817931733"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/15453937\/6559691189859745569\/comments\/default\/2217158921817931733"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/lippard.blogspot.com\/2013\/04\/matt-dillahunty-and-disbelief-by-default.html?showComment=1365219582546#c2217158921817931733","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Dylan Walker"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/04470392187213526525"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/-AiYm7fE_DJY\/AAAAAAAAAAI\/AAAAAAAAA48\/ExnIn7bYC7o\/s512-c\/photo.jpg"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/lippard.blogspot.com\/2013\/04\/matt-dillahunty-and-disbelief-by-default.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15453937.post-6559691189859745569","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15453937/posts/default/6559691189859745569","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-1937057081"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"April 5, 2013 at 8:39 PM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15453937.post-6786849763894818706"},"published":{"$t":"2013-04-05T20:09:00.602-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-04-05T20:09:00.602-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"BTW, if one argues that the distinction between no..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"BTW, if one argues that the distinction between nonbelief and disbelief collapses (either in general, or just specifically in cases like nonbelief\/disbelief in gods), then one cannot consistently argue that there is no burden of proof for atheism because atheism is a mere lack of belief.  The burden of proof argument needs a different justification.  I suspect that giving a lighter burden of proof to disbelief\/nonexistence claims over belief\/existence claims in general could lead to some unpalatable consequences (e.g., moral values, other minds, the past, etc.)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESee: \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lippard.blogspot.com\/2010\/01\/definitions-of-atheism-and-agnosticism.html\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003Ehttp:\/\/lippard.blogspot.com\/2010\/01\/definitions-of-atheism-and-agnosticism.html\u003C\/a\u003E."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/15453937\/6559691189859745569\/comments\/default\/6786849763894818706"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/15453937\/6559691189859745569\/comments\/default\/6786849763894818706"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/lippard.blogspot.com\/2013\/04\/matt-dillahunty-and-disbelief-by-default.html?showComment=1365217740602#c6786849763894818706","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Jim Lippard"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/16826768452963498005"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/-dFeeV_Z8oY0\/AAAAAAAAAAI\/AAAAAAAAC1M\/dbeNRVDMyU0\/s512-c\/photo.jpg"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/lippard.blogspot.com\/2013\/04\/matt-dillahunty-and-disbelief-by-default.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15453937.post-6559691189859745569","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15453937/posts/default/6559691189859745569","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-1926897187"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"April 5, 2013 at 8:09 PM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15453937.post-7760160500266214981"},"published":{"$t":"2013-04-05T19:44:35.313-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-04-05T19:44:35.313-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"\u0026quot;and we have no evidence at all that bears on..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u0026quot;and we have no evidence at all that bears on their truth, the correct response is to give them both epistemic probabilities of 0.5, isn\u0026#39;t it?\u0026quot; \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThat\u0026#39;s an interesting question, I\u0026#39;m inclined to say yes, but one might also say that while this is theoretically true in practice we aren\u0026#39;t likely to encounter such a claim very often if ever in real world scenarios."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/15453937\/6559691189859745569\/comments\/default\/7760160500266214981"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/15453937\/6559691189859745569\/comments\/default\/7760160500266214981"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/lippard.blogspot.com\/2013\/04\/matt-dillahunty-and-disbelief-by-default.html?showComment=1365216275313#c7760160500266214981","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Dylan Walker"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/04470392187213526525"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/-AiYm7fE_DJY\/AAAAAAAAAAI\/AAAAAAAAA48\/ExnIn7bYC7o\/s512-c\/photo.jpg"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/lippard.blogspot.com\/2013\/04\/matt-dillahunty-and-disbelief-by-default.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15453937.post-6559691189859745569","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15453937/posts/default/6559691189859745569","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-1937057081"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"April 5, 2013 at 7:44 PM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15453937.post-6118239154837426409"},"published":{"$t":"2013-04-05T19:32:32.045-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-04-05T19:32:32.045-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"I am in agreement with your distinction between th..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"I am in agreement with your distinction between the gods people actually believe in and gods that are carefully designed to avoid any contact with empirical evidence that could test their existence.  I\u0026#39;m an atheist with respect to the major former ones, agnostic about the latter.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI also agree that just because two claims might possibly be true doesn\u0026#39;t mean they are equally likely.  (Though, if they are contradictories that exhaust the space of possibility, and we have no evidence at all that bears on their truth, the correct response is to give them both epistemic probabilities of 0.5, isn\u0026#39;t it?)"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/15453937\/6559691189859745569\/comments\/default\/6118239154837426409"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/15453937\/6559691189859745569\/comments\/default\/6118239154837426409"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/lippard.blogspot.com\/2013\/04\/matt-dillahunty-and-disbelief-by-default.html?showComment=1365215552045#c6118239154837426409","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Jim Lippard"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/16826768452963498005"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/-dFeeV_Z8oY0\/AAAAAAAAAAI\/AAAAAAAAC1M\/dbeNRVDMyU0\/s512-c\/photo.jpg"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/lippard.blogspot.com\/2013\/04\/matt-dillahunty-and-disbelief-by-default.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15453937.post-6559691189859745569","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15453937/posts/default/6559691189859745569","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-1926897187"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"April 5, 2013 at 7:32 PM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15453937.post-4330474516950761283"},"published":{"$t":"2013-04-05T19:03:28.011-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-04-05T19:03:28.011-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Sorry if my first post seemed combative at all, bu..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Sorry if my first post seemed combative at all, but this topic tends to get me going.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAs a person who debates religion quite a bit I often hear theists use as very similar argument to basically say that since neither can prove their claim the claims of theists and atheists are logically equivalent. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOf course their version often involves moving the goal post since this argument requires that we assume an unfalsifiable god, and most religion involves specific claims about their deity (answers prayers etc.) which are, in theory, falsifiable.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI have no problem saying that an unfalsifiable god might exist, but I\u0026#39;m not sure would even care since such a being would have no interaction with us by definition.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EEven so just because two claims might possibly be true doesn\u0026#39;t mean they are equally likely."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/15453937\/6559691189859745569\/comments\/default\/4330474516950761283"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/15453937\/6559691189859745569\/comments\/default\/4330474516950761283"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/lippard.blogspot.com\/2013\/04\/matt-dillahunty-and-disbelief-by-default.html?showComment=1365213808011#c4330474516950761283","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Dylan Walker"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/04470392187213526525"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/-AiYm7fE_DJY\/AAAAAAAAAAI\/AAAAAAAAA48\/ExnIn7bYC7o\/s512-c\/photo.jpg"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/lippard.blogspot.com\/2013\/04\/matt-dillahunty-and-disbelief-by-default.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15453937.post-6559691189859745569","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15453937/posts/default/6559691189859745569","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-1937057081"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"April 5, 2013 at 7:03 PM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15453937.post-1863078087139862403"},"published":{"$t":"2013-04-05T18:53:27.160-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-04-05T18:53:27.160-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"\u0026quot;BTW, I think scientific skepticism goes awry..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u0026quot;BTW, I think scientific skepticism goes awry by placing too much weight on scientific testability. There are other sources of evidence and reasons.\u0026quot;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI completely agree here. My knowledge is of course more in areas of philosophy, history, and theology than pure science so I don\u0026#39;t have a problem with the suggestion that there are good reasons to rely on things beyond the question \u0026quot;can we test it\u0026quot;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOn that note there is a further question of whether it is reasonable to consider god\u0026#39;s existence just as likely as his nonexistence simply because we cannot demonstrate either with science.  I obviously do not think this is the case, I think his instance is less likely than his non existence.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOf course I am speaking generally and most of the time we need more info.  If someone says they believe in god, I cannot really respond until they tell me how they define god, since there are lots of different definitions.   On Matt\u0026#39;s show, if you have never listened, his first question to callers is usually \u0026quot;what do you believe and why\u0026quot; \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI realize you didn\u0026#39;t speak directly about knowledge, I just think you are implying Matt is holding a position that I don\u0026#39;t think he actually holds.  "},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/15453937\/6559691189859745569\/comments\/default\/1863078087139862403"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/15453937\/6559691189859745569\/comments\/default\/1863078087139862403"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/lippard.blogspot.com\/2013\/04\/matt-dillahunty-and-disbelief-by-default.html?showComment=1365213207160#c1863078087139862403","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Dylan Walker"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/04470392187213526525"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/-AiYm7fE_DJY\/AAAAAAAAAAI\/AAAAAAAAA48\/ExnIn7bYC7o\/s512-c\/photo.jpg"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/lippard.blogspot.com\/2013\/04\/matt-dillahunty-and-disbelief-by-default.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15453937.post-6559691189859745569","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15453937/posts/default/6559691189859745569","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-1937057081"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"April 5, 2013 at 6:53 PM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15453937.post-6583672907964365800"},"published":{"$t":"2013-04-05T18:43:12.409-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-04-05T18:43:12.409-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"BTW, in my previous, my asymmetry question is phra..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"BTW, in my previous, my asymmetry question is phrased ambiguously between a descriptive and normative sense.  The normative sense is expressed by the question \u0026quot;is there an asymmetry between the evidence required for *reasonable* belief and disbelief?\u0026quot;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EA descriptive asymmetry is no doubt easier to explain than a normative one."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/15453937\/6559691189859745569\/comments\/default\/6583672907964365800"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/15453937\/6559691189859745569\/comments\/default\/6583672907964365800"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/lippard.blogspot.com\/2013\/04\/matt-dillahunty-and-disbelief-by-default.html?showComment=1365212592409#c6583672907964365800","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Jim Lippard"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/16826768452963498005"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/-dFeeV_Z8oY0\/AAAAAAAAAAI\/AAAAAAAAC1M\/dbeNRVDMyU0\/s512-c\/photo.jpg"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/lippard.blogspot.com\/2013\/04\/matt-dillahunty-and-disbelief-by-default.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15453937.post-6559691189859745569","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15453937/posts/default/6559691189859745569","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-1926897187"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"April 5, 2013 at 6:43 PM"}]}]}});