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Dave W.
Info Junkie
USA
18238 Posts |
 Posted - 08/06/2008 : 21:15:50
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Poll Question:
Who would win in a free-for-all, anything-goes cage match?
Edited: please vote in the second semi-final.
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| James "The Amazing" Randi |
 [6%] |
218 votes |
| PZ "The Violator" Myers |
[36%] |
1313 votes |
| Daniel "Danger Man" Dennett |
[1%] |
53 votes |
| Robert "The Brain" Carroll |
[0%] |
5 votes |
| Susan "Death" Blackmore |
[1%] |
27 votes |
| Phil "Bad-Ast" Plait |
[5%] |
183 votes |
| Christopher "Drunken Monkey" Hitchens |
[24%] |
858 votes |
| Sam “The Hammer” Harris |
[4%] |
130 votes |
| Carl "The Zombie" Sagan |
[8%] |
281 votes |
| Michael "Weird Thing" Shermer |
[2%] |
57 votes |
| Joe "Man of 1,000 Faces" Nickell |
[0%] |
9 votes |
| Ray "Psych Buster" Hyman |
[0%] |
3 votes |
| Harriet "The Doctor" Hall |
[0%] |
18 votes |
| Richard "The Rottweiler" Dawkins |
[13%] |
453 votes |
| Name your own champion (in a reply, please) |
[0%] |
16 votes |
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Poll Status:
Locked »» |
Total Votes: 3624 counted »» |
Last Vote:
09/03/2008 12:58:25 |
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- Dave W. (Private Msg, EMail)
Evidently, I rock!
Why not question something for a change? |
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Ricky
Skid Mark
USA
4665 Posts |
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filthy
SFN Die Hard
USA
12935 Posts |
Posted - 08/07/2008 : 01:07:51 [Permalink]
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Is this an intellectual cage match or a physical one?
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"What luck for rulers that men do not think." -- Adolf Hitler (1889 - 1945)
Jefferson rejoiced. In his autobiography, he noted that the effort to curtail the bill's reach had failed "by a great majority, in proof that they meant to comprehend, within the mantle of its protection, the Jew and the Gentile, the Christian and Mahometan, the Hindoo, the infidel of every denomination.
"The default position of human nature is to punch the other guy in the face and take his stuff." ~~ Dude
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Dave W.
Info Junkie
USA
18238 Posts |
 Posted - 08/07/2008 : 06:47:58 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by filthy
Is this an intellectual cage match or a physical one? |
We've left it purposefully ambiguous. Could be both. |
- Dave W. (Private Msg, EMail)
Evidently, I rock!
Why not question something for a change? |
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Dr. Mabuse
Septic Fiend
Sweden
7062 Posts |
Posted - 08/07/2008 : 06:55:50 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Ricky
Randi? He's a small man with a bad heart, not a winning combination. Unless of course he has a knife up his sleeve.
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Well, Dave said "anything-goes", so I guess he could have. 
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Kil
Evil Skeptic
USA
7913 Posts |
Posted - 08/07/2008 : 08:23:14 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by filthy
Is this an intellectual cage match or a physical one?
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Other attributes may figure in too. While I didn't choose him, and I sometimes I think he is wrong, (the war) I would be pretty loath to get into a debate with Christopher Hitchens.
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Uncertainty may make you uncomfortable. Certainty makes you ridiculous.
Why not question something for a change?
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filthy
SFN Die Hard
USA
12935 Posts |
Posted - 08/07/2008 : 08:28:01 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Dave W.
Originally posted by filthy
Is this an intellectual cage match or a physical one? |
We've left it purposefully ambiguous. Could be both.
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Okey-dokey, here's mine: Bill "Snakebite" Haast. Smarter'n tougher'n meaner'n 'em all!
The snake is an Egyptian cobra.
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"What luck for rulers that men do not think." -- Adolf Hitler (1889 - 1945)
Jefferson rejoiced. In his autobiography, he noted that the effort to curtail the bill's reach had failed "by a great majority, in proof that they meant to comprehend, within the mantle of its protection, the Jew and the Gentile, the Christian and Mahometan, the Hindoo, the infidel of every denomination.
"The default position of human nature is to punch the other guy in the face and take his stuff." ~~ Dude
Brother Boot Knife of Warm Humanitarianism,
and Crypto-Communist!
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pleco
SFN Addict
USA
2914 Posts |
Posted - 08/07/2008 : 10:51:03 [Permalink]
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| I would vote for Pat Tillman - football player and military and non-religious - kick everyone's ass. |
by Filthy
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bngbuck
SFN Regular
USA
1783 Posts |
Posted - 08/07/2008 : 12:58:23 [Permalink]
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Dave.....
Poll Question:
Who would win in a free-for-all, anything-goes cage match? |
Who would win what against whom?
Here you give a list of intellectual legends; all of the same general skeptical, anti woo-woo mindset. Do you mean:
1. Who would most effectively destroy a fundie, Catholic, or screwloose religious/paranormal wacko opponent? OR:
2. Who would win in a mass discussion or debate involving all of them, presumably arguing with each other about the minor differences in their philosophies? In a debate, what would be the nature of the Resolved proposition? OR:
3. Who would come off the most effective star performer in a mass battle of wits (hopefully not biceps) involving their team of skeptic/atheists versus a Ray Comfort type team of fundies, woo-woos, and Catholic, Jewish, Islamic etc. theologians? OR, simply:
4. Who is your favorite high-profile skeptic/debunker/iconoclast?
If you say "all of the above" , it will be very frustrating!| We've left it purposefully ambiguous. Could be both. |
I've never seen any of them in a fistfight or Ultimate Fighting match. How could we have anything to go on with respect to any of these folks physical ferocity or that of a possible creationist opponent?
In other words, what kind of a freaking fight do you want? Apples, oranges, and pineapples make a great fruit salad but don't logically compare in merit to each other! |
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Dave W.
Info Junkie
USA
18238 Posts |
Posted - 08/07/2008 : 13:17:16 [Permalink]
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| You're over-thinking it, bngbuck, but it certainly wasn't meant to be #1. |
- Dave W. (Private Msg, EMail)
Evidently, I rock!
Why not question something for a change? |
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bngbuck
SFN Regular
USA
1783 Posts |
Posted - 08/07/2008 : 14:13:47 [Permalink]
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Dave.....
Well, for me it takes no undue mental effort at all to select Christopher Hitchens as the meanest, toughest, smartest, most resourceful, unbeatable, brilliant, most combative FIGHTER for atheistic, anti-religious positions.
But for a woo-woo fighter, Randi wins hands-down, of course.
Different strokes from different folks!
Sorry for the over-thinking, but I constantly feel that I should think more and talk less! |
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Dave W.
Info Junkie
USA
18238 Posts |
Posted - 08/07/2008 : 14:23:36 [Permalink]
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Well, this is just supposed to be fun. A sort of Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny for the skeptic set.
Everyone should feel free to add their own ring-side commentary describing how their particular choice whomps the others.
Zombie Sagan, of course, gets stronger with the ingestion of brains, and so after taking out the old and infirm (those happen to have the largest brains, too), the rest would be a cakewalk. Except for Hitchens, whose brain is pickled. |
- Dave W. (Private Msg, EMail)
Evidently, I rock!
Why not question something for a change? |
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moakley
SFN Regular
USA
1333 Posts |
Posted - 08/07/2008 : 16:55:00 [Permalink]
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Philosophy is questions that may never be answered. Religion is answers that may never be questioned. -Anonymous |
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Dave W.
Info Junkie
USA
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marfknox
SFN Die Hard
USA
3057 Posts |
Posted - 08/08/2008 : 13:15:26 [Permalink]
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| Drunken Monkey, all the way. He was aggressive in the film with Harris, Dawkins, and Dennet, so he already has a feel for them. Plus, he recently subjected himself to torture. And anyone who can drink and smoke that much for that long and still write best selling books and keep respected members of the both Left and Right intrigued with him has got mad skillz, yo. |
"Too much certainty and clarity could lead to cruel intolerance" -Karen Armstrong
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Kil
Evil Skeptic
USA
7913 Posts |
Posted - 08/08/2008 : 13:57:39 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by moakley
Barbara "The IDiot Crusher" Forrest
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Ahhhh, good one. And how about Eugenie Scott? I suspect if we had thought more about it, Scott would have made the main poll list.
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Uncertainty may make you uncomfortable. Certainty makes you ridiculous.
Why not question something for a change?
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