Collectivism Poll

[Kath]

A "Meta" is by definition preternatural; there's no logical explanation for his accomplishments. Simply calling him names or ignoring what he's done is intellectually dishonest.

A Meta, by your definition, is just the far opposite end of the accomplishments spectrum. Humans exist at the lower & higher end and everywhere in between. This has always been true.

[MilSpecs]

A "Meta" is by definition preternatural; there's no logical explanation for his accomplishments. Simply calling him names or ignoring what he's done is intellectually dishonest.

The con is not about logic. He has a great understanding of human nature and lacks the normal prohibitions against the indiscriminate use of that understanding.

[MilSpecs]

People who have never done anything belittling someone who has changed the world. Do none of you have any self-awareness whatsoever?

A grifter changes nothing.

I disagree, this grifter has already made the world a worse place, and is likely to continue.

You're right, I take it back.

[Martin Hash]

How come everybody else gets to be an expert in something but not me? I've been doing this all wrong.

[Martin Hash]

All I can say is that anyone arguing against my “Meta” concept better be an atheist because hypocrisy loses.

[Kath]

All I can say is that anyone arguing against my “Meta” concept better be an atheist because hypocrisy loses.

I don't mind your using Meta to describe someone, but to pretend they are not from nature is just odd. You are a doctor, FFS, how can you believe a living human isn't from nature? Even if something is made of plastic, it is from nature.

[Martin Hash]

Jesus rose from the dead. How “natural” is that?

[Kath]

Jesus rose from the dead. How “natural” is that?

Says some guy who heard it from some guy who heard it from some guy, well after he died and over 2K years ago. Proof? I like proof.

[Martin Hash]

Atheist!

Don’t you understand faith?!

[brewster]

Jesus rose from the dead. How “natural” is that?

That apocryphal event would be "supernatural" rather than "preternatural". And there's nothing to understand about faith, by definition. Can you understand my daughter's devotion to the Flying Spaghetti Monster, (hallowed be his noodly appendages).