Jon’s Quora Content
Since Quora has switched from blogs to ‘spaces’ I’ve been unable to update my permanent material stored there. In the interests of continuing to update it and making it readily available, I’ve decided to shift it here instead.
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‘Is it possible that…’ questions are usually daft. Here’s why.
Is it possible that… … gods exist? … there is an afterlife? …there are new forms of science we haven’t yet discovered? …Satan used a miracle to alter DNA? … etc, etc, etc… It’s possible, but it’s a vacuous possibility, in that there is no evidence whatsoever to support it. A vacuous possibility is a hypothesis which is… Read more
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On NDEs and ‘life after death’
In response to a claim about an ‘afterlife’ being supported by accounts of ‘Near Death Experiences’. Obviously: ‘Near death experiences’ are not death experiences. Only about 5% of people who recover from being in a coma report having had any ‘experiences’ when they come out of it. If you think ‘near death experiences’ are evidence… Read more
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How To Ask Daft Questions on Quora
Did you ever hear your teacher say “There is no such thing as a daft question?” Well, your teacher was wrong. Here, with examples, are some of the daftest ways to ask questions on a social media site. I’m assuming that these questions are sincere. Of course, in reality, a lot of them originate with… Read more
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