The burden of the Intellectual

[Runa216]

mrstickball said:

Mr Khan said:
I agree. There are certain arguments on which the discussion should, by all rights, be closed.

Sure, but the list Runa gives is pretty shoddy and is still open to skepticism.

Only in the mind of some intelliectuals are certain issues settled, since it meshes with their worldview. Throw in any other "Settled" issue that is in opposition to their worldview, and they will have a major problem with it. Or offer any data set that contradicts thier view, and they "Refute" it by saying the data is wrong, without recognizing that the data point may, in fact, be a legitimate point of critism.

No, the list I gave is not shoddy, and is not open to skepticism. these claims came from years of research, as well as lengthy discussions with teachers, professors, and medical professionals.  I've done my research, and some things have been conclusively proven no matter how many people disagree.  There are scientists out there who have 'scientific proof' that global warming is a myth....but they are heavily outweighed by those who have scientific proof to the contrary.  there will always be detractors, but I'm going with the scientific consensus.  

Also, there's a whole post there not just the list of infallible truths, discussing some of my points would be nice, as opposed to just opposing facts for the sake of getting in an argument.  In fact, had you actually READ the whole thing, you'd see that this entire thread is about people who take opinion and heresay as fact...and why that mentality needs to be snuffed out.