# Is acknowledgement of a spirit reasonable? **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [November 13, 2008, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-acknowledgement-of-a-spirit-reasonable/472529 "2008-11-13T14:20:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 109
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2008, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-acknowledgement-of-a-spirit-reasonable/472529/109 "2008-11-15T23:36:19Z")
> [@KGS](#): > > [It’s magick to those who don’t understand the science behind it.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarke's_three_laws) Pretending that psychological tricks are “magick” is an example of fraud, not Clarke’s Law. > [@KGS](#): > > :rolleyes: > > You have no sense of humor, do you? (Hint: It was a joke, and a pretty obvious one at that, Mr. Whoosh.) It wasn’t funny, and your beliefs are goofy enough there’s no way to tell when you are joking or serious. > [@KGS](#): > > Sure it does. Unless you think last week’s Presidential Election was fixed? :rolleyes: A popularity contest being decided by popular vote isn’t at all the same as pretending that objective reality is determined by vote. We can vote for Obama, but not for antigravity. > [@KGS](#): > > Ok, now I’m starting to believe you’re just fucking with me… > > Do you want to take this to The Pit? Because I’m sure the mods are annoyed with your continued hijack of this thread. What ARE you babbling about ? You handwave my objections away by pointing out my disbelief doesn’t make something false, and I point out the converse that your belief doesn’t make something true. The difference is, the evidence is all on my side. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-acknowledgement-of-a-spirit-reasonable/472529)._