# Reality **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [May 16, 2011, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reality/582101 "2011-05-16T16:40:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Rex\_Lex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ce7236/32.png) [@Rex\_Lex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rex_Lex)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2011, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reality/582101/101 "2011-05-16T18:56:23Z")
> [@Smeghead](#): > > Your citations are _Young-earth creationist websites???_ > > You really don’t know what you’ve gotten yourself in for here, do you? Glad you figured that out. But young-earth creationism is not the topic here. Oh, yes, but I did. I jumped right in with all fours.😉 ---
**Author:** ![Kolga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e56c9b/32.png) [@Kolga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolga)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2011, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reality/582101/102 "2011-05-16T18:57:04Z")
I love it when newbies come in here and lecture us about “reality.” It’s…heartwarming. You just want to pinch their little cheeks and say “awww, who’s pretending to be a big boy? You are, that’s who!” Then we can send them out to play with the unicorns while the rest of the adults talk about adult things. ---
**Author:** ![Rex\_Lex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ce7236/32.png) [@Rex\_Lex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rex_Lex)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2011, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reality/582101/103 "2011-05-16T18:58:56Z")
> [@classyladyhp](#): > > That’s good but can you actually prove it? And at what point does true ‘proof’ count with you? ---
**Author:** ![classyladyhp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b5ac83/32.png) [@classyladyhp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/classyladyhp)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2011, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reality/582101/104 "2011-05-16T18:59:14Z")
If he could prove this other dimension thing wouldn’t he be in line for a nobel prize in physics? Instead he has come here to grace us with his presence. ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2011, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reality/582101/105 "2011-05-16T18:59:15Z")
Anyone who believes in the power of prayer MUST also believe in the power of curses, as curses are the same thing turned to selfish or destructive ends. But I still haven’t seen the unicorn link. ---
**Author:** ![Rex\_Lex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ce7236/32.png) [@Rex\_Lex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rex_Lex)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2011, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reality/582101/106 "2011-05-16T19:00:17Z")
> [@Kolga](#): > > I love it when newbies come in here and lecture us about “reality.” It’s…heartwarming. You just want to pinch their little cheeks and say “awww, who’s pretending to be a big boy? You are, that’s who!” > > Then we can send them out to play with the unicorns while the rest of the adults talk about adult things. Did you consider the creature I alluded to. It does not appear so. That’s because, like your comrades, you don’t care about evidence that goes against your beliefs. There is no reason why that creature as well as several others with single horns could not qualify. ---
**Author:** ![classyladyhp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b5ac83/32.png) [@classyladyhp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/classyladyhp)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2011, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reality/582101/107 "2011-05-16T19:00:21Z")
> [@Rex\_Lex](#): > > And at what point does true ‘proof’ count with you? 😕 I don’t know. Do you know any calculus:D Give me some kind of mathematical equation to prove this other dimension thing. OP I think you should watch that show Destination Truth. You would love it. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2011, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reality/582101/108 "2011-05-16T19:01:11Z")
> [@DrFidelius](#): > > But I still haven’t seen the unicorn link. [Here: a unicorn.](http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=that-burger-youre-eating-is-mostly-corn) Uni = one, and corn = corn. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2011, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reality/582101/109 "2011-05-16T19:01:11Z")
> [@Rex\_Lex](#): > > And at what point does true ‘proof’ count with you? We’ve told you once. ---
**Author:** ![Rex\_Lex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ce7236/32.png) [@Rex\_Lex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rex_Lex)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2011, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reality/582101/110 "2011-05-16T19:01:31Z")
> [@classyladyhp](#): > > If he could prove this other dimension thing wouldn’t he be in line for a nobel prize in physics? > Instead he has come here to grace us with his presence. Hey, good idea. Please inform the folks in Stockholm!😃 ---
**Author:** ![Meatros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Meatros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meatros)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2011, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reality/582101/111 "2011-05-16T19:01:35Z")
Rex Lex - are Satyr’s real too? How about Cockatrices? Also, let’s say I grant that ‘dragons = dinos’, why should we suppose that ‘dragons’ ever existed with humans? It’s more plausible that ancient man found dinosaur fossils and came up with elaborate stories about them. This is suspected as the root cause for griffons and cyclops by some scientists. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2011, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reality/582101/112 "2011-05-16T19:02:01Z")
> [@Rex\_Lex](#): > > Glad you figured that out. But young-earth creationism is not the topic here. Then don’t link to their sites and pretend that they’re anything other than utter utter made-up nonsense. ---
**Author:** ![classyladyhp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b5ac83/32.png) [@classyladyhp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/classyladyhp)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2011, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reality/582101/113 "2011-05-16T19:02:39Z")
> [@Rex\_Lex](#): > > Hey, good idea. Please inform the folks in Stockholm!😃 😕 Right away. I’m texting my contacts in Sweden as we speak. ---
**Author:** ![Rex\_Lex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ce7236/32.png) [@Rex\_Lex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rex_Lex)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2011, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reality/582101/114 "2011-05-16T19:03:26Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > We’ve told you once. We? I asked you. ---
**Author:** ![classyladyhp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b5ac83/32.png) [@classyladyhp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/classyladyhp)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2011, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reality/582101/115 "2011-05-16T19:03:39Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > [Here: a unicorn.](http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=that-burger-youre-eating-is-mostly-corn) Uni = one, and corn = corn. How corny:p ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2011, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reality/582101/116 "2011-05-16T19:04:13Z")
> [@classyladyhp](#): > > 😕 > > Right away. I’m texting my contacts in Sweden as we speak. Bork, bork bork. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2011, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reality/582101/117 "2011-05-16T19:04:25Z")
> [@Rex\_Lex](#): > > We? > > I asked you. No you didn’t. ---
**Author:** ![Rex\_Lex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ce7236/32.png) [@Rex\_Lex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rex_Lex)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2011, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reality/582101/118 "2011-05-16T19:04:45Z")
> [@Smeghead](#): > > Then don’t link to their sites and pretend that they’re anything other than utter utter made-up nonsense. No, it is your lack of honesty and integrity about the evidence presented to you that is nonsense. You just don’t care about any evidence that reveals your skepticism to be a lie. In fact, you can’t handle it. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2011, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reality/582101/119 "2011-05-16T19:05:03Z")
> [@classyladyhp](#): > > How corny:p Well I’m not going to link to a picture of a cockatrice. ---
**Author:** ![Rex\_Lex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ce7236/32.png) [@Rex\_Lex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rex_Lex)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2011, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reality/582101/120 "2011-05-16T19:05:47Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > No you didn’t. Yes, I did but if you keep playing this game with me I will pass up your posts. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reality/582101.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reality/582101.md?page=7)