mddawson
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Re:I'm gonna need some help on this, guys - 2007/02/19 00:25
Sounds as if your friend thinks 'Heroes' and 'Stargate' are documentary series.
First principle is Occam's razor ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ockam%27s_Razor ):
"All things being equal, the simplest solution tends to be the best one."
In other words, when multiple competing theories are equal in other respects, the principle recommends selecting the theory that introduces the fewest assumptions and postulates the fewest hypothetical entities.
I recommend checking out the various skeptical websites for specific info related to his beliefs:
http://www.skeptic.com/
http://randi.org/
http://www.skeptics.com.au/
www.skeptics.org.nz/
Also keep an eye out for skeptical TV programs on National Geographic and Discovery channels. Programs like 'Is it real?' ( http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/isitreal/ ) and 'Xtesters' ( http://www.xtesters.com/ ) would be good programs to record for him to watch and discuss with you.
Ask him why he thinks "X" is real then try and get him to work logically through his thought processes to see how believing in "X" is not logical. It will take time and patience - much patience - but the end result is worth it.
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