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Offline DPMOmaha

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Re: 'Mindfact' is a WNFF invention.
« Reply #50: October 07, 2011, 02:36:44 PM »
@DPM - I do have a day job, believe it or not :P

I have faith that you do.

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Re: 'Mindfact' is a WNFF invention.
« Reply #51: October 07, 2011, 02:42:11 PM »
    Again, isn't this the definition of "faith", like in Webster's dictionary?  I would suggest  you need something else in there to differentiate  the definition of  "mindfact" from "faith".
    As in "mindfact" is a form of tunnel vision, where the person......and so on....
    Just a suggestion you might consider.......




I really doubt people will be looking up faith on Urban Dictionary but...



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Re: 'Mindfact' is a WNFF invention.
« Reply #52: October 07, 2011, 02:47:00 PM »
Now, who here likes a good story about a bridge?

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Re: 'Mindfact' is a WNFF invention.
« Reply #53: October 07, 2011, 02:56:26 PM »
Now, who here likes a good story about a bridge?


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Re: 'Mindfact' is a WNFF invention.
« Reply #54: October 07, 2011, 03:15:57 PM »
Mindfact -  (n.)Something that you believe to be absolutely, undoubtedly true, regardless of the presence or absence of any evidence proving it so, and despite any and all evidence that is contrary.

Usage - place the word at the end of any statement of opinion. - (i.e. Albert Pujols is a terrible baseball player. Mindfact.)



Makin' up crap.

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Re: 'Mindfact' is a WNFF invention.
« Reply #55: October 07, 2011, 03:22:31 PM »
Submitted as I previously posted.

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« Reply #56: October 07, 2011, 03:26:18 PM »
Faith isn't necessarily the absence of evidence.  It's the absence of proof.  But I agree, there are some very strong similarities between the two "definitions".

"Do you believe in God?   Do you believe God can do anything?   Do you believe God can make a rock so heavy he can't move it?"   That was the first question I got in Philosophy 101 in the fall of 1969.   The professer told me if I reported on the WS (he was a Mets' fan), he would give me a "C" in the course.    Guess what I did.

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« Reply #57: October 07, 2011, 03:28:39 PM »
"Do you believe in God?   Do you believe God can do anything?   Do you believe God can make a rock so heavy he can't move it?"   That was the first question I got in Philosophy 101 in the fall of 1969.   The professer told me if I reported on the WS (he was a Mets' fan), he would give me a "C" in the course.    Guess what I did.

And that's why I never argue with a philosopher.

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« Reply #58: October 07, 2011, 03:31:00 PM »
And that's why I never argue with a philosopher.

It's why I drink  ...   alot.

Offline DPMOmaha

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« Reply #59: October 07, 2011, 03:34:29 PM »
Do you believe God can make a rock so heavy he can't move it?"
Also, i had this conversation with a 10 year-old know-it-all.  It was the most frustrating 20 minutes of my life.


Offline mitlen

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« Reply #60: October 07, 2011, 03:36:28 PM »
Also, i had this conversation with a 10 year-old know-it-all.  It was the most frustrating 20 minutes of my life.



Your kid?     :D

Offline DPMOmaha

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« Reply #61: October 07, 2011, 03:50:04 PM »
ha!  no.

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« Reply #62: October 07, 2011, 04:04:37 PM »

Offline NatsDad14

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« Reply #63: October 07, 2011, 04:06:18 PM »
http://www.wnff.net/index.php?topic=12117.msg440163#msg440163

But he doesn't use the word mindfact in that post. Who coined the term mindfact?

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« Reply #64: October 07, 2011, 04:13:36 PM »
But he doesn't use the word mindfact in that post. Who coined the term mindfact?

First single-word usage of it I can find is:

It's a great movie through and through.  Mindfact.

And first multi-word usage is:

Pudge > Schneider in every way, no need for me to check the stats (mind fact).

But I didn't do an exhaustive search.

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« Reply #65: October 07, 2011, 04:21:15 PM »
Tried narrowing the time frame and ticking a few extra search options and those are still the firsts I came out with.

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« Reply #66: October 07, 2011, 04:22:25 PM »
But he doesn't use the word mindfact in that post. Who coined the term mindfact?

I believe it was either tomterp or Minty.

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« Reply #67: October 07, 2011, 07:29:53 PM »
I believe it was either tomterp or Minty.

It was the terpster as far as I know.

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« Reply #68: October 07, 2011, 07:33:14 PM »
Already been submitted. I guess we could edit it or something later.

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Re: 'Mindfact' is a WNFF invention.
« Reply #69: October 07, 2011, 07:38:03 PM »
First single-word usage of it I can find is:

And first multi-word usage is:

But I didn't do an exhaustive search.



I was right about Pudge, too :mg:

Offline Lintyfresh85

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« Reply #70: October 07, 2011, 11:06:26 PM »
It was tom.


Offline The Chief

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« Reply #71: October 07, 2011, 11:49:59 PM »
not sure why you guys are all convinced it was tom when no one has provided any posts prior to the two I quoted

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« Reply #72: October 07, 2011, 11:51:43 PM »
He put it in his sig first. I don't remember why I thought it was him... I just do.

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« Reply #73: October 07, 2011, 11:54:37 PM »
He put it in his sig first. I don't remember why I thought it was him... I just do.

He put sportsfan's quote in his sig, but he didn't (as far as I can tell) use "mind fact" or "mindfact" first.  I thought it was him too - probably for the same reason - but I can't find any evidence to support that.

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« Reply #74: October 08, 2011, 07:39:28 AM »
I am pretty sure I didn't invent it, but when I posted that Pudge vs Schneider post it was related to tom's signature.