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AV1611VET · Aug 5, 2010

Are items ever taken off the PRATT list?

By way of example, Internet scientists like to bring up how, in Leviticus 14, lepers were prescribed the blood of certain avian dinosaurs being an effective antidote; as an example of medical ignorance due to religion.

Despite repeated efforts to show them that they are already cured of the leprosy beforehand, the item still remains on the PRATT list.

So, is the PRATT list ever edited to delete items, or does it just keep getting bigger and bigger?

(Note: the purpose of this thread is not to discuss items that belong on the PRATT list, it is to discuss items that don't belong on the PRATT list.)

PRATT = Point Refuted A Thousand Times

sbvera13 · Aug 5, 2010

I am not aware of this example.

3sigma · Aug 5, 2010

AV1611VET said:
So, is the PRATT list ever edited to delete items, or does it just keep getting bigger and bigger?

Where is this PRATT list? Id like to read it so can you give me a link to it, please?

[serious] · Aug 5, 2010

I don't think 1001 ever takes it off, no.

Frumious Bandersnatch · Aug 5, 2010

AV1611VET said:
Are items ever taken off the PRATT list?

By way of example, Internet scientists like to bring up how, in Leviticus 14, lepers were prescribed the blood of certain non-avian dinosaurs being an effective antidote; as an example of medical ignorance due to religion.

Despite repeated efforts to show them that they are already cured of the leprosy beforehand, the item still remains on the PRATT list.

So, is the PRATT list ever edited to delete items, or does it just keep getting bigger and bigger?

(Note: the purpose of this thread is not to discuss items that belong on the PRATT list, it is to discuss items that don't belong on the PRATT list.)

PRATT = Point Refuted A Thousand Times

You are right, the bird's blood and lambs and other mumbo jumbo are for "cleansing" someone pronounced cured of leprosy after being shut in for 7 -14 days. Of course leprosy is incurable without modern multiple antibotic therapy so it must not be leprosy they are talking about.
Some of the description sounds like boils or perhaps tinea corpus or tinea versicolor or maybe even vitiligo (the white spots). 14 days of observation is pretty useless for leprosy which developes over years.
The next part about leprosy on the walls shows that the King James translators mistranslated something like mildew or mold into leprosy. Either that or the Hebrews were really confused about leprosy. Microbacterium Leprae does not grow as a colored deposit on walls.

AV1611VET · Aug 5, 2010

Frumious Bandersnatch said:
You are right, the bird's blood and lambs and other mumbo jumbo are for "cleansing" someone pronounced cured of leprosy after being shut in for 7 -14 days. Of course leprosy is incurable without modern multiple antibotic therapy so it must not be leprosy they are talking about.
Some of the description sounds like boils or perhaps tinea corpus or tinea versicolor or maybe even vitiligo (the white spots). 14 days of observation is pretty useless for leprosy which developes over years.
The next part about leprosy on the walls shows that the King James translators mistranslated something like mildew or mold into leprosy. Either that or the Hebrews were really confused about leprosy. Microbacterium Leprae does not grow as a colored deposit on walls.

I'm not interested in what you think grew on walls in the Old Testament.

I'm interested to know if anything has been edited off the PRATT list.

Frumious Bandersnatch · Aug 5, 2010

AV1611VET said:
I'm not interested in what you think grew on walls in the Old Testament.

It certainly wasn't leprosy so your King James Bible has that wrong.

I'm interested to know if anything has been edited off the PRATT list.

I have seen this brought up by creationists, including Fairytale Fred Williams, as evidence for some advanced medical knowledge of the ancient Hebrews, since hyssop has some disinfectant properties but that is bogus because it is useless against leprosy or most other skin infections and as you point out the person is already cured.

I can show you creationist PRATT lists on many different creationist websites. Please point us to a list of arguments against creationism that consists entirely of points refuted a thousand times and we can take the discussion from there. Until then I will just say

"What PRATT list?"

AV1611VET · Aug 5, 2010

Frumious Bandersnatch said:
It certainly wasn't leprosy so your King James Bible has that wrong.

I have seen this brought up by creationists, including Fairytale Fred Williams, as evidence for some advanced medical knowledge of the ancient Hebrews, since hyssop has some disinfectant properties but that is bogus because it is useless against leprosy or most other skin infections and as you point out the person is already cured.

I can show you creationist PRATT lists on many different creationist websites. Please point us to a list of arguments against creationism that consists entirely of points refuted a thousand times and we can take the discussion from there. Until then I will just say

"What PRATT list?"

Thanks for stopping by.

I guess we each have our own way of boosting our post counts, don't we?

Frumious Bandersnatch · Aug 6, 2010

AV1611VET said:
Thanks for stopping by.

I guess we each have our own way of boosting our post counts, don't we?

So you can't show us an example of your alleged PRATT list and have no basis for your claim. Why am I not the least bit surprised?

Exiledoomsayer · Aug 6, 2010

So, in a attempt to actually answer the question.

I do not think a Pratt ever comes of 'the list'. As the main point is that it has been "Refuted a thousand times".

Belk · Aug 6, 2010

AV1611VET said:
Are items ever taken off the PRATT list?

By way of example, Internet scientists like to bring up how, in Leviticus 14, lepers were prescribed the blood of certain non-avian dinosaurs being an effective antidote; as an example of medical ignorance due to religion.

Despite repeated efforts to show them that they are already cured of the leprosy beforehand, the item still remains on the PRATT list.

So, is the PRATT list ever edited to delete items, or does it just keep getting bigger and bigger?

(Note: the purpose of this thread is not to discuss items that belong on the PRATT list, it is to discuss items that don't belong on the PRATT list.)

PRATT = Point Refuted A Thousand Times

Isn't that the point of the list? That it has been and continues to be refuted and therefore is a bad argument.

MSBS · Aug 6, 2010

Things can only be removed from the list during the semi-annual meeting of the PRATT society, and then, only if a quorum is present and 2/3 + 1 of those present vote in the affirmative.

AV1611VET · Aug 6, 2010

MSBS said:
Things can only be removed from the list during the semi-annual meeting of the PRATT society, and then, only if a quorum is present and 2/3 + 1 of those present vote in the affirmative.

Almost sounds like how Pluto was demoted: 32.

MrGoodBytes · Aug 6, 2010

Well, I'm certainly glad to see not much has changed around here.

rockaction · Aug 6, 2010

AV1611VET said:
Thanks for stopping by.

I guess we each have our own way of boosting our post counts, don't we?

Yeah, yours is spending your mornings in the Forum Number Games. Why do you do that by the way?

AV1611VET · Aug 6, 2010

MrGoodBytes said:
Well, I'm certainly glad to see not much has changed around here.

Hey! Hey! Welcome back!

AV1611VET · Aug 6, 2010

rockaction said:
Yeah, yours is spending your mornings in the Forum Number Games. Why do you do that by the way?

Just waiting for you guys to say something worth replying to.

rockaction · Aug 6, 2010

AV1611VET said:
Just waiting for you guys to say something worth replying to.

Some of us have stuff to do

Exiledoomsayer · Aug 6, 2010

AV1611VET said:
Just waiting for you guys to say something worth replying to.

Well ouch i actually thought i made a fair attempt at answering your question

AV1611VET · Aug 6, 2010

rockaction said:
Some of us have stuff to do

Ya -- you got that right!

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