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To: freedumb2003
Unless we understand the subtext of those beliefs, this is meaningless. If 88% of americans (sic) beleived(sic) in astrology it would'nt (sic) make astrology correct (logical fallacy: "appeal to auhority(sic)"). It would just prove that 88% of Americans have fallen prey to the lowered scholastic standards. When no one is here to hold you accountable, you CRIDers use logical fallacies as crutches to support your inability to debate the issue using facts.

Read the threads!

Fact: An Evo stated more educated people believe Evolution to be true.

Fact: I proved that more educated people know Creation to be true.

Question: where is the logical fallacy in these 2 facts?

P.S.: Why should I believe a person who couldn't pass a grade school English class? USE SPELL CHECK!

147 posted on 06/27/2006 5:38:09 PM PDT by celmak
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To: celmak
Fact: An Evo stated more educated people believe Evolution to be true.

I may have missed this. An "Argumentum ad populum" is pretty irrelevant, but if it floats your boat, fine.

Fact: I proved that more educated people know Creation to be true.

By definition it is impossible to prove people "know" Creation to be "true." The best you can hope for is to demonstrate x% of people BELIEVE Creation to be "true."

And for you I am making it a point to grammar and spell check since I know that these are the important points of the debate.

152 posted on 06/27/2006 5:57:57 PM PDT by freedumb2003 (The Left created, embraces and feeds "The Culture of Hate." Make it part of the political lexicon!)
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To: celmak

"Fact: I proved that more educated people know Creation to be true."

Celmak, its time for your medicine now. Good Night Honey. Sweet Dreams.


162 posted on 06/27/2006 7:51:18 PM PDT by SaveUS
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To: celmak; SaveUS

I'm back, after a little vacation...

If you look at the poll I posted, and if you were capable of understanding what it says (which you are apparently not), you would see that the numbers of YEC creationist believers decline with increasing education. Also, increasing income correlates with decreasing belief in YEC.

The conclusion one should reach, if one were capable of understanding logic, is that un-educated, minimum wage folks are more apt to believe in creation than in those with education and higher paying jobs.

Of course, the point that others made about the whole thing not being a popularity contest is a very good one.


174 posted on 07/05/2006 9:55:05 AM PDT by 2nsdammit (By definition it's hard to get suicide bombers with experience.)
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