Darwinian Dissonance?

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[general_re]

For extra credit, identify the logical fallacies present in Jung's idea of "synchronicity" ;)

[VadeRetro]

TRUTH IN TYPOGRAPHY

[general_re]

Doesn't anyone care for the blink tag any more?

Granted, I don't think it works in IE, but still....

[Bluntpoint]

Synchronicity?

I received that game for Christmas. Had to take it back for a refund. It did not have all the pieces.

[VadeRetro]

As a long-ago Psych major, I knew Jung was loopy but I'd forgotten about that one and had to search it up. It sounds like saying that all coincidences are meaningful, being sort of (oxymoron alert) "acausally caused" by an underlying truth. Except when they aren't. At very best, one of those untestably useless ideas.

Not sure I see the fallacy of composition in it, though.

[js1138]

There is absolutely a correlation between blue fonts and quality of reasoning. Anecdotal evidence suggests a similar correlation between all caps and quality of thought.

[VadeRetro]

There is absolutely a correlation between blue fonts and quality of reasoning.

But is it positive or negative?

[js1138]

Synchroni City. Is that put out by the folks who do Simm City, and the political game, Mend A City?

[general_re]

LOL - did you look in the couch cushions - sometimes stray glass beads wind up in there ;)

[Concerned]

TO VADERETRO: Thank you for your response. I appreciate the opportunity to HONESTLY investigate your claims (and rebuttals) as well as those I mentioned in my post above.

I have to leave asap for a (formerly Tuesday noon) dental appointment which was suddenly moved to this morning in less than an hour, so I will just comment briefly right now. I do want to look at your information and comment back. You have provided quite a bit of information. I noticed you have quoted yourself quite extensively.

If you will notice in my post, I stated that I had seen Mr. Ham (who I am aware does NOT support Dr. Baugh's claims) twice and have spent MANY hours viewing his organization's DVDs. I do find that AiG's use of PhD GEOLOGISTS adds significant credibility to their argument. I would HOPE that a PhD in ANY subject would tend to know "their" subject matter VERY well.

On the other hand, if you will also recall, I stated that I had gotten some materials of Dr. Baugh's a WEEK ago and that I had so far only read ONE-HALF of ONE of Dr. Baugh's books and viewed ONE [actually ONE SECTION of ONE DVD] of three DVDs intended for non-Christians and have not viewed ANY of the other 2-DVD/VIDEO set intended for Christians.

I am in the PROCESS of HONESTLY investigating Dr. Baugh's claims. I HAVE SEEN SOME of the items (and/or replicas) of the items he claims support his conclusions.

I have to get ready now or I will be late to my new appointment day/time. I am printing your information out as I have been writing this post and will look at them as time permits today.

Thanks again for taking time to answer my post and provide your information.

[js1138]

That would depend on the phase of your scale of quality.

[Bluntpoint]

I found a kitten that my wife swore she gave away in 1986.

[general_re]

It's not really the composition fallacy, but more of a composition of fallacies ;)

Basically, you posit a connection between two coincidental and unconnected events, and then you ascribe the connection to synchronicity. So first you commit the fallacy of false cause by inferring some common cause unwarranted by the evidence, and then you rationalize it by appealing to synchronicity - thus begging the question by a priori assuming the validity of synchronicity. Neat, huh?

[VadeRetro]

I noticed you have quoted yourself quite extensively.

Over the course of my lifetime, but not in the post to which you reply.

I do find that AiG's use of PhD GEOLOGISTS adds significant credibility to their argument.

If this were a big deal with you, you might note that the incredibly tiny handful of YEC Ph.D. Geologists are opposed by the entire rest of the world. You are only giving weight to the credentials of those who agree with your firmly entrenched delusional system, so you probably shouldn't mention it. IOW, speaking of arguments that creationists should never use, the argument from scientific authority probably belongs at the very top of the list. The preponderance of authority is absurdly against you.

[general_re]

I'm currently solidifying my theory of the Law of Conservation of Loose Change - for every coin that disappears from the ashtray in my car, another coin simultaneously appears in the couch cushions. I'll need more grant money to continue my experiments, though...

[VadeRetro]

I'm currently solidifying my theory of the Law of Conservation of Loose Change - for every coin that disappears from the ashtray in my car, another coin simultaneously appears in the couch cushions.

If you find my lost socks, just toss them out.

[general_re]

Is that safe? Shouldn't I notify the EPA or a hazmat team or something?

:^)

[Bluntpoint]

I bought my second-hand couch from a company that salvages old shipwrecks.

[VadeRetro]

Tongs work for me.

[Doctor Stochastic]

...suddenly moved to this morning...

An appointment preponed?

I have been told that this usage is common in India, the largest English-speaking communitiy in the known universe. (Even if they do speak English with a Welch accent.)