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To: GourmetDan; Ira_Louvin
"OK then allow me to rephrase that, since Tyrannosaurus-Rex became extinct 63 million years prior to the appearance of the genus Homo, finding a Clovis point embedded in a T-Rex fossil would falsify the current evolutionary theory."

Apparently you don't understand what it means to engage in logical fallacy and actually believe that 'rephrasing' the position removes the fallacy. It does not. You can rephrase it all you want but that doesn't change the fact that you are engaging in logical fallacy.

"I did not mention anything about birds, crocodiles, alligators, coelacanths, or wollemi pine. All that misdirection and yet you still have failed to address my question to you."

Ignoring evidence that contradicts your cherry-picked example is part of the cherry-picking fallacy. That you insist on ignoring that evidence merely shows that you lack the critical-thinking skills required to recognize fallacy masquerading as 'argument'.

"How would you falsify id/creationism/cdesign proponents? Can’t answer the question just fall back on the straw men and avoidance?"

Attempt at the fallacy of affirming a disjunct is noted.

29 posted on 08/26/2009 3:51:56 PM PDT by GourmetDan (Eccl 10:2 - The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left.)
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To: GourmetDan

Bravo, that is one of the better jobs of avoiding the question that I have seen in a very long time.

BTW there is absolutely zero evidence that shows that humans and Tyrannosaurus-Rex ever lived at the same time, nice try at setting up the straw man, I will at least give you partial credit for that, but I just can not overlook the fact that did not even attempt to answer the question posed to you so unfortunately I must give you a failing grade this time.

Better luck next time.


30 posted on 08/26/2009 4:44:53 PM PDT by Ira_Louvin (Go tell them people lost in sin, They need not fear the works of men.)
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