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To: cdcdawg

You are presenting an argument from personal incredulity and reductio ad absurdum

A double shot! I am quite impressed, however with out supporting evidence your argument fails.

Just because it is too complex for you to understand that does not prove that God did it


18 posted on 12/03/2009 8:28:38 AM PST by Ira_Louvin (Go tell them people lost in sin, Theres a higher power ,They need not fear the works of men.)
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To: Ira_Louvin

Actually, I didn’t present an argument at all, it was almost entirely ridicule.

Now, since you wanted to play logic police, let’s take a look at what a bigshot you are for taking down that straw man. I never mentioned God, and you have no idea what I am capable of understanding. Classic straw man from you. You are illogical. If you are courageous enough to admit to that fallacy, we could then examine your appeal to the authority of the piece you linked, or the numerous such appeals in it. “Scientists” oh my! It must be settled. Maybe I could find a “scientist” who thinks it would take 364,001 years, and we could tie!!!!!!!!!! That extra year might be too complex for you to understand, so feel free to attribute it to God. Oh, crap, reductio ad absurdum is far too tempting for me. Of course there is nothing fallacious about reducing a proposition to it’s absurd conclusion.

So, a double shot for you, and very nearly a triple. I am quite impressed. Perhaps you could try to hit for the cycle in logical fallacies next time.


19 posted on 12/03/2009 8:53:25 AM PST by cdcdawg
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