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Rusting Car Bumper · 07-17-2003, 09:23 AM

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Originally posted by Doctor X
Biff gives a great explanation.

"In the pulpit" one has an audience that can cheer and drown out attempts to correct the error.

Part of the problem with fallacies is that "they make sense." The audience of a Creationist--and perhaps the Creationist himself--really thinks the Evolutionist believe "man descended from gorillas."

This is exactly what my first philosophy professor said many years ago. He used creationism as his straw man example.

He said, "If you are going into politics, I want you to learn all of these fallacies so that you can use them."
Class laughs hysterically.
He pauses and looks sternly at us and then says, "Don't laugh. I'm quite serious."

DC

Biff the unclean · 07-17-2003, 09:39 AM

Here's a classic, just posted by Magus55

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But you are forgetting something. Atheists state that the Apostles made up the Gospel. Therefore, they knew for a fact that what they were teaching was a lie. Suicide bombers don't kill themselves for something they know to be a lie.

You will note that neither Atheists nor Theists state that the Apostles made up the Gospel. No educated Christian would suggest such a thing. Note too that the Apostles are characters in the same story. It's like asking if Sirius would give up his life so willingly if he knew for a fact that there was no real Harry Potter.

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