RE: Professor's Proposition: Only Two Logical Choices
September 25, 2012 at 9:51 pm
(This post was last modified: September 25, 2012 at 9:52 pm by Blackrook.)
(September 25, 2012 at 9:48 pm)System of Solace Wrote:(September 25, 2012 at 9:47 pm)Blackrook Wrote: Wow, I seem to being committing all sorts of logical errors today.
Please explain why you are allowed to crack open a science book and read it and believe what you read without conducting your own experiments to find out if it is true.
And what if you do?
You're relying on authority, which I've heard is a logical fallacy.
And also the weather report.
I mean, it seems illogical to believe the weatherman when he says a tornado is about to hit your town. Better for you to sit in your house and wait until the tornado comes right to your door before you pack up your bags and leave.
(September 25, 2012 at 9:48 pm)System of Solace Wrote:(September 25, 2012 at 9:47 pm)Blackrook Wrote: Wow, I seem to being committing all sorts of logical errors today.
Please explain why you are allowed to crack open a science book and read it and believe what you read without conducting your own experiments to find out if it is true.
And what if you do conduct experiments?
You're playing a version of the "what if" game. "What if everything you think is true is a lie?" Fuck, you sound like a conspiracy theorist. "Nothing exists, it's the government creating everything to control us."
Exactly. But that is the atheist position on all religion.
