(September 24, 2013 at 4:01 pm)gilbertc06 Wrote: He can't because he has bought into the fallacies and can't see them for what they are. People can accept burning to death for an ideology. That does not make it true.Of course not, as I noted myself: "That doesn't prove that the message was true, of course." But, it's certainly a differentiator. If the claimant himself doesn't believe the claim, rational people aren't going to consider it further.
Quote:He doesn't seem to know the difference between valid and fallacious arguments and even if he did he would not be able to apply it to his own religion.I applied the valid argument above to my religion and to these alleged gnomes, and my religion fared better. You're mad because your argument isn't very good, and you thought it was. It's that simple. Heck, now you're to talking to the board cheerleader instead of to me directly.