Redeeming the American Way

[fr0d0]

No.. the conditional was supposedly supporting the conclusion, which is a leap of logic.

[Edwardo Piet]

Well, he [Meatball] said:

If you're seriously suggesting the government flew those planes into those buildings, you're a fucking idiot.

And as you can see, the conditional is the 'if' at the beginning....and I think I perhaps would go with the notion that, if Pippy was suggesting that...then that's indeed fucking idiotic....

EvF

[fr0d0]

So it's clear now (from Pippy's response to me) that Pippy wasn't actually saying that. Meatballs' conclusion was incorrect, as any sane person would already know.

As with me, Meatball started by being illogically abusive.. and for this you recommend the post???

Well thanks for setting a precedent. I'll be sure to quote this if I'm brought to book for abuse.

[Edwardo Piet]

I recommended his post because it was a conditional, and the post seemed to make sense to me at the time.

I choose what I recommend, that's kind of the whole point of recommending posts. That the individual chooses?

EvF

[Tiberius]

I lose track of which member believes which conspiracy these days. We have both atheists & theists who think 9/11 was an inside job, or that we didn't land on the moon.

Could have sworn Pippy was one of the "truthers", but then I am fallible

[fr0d0]

Well that's got to be the weakest reason ever for recommending a post. I'm sure people searching the site will value your opinion there EV - Meatball's explanation of a conditional already proved to be wrong and also adding yet another personal attack (fallacy).

[Edwardo Piet]

I recommended it because at the time I thought his point was valid, what's wrong with that?

The personal attack was irrelevant to the rest yet mildy entertaining for me...

Why were you offended?

EvF

[fr0d0]

So are you going to withdraw you're recommendation now that you know it was an illogical point?

I'm not offended. I merely point out the fallacy.

[Edwardo Piet]

Well it made sense to me at the time, I've looked again and it still makes sense to me.

Pippy seems to imply in his post that the same people who did 9/11 and flew the planes, then 'rounded up the americans' into attacking Afganistan..???

You then say that Meatball is suggestiing exactly something that Pippy is not....what is Pippy suggesting then? Cos I don't get it because it seems to totally imply that to me....?

EvF

[Eilonnwy]

Pippy is a truther, it was made clear in the 9/11 thread. He may not be an extreme truther, but he has admitted he doesn't accept the consensus on what happened. Meatball was not off the mark, so seriously, why are you two arguing over this? It's ridiculous. EvF can recommend any posts he wants and he doesn't have to justify his reasons.