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What is illogical? Nothing?

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What is illogical? Nothing?
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RE: What is illogical? Nothing?
December 29, 2010 at 3:58 pm (This post was last modified: December 29, 2010 at 4:06 pm by Anomalocaris.)
(December 29, 2010 at 9:50 am)EvidenceVsFaith Wrote: Premise: For something to be itself is logical, for something to not be itself is illogical.

Argument: Everything that exists is itself. Nothing exists that is not itself.

Conclusion: Therefore everything is logical. Nothing is illogical.

That is a uselessly tautological definition of "logical". Logic as traditionally understood deals with the examination of the quality of an argument based on known promise. IN such usage the word "logical" is useful in distinguishing a valid argument vs and invalid one. In your definition, what is the worthwhile of use the word?
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What is illogical? Nothing?

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What is illogical? Nothing? - by Edwardo Piet - December 29, 2010 at 9:50 am
RE: What is illogical? Nothing? - by downbeatplumb - December 29, 2010 at 12:19 pm
RE: What is illogical? Nothing? - by Edwardo Piet - December 29, 2010 at 12:20 pm
RE: What is illogical? Nothing? - by downbeatplumb - December 29, 2010 at 12:27 pm
RE: What is illogical? Nothing? - by Edwardo Piet - December 29, 2010 at 12:31 pm
RE: What is illogical? Nothing? - by Rhizomorph13 - December 29, 2010 at 12:56 pm
RE: What is illogical? Nothing? - by Edwardo Piet - December 29, 2010 at 1:26 pm
RE: What is illogical? Nothing? - by The Omnissiunt One - December 29, 2010 at 1:50 pm
RE: What is illogical? Nothing? - by Rhizomorph13 - December 29, 2010 at 1:54 pm
RE: What is illogical? Nothing? - by Edwardo Piet - December 29, 2010 at 1:57 pm
RE: What is illogical? Nothing? - by The Omnissiunt One - December 29, 2010 at 3:52 pm
RE: What is illogical? Nothing? - by Anomalocaris - December 29, 2010 at 3:58 pm
RE: What is illogical? Nothing? - by Edwardo Piet - December 29, 2010 at 4:17 pm
RE: What is illogical? Nothing? - by Anomalocaris - December 29, 2010 at 4:26 pm
RE: What is illogical? Nothing? - by Edwardo Piet - December 29, 2010 at 4:29 pm
RE: What is illogical? Nothing? - by Anomalocaris - December 29, 2010 at 4:35 pm
RE: What is illogical? Nothing? - by Edwardo Piet - December 29, 2010 at 4:39 pm

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