RE: The Problem with Christians
March 22, 2016 at 1:30 am
(This post was last modified: March 22, 2016 at 1:32 am by robvalue.)
Analogies aren't evidence. They aren't even an argument.
They are a way of trying to better explain the actual argument.
The only time analogies count for anything is when they are perfect ones within an abstract system, such as mathematics. If an analogy is all you have, you have nothing.
Our guy here is still assuming a false dichotomy, that either current scientific theory explains everything, or else life is designed by default.
That is not how science works, and I don't know if we'll ever get him to understand this. It's like proving you have the fastest car by constantly pointing out how slow you think my car is. There you go, an analogy, further illustrating the actual argument.
They are a way of trying to better explain the actual argument.
The only time analogies count for anything is when they are perfect ones within an abstract system, such as mathematics. If an analogy is all you have, you have nothing.
Our guy here is still assuming a false dichotomy, that either current scientific theory explains everything, or else life is designed by default.
That is not how science works, and I don't know if we'll ever get him to understand this. It's like proving you have the fastest car by constantly pointing out how slow you think my car is. There you go, an analogy, further illustrating the actual argument.
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