RE: How do we grow?
May 18, 2011 at 4:48 pm
(This post was last modified: May 18, 2011 at 4:49 pm by Whirling Moat.)
Peace....
Look up appeal to authority huh? Okay..before we get to this...Let me first say I know what it is, it is a logical fallacy..
Now...
To tell someone to look up an appeal to authority as your argument against an appeal to authority is kinda paradoxically wild since the request itself is its own appeal to an authority. Perhaps you should demonstrate the fallacy the next time by providing an explanation...
That said I never argued that "Einstein said it so it must be true.." so it was not an appeal to an authority per se.
As it relates to hate and other stuff promoted by religion...I would say that these things are promoted through religious institutions but are rarely found as aspects of the doctrine itself. This fault lies with those who manipulate religious institutions for selfish purposes..
Whirling Moat
Quote:Look up appeal to authority, quoting Einstein is not going to get you anywhere or defend the acts of hatred, terror and divisiveness prompted under religious dogma. Einstein said a lot of things about religion and despite this he stated openly he believed in no god or gods, he was an atheist, though bizarrely did not want to identify himself socially with that label.
Look up appeal to authority huh? Okay..before we get to this...Let me first say I know what it is, it is a logical fallacy..
Now...
To tell someone to look up an appeal to authority as your argument against an appeal to authority is kinda paradoxically wild since the request itself is its own appeal to an authority. Perhaps you should demonstrate the fallacy the next time by providing an explanation...
That said I never argued that "Einstein said it so it must be true.." so it was not an appeal to an authority per se.
As it relates to hate and other stuff promoted by religion...I would say that these things are promoted through religious institutions but are rarely found as aspects of the doctrine itself. This fault lies with those who manipulate religious institutions for selfish purposes..
Whirling Moat
