RE: On Moral Authorities
November 16, 2016 at 10:54 am
(This post was last modified: November 16, 2016 at 11:07 am by The Grand Nudger.)
(November 15, 2016 at 9:28 pm)FallentoReason Wrote: *Plato. And I don't mean to appeal to authority, but in this case it's justified, because do you really think Plato would be taught for the last ~2500 years if he was obviously an idiot that got it wrong that easily? Go ahead Rhythm, teach an ethics class, because obviously you know something we don't. I mean c'mon...-an appeal to authority won't make it any less of a false dichotomy. A false dichotomy is an issue of valid argument structure, not ethics, or who's an idiot...so this little bit of nonsense here is as pointless as the last bit.
Quote:There *is* only a or b, because it's mutually exclusive.It doesn't matter whether or not god exists, an invalid argument is an invalid argument. A person who believes in god can -also- answer with a third option. That's the reason that a false dichotomy is uninformative. You know what else is uninformative? Anything you might think regarding fun at philosophy parties, other people, or my relative level of warmth at night and where that originates from. Toasty by the way, ass and titties.
inb4 "but god doesn't exist" - no one cares. That doesn't suddenly make it a false dichotomy, because your belief doesn't negate philosophical arguments. And no, it's not even a logical third choice either, because otherwise what would it mean to philosophize? To repeat to yourself over and over again what you believe, so you can sleep warm at night? You're no better than Ham at philosophy parties, and that sucks Rhythm, because I remember you being different. Not sure what happened while I was gone.
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