RE: Help with a Catholic
July 25, 2011 at 2:19 pm
(This post was last modified: July 25, 2011 at 2:37 pm by Minimalist.)
[quote='Minimalist' pid='158026' dateline='1311617993']
In many cases it is just stupidity. Incapable of comprehending anything out side of their own blind adherence to god shit they redefine their opponents in terms that they can understand and then insist on phony arguments to defeat the strawmen they have constructed.
I meant to get back to this one last night and forgot. Getting old, I guess.
Because logical argument proceeds from a premise and far too few people examine their premises to determine if they are true.
What passes for "logic" among the religious is quite illogical.
Quote:Why do people insist that the atheists argument begins with the assumption "no god".
In many cases it is just stupidity. Incapable of comprehending anything out side of their own blind adherence to god shit they redefine their opponents in terms that they can understand and then insist on phony arguments to defeat the strawmen they have constructed.
I meant to get back to this one last night and forgot. Getting old, I guess.
Quote: why do you criticize logic? What else can possibly guide you? It seems like the most basic starting point or foundation.
Because logical argument proceeds from a premise and far too few people examine their premises to determine if they are true.
What passes for "logic" among the religious is quite illogical.
