RE: For Christians (or anyone else) who deny Darwinian evolution.
October 25, 2017 at 5:02 pm
(This post was last modified: October 25, 2017 at 5:05 pm by Simon Moon.)
(October 25, 2017 at 3:00 pm)Godscreated Wrote:(October 25, 2017 at 1:16 pm)Astreja Wrote: Argumentum ad populum fallacy. It's quite possible for large numbers of people to be utterly wrong about something, and for smaller groups to get it right.
The very existence of evolution-denying creationists does, however, strongly suggest that what is needed is better science education.
Typical atheist answer.
Yes, the correct answer.
So, when Christianity was in its infancy, and believers in the Roman gods were the majority, by your [ahem] 'logic', they were smarter than Christians.
In the future, if things keep going the way they are, by 2070 Islam will overtake Christianity as the largest religion in the world. Will that make Muslims smarter than Christians?
After all, you are claiming the because there are more Christians than atheists, that fact alone makes Christians smarter. So, your 'logic' leads to the conclusion that when Muslims are the majority, they will be smarter than Christians.
See where your logical fallacy of argument ad populum leads?
While you are reading all those flawed Christian apologetics books, lying creationist websites, and the Bible, you should toss in a book or two on basic logic.
You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.
