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Are Atheists using Intellectually Dishonest Arguments?

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Are Atheists using Intellectually Dishonest Arguments?
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RE: Are Atheists using Intellectually Dishonest Arguments?
March 10, 2018 at 8:19 pm
(March 10, 2018 at 7:04 pm)Lutrinae Wrote:
(March 10, 2018 at 7:03 pm)RoadRunner79 Wrote: So if I change my phrasing to make it a negative claim, is it all of the sudden exempt?

Also even a negative claim is still making a positive claim about what is true.  If you check the Wiki article on this, it calls this pseudo-logic.

I didn't say stating "god does not exist" wasn't a positive claim.  Wink

No, but he straw manned it to try to bolster his point.
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RE: Are Atheists using Intellectually Dishonest Arguments? - by Ravenshire - March 10, 2018 at 8:19 pm

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