(May 26, 2018 at 12:19 am)Astreja Wrote:That which I bolded above represents tu quoque fallacy, which I am not using. (See below for my form):(May 25, 2018 at 4:29 pm)Ybe Wrote: Astreja: The OP, and this whole thread, appear to be one massive tu quoque fallacy:That falls apart immediately because I reject B's claim.
YB: that takes the form:
A claims X.
B claims A's claims inconsistent with the truth of claim X.
Therefore X is false.
A claims "I do not believe in gods."
B, who almost certainly does not possess the ability to read A's mind, has no way of falsifying A's claim and is just being an asshole when claiming that A's statement is false.
If X true, then X is supported by L (a logical rational reason)
X is not supported by L
So X is not true
Ex.
If atheist Astreja's belief is logical, then that her belief will be supported by L
Astreja claims she has no L (rational excuse for her belief)
therefore her belief is not logical.