(November 4, 2011 at 5:35 pm)DeistPaladin Wrote: Actually, as I explained, the same principles apply. Since Christians make the same argument for morality as for why we use reason ("GodWillsIt"), the same refutation can be offered.
I am having a little bit of trouble believing you know what you are talking about considering you couldn’t even phrase the TAG correctly….
That being said, calling a premise of a syllogism a bare assertion does nothing to refute it. You have to demonstrate how they are indeed bare assertions.
Quote: You used appeal to ridicule rather than address the counter argument.
Actually I pointed out how your counter argument was not an actual counter argument because it was countering a different argument than the one I made.
Quote:But you said that you thought moral justice could allow an innocent person to take the place of the guilty in punishment, thereby letting the guilty one go free.
Yes I did say that, and I stand by it.
Quote: Do you wish to take that back or say you misunderstood and now reject the idea that moral justice can allow an innocent to take the place of the guilty in punishment?
Nope, I still stand by it.
Quote:1. You asked me if I believe that humans can naturally fly and I said "no" (I don't believe that humans can naturally fly).
Wait, so are you saying that the statement, “humans cannot fly” is not a true statement?