RE: Logical fallacies in the Bible?
June 11, 2012 at 3:32 pm
(This post was last modified: June 11, 2012 at 3:33 pm by Cato.)
How about this:
Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.
This sounds to me like the fallacy of special pleading, not because jesus is pleading, but because their (Jews, Romans or both) ignorance is not fully considered in the argument regarding their future punishment for the act of crucifying the son of god.
Consideration: Why are they ignorant? Were god and jesus both inept at explaining the truth? The Jews and Romans had codified laws; however, they were to be subject to retribution for a non-codified law. For the christian out there that might want to claim that there is no retribution intended then why does jesus plead for their forgiveness?
Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.
This sounds to me like the fallacy of special pleading, not because jesus is pleading, but because their (Jews, Romans or both) ignorance is not fully considered in the argument regarding their future punishment for the act of crucifying the son of god.
Consideration: Why are they ignorant? Were god and jesus both inept at explaining the truth? The Jews and Romans had codified laws; however, they were to be subject to retribution for a non-codified law. For the christian out there that might want to claim that there is no retribution intended then why does jesus plead for their forgiveness?
