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Argument from infinite authority.

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Argument from infinite authority.
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RE: Argument from infinite authority.
July 20, 2012 at 1:55 pm
(July 20, 2012 at 1:06 pm)MysticKnight Wrote: 1. The command to not torture a child for fun is that of infinite degree in humans and it's to the ultimate degree.
(That is the "should not do" is to the infinite degree with no limits.)
2. Therefore there is an ultimate authority to the infinite degree.
3. Such an authority can only be of an infinite metaphysical being.

I'm just brainstorming here.

All this is is anthropomorphism of an abstract concept.



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Argument from infinite authority.

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Argument from infinite authority. - by MysticKnight - July 20, 2012 at 1:06 pm
RE: Argument from infinite authority. - by Anomalocaris - July 20, 2012 at 1:11 pm
RE: Argument from infinite authority. - by jonb - July 20, 2012 at 1:25 pm
RE: Argument from infinite authority. - by Anomalocaris - July 20, 2012 at 1:30 pm
RE: Argument from infinite authority. - by MysticKnight - July 20, 2012 at 1:32 pm
RE: Argument from infinite authority. - by Tempus - July 20, 2012 at 1:34 pm
RE: Argument from infinite authority. - by MysticKnight - July 20, 2012 at 1:37 pm
RE: Argument from infinite authority. - by Anomalocaris - July 20, 2012 at 1:42 pm
RE: Argument from infinite authority. - by MysticKnight - July 20, 2012 at 1:45 pm
RE: Argument from infinite authority. - by Anomalocaris - July 20, 2012 at 2:39 pm
RE: Argument from infinite authority. - by downbeatplumb - July 20, 2012 at 1:55 pm
RE: Argument from infinite authority. - by genkaus - July 20, 2012 at 2:22 pm

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