(August 3, 2012 at 12:57 am)padraic Wrote:Quote:Anyone who claims that human morals, laws and codes of justice have NOTHING to do with religion is ignorant.
Ad hominem;you need to prove your claim. Simply insulting anyone who disagrees with you may be emotionally satisfying,but does not prove your point.
I dont think saying ones opponent is ignorant of a given fact amounts to an ad hominem.
Was Socrates using an ad hominem on himself when referring to self-awareness of his own ignorance?