(September 25, 2012 at 9:44 pm)teaearlgreyhot Wrote:(September 25, 2012 at 9:36 pm)Blackrook Wrote: Yes, it would seem that every atheist has that arrow in his quiver: that every argument from authority is a logical fallacy.Wow. Defending argument from authority by committing the fallacy of appeal to popularity.
And yet, how many of us make important decisions based on authority?
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Wow, I seem to being committing all sorts of logical errors today.
Please explain why you are allowed to crack open a science book and read it and believe what you read without conducting your own experiments to find out if it is true.