RE: Ask, Seek, Knock
October 22, 2012 at 3:48 pm
(This post was last modified: October 22, 2012 at 3:53 pm by John V.)
(October 22, 2012 at 1:49 pm)teaearlgreyhot Wrote: Arguments from silence aren't fallacious if based on your premise you would expect to have heard or read something.Sure. However, consider what you guys expect here. Someone who believes these accounts is dismissed due to bias. So, you expect that people who don't believe these accounts to record them and copy them in sufficient number to survive for millenia. Your expectations are illogical. Further, even if you find such records, you can charge that the author was obviously a believer and dismiss them.
(October 22, 2012 at 2:12 pm)Minimalist Wrote: P.S. - There is nothing wrong with an argument from silence. All it means is that there is no evidence to back up your position.Lima Mike Oscar Alpha
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