RE: [split] Critical Thinking Skills
March 25, 2013 at 10:09 pm
(This post was last modified: March 25, 2013 at 10:10 pm by Joel.)
(March 25, 2013 at 10:06 pm)jstrodel Wrote: And you could have written another two sentences to refute it, but instead you made a naked assertion. Gee whiz, look at that.
What did I assert?
Quote:If you see an image of a fossil, that is not evidence.So, photographs of people don't count as evidence of the people. Alright, goodbye photo-ID.
I guess I can also conclude that Hitler never existed, as I can't see him first-hand, and all we have are pictures.
Quote:When someone shows you evidence that they have collected, really they are making an argument from authority,No, they aren't. They're showing you evidence. Not making an argument from authority.