atheism, philosophy and emotional immaturity

[jstrodel]

... I am much older than twenty.

Really? You don't act like it. I thought you were 13 or something.

Honestly, I realize I sound really condescending, but I am just trying to share things with people I think would help them. I had a real rough time growing up. Not trying to beat anyone up or be condescending, I have made so many mistakes and done so much stupid things in my life.

I was in high school for 5 1/2 years and I dropped out of college. I am not better or smarter than anyone else and I'm not trying to be. I just realize that some of you guys don't know what you are talking about. It is not that I am trying to insult you, it is that you simply aren't aware of the right way to think about certain things, not that it is in a religious sense, it is that you unaware of how people think about these things in professional contexts.

Here is what wikipedia says:

Argument from authority (argumentum ad verecundiam), also authoritative argument and appeal to authority, is an inductive-reasoning argument that often takes the form of a statistical syllogism.[1] Although certain classes of argument from authority can constitute strong inductive arguments, the appeal to authority is often applied fallaciously: either the authority is not a subject-matter expert, or there is no consensus among experts in the subject matter, or both.[1][2][3]

^ a b c d e Salmon, M. H. (2006). Introduction to Critical Reasoning. Mason, OH: Thomson Wadsworth. pp. 118–9.
^ a b c d e Gensler, Harry J. (2003). Introduction to Logic. New York, NY: Routedge. pp. 333–4.
^ a b Baronett, Stan (2008). Logic. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall. p. 304.


Notice that even the evidence presented in the form of 3 textbooks that are cited is itself an argument from authority.