(March 28, 2013 at 10:11 pm)jstrodel Wrote: It has come to my attention that many atheists believe that the argument from authority is essentially a fallacious argument.
Argument from Authority is a fallacious argument under one of two conditions:
1. Authority is not an authority in the area discussed (i.e. Newton was a Christian and he was a brilliant physicist so Christianity must be true).
2. Argument is said to be true ONLY because of the say-so of an authority with no evidence provided.
In the second instance, "cause I said so" is never a good argument even for a respected expert. Even experts are required to provide evidence for why they believe what they do.
Example: I don't believe in evolution because Richard Dawkins says so. I believe in evolution because of the supporting evidence.
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"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
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... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
