Purple Rabbit,
Could you please quote where I ever actually gave the Argument From Ignorance. I have just said that I (as in I personally at least) don't believe because I know of no evidence. That isn't the argument from ignorance. that's sensible.
Of course.
When did I indicate otherwise? You always seem to be mixing up the fact I do not believe because I at least currently believe I at least currently know of no evidence, which isn't argument from ignorance, with if I would not believe if I refused to acknowledge even the possibility of some evidence coming to my attention, which of course is argument from ignorance.
To be very clear now... I'm agnostic about absolutely everything, so even if I accidentally seemed to be claiming to absolutely know something is or isn't so, I am not.
I cannot know, but I can't know that either (I think).
EvF
Could you please quote where I ever actually gave the Argument From Ignorance. I have just said that I (as in I personally at least) don't believe because I know of no evidence. That isn't the argument from ignorance. that's sensible.
(December 21, 2009 at 9:55 am)Purple Rabbit Wrote: Do you agree that in formal reasoning absence of evidence does not add up to any particular truth statement.
Of course.
When did I indicate otherwise? You always seem to be mixing up the fact I do not believe because I at least currently believe I at least currently know of no evidence, which isn't argument from ignorance, with if I would not believe if I refused to acknowledge even the possibility of some evidence coming to my attention, which of course is argument from ignorance.
To be very clear now... I'm agnostic about absolutely everything, so even if I accidentally seemed to be claiming to absolutely know something is or isn't so, I am not.
I cannot know, but I can't know that either (I think).
EvF
