(July 8, 2013 at 5:16 pm)Inigo Wrote: I'm not even going to read a quote from Wikipedia. Wikipedia is written by people like you. YOu might as well quote your diary at me or show me the picture you made at school with a potato and some crayons.
Ad hominem? Nice.
(July 8, 2013 at 5:16 pm)Inigo Wrote: But I can tell already that the quote above is referring to the development of moral phenomena, not morality itself and so is completely beside the point.
Only if you can establish that there is no causative link between existence of moral phenomena and morality itself. Otherwise, it is very much to the point.
(July 8, 2013 at 5:16 pm)Inigo Wrote: Anyway, you admitted that you had trouble understanding my arguments and wondered whether the problem was with you or me. It's you.
If you found those arguments difficult to follow then I'm afraid you fall below the threshold level of intelligence needed to engage in profitable debate and you should resign from this discussion at once.
Your arguments aren't hard to understand, they're just wrong.
(July 8, 2013 at 5:16 pm)Inigo Wrote: My arguments are deductively valid.
No, they are not.
(July 8, 2013 at 5:16 pm)Inigo Wrote: So if you think they are fallacious that instantly makes you someone who doesn't know what a 'fallacy' is.
Or someone who can identify a fallacy when he sees one.
(July 8, 2013 at 5:16 pm)Inigo Wrote: THe argument you presented didn't make sense. THe conclusion didn't follow from the premises. It is like this one:
1. Turnips taste horrible
2. Today I must go to a meeting
3. Therefore fix the cupboard
Just moronic. You need to leave the thinking to other people.
Strawman? Interesting. Is there a particular list you consult when deciding which fallacy to commit?