(December 3, 2013 at 10:41 am)Drich Wrote:(December 2, 2013 at 9:19 pm)apophenia Wrote: I think you'll find it a fair characterization that he simply doesn't understand them. He's a proof-texter, not an apologist or philosopher. His notion of whether a fallacy is committed is if the words used in the Wikipedia description of the fallacy, and the words used in the person's rhetoric, are similar. He has no concept of logical structure whatsoever.
That is actually a compliment (except for the proof texting bit.) Fore if what you call 'logic' has forced you and others like you to the conclusions you currently have about God, Not allowing you to proceed with an honest investigation about God with an open mind. I truly want nothing to with it.
You are using the term "open mind" incorrectly. "Keeping an open mind" actually means being open to all possibilities then examining the evidence and in light of that evidence one may or may not reach a firm conclusion. There is an old quote that has been attributed to numerous people -- we'll just say "anonymous" said:
"It is good to be open-minded, but not so open that your brains fall out." Being open to your bullshit, Drich, is being so open that your brains fall out. Furthermore you use the term to mean that one ought to be open to believing your bullshit, accepting that bullshit as absolute "truth," and then snap your mind shut to anyother possibility. That is not a correct use of the term "open-mind."
Case closed.
A mind is a terrible thing to waste -- don't pollute it with bullshit.