(April 14, 2014 at 11:23 am)alpha male Wrote:(April 14, 2014 at 12:41 am)DeistPaladin Wrote: I think that's the slippery slope fallacy, that assumption when A happens then B will necessarily follow, without having done the research to properly conclude A leads to B.Another recent example was Bill Nye arguing that a rejection of evolution will lead to losses in all sciences.
A famous and fairly recent example was when the fundies were arguing against gay marriage, saying, "if we allow that, next we'll be allowing incest and beastiality and underage marriage, etc."
Except for the fact that he is correct.
Denial of the truth of evolution in the face of overwhelming evidence makes a mockery of the scientific method, thus damaging to all science.
Skepticism is not a position; it is an approach to claims.
Science is not a subject, but a method.
Science is not a subject, but a method.