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Top Logical Fallacies Used By Religion

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Top Logical Fallacies Used By Religion
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RE: Top Logical Fallacies Used By Religion
July 21, 2013 at 4:47 pm
I gave You kudos but I am somewhat with Apo, after all You did list 10 then add 3 more.
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RE: Top Logical Fallacies Used By Religion
July 21, 2013 at 9:01 pm
(July 19, 2013 at 4:13 am)Meylis Lawrence Wrote: #1. Argumentum ad ignorantium - Fallacy that something must be true because it has not been, Or can't be, proven false.
If you can't prove that god doesn't exist, That means he must exist.

This one is my favorite and a major contributor in why I'm an atheist. Smile
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RE: Top Logical Fallacies Used By Religion
July 21, 2013 at 11:41 pm
(July 19, 2013 at 4:13 am)Meylis Lawrence Wrote: #1. Argumentum ad ignorantium - Fallacy that something must be true because it has not been, Or can't be, proven false.
If you can't prove that god doesn't exist, That means he must exist.

This one is my favorite. If you can't prove that purple trolls and homosexual unicorns don't exist, then they must exist.

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