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Flawed Logic

Posted by: rachel ( seattle, USA ) on March 03, 1999 at 11:28:21:

In Reply to: Evolutionism: Truth in Advertising? posted by Robert on March 02, 1999 at 18:36:47:

Hoo, boy.

First, I guess I'd like to point out that evolution is a dynamic theory, not a religion. That is the basic difference between religion and science: science allows for mistakes, frauds, and new information, while religious dogma requires adherence to a set of prescribed, unprovable beliefs.

Next, I should point out that the kind of either/or logic evident in this post is generally fallacious: "If you're wrong, then I must be right". Well, that doesn't fly. I might as well argue that if an animal is not a cat, then it must be a dog. Not very sensible.

Also, disproving theory by pointing out frauds is always very suspect. It's analagous to my trying to disprove Christian dogma by bringing up the Salem witch trials or the Shroud of Turin hoax (Face it--Carbon-14 doesn't lie).

Throwing stones at evolutionary theory doesn't make your knee-jerk dogma any more believable. Your logic is flawed, but that's what faith is all about, isn't it?


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