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To: MHGinTN
The KCA is logically valid and true. As such, it is an elegant argument.

Anyone who has studied logic knows that truth and validity are mutually exclusive, but that a logically valid and truthful argument are the highest form.

Modus Ponens, Modus Tolens, Square of Opposition, Tautology, Venn Diagrams, and all that rot. ;)

Kalam is a good instrument to move the atheist at least into deism. Hopefully, he will continue with inquiry until he reaches some form of theism, and from that, hopefully, into Christianity.

Sauron

377 posted on 08/04/2006 3:20:30 PM PDT by sauron ("Truth is hate to those who hate Truth" --unknown)
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To: sauron
Anyone who has studied logic knows that truth and validity are mutually exclusive, but that a logically valid and truthful argument are the highest form.

I'm sorry, what? So if truth and validity are mutually exclusive - which will be news to logicians everywhere, no doubt - how do you actually achieve this "highest form" of a valid and truthful argument? Is it like squaring the circle, or solving the mystery of where missing socks go when they leave the dryer?

384 posted on 08/04/2006 3:31:49 PM PDT by Senator Bedfellow (If you're not sure, it was probably sarcasm.)
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