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To: Sir Francis Dashwood
"Examine my statement for logic (categorical or propositional). It will test true as a syllogism or true if tested in a Venn diagram using Aristotle's logic.

Sorry but the validity of a syllogism does not rely solely on correct form. If the either of the premises are incorrect, a correctly formed syllogism does nothing but guarantee an incorrect conclusion.

Your premise is incorrect.

"Objectivists don't know how to use it.

'It' being what?

483 posted on 01/26/2006 8:08:49 PM PST by b_sharp (Science adjusts theories to fit evidence, creationism distorts evidence to fit the Bible.)
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To: b_sharp

Morality and all of those associated ideals are rooted entirely in the presupposition some higher power defines what is correct for human behavior.


576 posted on 01/27/2006 2:06:39 AM PST by Sir Francis Dashwood (LET'S ROLL!)
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