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To: Paloma_55
P e o p l e w h o c l a i m t o b e C h r i s t i a n a r e n o t n e c e s s e c a r i l y C h r i s t i a n.

It's called the 'No True Scotsman' fallacy. You can't legitimately argue that people do X because they're Christian, and when they don't do X, claim that because they don't do X, they're not Christian.

I mean, this is grade school logic.

160 posted on 09/13/2005 7:51:41 AM PDT by Right Wing Professor
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To: Right Wing Professor
It's called the 'No True Scotsman' fallacy.

Well done, laddie!

;-)

166 posted on 09/13/2005 7:55:22 AM PDT by longshadow
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To: Right Wing Professor

Scotsmen drink, therefore anyone who drinks is a Scotsman?

Or is it, if you are a Scotsman, you must drink?

Sorry, I acknowledge that there are Scotsmen who don't drink, but that does not mean that all drunks are Scotsmen.

You seem to have a problem understanding the difference between people who CLAIM to be Christian, and those who ARE Christian.


168 posted on 09/13/2005 7:56:54 AM PDT by Paloma_55
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