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To: Dimensio
the appeal to ad hominem

That is the whole point of while you are here to begin with, isn't it? You are here to bash the religionists.

It only frustrates you that it doesn't work with an atheist. Of course, since I am an equal opportunity secularist: I take shots at atheists too, because some of you are no better, and most often times worse, than the godists.

Ad hominem - - latin - - to the man....

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By insulting anyone who disagrees with you...

argumentum misericordian - - latin - - appeal to sympathy

Go get a tissue...

958 posted on 11/17/2005 7:35:55 PM PST by Sir Francis Dashwood (LET'S ROLL!)
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To: Sir Francis Dashwood
That is the whole point of while you are here to begin with, isn't it? You are here to bash the religionists.

No. I am here to correct the logical fallacies and factual errors often presented by creationists. Their religious affiliation, or lack thereof, is not my concern. You will note that I do not go on the offensive against religious posters who do not misstate the theory of evolution, misrepresent fundamentals of the scientifc method or appeal to logical fallacies in their reasoning.

Why do you assume that this has anything to do with hostility toward religion? It appears that you have a preconceived notion of some sort of bias against religion, yet you don't actually have any evidence to show for it. Almost like you're here trying to prove something you already believe to be true and declaring victory even though you've not found a single bit of evidence for your assertions.

It only frustrates you that it doesn't work with an atheist.

What, having you ignore the fact that you're clearly wrong about what is and is not science? That's no different than when creationists get the scientific method completely wrong.

argumentum misericordian - - latin - - appeal to sympathy

Wrong. I am not appealing to the fact that you are poisoning the well by asserting up-front that anyone who disagrees with you is a "dope" as evidence for my position. I am merely pointing out that you are appealing to logical fallacies. You are again misrepresenting my statements. Why? Do you not have a logical and valid argument to support your claims?
963 posted on 11/17/2005 7:55:36 PM PST by Dimensio (http://angryflower.com/bobsqu.gif <-- required reading before you use your next apostrophe!)
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