Posted on 02/10/2006 10:13:29 AM PST by SirLinksalot
So, in your estimation, logical deduction is not only irrelevant, but undesirable, relative to a debating forum, let alone science in general.
As I said, you're just another clueless evolution advocate.
Oh. Okay. I think you might better use the example of slavery, or prejudice in our country for that. It is closer to our experience and will consequently be clearer.
Logical deduction is used to prove or disprove one's philosophy. Philosophy also defines what is logical and not logical. Those who would assert opinion by accusation and name calling are only of opinion and logic is not required. It is the agenda of one who seeks to promote self and demote others by vile intent and without capable logic or coherent thought. A opinion-est.
You are correct. To express clarity of thought one should use a example that would be most accepted and not necessarily of one's own education.
Wouldn't that be correctly:
Ajesusistic?
Or Apaulistic?
Or that there are ONLY two choices or that #2 is BIZARRE.
I specifically referred to MACRO-evolution. A 6-fingered human is still a human.
"and is proved by the observation that no two of the 6.7 billion people that exist on earth are a exact duplicate"
Did you test each one?
If you were on a jury and the prosecutor presented for evidence to prove the identify of the defendant by a eye scan, fingerprints, and DNA would you be the one to say this does not prove identity. Would you insist that everyone be tested because you believe some people have the same fingerprints, eye scan, and DNA and are clones? The testing has already taken place and it has been determined that fingerprints, eye scan, and DNA are unique in each individual and that is a difference. If you could find but a few with the same fingerprints, eye scan, and DNA they would not be used for evidence because the evidence would be refuted. Why would I want to test each one when the evidence for each individual already exists.
If electricity comes from electrons, does morality come from morons?
"6 fingered morons in Genesis" placemark
"To expand on my earlier response......"
Sorry for the late reply. I just noticed yours yesterday and have been considering your definitions. I know argument from analogy is falacious, but I am not making an argument; just trying to understand your position.
1.I observe that the individual components of the Alpha particle are more massive than the Alpha particle itself.
2.I set up an experiment to test this observation, and my results, as well as that of others, are repeatable.
3.I can even hypothesize this phenomenon with the binding energy equation.
4.From this I can predict the same results for other particles and develop a theory. (The Bohr theory.)
In conclusion, from your point of view, I have proved nothing, because as you say, science doesn't prove anything. And, I haven't developed any theory of origins. I.e., why the two protons that are like charged such that they would repel each other ever came together in the first place. We could both theorize about that. You would probably say that matter is eternal and the universe began with a big bang from nothing. (As reported in a Scientific American magazine the Scientist suggested the nothing weighed about 25 pounds.) On the other hand, I would probably say that the two protons came together as a result of some external force and that the force derived from an intellect that was superior and anterior to us. Again, both theorys based only on the results of our work.
Is that about it?
‘Human thought’, according to current science, is ‘ultimately’ void of any intelligent design. IOW, our human intellect and morality is ultimately the result of mindless events that unfolded without reason or purpose. To say ‘culture’ and ‘human thought’ adds to an equation void of design and is mindless says nothing as to how these anomalies actually exist as a result of and within a universe that is lacking any design or intelligence.
It's a 'burgh thing Ping.......
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That's a name I haven't heard in LOOONG time!
They trotted him out when I was in highschool, to try to scare all the credulous kiddies into being fearful of nuclear power.
And then in college, I had to suffer through his wife's Freshman English class: "The Individual in a Depersonalized Soceity." Ugh.
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