Actually, the argument boils down to “not only is Darwood’s materialist creation myth sham science, it is also evil.”
those two boys were extremely troubled, what they did was horrible, and it in no way should be linked to darwinism, video games, marilyn manson, bullying, high school cliques, or any of the other inane theories surrounding their actions. what it boils down to is that their parents sucked at their jobs and did not realize the extent of their children’s problems. perhaps with an active parent in either one of those households this tragedy never would have happened.
gun control, record label warnings, video game warnings, self-esteem classes and anti-bullying seminars will do nothing to prevent tragedies like this from occurring. the only prevention is good parenting which we obviously cannot guarantee.
"a fallacy which uses the manipulation of the recipient's emotions, rather than valid logic, to win an argument."