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To: Matchett-PI

A rather poor use of the Appeal to Authority fallacy.


222 posted on 12/03/2005 4:15:43 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
"A rather poor use of the Appeal to Authority fallacy."

You may call BS Repellant a fallacy if you like, but flat-footed, impotent stutterers are living proof of it's effectiveness.

Now, I'm tired of playing in this sandbox so I'm outta here and off to my dinner engagement. Ummmmm, ummmmm. :)

228 posted on 12/03/2005 4:47:22 PM PST by Matchett-PI ( "History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid." -- Dwight Eisenhower)
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To: b_sharp

Didn't think she could explain what the Darwin quote meant. Her evasive retreat is noted. :)


231 posted on 12/03/2005 4:52:07 PM PST by CarolinaGuitarman ("There is a grandeur in this view of life...")
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