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False dilemma

It is not a dilemma; it is a deductive argument. If Mary is the mother of P, and P is God, then it necessarily follows that Mary is the mother of God. The only way to avoid that conclusion is to reject one (or both) of the two premises. Which premise do you reject?

-A8

1,932 posted on 12/18/2006 1:01:56 PM PST by adiaireton8 ("There is no greater evil one can suffer than to hate reasonable discourse." - Plato, Phaedo 89d)
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To: adiaireton8; Blogger
It is not a dilemma; it is a deductive argument.

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It is indeed. Surely you're up to the task, Blogger.

1,938 posted on 12/18/2006 1:09:23 PM PST by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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