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  1. Pavel Mosko

    Alain de Botton on Love etc.

    A fan thread for author and speaker Alain de Botton. I somehow got to watching videos about marriage and relationships and eventually stumbled on this video. It's a funny but also thought provoking video from a obvious secular author and thinker on modern relationships. He spends the...
  2. Tone

    GLITTERING GENERALITIES

    "A glittering generality (also called glowing generality) is an emotionally appealing phrase so closely associated with highly valued concepts and beliefs that it carries conviction without supporting information or reason. Such highly valued concepts attract general approval and acclaim. Their...
  3. Uber Genius

    Why God of the gaps and Atheism of the gaps are Fallacious.

    I. Argumentum ad Ignorantiam: (appeal to ignorance) the fallacy that a proposition is true simply on the basis that it has not been proved false or that it is false simply because it has not been proved true. This error in reasoning is often expressed with influential rhetoric. A. The informal...
  4. Uber Genius

    Don't Manipulate People Like Ray Comfort

    5 weeks ago I posted a video highlighting the manipulative nature of Ray Comfort. Tricks Theists Play (Part 2) Last week a member of my church invited me to attend an evangelistic training featuring Ray Comfort videos "Way of the Master." I was generous and demurred without an explanation...
  5. Tetra

    The God Says Trump Card

    This is a classic, and typically used whenever you disagree with someone on scripture... Generally in the form of: Scripture is the word of God My interpretation of scripture is infallible Therefore, disagreeing with my position, is disagreeing with God Common usage: Steve: "I don't know if I...
  6. Tetra

    The "Original Design / Plan" Argument & Why It's Irrelevant

    The "Original Design / Plan" Argument & Why It's Irrelevant (Note: I'm speaking of a specific form of the argument) I've heard this argument growing up, but it seems to be popping up in my life a lot lately, so I thought I'd discuss it a bit. The argument is typically used when discussing...