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Thread #109167   Message #2280627
Posted By: John Hardly
05-Mar-08 - 06:05 PM
Thread Name: BS: I'd like to believe that there is a God
Subject: RE: BS: I'd like to believe that there is a God
LH

You're welcome, but I can't take credit for it.   As it came to me, it wasn't very good, and I've re-written lots of it, but I had it emailed to me some time ago.   But it's a fairly useful list. I've actually since seen better, more comprehensive lists like it. Probably most of us remember having been presented with such a list in Jr High or High School.

Anyway, I find that not only is that list useful, but it's also useful to realize that many of those "fallacies" don't actually "disprove" something. Most of them just call into question the reason one might believe something -- or the faulty way one might be, rather than seeking truth, merely trying to win an arguement (by "cheating").