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Logical Fallacies and Fallacious Arguing: Misrepresenting Quotes, or a Position1 comment

astrostu206265 wrote 1 week ago: Introduction Following my week-long break from a 6-week series (so far) on logical fallacies, I … more →

Tags: Conspiracy Theories, logical fallacy, Terminology, astronomy, Coast to Coast AM, logical fallacies, misrepresenting quotes, Mitch Battros, planck

Anti-Vaccines et al...

lonelyatheist wrote 2 months ago: Greetings all… I do not have much to say today, I just felt like bringing up some things that … more →

Tags: Rational, Anti vaccine, anti-science, Medicine, Evidence

Perfect Logic

logicmania wrote 2 months ago: By Conspiracy Theorist Nicola Novakowsky I recently visited the Skeptic’s Guide to the Univers … more →

Tags: The Unofficial Version with Nicola Novakowsky, sheeple, Reptilians, Ad Hominem, logical fallacies, Conspiracy Theory, Conspiracy Theories, ad ignorantium, Circular Reasoning

Argument from Authority

The Armchair Antichrist wrote 3 months ago: Another common tactic used by theists is listing various scientists of the past who believed in God … more →

Tags: Christianity, religion, religious arguments, Debunked, God, Atheism, Christian, logic, theist, Evolution

Point by Point: Bigfoot

Troythulu wrote 4 months ago: This is the first installment of a new ongoing feature of the Call, in which my vile troythuluness s … more →

Tags: Point-by-Point, logical fallacy, logical fallacies, logic, Philosophy, argument from ignorance, Arguments, Argumentation, Argument

Capital Punishment and Deaton1 comment

Sprigley Allan wrote 10 months ago: Studying in my garage with my friend Deaton, I was struck by the inequities of our legal system. Kno … more →

Tags: Life Stipulations, Politics, Arguments, Capital Punishment, Socratic argumentation

The Bayard4 comments

thephilosophyshop wrote 11 months ago: As I lay in bed one morning last week the radio filtered through my semi-consciousness like a dream … more →

Tags: Arguments, thesis, Argument, Argumentation, Fallacies

Mistaken Authority6 comments

skepticdetective wrote 11 months ago: Tonight I will wrap up my response to the news24.com article on a documentary entitled Water: The Gr … more →

Tags: health, Homeopathy, water science, Bloodletting, Evidence based Medicine, George Washington, Masaru Emoto, Rustum Roy, water memory

Answers in Genesis Year-End Review of Astronomy - An Assessment

astrostu206265 wrote 1 year ago: Introduction Answers in Genesis (AiG), a young-Earth creationism think tank headed by Ken Ham (the f … more →

Tags: logical fallacy, Creationism, Mars, Astrobiology, Misconceptions, extra-terrestrial life, LHC, Large-Hadron-Collider, AiG

Troythulu's Top 20 Logical Fallacies #1

Troythulu wrote 1 year ago: Hello, Everyone, this is the first in an ongoing series of posts dealing with that favorite subject … more →

Tags: Logic/Philosophy, appeal to virtue, genetic fallacy, logic, logical fallacies, logical fallacy, Philosophy

Dark matter? (part two)7 comments

notedscholar wrote 1 year ago: Many of you read my first post on Dark Matter. Some people, particularly Miss Sophismata, didn … more →

Tags: Dark Matter, Alvin Plantinga, Brian Greene, Stephen Hawking, Philosophy of Biology, Whore of Babylon, sophismata, The Pope

Logical Fallacy - The Difference Between Argument from Authority and Scientific Consensus4 comments

astrostu206265 wrote 1 year ago: The purpose behind this post is to explain the difference between two things that pseudo-scientists … more →

Tags: Terminology, logical fallacy, Appeal to Authority, Scientific Consensus

Do Atheists Have Faith?7 comments

exquisitetruth wrote 1 year ago: Most every atheist, with the courage to share his or her views, has at one time or another been told … more →

Tags: Let's be Reasonable, atheist, Faith, logical fallacy

Taking Denyse O'Leary to task

RB wrote 1 year ago: Denyse “Queen of Canadian IDiots” O’Leary declares the following: The universe is … more →

Tags: Evolution, Intelligent Design and Creationism, Religion, Science, argument from ignorance, Cherry Picking, Creationism, Denyse O'Leary, Discovery Institute

The (Not So) Lost Ark?

mattusmaximus wrote 6 months ago: Last week, I saw an article over at the humorously nutty World Net Daily website – ‘Ark … more →

Tags: Ghosts / Paranormal, abuna pauolos, Ark of The Covenant, Artifact, Bible, Christianity, Ethiopia, Faith, God

Demystify Me? Demystify You!

santitafarella wrote 6 months ago: Demystify this! And this: Be ye Ayatollah or Maharishi, Pope or Protestant clergy, should you pronou … more →

Tags: Jesus, Skeptic, Miracle, Mystery, Authority, Michael Shermer, Apologetics, Buddha, Guru


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