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- From: mam@jcnpc.cmhnet.org (Mike A. McAngus)
- Subject: Re: iq<->religion: connection?
- Message-ID: <1992Dec30.020902.21673@jcnpc.cmhnet.org>
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- References: <1992Dec28.113813.22353@prime.mdata.fi>
- Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 02:09:02 GMT
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- Iikka Paavolainen (iikkap@mits.mdata.fi) wrote:
- : In article <1992Dec28.015958.19290@nmsu.edu> sdoe@nmsu.edu (Stephen Doe) writ
- es:
-
- [snip, but note how I leave Mr. Doe's statement to put your response in
- context]
-
- : >You know what you sound like? You sound like Christians who say that
- : >we allow willful pride or arrogance to blind us to the truth. That's
- : >a very irritating position to take, because it's irrational. It must
- : >be very comforting, for so many people to make that error.
- :
- : Why do you think it's irrational?
-
- Because ad hominem arguments are not based on facts, they are based on the
- prejudiced beliefs that one group holds about another group. (Note: since you
- have trouble telling us apart, this is Mike McAngus using the word ad hominem,
- not Stephen Doe).
-
- :
- : >
- : >SD
- :
- :
- : --
- : __/|_ , ,--------------------------------------------------------------,
- : /o \/:--| Iikka Paavolainen / iikkap@mits.mdata.fi, in Espoo, Finland |
- : \__~__/\:--| "I won't have a battle of wits with an unarmed opponent." |
- : ` ` `--------------------------------------------------------------'
-
- It appears that you would only be able to defeat an unarmed opponent.
- --
- Mike McAngus | As if I needed Another time consuming hobby.
- (mam@jcnpc.cmhnet.org) |
- The Truth is still the Truth | This Post exploits illiterates.
- Even if you choose to ignore it. |
-