Here we go again.
Of course I forgive you. I'm not even slightly offended when someone calls bullshit on me. I rather like it because it gives me a wonderful chance to state my case. Again.
In this case you are using a common reduction into absurdity fallacy.
My claim is I have no sacred cows. Your argument derives that I do have sacred cows based on the claim that I do not have sacred cows. Then you maintain that I do on the basis of your own argument. Yet to do this you have to accept my intial claim that I do not (have sacred cows).
Whew, that was tiring and pendantic I know but it illustrates the short circuit in your thought process.
Let's continue.
What? I didn't miss the message. I dismissed it as an irrational screed, just as I'm doing to this message. Point by point rebuttal is a good way to expose errors. I normally don't do that sort of thing. In fact your post was the first. It was the first one on this forum I read that had a major fallacy in every damned paragraph. A feat unmatched by anyone else on this forum. You broke a record! Also, I'm always awake at 1:30 am. Due to my work schedule I usually go to sleep at five or six in the morning. On my days off it varies a bit but whatever. Why bring up such an unimportant detail? Why complain about the length of my rebuttal when your original post was quite long? Am I arguing with a child?
I have no problems discussing religion or other points of view. It was you in fact that used the words "religious" and "nuts" in a sentence. What theory did I present? Where did I say it was the only theory worth paying attention to. When did I ever offer an analysis of Mr. Jarvis' mental state? Good grief start making sense. Read. Comprehend. Think. Respond. Reason is not your enemy.
No it's not. He will still be in error. You don't get to believe in and relay an error and claim to be free of error. I'm being trolled right now aren't I. Oh well, I've started I may as well finish.
You are free to do that. But that is another fallacy. It's called an appeal to authority. I like Chris, I like his work as co-host of the Paracast. However, he is just one of many sacred cows I do not have. I have made that clear in some of my other posts on this forum. I really do think for myself. I'm not really that popular on these forums but hey that's the price. Besides, Gene wasn't buying it. You know who he is don't you?
Dude, quit putting words in my mouth. This is another fallacy. It's called a strawman. You are attributing to me a position I do not hold, and then you attack that position. Then you accuse me of hypocrisy and intellectual dishonesty. Wow, just wow.
Did you listen to the same show I did? His acceptance and agreement with what he had learned was clear. Maybe he didn't make it up but he believed it. It was not a detatched academic discussion of the beliefs of others.
There is no problem with prophecy. It is either correct or not correct. If someone gives an event and a date you merely wait until the date arrives and see if the event occurs. Why do you not understand this.
