Block, SkipCaptcha, Upload, Automoderated users, edit, move, protect
30,891
edits
Changes
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Line 157:
Line 157: − +
→Useful example/exercise in discerning defective polemic: Bible ref
The [[National Socialism|Nazis]] intended to improve the human race and utterly remove forever the root causes of poverty, insanity and disease. The means that they chose were ''intrinsically'' evil, and resulted only in ruin and death on a massive scale. "''By their fruits ye shall know them''" (Matthew 7:20)
The [[National Socialism|Nazis]] intended to improve the human race and utterly remove forever the root causes of poverty, insanity and disease. The means that they chose were ''intrinsically'' evil, and resulted only in ruin and death on a massive scale. "''By their fruits ye shall know them''" (Matthew 7:20)
There is a logical fallacy that argues that a superficial similarity ''proves'' substantial identity: because an orange billiard ball resembles an orange, because it is round and orange and has a 3" diameter, this proves that the billiard ball ''must be'' an orange (''good luck trying to eat it!''). ''After all, isn't it orange? isn't it round? isn't it the size of an orange? so how can you possibly deny that it is an orange?'' '''[[Sophistry]]'''. I think you see what I mean. Be diligent in rooting out the truth of any evil report. (Exodus 20:16; Proverbs 26:24-25). It might be true. It might be false. "''Admonish your friend. He may not have done it. And if he did, that he may not do it again.''"
There is a logical fallacy that argues that a superficial similarity ''proves'' substantial identity: because an orange billiard ball resembles an orange, because it is round and orange and has a 3" diameter, this proves that the billiard ball ''must be'' an orange (''good luck trying to eat it!''). ''After all, isn't it orange? isn't it round? isn't it the size of an orange? so how can you possibly deny that it is an orange?'' '''[[Sophistry]]'''. I think you see what I mean. Be diligent in rooting out the truth of any evil report. (Exodus 20:16; Proverbs 26:24-25). It might be true. It might be false. [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ben+Sira+19%3A13-15&version=NABRE "''Admonish your friend. He may not have done it. And if he did, that he may not do it again.''"]
May God richly bless you and all whom you love. Amen. --[[User:Dataclarifier|Dataclarifier]] ([[User talk:Dataclarifier|talk]]) 09:57, 19 January 2017 (EST)
May God richly bless you and all whom you love. Amen. --[[User:Dataclarifier|Dataclarifier]] ([[User talk:Dataclarifier|talk]]) 09:57, 19 January 2017 (EST)