* belief that a [[correlation]] (e.g., between atheism and suicide) can be disproved by a poor [[counterexample]] (e.g., one atheist who remained sane)
* belief that a [[correlation]] (e.g., between atheism and suicide) can be disproved by a poor [[counterexample]] (e.g., one atheist who remained sane)
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* belief that a [[correlation]] is not a likely indicator of [[causation]]
* [[free speech]] for anything and everything ... except the [[conservative]] truth
* [[free speech]] for anything and everything ... except the [[conservative]] truth
* an [[atheistic]] culture cannot harm anyone, but saying a prayer in class can cause tremendous harm
* an [[atheistic]] culture cannot harm anyone, but saying a prayer in class can cause tremendous harm
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* that lack of [[government]] programs to rehabilitate criminals must not reduce crime
* that lack of [[government]] programs to rehabilitate criminals must not reduce crime
* that increasing taxes must increase government revenue (no, often people work less)
* that increasing taxes must increase government revenue (no, often people work less)
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* a liberal institution has to be taken at its so-called word, even when it has good reason to hide the truth (eg Oxford University in relation to Dawkins' title)