Difference between revisions of "Liberal logic"

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* 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)
 
  
  

Revision as of 21:42, February 16, 2008

Liberal logic is an argument that has logical appeal to a liberal, but is nonsensical. Let's build a list:

  • belief that a correlation (e.g., between atheism and suicide) can be disproved by a poor counterexample (e.g., one atheist who remained sane)
  • 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
  • increasing spending by government must reduce poverty (no, dependency increases poverty)
  • insisting on "tolerance" for anything that is anti-Christian, and censorship for anything is Christian
  • teaching abstinence-only does not reduce premarital sex
  • widespread ownership of guns, largely defensive weapons, must not reduce crime
  • that new laws reducing the gun ownership rate by 0.1% and a subsequent election of a left wing government are not linked
  • that lack of government programs to rehabilitate criminals must not reduce crime
  • that increasing taxes must increase government revenue (no, often people work less)


(add to list)

See also