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Debunking Pseudo-Skeptical Arguments - 0 views

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- Chris Innanen on 08 Apr 08
  
  Okay Skeptics... Go crazy with this site. It was mentioned on episode #141 of the Skeptics' Guide To The Universe, 4/2/2008. Steve Novella covered a few of these, but there's plenty more to expose as sloppy thinking.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Okay Skeptics... Go crazy with this site. It was mentioned on episode #141 of the Skeptics' Guide To The Universe, 4/2/2008. Steve Novella covered a few of these, but there's plenty more to expose as sloppy thinking.</div>
  
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The Search Has Begun - 11 views

Welcome to the Skeptics Diigo group for locating the logical fallacies on the web and lighting them up for all to see. Please, when you find one yourself, tag it. One great reference for supporting...

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10 Common Logical Fallacies Everyone Should Know (With Examples) - Fallacy In Logic - 0 views

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Some of the most common fallacies explained...

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Some of the most common fallacies explained...</div>

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We Live in Unseen Times - News - Bubblews - 0 views

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Paranormal skepticism unseen times remote viewing 2012 epic fail

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Bill Tracer on 29 May 13

So according to remote viewers like Ed Dames, they were unable to see anything beyond December 21, 2012. From their limitation, they assumed that inability must mean that the world would come to an end on or before that date, since they could see nothing beyond that point. That was clearly an invalid assumption on their part.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">So according to remote viewers like Ed Dames, they were unable to see anything beyond December 21, 2012. From their limitation, they assumed that inability must mean that the world would come to an end on or before that date, since they could see nothing beyond that point. That was clearly an invalid assumption on their part.</div>

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Atheist ... Really?! - 0 views

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An atheist believes the existence of God can be disproved.
- Chris Innanen on 25 Sep 08
  
  Additional: Atheists do not (should not - there are always exceptions) believe that the existance of a god can be disproved. Nor do they believe that the existance of invisible unicorns can be disproved, or that extensive effort should be put to doing so.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Additional: Atheists do not (should not - there are always exceptions) believe that the existance of a god can be disproved. Nor do they believe that the existance of invisible unicorns can be disproved, or that extensive effort should be put to doing so.</div>
  
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- Chris Innanen on 25 Sep 08
  
  An atheist sees no reason to act as if a god exists, due to a lack of compelling evedence to the contrary. Teapot argument: If someone claims there's a china teapot obiting Neptune, it would not be up to someone else to disprove them. The burden of proof is upon the claimant.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">An atheist sees no reason to act as if a god exists, due to a lack of compelling evedence to the contrary. Teapot argument: If someone claims there's a china teapot obiting Neptune, it would not be up to someone else to disprove them. The burden of proof is upon the claimant.</div>
  
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- Chris Innanen on 30 Sep 08
  
  An atheist sees no reason to act as if a god exists, due to a lack of compelling evidence to the contrary. Teapot argument: If someone claims there's a china teapot orbiting Neptune, it would not be up to someone else to disprove them. The burden of proof is upon the claimant. Atheists do not (should not - there are always exceptions) believe that the existence of a god can be disproved. Nor do they believe that the existence of invisible unicorns can be disproved, or that extensive effort should be put to doing so.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">An atheist sees no reason to act as if a god exists, due to a lack of compelling evidence to the contrary. Teapot argument: If someone claims there's a china teapot orbiting Neptune, it would not be up to someone else to disprove them. The burden of proof is upon the claimant. Atheists do not (should not - there are always exceptions) believe that the existence of a god can be disproved. Nor do they believe that the existence of invisible unicorns can be disproved, or that extensive effort should be put to doing so.</div>
  
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how you've done that
- Chris Innanen on 25 Sep 08
  
  While it is not probable that the existance of a god can be disproved, there can be compelling evidence to the contrary.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">While it is not probable that the existance of a god can be disproved, there can be compelling evidence to the contrary.</div>
  
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- Chris Innanen on 30 Sep 08
  
  While it is not probable that the existence of a god can be disproved, there can be compelling evidence to the contrary.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">While it is not probable that the existence of a god can be disproved, there can be compelling evidence to the contrary.</div>
  
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I'm an agnostic
- Chris Innanen on 25 Sep 08
  
  Agnostic is a "I don't know" or "I don't think anyone can know" answer to the question "is there a god?" This is in the realm of the theoretical. Atheist/Theist is an applied position, how one chooses to base their everyday decisions. One can either choose to behave by the human-set rules of this religion or that one, or choose to base their actions on a non-religious-based morality. (Which might share many of the same "goodness" facets, yet doesn't involve places of worship or a buck-passing of responsibility to a higher power.)
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Agnostic is a "I don't know" or "I don't think anyone can know" answer to the question "is there a god?" This is in the realm of the theoretical. Atheist/Theist is an applied position, how one chooses to base their everyday decisions. One can either choose to behave by the human-set rules of this religion or that one, or choose to base their actions on a non-religious-based morality. (Which might share many of the same "goodness" facets, yet doesn't involve places of worship or a buck-passing of responsibility to a higher power.)</div>
  
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exhausted the search
- Chris Innanen on 25 Sep 08
  
  One doesn't have to look at every Mall parking space before coming to the probable conclusion that their car has been stolen. Analogies aside, what search is being done here? Reading the bible? Waiting for a sign? One has a logical conclusion, the other has no viable end.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">One doesn't have to look at every Mall parking space before coming to the probable conclusion that their car has been stolen. Analogies aside, what search is being done here? Reading the bible? Waiting for a sign? One has a logical conclusion, the other has no viable end.</div>
  
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unsupportable statement
- Chris Innanen on 25 Sep 08
  
  His unsupportable statement was... his opinion?
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">His unsupportable statement was... his opinion?</div>
  
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throughout the Roman Empire in the early centuries
- Chris Innanen on 25 Sep 08
  
  Logical Fallacy: Argument From Antiquity http://www.theness.com/neurologicablog/?p=15
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Logical Fallacy: Argument From Antiquity <a href="http://www.theness.com/neurologicablog/?p=15" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.theness.com/neurologicablog/?p=15</a></div>
  
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brilliant intellects
- Chris Innanen on 25 Sep 08
  
  What follows is a short list of historical people known for intelligence that were theists, or became so. A similar list could be compiled showing the reverse. Logical Fallacy: Aurgument From Authority http://www.theness.com/articles.asp?id=38
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">What follows is a short list of historical people known for intelligence that were theists, or became so. A similar list could be compiled showing the reverse. Logical Fallacy: Aurgument From Authority <a href="http://www.theness.com/articles.asp?id=38" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.theness.com/articles.asp?id=38</a></div>
  
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- Chris Innanen on 30 Sep 08
  
  What follows is a short list of historical people known for intelligence that were theists, or became so. A similar list could be compiled showing the reverse. Logical Fallacy: Argument From Authority http://www.theness.com/articles.asp?id=38
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">What follows is a short list of historical people known for intelligence that were theists, or became so. A similar list could be compiled showing the reverse. Logical Fallacy: Argument From Authority <a href="http://www.theness.com/articles.asp?id=38" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.theness.com/articles.asp?id=38</a></div>
  
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bigoted
- Chris Innanen on 25 Sep 08
  
  Bigot: "One who is strongly partial to one's own group, religion, race, or politics and is intolerant of those who differ." The implication is that all atheists are intolerant of theists. This cannot be supported. Some are however, just as some (if not many) theists are bigoted against atheists.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Bigot: "One who is strongly partial to one's own group, religion, race, or politics and is intolerant of those who differ." The implication is that all atheists are intolerant of theists. This cannot be supported. Some are however, just as some (if not many) theists are bigoted against atheists.</div>
  
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Other rules are be logical, be respectful, keep it brief, limit yourself to a single point, and 'remember that you don't have to win.
- Chris Innanen on 25 Sep 08
  
  Excellent advice to participants on both sides of the issue.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Excellent advice to participants on both sides of the issue.</div>
  
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atheist in name but not in substance
- Chris Innanen on 30 Sep 08
  
  However, don't lose your logical, respectful attitude should they prove to be every bit as firm in their position as you are in your belief - should you be the theist in such a meeting. Taking a position in the local minority is difficult to maintain with pressure from your peers to take the easier road without conflict and conform to the larger group. Those that maintain thier minority position despite such pressures usualy have strong reasons to do so, and are not easily moved. A true skeptical atheist is open to a change of mind - a vital and necessary act in science - but they will likely be of the opinion that exceptional claims require exceptional evidence.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">However, don't lose your logical, respectful attitude should they prove to be every bit as firm in their position as you are in your belief - should you be the theist in such a meeting. Taking a position in the local minority is difficult to maintain with pressure from your peers to take the easier road without conflict and conform to the larger group. Those that maintain thier minority position despite such pressures usualy have strong reasons to do so, and are not easily moved. A true skeptical atheist is open to a change of mind - a vital and necessary act in science - but they will likely be of the opinion that exceptional claims require exceptional evidence.</div>
  
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The Skeptics' Guide To The Universe - Logical Fallacies - 0 views

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God must exist, because otherwise life would have no meaning.
- Chris Innanen on 26 Sep 07
  
  #4 - Argument from final Consequences God is presumed to be the only source for meaning here, and that meaning IS present, therefore God MUST exist.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">#4 - Argument from final Consequences God is presumed to be the only source for meaning here, and that meaning IS present, therefore God MUST exist.</div>
  
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Mad Science: Another Stonehenge Discovered Under Lake Michigan? | Diigo - 0 views

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Further discussion of a fringe science article I mentioned earlier, over on the Ravine, my journal / homegroup here on Diigo..

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Further discussion of a fringe science article I mentioned earlier, over on the Ravine, my journal / homegroup here on Diigo..</div>

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Mad Science: Another Stonehenge Discovered Under Lake Michigan? - 1 views

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