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Saturday, December 1, 2007
Sometimes Bad Arguments are Funny
Posted by Flavin at 2:13 PM
Labels: comics, creationism, humor, sloppy arguments
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'No', I reply. 'No, no, no, no, and again no.'
One person recently, goaded into desperation by the litany of unrelieved negation, burst out 'Don't you believe in anything?'
'Yes', I said. 'I believe in evidence. I believe in observation, measurement, and reasoning, confirmed by independent observers. I'll believe anything, no matter how wild and ridiculous, if there is evidence for it. The wilder and more ridiculous something is, however, the firmer and more solid the evidence will have to be.'"--Isaac Asimov
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1 comments:
I don't hear that ID argument that often. In fact, I can't remember the last time I heard it used. I suppose even ID proponents realize that it's very weak.
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