 | Re: Begging the Question? The "question" in begging the question is indeed a question. Anything that isn't proven true can be a "question" according to this fallacy. Therefore: You can't use "common ancestry" *at all* in an explanation for how the fusion is evidence for common ancestry. I really hope that makes sense. |
 | Begging the Question - David Edgar (part 1) Excellence, instrumentalism and social theatre. |
 | Refuting Theist Arguments - Begging the Question Refuting Theist Arguments -- Begging the Question One common argument used by many fundamentalist theists to try to prove the existence of their deity, or to try to prove that their holy book is the word of their deity, is a fallacy known as begging the question. Begging the question is a logical fallacy in which the conclusion is assumed in one of the premises. For example, a Christian might say: "It says in the Bible that God exists. Since the Bible is God's word, and God never speaks falsely, then everything in the Bible must be true. So, God must exist." The problem with this argument is obvious to those of us who are familiar with basic principles of logic. The conclusion is that god exists, but to arrive at that conclusion the Christian already assumed that the bible is the word of god (i.e. assumed that god exists). Clearly this is a circular line of reasoning. Some reasons why many theists do not see the flaws in their reasoning are: -They have been indoctrinated into only believing their religion (i.e. they are blinded by their absolute conviction in their religion) -They are arguing from emotion and desire rather than an objective, logical position -They have been taught to believe in the word of their holy texts over logic, science, and reason (i.e. they have been brainwashed into thinking that logic cannot be trusted) To theists who try to prove the existence of their deity using their holy texts, or who try to prove that their holy texts are the word of their deity because the texts say so, now you know why your logic is fallacious and circular. |
 | Begging the Question or Distorting the Facts? A yard sign in Maine is causing some people to complain Obama's image is being distorted while others claim it's simply asking a legitimate question. (Oct. 21) |
 | Pippy, the Begging Kitty So, you think dogs are the only pet that can be trained? Well I beg to differ. My cat, Pippin, will beg for anything... and I mean anything! |
 | Logical Fallacies: Part 1 Watch for these Logical Fallacies: 1. Ad hominem - Attacking the individual instead of the argument. 2. Appeal to force - The hearer is told that something bad will happen to him if he does not accept the argument. 3. Appeal to pity - The hearer is urged to accept the argument based upon anappeal to emotions, sympathy, etc. 4. Appeal to the popular - the hearer is urged to accept a position because a majority of people hold to it. 5. Appeal to tradition - trying to get someone to accept something because it has been done or believed 6. Begging the Question - Assuming the thing to be true that you are trying to prove. It is circular. 7. Circular Argument - see Begging the Question Division - assuming that what is true of the whole is true for the parts. 8. Equivocation - The same term is used in an argument in different places but the word has different meanings. 9. False Dilemma - Two choices are given when in actuality there could be more choices possible. (In our example of Biblical Inspiration, the answer is that the originals have the inspiration and the copies are virtually inspired. That is to say, the copies are inspired inasmuch as they correctly reproduce the original.) 10. Guilt by Association - Rejecting an argument or claim because the person proposing it likes someone is disliked by another. 11. Non Sequitur - Comments or information that do not logically follow from a premise or the conclusion. 12. Poisoning the well - Presenting negative information about a person before he/she speaks so as to discredit the person's argument. 13. Red Herring - The introduction of a topic not related to the subject at hand. 14. Special Pleading (double standard) - Applying a different standard to another that is applied to oneself. 15. Straw Man Argument - Producing an argument to attack that is a weaker representation of the truth. 16. Category Mistake - Attributing a property to something that could not possibly have that property. If you are discussing the topic of God with someone at least be sure that they and yourself are discussion properly. Music Angels and Airwaves "Heaven" Photos curtsey of www.google.com Content Matt Slick www.carm.org |
 | Petitio Principii: a textbook definition Circular reasoning or begging the question is an informal logical fallacy known as Petitio Principii. Here is a definition taken from the pages of a standard textbook on the subject. |
 | Logical Fallacies And it's about damned time I finished it! *And no, Christopher Hitchens is not an alcoholic. You have to go to meetings to be an alcoholic. http://www.theskepticsguide.org/ The "Confusing Association with Causation" fallacy is also called "cum hoc, ergo propter hoc" but I'd already recorded the audio and didn't want to do it again. Also, it may be important to note that I took the liberty of naming the "House of Cards" fallacy myself. It may have another, more formal name elsewhere. http://skepticsannotatedbible.com/contra/driveout.html |
 | FLOW - Official Theatrical Trailer Irena Salina's award-winning documentary investigation into what experts label the most important political and environmental issue of the 21st Century - The World Water Crisis. Salina builds a case against the growing privatization of the world's dwindling fresh water supply with an unflinching focus on politics, pollution, human rights, and the emergence of a domineering world water cartel. Interviews with scientists and activists intelligently reveal the rapidly building crisis, at both the global and human scale, and the film introduces many of the governmental and corporate culprits behind the water grab, while begging the question 'CAN ANYONE REALLY OWN WATER?' Beyond identifying the problem, FLOW also gives viewers a look at the people and institutions providing practical solutions to the water crisis and those developing new technologies, which are fast becoming blueprints for a successful global and economic turnaround. IN THEATERS: Sept. 12 New York - Angelika Film Center Los Angeles - Laemmle Sunset 5 Sept. 19 Huntington, NY - Cinema Arts Center Washington, DC - Landmark E-Street Cinema San Francisco - Landmark Lumiere Berkeley - Landmark Shattuck San Diego - Landmark's Ken Sept. 26 Philadelphia - Landmark Ritz at the Bourse Denver - Starz Film Center Boston - Landmark Kendall Oct. 3 Columbus, OH - Gateway Theater Atlanta - Landmark Midtown Oct. 10 Portland - Cinema 21 Oct. 17 St. Louis - Landmark Tivoli |
 | common ancestry and the fusion... Link to urbanelf's profile: http://youtube.com/user/urbanelf My Article: http://docs.google.com/View?docid=dghqn9k9_16dtn98vf3 Sorry the comment at 5:27 of the video is very bad to read. It says: "What I want to say is that this probability does not mean that you have actually/really taken it out of the white cup." |
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