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I was Browsing Reddit when I came across this Gem

Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2010 1:22 am
by 4for44
Made me think of you TLS... just sharing

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Re: I was Browsing Reddit when I came across this Gem

Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2010 1:43 am
by Bildungsroman
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Re: I was Browsing Reddit when I came across this Gem

Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2010 1:46 am
by sundance95
I always listen to logic when someone with the handle 'jagerninja' speaks.

Re: I was Browsing Reddit when I came across this Gem

Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2010 1:59 am
by Eugenie Danglars
4for44 wrote:Made me think of you TLS... just sharing

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My mom sent me this first post (flawed one) as a reason for why we should rely on faith instead of just logic. Must have gone out on some conservative blog or something.

Re: I was Browsing Reddit when I came across this Gem

Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2010 3:26 am
by Flips88
Reminds me of this:


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Re: I was Browsing Reddit when I came across this Gem

Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2010 8:19 am
by thegarciab0y
Correct! Take a ride on the "some train" right on over

Re: I was Browsing Reddit when I came across this Gem

Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2010 7:25 pm
by aevea
Sorry to be a definition stickler but does anyone else see the problem with JagerNinja's explanation?

Re: I was Browsing Reddit when I came across this Gem

Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2010 7:30 pm
by NayBoer
aevea wrote:Sorry to be a definition stickler but does anyone else see the problem with JagerNinja's explanation?
Arguments are valid/invalid. Statements are true/false.

Re: I was Browsing Reddit when I came across this Gem

Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2010 7:31 pm
by aevea
NayBoer wrote:
aevea wrote:Sorry to be a definition stickler but does anyone else see the problem with JagerNinja's explanation?
Arguments are valid/invalid. Statements are true/false.
+1

Re: I was Browsing Reddit when I came across this Gem

Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2010 8:52 pm
by gens1tb
Doesn't his last one contain a useless premise and is no longer a syllogism?

Re: I was Browsing Reddit when I came across this Gem

Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2010 1:40 am
by aevea
gens1tb wrote:Doesn't his last one contain a useless premise and is no longer a syllogism?
+2 (but it's still more or less a syllogism if you ignore the first statement)