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Old 10-14-2005, 01:57 PM
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Default Proof that NotReady is wrong.

In the thread "MindBoggling" NotReady stated this:

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Purpose implies mind. No purpose implies no mind. No mind means irrational. If chance is ultimate, since chance is irrational, the universe has no ultimate purpose or meaning.

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This is his argument laid out minus all the fluff. This is his whole argument in its essence.

"Purpose implies mind. No purpose implies no mind" commits the fallacy of 'negating the antecedent.' This is one of the first fallacies you learn about in any logic class, as it is one of the most basic. As his argument is based on a fallacy, his conclusion has absolutely no foundation in logic. This is extraordinarily ironic, considering a number of his claims.

Oh yeah, he also tried to argue his way out of it being an actual fallacy. This either points to his intellectual dishonesty or a gigantic misunderstanding of logic. Read the thread to see how he talks his way out it. To anyone that has taken a number of logic classes (or even the first day of intro to logic) it's really intelligence-insulting.
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