"Top 10 Logical Fallacies Used By Religion" excerpts [View All]

[MarkCharles]

"For those who don't know, A logical fallacy is a flawed pattern of reasoning. Something which the religious are professionals at."

"#10. Slippery slope fallacy - Fallacy that one event will inevitably lead to harmful consequences.
If we let gays get married it will be the end of family values." (Or, maybe, if militant radical atheists organize, the nation will turn into ruthless Communism)

"#7. Circular Logic - The premise that what you are trying to prove is evidence of it's self.
The bible is the word of god because it says it is, And it can't be wrong, because after all, It is the word of god."
(Or maybe, something like this: there are other ways of knowing because we say there are other ways of knowing.)


"#1. Argumentum ad ignorantium - Fallacy that something must be true because it has not been,
or can't be, proven false.If you can't prove that god doesn't exist, That means he must exist."
(Or, maybe, if one cannot prove that other ways of knowing don't exist, then they must exist.


More at: http://godbegone.blogspot.com/2007/08/top-10-logical-fallacies-used-by.html

Sound familiar to posters here?