[lbo-talk] Appeal to Ignorance

Andy F andyf274 at yahoo.com
Thu Jun 2 11:54:17 PDT 2005


--- Chris Doss <lookoverhere1 at yahoo.com> wrote:


> How do you know all claims of miracles are easily
> debunked hoaxes? Have you studied them all? No, you
> haven't. You're just assuming it a priori because
> your
> worldview says such things don't exist. This is a
> faith-based claim. It is a claim I tend to agree
> with,
> but that does not mean it is not a faith-based
> claim.

So you're going to leave conclusions on the existence of that lepruchan behind you up in the air? Act fast, he's holding a sarin artillery shell labeled with Arabic script.


> Doesn't the Roman Catholic Church have a pretty
> rigorous (whatever that means in this context)
> miracle-hoax-debunking process? They're not morons.

No, but they can't canonize anybody without them, either.

Andy

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