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ringo
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Message 61 of 85 (414280)
08-03-2007 6:13 PM
Reply to: Message 59 by Rob
08-03-2007 5:32 PM


Re: Definition of words
Rob writes:
Logic and coherence is never illusory

Birds can fly.
Unicorns are birds.
Therefore, unicorns can fly.

Seems pretty logical and illusory to me.

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ringo
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Message 63 of 85 (414290)
08-03-2007 6:27 PM
Reply to: Message 62 by Rob
08-03-2007 6:16 PM


Re: Definition of words
Rob writes:
Unicorns are not birds.
That doesn't change the logic.
I am going on vacation for a week!
Enjoy.

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Message 69 of 85 (414360)
08-03-2007 10:21 PM
Reply to: Message 68 by Rob
08-03-2007 10:06 PM


Re: Definition of words
Rob writes:
Unicorns do not exist, and that is the rub in your critique. You're suggesting that God does not either.
No at all. I was just illustrating that logic can be illusory.
The problem you seem to have with words is that you use little sound-bites like "logic and coherence is never illusory" as if they mean something - but you don't seem to have thought about the idea before you posted it. If you want to discuss the "definition of words" you need to learn to be a lot more careful about how you use words.
You could start by using the word "assumption" properly. "Unicorns are birds" is not an assumption, it's a premise.

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Message 72 of 85 (414367)
08-03-2007 10:38 PM
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08-03-2007 10:32 PM


Re: Definition of words
Rob writes:
... we all must respect 'the word'.
Not The Word™. The words.
Your premise is flawed...
Again, it's not about the premise. It's about the logic and the fact that logic isn't guaranteed to produce The Truth™. If you start with a false premise you get a false conclusion, like your false parallel between "theory" and "theology".

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