Hi, Pauline.
Pauline writes:
But here's the deal: I argue that it is impossible to ascribe ultimate authority to someone/something without said someone/something declaring itself the ultimate authority.
So, I can't call someone an authority unless they call themselves an authority?
Is that what you’re saying?
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Pauline writes:
For instance, Christians declare God to the ultimate authority; Rationalists declare reason to be the ultimate authority, Some but not all atheists declare science to be the ultimate authority.
In the rationalist and atheist approaches, the
conclusion is not reason or science. So, since the premise and the conclusion are not the same, this is not circular reasoning.
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