This is actually an example an argument I hate.Mimsofthedawg said:
you just became my hero, thank you I hate that linesupercowmanguy said:
Neither of those are catchalls. There's cases where you do need first hand experience to talk about something, and cases where you don't.Zamn said:
I think mine is the one where people say that gun restriction keeps guns away from gangs. Because it doesn't they don't buy from legal dealers either way.the_unseen said:
Ah yes - "If I had a mouse and keyboard I'd have beaten you. What annoys me is the assumption that you wouldnt be that much better if you had a mouse and keyboard,too. The majority of PC gamers suck by virtue of the fact they can't handle both- but there's no telling them that...EgoDeusEst said:
I don't want to take this too off topic so I'll make this brief. The only thing I'd have to say about that is Christianity actually believes this is true because of the Bible. To say a belief is flawed is like saying emotions are wrong.EgoDeusEst said:
because there is no reason that the Bible MUST be true. The whole point of Christianity is faith.MiserableOldGit said:
Yep- five and a half billion plus 'little miracles' is quite enough for one planet, thankyou ver' much.cartzo said:
The problem with the Mass Effect 'scandal' was misinformation rather than lack of experience. I've never played Mass Effect but I think I have a decent idea of what that whole thing was about.vivaldiscool said:
I think your'e confusing reason with faith. Emotions can be neither wrong, nor right, beyond using the phrase as a translation for its effectivness as an evolutionary tool in a given situation. Similarly, the rigours of reasoned belief and logic cannot be applied to faith, as faith takes the idea that unmoving, unqualified belief is a virtue, and indeed, a power in itself (which is why so many christians try to debunk the theory of evolution without feeling the need to actualy read the bloody thing, and so make so many schoolboy errors, like thinking Darwin said we descended from Apes). Thats why religion falls to pieces and retreats into circular logic the minute reason, or even a philosophical bent is applied to it. Small wonder christians have been regurgutating the same arguments they have since the sixteenth century.realguypablo said:
As for the "we all descended from apes then" rebuttal(from Christians). It's the most ignorant argument I've ever heard.MiserableOldGit said:
Faith is predicated on the notion of utter belief, regardless of any and all evidence or facts that are put in front of you. The theory of evolution is a qualified, reasoned belief as it is backed up by a wealth of mutually supporting evidence, such as geological evidence, or fields such as genetics (when Darwin discussed the idea of 'plasticity' within a species, he was highlighting an area of weakness in his theory, this has subsequently been explained by genetics). Random is simply the phrase we apply to a given situation where we cannot account for all the variables and accuratly predict an outcome. As far as evolution is concerned this was explained by Darwins idea of reducable complexity, so the eye, for example, didnt form at random, but as the result of tiny incremental variations over many generations- those variations that were beneficial were more likely to continue, while those that werent were more likely to die out- anyway, once again I'm off topic wanking over Darwin- apologies folks (He was an effin don though)realguypablo said:
