... In a humourous answer to your question , I would quote Jack Van Impe. " Not only can smokers go to heaven , but they can get there faster". From my...
NB: Please keep in mind that I have had no formal training in dialectic. My training in argumentation (and particularly in Christian Apologetics) has been...
DEFENDING THE FAITH #159 PLANET MERCURY PROVES YOUNG AGE OF SOLAR SYSTEM It is an exciting age in which we live because as science progresses more evidence...
Oh, please. The bold claims at the conclusion of this article come nowhere near the obligation to explain all the testworthy objections to arguments of...
Hopefully, the computer will format this e-mail correctly.... ... also ... [[[Kwame: With regard to unrehearsed, non-self-conscious, spontaneous speech: it...
Misty, have you read Mere Christianity? Arguments from morality are not usually my cup of tea, but CS Lewis articulates a compelling one which follows some of...
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Oct 2, 2004 11:25 pm
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Ok, a couple questions for those smarter in logic than I. Are categories in syllogistic logic the same as sets in mathematical set theory? If no, how are they...
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Oct 2, 2004 11:28 pm
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Kwame, I will not respond in like manner. I know that we young earthers must be winning because you reply with unkind remarks and don't grapple with the ...
Hello, Well I'm not going to claim to be smarter than anybody, here are my two cents: Yes - Categories in syllogisms (All A is B, All B is C, therefore All A...
Not sure what game or competition you have in mind sir, but I make no apology for the tone with which I speak *and* it's not like I could have addressed all...
... All A is C) are effectively the same as Mathematical sets. They are based on the same logic principles. JB I would agree with the general idea of the...
Thanks John. I have a question about your comments on null set. If a set contains imaginary things (such as vulcans and unicorns as per your example) then...
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Oct 14, 2004 3:17 pm
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... contains imaginary things (such as vulcans and unicorns as per your example) then isn't that a set or collection of imaginary things rather than a null...
... It still seems to me that existence in reality is an attribute, and lacking that attribute does not place a thing (even an imaginary one) into an empty...
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Oct 15, 2004 3:53 pm
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DEFENDING THE FAITH #160 EVOLUTION AND THE IRISH POTATO FAMINE OF 1845-7 Potatoes were introduced into Europe from South America in the 1500s by the Spanish....
Hello Rick; An "element" is the thing itself which constitutes what is a particular set or class of things. It is not an attribute of something else, but the...
Yes, I would appreciate any book recommendation you make. I understand the use of element being the identifiying thing in a particular set (thank you for...
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Oct 18, 2004 3:35 pm
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... JB Starting with "Introduction to Logic" by Copi and Cohen would be useful for an easy to comprehend overview. ... inductive method, whereas I'm trying to...
In this article I counter one of the main arguments for multi-billion year age of earth. -Bill DEFENDING THE FAITH #161 RADIOACTIVE DECAY DOESN'T PROVE OLD AGE...
... Thank you. I've read several essays on the web. Some good, some not. I've read much on logic by WL Craig, by Dallas Willard, and by Norman Geisler to name...
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Oct 26, 2004 8:48 pm
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Hello all, Those who do not believe the best interests of this country are served by a Bush or Kerry Administration, since both promote policies that violate...
Thoughts? Sure: Gena Quinn is correct for the most part, and should not even have to apologize for being an adherent of incrementalism. -Kwame Kerry Gilliard...
DEFENDING THE FAITH #162 REFUTING A BLASPHEMOUS ATTACK ON THE CREATOR Those who attack creationism will often say something like this: "I agree that...
I see two problems with your message , otherwise I agree with most of it. One is that God doesn't really "demand" that we obey his laws . He has given us...
... relation to a given proposition. ... being unaware. We can even state it thusly: for every proposition of which we become aware, we begin as unaware. JB ...
Wow. Tremendous response, John. You've given me a ton of good information in there. Obviously, the divergence in our ideas about proper default stems from my...
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Nov 2, 2004 4:21 pm
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DEFENDING THE FAITH #163 LETTER TO AN EVOLUTIONIST The letter below is the text of an email I sent to a defender of evolution who had responded harshly to an...
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