Good thing we have forces to get us through the randomness, eh? :)
Wha??? "Fixing itself"? How do you figure?
May we always remember to give thanks for the blessings of His Noodly Appendage! [IMG]
I've already addressed your "first organism" dilemma in the other thread identical to this one (thanks a lot, MARIS...) -- nobody is claiming it...
"You know, the most amazing thing happened to me tonight. I was coming here, on the way to the lecture, and I came in through the parking lot. And...
Alright, wiseguy, where DID the laws of nature come from? YOU CAN'T EXPLAIN THAT! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lq65hlbxdmk
This is where Catholics would argue that responsible Christians must have an institution to parse and interpret the Bible, so that all of these...
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Can we have a tailbone appreciation thread? Such an ingenious design decision, that one.
I'm just trying to elevate our discussion, yo! We've got no chance of communicating effectively if our words mean different things to each other.
Your use of "superhuman" in #1 is tenuous at best. Atheists, as a rule, don't worship the universe as a higher power. By your application of #2,...
I'm still not sure how it's "hypocritical", exactly, but as long as everyone stops yelling "STRAW MAN!!" whenever they disagree with something, I'll...
And that is exactly what I am telling you is NOT a straw man! You aren't the only one who has been misusing the term, but if we are going to try to...
Again: "straw man" does not simply mean "a bad argument". It is a very specific case where you misrepresent YOUR OPPONENT'S position, and then...
So, where exactly was the straw man?
And, for what it's worth, Wikipedia is wrong all the damn time.
The definition you quoted was fine. It was your interpretation of it that was wrong.
By your quoted definition, that's not a straw man. A straw man argument is one in which someone intentionally misrepresents an OPPOSING argument for...
FTFY But seriously, you may be right about Nate, but that doesn't excuse the way Rudy behaved and played on his way out the door.
FTFY
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