Science Silliness

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_EAllusion
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Re: Science Silliness

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jskains -

Google "argument from ignorance" or its cousin "argument from incredulity"
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Re: Science Silliness

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EAllusion wrote:jskains -

Google "argument from ignorance" or its cousin "argument from incredulity"


And you Google "Argument from Authority". Then tell me why it is relevant.

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Re: Science Silliness

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JSkains,

It's "You and I".


Actually were both wrong. I left out "between" as the proper preposition, just as on, above, over, and of are prepositions. The response sentence I made required 'between' as a prepositional phrase. In those sentences, between you and 'me' is the rule that pronouns following prepositions are always in the objective case 'me' not the subjective 'I'.

Aren't you the one that takes offense and says your above that when posters correct your spelling or grammar? Why revert to what you criticize with me?

I don't think that is within your skillset.


Certainly not as refined as yours. That is why I was trying to agree with you on this thread. Do you always malign not only your antogonists but those that even attempt agreement with you?

Oh dear. mikwut
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mikwut wrote:Aren't you the one that takes offense and says your above that when posters correct your spelling or grammar? Why revert to what you criticize with me?


Absolutely. Tossing a little of your own medicine your way.

I don't think that is within your skillset.


Certainly not as refined as yours. That is why I was trying to agree with you on this thread. Do you always malign not only your antogonists but those that even attempt agreement with you?

Oh dear. mikwut[/quote]

Boy, we must live in different universes.

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Re: Science Silliness

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JSkains,

I have never attempted to correct your spelling or grammar.

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Re: Science Silliness

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mikwut wrote:JSkains,

I have never attempted to correct your spelling or grammar.

mikwut


Fine, then I apologize for using that tactic.

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Re: Science Silliness

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jskains wrote:
EAllusion wrote:jskains -

Google "argument from ignorance" or its cousin "argument from incredulity"


And you Google "Argument from Authority". Then tell me why it is relevant.

JMS

There's a difference between calling someone ignorant and saying they are employing an argument from ignorance. Given that you don't seem to understand the difference, I recommended googling the latter so you'd know what was being said.
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Re: Science Silliness

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EAllusion wrote:There's a difference between calling someone ignorant and saying they are employing an argument from ignorance. Given that you don't seem to understand the difference, I recommended googling the latter so you'd know what was being said.


I know the difference. I am asking you to Google what I asked and give me a reason I think that is important.

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Re: Science Silliness

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by the way, You do know that most of Science can be argued using your fallacy.

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Re: Science Silliness

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jskains wrote:
mikwut wrote:JSkains,

I have never attempted to correct your spelling or grammar.

mikwut


Fine, then I apologize for using that tactic.

JMS



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