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From: danb@shell.portal.com (Dan E Babcock)
Subject: Re: some thoughts.
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Date: Wed, 21 Apr 1993 07:46:52 GMT
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In article <C5rEKJ.49y@darkside.osrhe.uoknor.edu> bil@okcforum.osrhe.edu (Bill Conner) writes:
>James Felder (spbach@lerc.nasa.gov) wrote:
>
>: Logic alert -  argument from incredulity.  Just because it is hard for you 
>: to believe this doesn't mean that it isn't true.  Liars can be very pursuasive
>: just look at Koresh that you yourself cite.
>
>This is whole basis of a great many here rejecting the Christian
>account of things. In the words of St. Madalyn Murrey-O'Hair, "Face it
>folks, it's just silly ...". Why is it okay to disbelieve because of
>your incredulity if you admit that it's a fallacy?

It isn't. And I wasn't aware that this O'Hair chick was a reader of
a.a., so that doesn't support your assertion that the argument is
"the whole basis of a great many HERE rejecting...".

Dan


