Timeline for What is the term for the fallacy/strategy of ignoring logical reasoning intended to disprove a belief?
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| S Apr 1, 2018 at 23:39 | history | suggested | user000001 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
Mr Brown practices a lifestyle, not a religion.
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| Apr 1, 2018 at 7:37 | review | Suggested edits | |||
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| Mar 29, 2018 at 19:49 | comment | added | barbecue | Depends on what you mean by "amoral." Do you mean "ignoring morality in all decision making?" "Lacking any understanding of morality? "Existing outside the realm of morality?" | |
| Mar 29, 2018 at 13:21 | comment | added | user31394 | I did not say that the "amoral" qualification was false, I only say there was no point in adding it. Mr. Pink's bits of wisdom could also be amoral. Additionally, Mr Black cares about the truth, so "false/unsubstantiated" is the worst characterization possible, and Mr. White cares about "knowing God", so "atheistic" is the worst characterization possible. The story does not tell if Mr. White cares about morals. But let me state again that this is nitpicking, and has little to do with the core of your argument which is fine. | |
| Mar 29, 2018 at 12:30 | comment | added | Kevin | Plus, the 'false/unsubstantiated' was already a dismissive judgment call looking down on Pink's viewpoint from someone who agrees with Black. So I shot for a similar substitution that a devout proseletyzer would use to dismiss Brown's viewpoint - amoral seemed good. I tried to keep the tenor as close as possible. | |
| Mar 29, 2018 at 11:57 | comment | added | Pete Kirkham | @Pakk science is usually regarded as amoral - i.e. having no means itself of determining the morality of an action. To science, there is no difference between phenomena that kill bacteria and phenomena that kill people; each is either a reproducible effect or not. | |
| Mar 29, 2018 at 7:18 | comment | added | user31394 | Good rephrasing to make the point clear, but I don't see the point of adding that Mr. Brown's bits of wisdom are "amoral". A better analogy would be "atheistic". End of nitpicking. | |
| Mar 28, 2018 at 21:29 | review | First posts | |||
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| Mar 28, 2018 at 21:27 | history | answered | Kevin | CC BY-SA 3.0 |