On Sat, 10 Aug 2002, Russell Nelson wrote:
I agree that it's irrelevant. So why is he trying to argue from authority (always a fallacy anyway) without *even* having any way to prove that he is that authority?
What has 'authority' got to do with it? Arguments from authority are -worthless-. Make up your own mind as to its validity, who cares about their 'proof'. -Who- is irrelevant. What damns his argument -is- his appeal to -authority-. Anyone who bases their argument on 'He said...' has already lost the discussion and invalidated any point they might make. It's one of the primary fallacies of (for example) Tim May and his consistent appeal to who he knows or what 'they' said. We agree, what I don't understand is why you keep expecting that dead horse to get up...keep asking those damning questions!!!! ;) -- ____________________________________________________________________ Conform and be dull......J. Frank Dobie ravage@ssz.com www.ssz.com jchoate@open-forge.org www.open-forge.org --------------------------------------------------------------------