Fallacies And Unsaken Beliefs

Fallacies are defined as mistakes in belief based on an unsound argument, and many different types of such mistakes can occur when a writer is writing; therefore, when readers read a book, they may encounter different types of fallacies. Even arguing with some people, they use some false logic causing fallacy that can be a frustrating experience. Nevertheless, after people know these are examples of fallacies, they can identify what they are doing and spot the lapse in logic right away. “Help Those Who Help, Not Hurt, Themselves” is an example that is a short essay discussing the problem about homeless, and some examples of fallacies exist in the essay when the writer makes arguments.

I think that it is an over-generalization to say that the biggest mass murderers of history were atheists. (BTW, saying mass-murderers, savages, or the like implies that those people were defeated; however, people who killed millions of people and were winners of conflict often implies that they were heroes and victorious, etc. Point of reference, the genocide of Native Americans during the 1800s in the U.S., the killing of 40% of Ireland’s chiefly Catholic population by Oliver Cromwell’s Puritan conquest of Ireland in the 1600s, etc.) To say that atheists have a proclivity for destroying others would infer that atheists would have a unifying belief; by definition, this is not atheism.

This argument is fallacy because “most” believing in something to be true, it must be true in default. In reality, I would consider that “most” do not believe in the same thing for it’s incorrect. In this cases, I would take that reason alone to avoid committing that type of fallacy in the future discussions. All in all, I have learned to avoid this fallacy by considering rebuttals in which this would benefit my life.

Non-realists are those who hold that religious claims are not about realities that transcend human language, concepts, and social forms; religious claims are not about realities “out there”; they are not about objectively existing entities. Religion is a human construct and religious language refers to human behavior and experience.

Respond to the following quotation: “The Holocaust shows not only that religious faith is untenable but also that life is absurd. A powerful and loving God could not create a world in which such events are possible. Religion is wishful thinking -- ‘Fear created the first gods’ (Caecilius Statius, 2nd c. BCE). Moreover, life itself contradicts the most basic of human aspirations: to live without suffering and cruelty.” Etty herself discusses these issues, so in responding be sure to show that you know how Etty would reply to this kind of position.

Cynicism is a powerful belief that shows the satisfaction of living a simple life, self-protection from disappointment, and the realistic expectations from the imperfect world. However, Cynicism can also be interpreted as a mask of fear for those who are weak or those who are lazy and do not care about anything. In other words, the Cynics can be known to take the “easy route” out of life. Because of the society that the world revolves around, it is impossible to be a Cynic. Although some of the Cynics’ beliefs can sound absurd, I believe that the most important part about the Cynics is that people should be free from social conventions and other people’s desires. In our society today, everyone is obsessed with the idea of “fitting in” and what

Community, beliefs, and conflict. Communities are meant to work in conjunction as a unit in order to withhold their name but when it comes to beliefs they are so easily broken apart by outsiders, old versus new generation conflict, and miscommunication. These are common themes explored throughout the texts Afro American Fragment, The Celebration of Grandfathers, and The Second Coming in relation to Things Fall Apart which concludes that conflicting views in beliefs can destroy a community from within. When modern customs clash with tradition conflict often arises. In Afro American Fragment phrases such as “So long, so far away is Africa.

According to Owl Purdue, fallacies are normal mistakes in thinking that will undermine the rationale of your contention. Fallacies can be either illegitimate arguments or superfluous focuses, and are frequently recognized on the grounds that they lack evidence to support their case.

There are so many misconceptions about the atheist community. Atheism is not any kind of religion or belief system like some people think. Atheists are open-minded and trust science and facts.

The evidence that Christ was Prophet, Priest, and King is visible throughout specifically His time on earth. He is known as a Prophet because He taught all of the time in an impromptu way. He did not stay on a schedule, nor spoke at certain and specific locations. He would teach when He found the opportunity to and people would follow Him around. Christ also illustrated the things He said to the multitudes of people that listened to Him. He used illustrations to communicate effectively to the people so that they can understand. Next Christ is a Priest. He speaks on our behalf to our Father in heaven. He is unlike Aaronic priests because He made the ultimate and single sacrifice for all of our sins so that He can be our advocate and defender. Finally Christ is a King. Christ as King is shown in “five words: promised, predicted, proffered, rejected, and realized (Ryrie 1999, p. 298).” Christ will return one day and rule over the earth during the millennium.

As presented by Sidney Smith in his review of Jeremy Bentham’s The Book of Fallacies, there are some misconceptions on the value of ancestral wisdom. Smith presents the argument that although those with more experience tend to be wiser, that earlier generations are younger than modern generations, which therefore render them to have less experience. Although in the modern era Smith’s review would seem outdated (1824), it’s a bit of logic that still holds true today, and seemingly always will. In Smith’s review of The Book of Fallacies, he presents the argument that older generations are in fact the younger generation and therefore wiser, and that “wise ancestors” is an absurd fallacy.

Religion walks hand in hand with blind faith. In fact, Religion relies on people trusting that everything has a purpose, and that faith in god is your meaning. Atheism questions that core foundation that religion is built upon. They seek alternate explanations to these larger questions about life. Atheists, like the character Ivan, do not reject the idea of god as an absurd idea, but reject the concept because they have rid themselves of the illusion by challenging the ideas of religion through the observations because of the indifference of the universe.

“To what extent is atheism naive?” well this question tends to be a matter of opinion and in my opinion atheism is naïve to some extent if you look at it in the lens of the argument posted. So firstly, what is atheism? Atheism is when you don’t believe existence of God or any other form of “creator.” While, theism is when you believe in the existence of God. For the past few 100 years there has been a constant debate on these two aspect, “Atheism vs. Theism.”

A fallacy of appeal to ignorance is an arguing argument that something is either true because no one has proven it false or that something is false because no one has proven it true. It’s always vice versa. This is a fallacy because we cannot trust the argument without knowing the whole situation at hundred percent. As I have a twin brother and we are not identical twins. I can say that not all twins are identical, which means it’s false that all twins are identical. But it’s not proven false so it’s can be true.

There’s been considerable discussion, both within the Christian community and outside of it about the label of “Christianity” and calling oneself a “Christian.” The official definition of a Christian is “a person who has received Christian baptism or is a believer in Jesus Christ and his teachings”, at least according to Google.. So why is it that we are labeled, as “stuck up”, “homophobic”, and “better than everyone else”, when that is not who we are or who we want to become.