Are you scientifically literate?

[loinburger]

"I dated a woman who was perfect in ever way, except that due to a congenital defect she was sterile. I dumped her, of course. Okay, well, she dumped me first because I'm a terrible human being, but I would have dumped her if given the opportunity." -Ben Kenobi

[Ben Kenobi]

A bifurcation fallacy

Not so. Simply thus.

1. Wikipedia is predominantly edited by liberal arts majors.
2. Liberal arts majors are unreliable.
3. Ergo wikipedia is unreliable.

OR

1. Wikipedia is predominantly edited by liberal arts majors.
2. Wikipedia is a reliable source.
3. Ergo liberal arts majors are reliable.

Your argument is thus:

1. Wikipedia is predominantly edited by liberal arts majors.
2. Wikipedia is a reliable source
3. Ergo liberal arts majors are unreliable.

The conclusion does not follow from the premisses.

[Ben Kenobi]

"I dated a woman who was perfect in ever way, except that due to a congenital defect she was sterile. I dumped her, of course. Okay, well, she dumped me first because I'm a terrible human being, but I would have dumped her if given the opportunity." -Ben Kenobi

Which ex of yours are you referring to?

[Lorizael]

You two need to be forbidden from responding to each other.

[loinburger]

Your argument is thus:

1. Wikipedia is predominantly edited by liberal arts majors.
2. Wikipedia is a reliable source
3. Ergo liberal arts majors are unreliable.

I'm looking to find where I said that Wikipedia is a reliable source, but I'm not seeing it. On the contrary, following Lori's statement that an article was terrible, I implicitly agreed with him. I am unsure if you are dishonest or retarded (and before you start down that road again, I am not dismissing the possibility that you are both dishonest and retarded)

You two need to be forbidden from responding to each other.

I suspect that Ben is continually throwing weak insults at me in an attempt to get me to threaten him or something, so that he can wreak his Christian vengeance. I'm tempted to do it just so I can shake my head in disbelief when all of the terrible posters who protested Ben's banning come to gloat at mine.

Note that since his return he's been the one dogging my heels, not the other way around. Evidently he spent his absence frequenting the Catholic version of Stormfront.

[Ben Kenobi]

I'm looking to find where I said that Wikipedia is a reliable source

Ok, that works.

Evidently he spent his absence frequenting the Catholic version of Stormfront.

I actually don't belong to any Catholic forums.

[DaShi]

Worst Catholic ever.

[Dinner]

Just put him on ignore and it's done.

[loinburger]

Ok, that works.

Meaning what - that you're a liar, or that you're an idiot?

Worst Catholic ever.

Depends on the version of Catholicism you buy into. I had a friend in elementary school / junior high who was a "only eat fish on every Friday, only listen to Latin mass, never use contraception even when this results in children with birth defects" Catholic who said that he was Roman Catholic and that I was Modern Catholic. Using this taxonomy, Ben would be the world's best Roman Catholic but the world's worst Modern Catholic.

[Ben Kenobi]

Meaning what - that you're a liar, or that you're an idiot?

Meaning that when I asked if you believed option A or B, that you've chosen B, and thus the issue is resolved.

Depends on the version of Catholicism you buy into. I had a friend in elementary school / junior high who was a "only eat fish on every Friday, only listen to Latin mass, never use contraception even when this results in children with birth defects" Catholic who said that he was Roman Catholic and that I was Modern Catholic. Using this taxonomy, Ben would be the world's best Roman Catholic but the world's worst Modern Catholic.

Hate to burst your bubble, but I always forget the fish on fridays thing. And the parish that I go to is just plain ol' regular Novus Ordo. I've not actually attended a Tridentine mass yet.

So by your definition I'd be a terrible Catholic.

[Hauldren Collider]

Meaning what - that you're a liar, or that you're an idiot?



Depends on the version of Catholicism you buy into. I had a friend in elementary school / junior high who was a "only eat fish on every Friday, only listen to Latin mass, never use contraception even when this results in children with birth defects" Catholic who said that he was Roman Catholic and that I was Modern Catholic. Using this taxonomy, Ben would be the world's best Roman Catholic but the world's worst Modern Catholic.

How would you selectively prevent birth defects with contraception? Only abortion can do that.

[loinburger]

So by your definition I'd be a terrible Catholic.

No, my my definition you're a terrible human being. It would be one thing if you were able to hide behind your horrible Catholicism to justify your malignant opinions, but this is not the case - you stick to your horrible beliefs despite the lack of pseudo-religious justification for them.

[loinburger]

How would you selectively prevent birth defects with contraception? Only abortion can do that.

Use contraception when you're old. The older you get, the higher the chances of birth defects. It's not coincidence that my former friend's two youngest sisters had Down's syndrome (he was seventh in a family of twelve).

[Ben Kenobi]

you stick to your horrible beliefs despite the lack of pseudo-religious justification for them.

Papal encyclicals are 'pseudo Catholicism?' Humanae Vitae is very clear about contraception and why it's not permitted.

[b etor]

41/50. Some engineer I'm going to be... >.<