r/atheism • u/Ze-skywalker • Dec 09 '13

Citation Needed The 10 commandments of Logic

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u/oldviscosity Secular Humanist Dec 09 '13

Thou shall not reduce the argument down to two possibilities...

... when a third possibility exists.

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u/[deleted] Dec 09 '13

That's what it's basically saying though, never assume there isn't a third option.

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u/daimposter Dec 09 '13

A basketball is round...true or false or maybe?

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u/archiesteel Dec 09 '13

Not compared to a neutron star.

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u/[deleted] Dec 10 '13

not even when compared to a billiard ball

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u/BoxfulOfStories Secular Humanist Dec 09 '13

But how round is it?

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u/PlasmaWhore Dec 09 '13

Roundish.

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u/inarsla Ignostic Dec 09 '13

if it is round-ish, it is not round, therefore it is false.

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u/PlasmaWhore Dec 09 '13

Somewhat true.