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  Re: An example of confirmation bias?  
From: andrel
Date: 6 Jul 2009 16:14:57
Message: <4A525B41.4050903@hotmail.com>
On 5-7-2009 22:48, Warp wrote:
> andrel <a_l### [at] hotmailcom> wrote:
>>>   "Why do christians get divorced at the same rate as non-christians?
>>> Because God is imaginary."
>>>
>>>   That answer is a complete non-sequitur.
> 
>> Sorry, but you can not judge a video by what you decide is it's main 
>> point. Nor is it your prerogative to decide for me what I should 
>> consider the most important points.
>> About that quote: It *is* a non-sequitur and therefore I dismissed it as 
>> of being of no value and I won't discuss any such nonsense that is not 
>> defended by anyone here.
> 
>   I don't really understand what you are saying. Are you saying that yes,
> there is a flaw in the video, but that I shouldn't judge it for that flaw?

Sort of. It is horribly flawed in many respects. I though we had 
established that long ago. That aside, the guy wanted to express 
something within his own context. I, as usual, try to understand what he 
says even if the reasoning is flawed. You point out that somewhere in 
the video he says something and *because* that is his main message I 
*should* understand everything he says elsewhere in a different way. 
Well, then there is nothing left to say than that I don't accept that 
'because' because what you consider the main message, I consider BS. 
Moreover I object to that 'should' however nicely formulated, I'd like 
to be in charge of my own brain, thank you.


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