Re: Who needs evidence?
Posted by EC on Sep 22, 2003 at 09:51
(204.167.146.71)Re: QUOTE DU JOUR... (anyman)
When someone -- no matter what kinds of degrees, qualifications, prestige, or honors he has -- is quoted to support a proposition, it does not imply that the proposition is true. To imply otherwise is a common fallacy called the "argument from authority." What should matter is not who agrees with one of your points but rather what evidence you can provide that supports it.
Why What Antievolutionists Quote is Not Valid Evidence Against Evolution
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