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Subject: Premise pogo

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Damoclese

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Date Posted: 03/13/04 1:51pm
In reply to: Wade A. Tisthammer 's message, "That." on 03/13/04 1:38pm

>Mmm, no the truth of an infinite past is never assumed
>anywhere in the premises. We have some conditional
>statements, analysis, modus tollens etc. but never do
>I assume that an infinite past exists.

What's eternity past again? Remind me. I'm rusty.

>
>Where do I make that "logical fallacy"? Nowhere in
>the argument do I make the assumption in your last
>sentence.

You assume that an "infinite past" is in fact, something that we can imagine, which we can, but we don't know if it's accurate. Therefore, you are guilty of knowing the unknowable.

You are also guilty of reifying the past. That's two logical fallacies against you, notwithstanding the other problems everyone has pointed out.

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Subject	Author	Date
Don't pogo around the premises, pick one!	Wade A. Tisthammer	03/13/04 2:23pm
twister -- Damoclese, 03/13/04 3:01pm 'round and 'round we go... -- Wade A. Tisthammer, 03/13/04 4:26pm In the argument -- Damoclese, 03/13/04 7:29pm I can do that too. -- Wade A. Tisthammer, 03/13/04 10:17pm But not as well -- Damoclese, 03/14/04 8:11am Where are the assumptions? -- Wade A. Tisthammer, 03/15/04 12:23pm Confession of much apathy -- Damoclese, 03/15/04 5:29pm If you're apathetic about this, why have you continued so far? -- Wade A. Tisthammer, 03/18/04 9:55am