Category Archive: Mathematics/Logic

Sep 27

Illogical Answers in Genesis (Reification)

Dr. Lisle has committed the logical fallacy of reification on himself by assuming he is capable of thought.  How can we be sure that you are not a mindless, empty-headed golem if you act as thoughtless and stupid as one?

The young-Earth creationist organization Answers in Genesis (AiG) has started publishing articles explaining various logical fallacies, a practice not unlike a blood-stained lion defending vegetarianism. In each article, the author—Dr. Jason Lisle—attempts to show how biologists and other scientists who support evolution commit these fallacies. That Dr. Lisle frequently contradicts himself and misrepresents both scientists …

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Sep 22

Illogical Answers in Genesis (Introduction)

The creationist organization Answers in Genesis (AiG) is perhaps best known as the group that brought us the creation museum, an impending sense of doom for the future of humanity, and the world’s largest bucket of cognitive dissonance (only slightly smaller than the world’s largest ball of twine).  However, I was delighted to learn that AiG is apparently …

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