I think whenever there is religious or political arguing/debate I think of
fallacious arguments aka
errors of reasoning. When I was in college I thought that this was one of the more fascinating and enlightening classes I ever had ... and it was/is so down played. If I had to do life over again I would seriously consider psychology (versus electrical engineering) to study why people make the conscious choices that they make. And, I would have added a law degree ... may as well make some real money.:twisted:
And by the way, liars ... er ... lawyers are extremely logical. That old joke is the essence of why trial lawyers have to understand logic. In my opinion, but I am just an engineer.
With either religion or politics (and perhaps Wall Street) there is seldom logic or reasoning involved. They are mostly emotionally driven. So phrases as "intellectual dishonesty" are thrown out. I have usually sided with those throwing the "intellectual dishonesty" argument out as I have liked the sound of it. But lately I have started to wonder if the phrase itself is contradictory.
In short anyone who says, "I have faith ... in whatever", it would be completely illogical for anyone to use logic to pick at
that faith. Although when the intent of
that faith tries to control governance, such as
Intelligent
Design and primary education, then knowing and understanding fallacious arguments becomes important & ought to be more widely recognized ... a little digression.
The point of this post is for the sake of
intellectual integrity. LOL What the hell is that? Right? Maybe it is just sticking to the topic OR maybe it is just not dissing an opposing opinion with a presumption of intellectual superiority... otherwise known as ego but not necessarily limited to that.