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#StrawGodFallacy - #StrawManFallacy applied to a deity Basic concept - Define God in a narrow band of existence - Show features that contradict the definition to apply - Therefore version of God doesn't exist The fallacy lies in the fact that God is defined in a broad of characterisation over multip...

I use the term #StrawGodFallacy as rebuttal to the #TheProblemOfEvil debate I see it as a very clean underused argument that deflects the criticism on God's character back to an oversimplification debate on the necessary diagnostics for God to exist. I feel that the problem of evil discussion is oft...

Layman's Example Business Model for Winning Baseball Games in the movie Moneyball known as Sabermetrics In 2002, Billy Beane challenged the Baseball industry using the Sabermetrics business model to win baseball games and was considered crazy by people in the baseball community in 2002. When the Oak...

I look at gender in 3 dimensions: #GenderBiology - Based on biological identity #GenderSpirit - Based on emotional identity #GenderCode - Based on behaviour identity I see gender code as a more traditional mindset as modern gender identity from what I understand is more heavily oriented towards emot...

Hi, My name is Philip O'Neil. I am a mathematician who studied philosophy in university. I am passionate about my views on ternary (3 part) logic and it's impact on the world. I used to get involved more on forums 20 years ago. I am considering spending more time on forums and less time on social me...

Hi, My name is Philip. I am new to this forum. My background is mathematics and statistics and I did some philosophy studying in university around 20 years ago. I am proposing a new fallacy name today: #OldDataFallacy. #OldDataFallacy - #ConfoundingBias argument where pioneers of a new perspective o...