Franko said:
Doubt (a.k.a. Diet Reasoned-Out)
This thread is titled: Franko and Deism.org.
Did I hijack this one? How about all the others that mention me specifically by name?
Of course you have every reason to post in this thread, especially since it mentions you by name. When he's talking about hijacking threads, he's talking about instances like what you tried to do in
this thread. It started off as a discussion simply about how to form proper syllogisms; you ignored the intent and tried to turn it into a debate about whether (sigh) we "obey" the laws of physics.
Franko said:
I’ve noticed that you A-Theists all like to scream “STRAWMAN” in almost every post, but you have NO IDEA what that term really means. None of you ever explain what the actual “strawman” is?
A "Strawman" argument is when you misrepresent a person's argument in order to make it easier to attack. It's when you put words in peoples' mouths. Here's an example of a strawman argument from you, from the Direct Questions thread which you seem to have run away from:
I said,
"The laws of physics describe the chemicals' atoms' nature. It doesn't tell them to "turn this way and not that way" - they do it by themselves, because it is their nature."
You said,
"So can you demonstrate an atom NOT obeying the Laws of Physics? What is your evidence that Atoms have “free will”? Are you also claiming that Atoms are conscious now? How do conscious Atoms imply a Non-conscious TLOP?"
If you read my statement again, you'll notice that I did
not say atoms have free will, or that they are conscious. I said that they behave according to their
nature, which is
described but not
dictated by the laws of physics. You put words in my mouth.
Another example of a strawman argument is when you purposefully misrepresent me by calling me an atheist. Apparently, this makes me easier to include when you talk about "all the evil atheists". You're not fooling anyone with this assertion, as everyone knows that I quite clearly believe in God - and you've seen me argue
for the God hypothesis before. The inside joke that everyone here but you seems to get is that you say your religion is based on "logic", and nothing more...yet you have no qualms when it comes to using logically fallacious arguments, such as "Solipsism is true because it cannot be easily proven false."
Franko said:
Is it a strawman that your nutty Religion is based on a bogus belief in the fantasy of “free will”?
Yes.
Franko said:
Is it a strawman that positive and negative reinforcement is tried and true science?
Yes.
Franko said:
If you left this forum Doubt … who would even notice. Obviously a lot of people around here are interesting in talking with me or about me (based solely on all the aforementioned threads bearing my name).
Just about you. Talking
with you is like trying to "disobey the laws of physics".
Franko said:
But as You are well aware, Solipsism is TRUE,
Proof? You can't get away from this one - you are out-right claiming Solipsism is true. Support yourself with evidence.