Re: virus: Religion & Logic

Joel Bradford Klammer (klammer@acs.ucalgary.ca)
Wed, 17 Apr 96 18:59:05 MDT

> Plato- Statement "a" is true.
>
> Socrates- How do you know this?
>
> Plato- Because this can be scientificaly proven from statements "b" and
> "c".
>
> Socrates- How do you know that these statements are true ?
>
> Plato- Because of statements "d" and "e".
>
> Socrates- And how do you know that these statements are true?
>
> Plato- Because of statement "a".
>
> It completes a circle. Does any one else think this is feasable? If not,
> why?

I think this is a case of the logical fallacy "begging the
question".

Joel