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[[Biological evolution of morality|We evolved so we care about other people as well as ourselves]]. Improving life for ourselves and other people in this world can and should give meaning to our lives. The tyrannical God of [[Christian Fundamentalism]] demands impossible moral standards and threatens eternal torment when inevitably we can't reach those standards? Christian Fundamentalism can give meaning to people's lives but only [[How can you tell the difference between Christianity and an abusive husband or boyfriend?|when they deny the reality of what they believe]]. It's better to live with reality and accept there is no evidence for the God of Christianity. |
[[Biological evolution of morality|We evolved so we care about other people as well as ourselves]]. Improving life for ourselves and other people in this world can and should give meaning to our lives. The tyrannical God of [[Christian Fundamentalism]] demands impossible moral standards and threatens eternal torment when inevitably we can't reach those standards? Christian Fundamentalism can give meaning to people's lives but only [[How can you tell the difference between Christianity and an abusive husband or boyfriend?|when they deny the reality of what they believe]]. It's better to live with reality and accept there is no evidence for the God of Christianity. |
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Revision as of 13:07, 4 February 2013
A Red herring is a logical fallacy where irrelevant material is presented to distract readers/listeners from the real issues. A red herring is also a special case of a Non sequitur. <ref>Red herring<>/ref
Example
premises
- I personally dislike the idea that consciousness ends with death.
- I personally find life meaningless without God.
- I personally would rather live forever and I personally would rather God gave meaning to my life.
conclusions
- Therefore God exists.
analysis
Put in this simple way the logical fallacy is clear. 'You can't change the truth because you don't like what it leads to.'
Despite this when seductive preachers tug at the heartstrings of gullible people preachers sometimes make converts.
We evolved so we care about other people as well as ourselves. Improving life for ourselves and other people in this world can and should give meaning to our lives. The tyrannical God of Christian Fundamentalism demands impossible moral standards and threatens eternal torment when inevitably we can't reach those standards? Christian Fundamentalism can give meaning to people's lives but only when they deny the reality of what they believe. It's better to live with reality and accept there is no evidence for the God of Christianity.