Re: faith, and induction as an argument (a troll is a troll)

millerjamesc@xxxxxxx wrote:
> The Poster Formerly Known as Craig Olson wrote:
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>>[Note: I also see the "critic" and "apologist" roles as a continuum,
>>with a middle ground where one can be both and neither at the same
>>time.
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> Certainly, but just as with the light spectrum, we still maintain
> distinct names for specific colors along that spectrum because it is
> useful to keep separate names for such colors as red and green and blue
> and yellow.

We also assign numbers to all the measurements of temperature between
the freezing and boiling point of water at a defined atmospheric
pressure. I'm not sure the names of colors or the numbers for degrees
has much relevance to the situation I was describing.

Or is there a name or a number than can be assigned to someone who is 2
degrees or shades to the left of a critic? Or to someone who is exactly
halfway between the two end points?

I, personally, find "critic" and "apologist" to be fairly useless labels
to apply to others and am not aware of any "green" or "yellow" terms
that apply to the continuum between them.

>>But then I sort of reject binary as a decent number system for
>>human interactions, anyway.]
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> Doesn't maintaining this position for you require you to disavow the
> LDS position on gender and sexual orientation?

Perhaps. It depends.

Craig

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