Sunday, November 27, 2011

The Spiritual World is void of Logic & Reasoning

I found this story online. There was a guy who died and came back to life but remembered things which occurred while he was dead. But he explains that when you are dead you are in a place which is "based on eternity", while the world we live in is "based on time". The most interesting thing he said was that "Logic and reasoning doesn't happen here". I tried to find more about this belief he has, but this seems to be the only instance of him mentioning it. A very weird story and person.
http://www.mickeyrobinson.com/video.php (Christian religious website)

p-Mickey Robinson died and came back to life with memories during his death
p-Mickey states that there is a spiritual world outside of our world
p-Mickey states that logic & reasoning does not exist in the spiritual world
c-Logic and reasoning does not exist in the spiritual world

Inductive, weak, not cogent

Monday, November 21, 2011

Bad for addicts, and for Pittsfield

http://www.berkshireeagle.com/letters/ci_19376147
Sunday November 20, 2011
BETH CAPITANIO - Pittsfield

p-This would be a horrible injustice to our city.
p-Methadone is not a cure but a long-term replacement.
c-I urge the citizens of Pittsfield not to let a methadone clinic conduct business in any of our neighborhoods.

It is funny that she contradicts herself by stating that her son was an addict and got clean with the help of a methadone clinic in Springfield. So I guess her true conclusion is to urge people to prevent a clinic from coming to Pittsfield because they can always travel to Springfield if they need to.

Sunday, November 13, 2011

The Straw Men Blues

http://www.berkshireeagle.com/letters/ci_19325584

Exposing writer's straw-men case
Sunday November 13, 2011
JOHN KITTREDGE - Windsor

P - Arguments which use a Straw-Men method are not arguments at all
P - Mr. Kittle used a Straw-Men method for his argument
C - Mr. Kittle does not have an argument at all

Let me know if I set this argument up like the author has portrayed it. It seems logical that a straw man argument would have a non valid part to it, which could be seen as something that would void the whole thing entirely. But let's see what other people think in this huge blogging class.

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

What MCLA Needs

http://www.theonlinebeacon.com/2011/11/03/bring-disc-golf-to-mcla/

P - Disc Golf is a wonderful sport
P - Other Colleges have courses for Disc Golf
P - MCLA should jump on board
C - MCLA should have a Disc Golf course on campus

I thought his line about jumping on board is like a bandwagon approach, and is supported by his claim that other colleges have courses. His reference to it being so wonderful I think is just him expressing his thoughts but there could be a fallacy there.