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HungLikeJesus · 12-05-2011, 10:25 PM

I blame the metric system.

Pete Zicato · 12-06-2011, 03:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Undertoad

In all of recorded human history, armageddon is always predicted and has never happened.

This is a non-sequitur. Fill a glass with water. It never overflows... Until it does.

footfootfoot · 12-06-2011, 03:26 PM

What type of argument is,
It was predicted, therefore it will happen.

I think that is "begging the question" but I am not sure.

SamIam · 12-06-2011, 06:47 PM

Well, it depends on who is making the predictions. A born again may predict that the rapture is coming next week. I am not going to lose any sleep over that prediction.

An international group of scientists who have spent years studying the phenomenon of climate change and have run all the numbers and statistics AND all these scientists agree - that's when I become concerned. Besides global warming is already happening. The glaciers in Greenland and Antarctica are melting at an alarming pace. Desertification is destroying millions of acres of what was once good grazing or agricultural lands. These things are not predictions. You can go and see them for yourself if you are so inclined.

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12-06-2011, 03:26 PM	#48
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	What type of argument is, It was predicted, therefore it will happen. I think that is "begging the question" but I am not sure. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

12-06-2011, 06:47 PM	#49
SamIam Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Not here Posts: 2,655	Well, it depends on who is making the predictions. A born again may predict that the rapture is coming next week. I am not going to lose any sleep over that prediction. An international group of scientists who have spent years studying the phenomenon of climate change and have run all the numbers and statistics AND all these scientists agree - that's when I become concerned. Besides global warming is already happening. The glaciers in Greenland and Antarctica are melting at an alarming pace. Desertification is destroying millions of acres of what was once good grazing or agricultural lands. These things are not predictions. You can go and see them for yourself if you are so inclined.

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