Public service announcement. The following argument is invalid:
1. The Bible says that immigrants in a country are to be treated with human dignity.
2. Therefore the U.S. has an obligation to take in all of the world's refugees, have open borders, and Trump is a Nazi.
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Unlike my ancient predecessor, this Tullius hasn't had his hands chopped off. With hands attached I offer my thoughts on philosophy, religion, politics, and whatever else I find worth mentioning. I'm conservative religiously and politically (with libertarian leanings). I value reason and freedom but also traditions and "Oldthink." I relish being on the wrong side of history when history is wrong--part of a philosopher's job is to be unpopular. (Views given here may not represent my employers')
Bringing in questions of validity only spoils the fun. If people have stridently declared Trump to be a disgusting Nazi, then he will have to act like a disgusting Nazi from henceforth. The alternative is that these people were suspect, hasty, or overheated in their judgement. And nobody wants to admit to that, do they?
ReplyDeleteYou have a point.
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