Ad hominems and name calling only reveal the ignorance and desperation of those who use them. So many contributors here rely SOLELY upon these and they don't even realize how foolish they appear. It takes a real lack of confidence to resort to childish and nasty insults. Being rude and ugly only makes one less persuasive, and appear immature and uneducated. Frankly, I have seen most of the ad hominems and emotional name calling come from those who attack religious views. Why don't the emotional hurlers of insults feel secure enough to explain themselves in an intelligent and mature way? Can we not have meaningful dialog in the place of the emotional, juvenile content that fills R & S? Can anyone answer me without getting emotional or without blaming someone else for your rude ad hominems?
2007-05-02 09:39:30 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Bog Nug, the faulty application of logic involved is the tactic of attacking a person (their intelligence etc.) through personal insults instead of presenting an intelligent explanation of your own views.
2007-05-02 09:49:08 · update #1
Jedi, you do not realize that not wanting to act like an adult only discredits you. Are you not interested in talking?
2007-05-02 09:51:05 · update #2
Crisscrosschrist, if someone's argument is stupid you can show it to be so by a mature and intelligent response. When you resort to name calling it appears you have nothing of substance to say.
2007-05-02 09:53:20 · update #3
Meatbot, I wouldn't have thought you would believe that a desire for grown up conversation was arrogant. Are you really on the side of childishness?
2007-05-02 09:55:51 · update #4
Good question.
To be honest, a more mature board would be nice, but I don't think I can say I've been a role-model for anybody, either.
2007-05-02 09:45:24 · answer #1 · answered by bloody_gothbob 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I call out people on stupidity. I do not mean it as an insult though. I just call it like it is. If it looks like a duck and goes quack quack...
But yes ad hominem attacks and various other logical fallacies are all too popular in religious debates and arguments.
2007-05-02 16:48:25 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Open your eyes. This is a two way street here.
Attacking the person, rather than the argument, is an age old device for avoiding the real issue. We all do this naturally.
2007-05-02 16:46:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Darn it I was going to be a smart a**, but this is a good question...
I do not usually be rude when answering questions of religion on here, only questions put forth by athiest and idiots, so I guess I can not answer this one............
Sorry
2007-05-02 16:49:29 · answer #4 · answered by Sarah S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only total losers like you throw around words like "ad hominem," you whiney crybaby.
besides, there is no fossil record of ad hominens ever existing more than 6,000 years ago anyway.
2007-05-02 16:56:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
"Frankly, I have seen most of the ad hominems and emotional name calling come from those who attack religious views."
and frankly, I think you should explore 'observer bias' sometime.
2007-05-02 16:44:30 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 2⤋
I just saw an answer from Father K yesterday in which he stated that he had never received a hate mail from an atheist. He said he gets so many from christians that it is mind boggling. Yep, FATHER K.
2007-05-02 16:44:58 · answer #7 · answered by Gorgeoustxwoman2013 7 · 4⤊ 3⤋
I've subtracted hominems, but never added them.
2007-05-02 16:45:50 · answer #8 · answered by Yahoo admins are virgins 5 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Should we refrain from arrogant condescension too?
2007-05-02 16:44:08 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 2⤋
Sorry, but it's fun to point and laugh at creationists.
2007-05-02 16:44:07 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 5⤋