One of the more famous fallacies is that of the No True Scotsman – a simple version might be this: Person A: “No Scotsman puts sugar on his porridge.” Person B: “But my (Scottish) uncle Angus likes sugar with his porridge.” Person A: “Ah yes, but no true Scotsman puts sugar on his porridge.” The […]
Month: August 2016
Don Quixote’s Vision
One thing my Spanish classes have taught me over the years was that Don Quijote saw things differently. He tilted with windmills, thinking they were giants. He thought of himself as a wandering knight performing valiant deeds. He believed Dulcinea to be a true lady who deserved his respect and devotion. Complementarians tell me that […]
Genesis 1 and 2: Zooming into the Big Picture
I was just listening to a sermon that attempted to say that Genesis 2 is the same as the Genesis 1 story, just in further detail. As in a big picture zoomed into a certain section. Such a metaphor only makes sense if the zoomed in section basically matches the zoomed out area. In the […]
Be Persuaded 