Alving Plantinga, in a recent article on Judge Jones' capacity for reasoning, says something relevant to our longstanding obsession with labels:
Suppose I claim all Democrats belong in jail. One might ask: Could I advance the discussion by just defining the word "Democrat" to mean "convicted felon"? If you defined "Republican" to mean "unmitigated scoundrel," should Republicans everywhere hang their heads in shame?
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March 9th, 2006 at 1:25 pm
Hi Bipod,
Their's a misstake in the titel of you're post.
Comment by Krauze — March 9, 2006 @ 1:25 pm
March 9th, 2006 at 1:40 pm
Thanks;-)
Comment by bipod — March 9, 2006 @ 1:40 pm
March 9th, 2006 at 9:17 pm
Hi bipod! Great article! Thanks!
Yes, Jones played the semantics game in his ruling. I like Plantinga's logic on this since it parallels my own. lol I formed some of the same conclusions the day after the ruling when I read Jones' decision.
It reminds me of a joke:
What do you call an attorney with an IQ of 80?
Judge Jones.
I am writing some pieces outlining the errors of the decision. Plantinga has some very useful analogies!
Cheers,
Ken
Comment by Ken Beacon — March 9, 2006 @ 9:17 pm